λιμοκτονέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λιμός (limós) +‎ κτείνω (kteínō), equivalent to λιμοκτόνος (limoktónos) +‎ -έω (-éō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

λῑμοκτονέω • (līmoktonéō)

  1. to starve, to make someone fast
  2. to kill by starvation
  3. (passive voice) to fast, to death, killed by starvation

Usage notes

Two Ionic infinitives, λῑμοκτονέειν (līmoktonéein) and λῑμοκτονέεσθαι (līmoktonéesthai), are attested.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Greek: λιμοκτονώ (limoktonó)

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