ἀκονάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓κόνη (ăkónē) +‎ -ᾰ́ω (-ắō).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ᾰ̓κονᾰ́ω • (ăkonắō)

  1. to sharpen; to whet
  2. (figuratively) to spur, goad on, provoke

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Greek: ακονίζω (akonízo)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀκόνη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 53:DER > line 1 > ἀκονάω [v.] 'to whet'

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