ἀρρητουργέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄρρητος (árrhētos) (“unspeakable, taboo”) + ἔργον (érgon) (“deed, act”), on the model of αἰσχρουργέω (aiskhrourgéō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀρρητουργέω • (arrhētourgéō)

  1. (moral) to commit unspeakable or taboo acts; to practise an unmentionable vice
    • Anon., Ox. 3.188

Usage notes

The verb ἀρρητουργέω (arrhētourgéō) denotes the performance of acts regarded as unspeakable or taboo, especially in a moral or sexual sense. Ancient lexicographers gloss it as synonymous with ἀρρητοποιέω (arrhētopoiéō), and its formation closely parallels αἰσχρουργέω (aiskhrourgéō) (“to commit shameful acts”).

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