πράττω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *prā́ťťō, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti, a *k-enlargement of *per(h₂)- (to go over, cross).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πρᾱ́ττω • (prā́ttō)

  1. Attic form of πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō)
    • 50 CE – 150 CE, Achilles Tatius, Leucippe and Cleitophon 4.6.3:
      ταῦτα εἰπὼν ἔρχεται πρός με καὶ πάντα καταγορεύει. ἐβουλευόμεθα οὖν τί δεῖ πράττειν. ἔδοξε δὲ αὐτὸν ἀπατῆσαι·
      taûta eipṑn érkhetai prós me kaì pánta katagoreúei. ebouleuómetha oûn tí deî práttein. édoxe dè autòn apatêsai;
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Note: Additional tenses (Aorist, Future, Pluperfect) are listed under the Koine form πράσσω.

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “πρᾱ́σσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1229-1230

Further reading

References are to the Koine lemma πράσσω