θάπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *tʰə́pťō, perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *dʰm̥bʰyéti, from *dʰembʰ-, with cognates including Old Armenian դամբան (damban, tomb) and possibly Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬑𐬨𐬀 (daxma), Middle Persian [script needed] (dhmk'), or from Proto-Indo-European *dʰₔgʷʰtós. Beekes suggests that this term could possibly be a loanword and doubts Indo-European origin. Hrach Martirosyan proposes that the Greek and Armenian terms derive from a Mediterranean-Pontic substratum language.

The present tense system includes a T progressive aspect marker.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

θᾰ́πτω • (thắptō)

  1. to honour with funeral rites
  2. to bury
    Synonym: τᾰρχῡ́ω (tărkhū́ō)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνθάπτομαι (antháptomai)
  • ἀντιθάπτω (antitháptō)
  • ἐκθάπτω (ektháptō)
  • ἐνθάπτω (entháptō)
  • ἐπιθάπτω (epitháptō)
  • καταθάπτω (katatháptō)
  • παραθάπτω (paratháptō)
  • προθάπτω (protháptō)
  • συνθάπτω (suntháptō)
  • ἄθαπτος (áthaptos)
  • ἀταφία (ataphía)
  • θαπτέον (thaptéon)
  • θαπτήριον (thaptḗrion)
  • ταφή (taphḗ)
  • τάφος (táphos)
  • τάφρος (táphros)

Further reading