θράττω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ-.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

θρᾱ́ττω • (thrā́ttō)

  1. Attic form of θράσσω (thrássō)
    • 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Phaedo 86e:
      ἀλλʼ ἄγε, ἦ δʼ ὅς, ὦ Κέβης, λέγε, τί ἦν τὸ σὲ αὖ θρᾶττον ἀπιστίαν παρέχει.
      all’ áge, ê d’ hós, ô Kébēs, lége, tí ên tò sè aû thrâtton apistían parékhei.
      "But come now," said he, "Cebes, what was it that troubling you provides you with this unbelief?"

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ὑποθράττω (hupothráttō)

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