ἐρεείνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the same root as ἔρομαι (éromai)/εἴρομαι (eíromai), ἐρωτάω (erōtáō), and ἐρέω (eréō).[1] Possibly related to Old Armenian որոնեմ (oronem, to seek, search for).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐρεείνω • (ereeínō)

  1. to ask (request an answer)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἐρεείνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 451

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