ἐλέγχω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʰ- (to accuse, to scold).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Verb

    ἐλέγχω • (elénkhō) (Epic, Attic, Doric, Koine)

    1. (transitive) to disgrace, put to shame
    2. (transitive) to cross-examine, question
    3. (transitive) to test, bring to the proof

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    Descendants

    • Greek: ελέγχω (eléncho)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἐλέγχω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 404

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