σφύζω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • σφύσδω (sphúsdō)Doric

Etymology

In form and meaning, the verb resembles σφαδᾴζω (sphadāízō, to toss the body about, to struggle) and σπεύδω (speúdō, to urge, to hasten), to which compare Sanskrit स्पन्दते (spandate, to pulsate, beat, throb, quiver; to quicken), स्फुरति (sphurati, to pulse, beat, throb, tremble; to dart, flash; to thrash about bodily, struggle), and similar forms, as well as भुरति (bhurati, to palpitate, pulsate, dart, convulse; to move hastily; to struggle). Whether the verb is related to any of the aforementioned words, however, is unclear.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

σφῠ́ζω • (sphŭ́zō)

  1. to throb
  2. to beat (of the heart or pulse)

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “σφύζω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1433

Further reading

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsfi.zo/
  • Hyphenation: σφύ‧ζω

Verb

σφύζω • (sfýzo) (past έσφυζα)  found only in the imperfective tenses

  1. to throb, pulsate, be vibrant (also figuratively)

Conjugation