αἰσχροποιέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄρρητος (árrhētos, “unspeakable”) + ποιέω (poiéō, “to do, make”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯s.kʰro.poi̯.é.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛs.kʰro.pyˈe.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛs.xro.pyˈe.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /es.xro.pyˈe.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /es.xro.piˈe.o/

Verb

αἰσχροποιέω • (aiskhropoiéō)

(moral) to practise unspeakable or shameful acts; to engage in taboo conduct
- c. 100 CE – 200 CE, Artemidorus, 1 79

Usage notes

The verb ἀρρητοποιέω (arrhētopoiéō) denotes the performance of acts regarded as unspeakable or taboo (ἄρρητα (árrhēta)), especially in moral or sexual discourse. The term does not specify the nature of the act itself, but reflects social or religious prohibition on naming it.

Related terms

ἀρρητοποιός (arrhētopoiós)
ἀρρητουργέω (arrhētourgéō)
ἄρρητος (árrhētos)
αἰσχρουργέω (aiskhrourgéō)

References

“αἰσχροποιέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
αἰσχροποιέω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)