ἀγανακτέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From a root *ἀγαν- (*agan-) of uncertain origin plus a suffix -ακτέω (-aktéō, expressive formation suffix), as seen also in ῠ̔λακτέω (hŭlaktéō, to bark). Pinault derives the root from an unattested *ἀγα-νακτος (*aga-naktos, pressed too much), from ἀγα- (aga-, way too) +‎ νακτός (naktós, close-pressed); see νᾰ́σσω (nắssō, to press) for more on the second element.[1] Has also been compared to ἀγάομαι (agáomai, to admire), ἄγαμαι (ágamai, to wonder, admire, envy), and ἄγαν (ágan, very much).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀγανακτέω • (aganaktéō) (Attic, Koine)

  1. (intransitive) to feel a violent irritation
    1. (of wine, intransitive) to ferment
  2. (figuratively) to be grieved, displeased, vexed, annoyed, angry, or discontented, to show outward signs of grief [(sometimes) with ὅτι (hóti) ‘that ...’ or εἰ (ei) ‘if ...’]
    1. (ambitransitive) to be vexed [with dative or (rarely) accusative or genitive ‘at something’]
    2. (ambitransitive) to be vexed at or with, to be angry at [with dative or κατά (katá) or πρός (prós) ‘at someone’]

Usage notes

Some authors use the verb as a deponent.

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀγανακτέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 8

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