ἱλάσκομαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ῐ̔λᾰ́ομαι (hĭlắomai)Epic

Etymology

From the reduplicated *si-sl̥h₂-sḱetor, from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (mercy, comfort). By surface analysis, ῑ̔́λαος (hī́laos, propitious, gracious) +‎ -σκω (-skō).

Directly cognate to Old Armenian աղաչեմ (ałačʻem, to pray), and further to Latin sōlor (to comfort),[1] though probably not Proto-Germanic *sēliz (fortunate).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ῑ̔λᾰ́σκομαι • (hīlắskomai)

  1. to appease, conciliate, propitiate; to expiate
  2. (passive voice) to be merciful, gracious

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ἀφῑλάσκομαι (aphīláskomai)
  • ἐξῑλάσκομαι (exīláskomai)
  • προϊλάσκομαι (proïláskomai)
  • ἀνίλᾰστος (anílăstos)
  • ἱλᾰσία (hilăsía)
  • ἱλάσῐμος (hilásĭmos)
  • ἵλᾰσμᾰ (hílăsmă)
  • ἱλᾰσμός (hilăsmós)
  • ἱλᾰστήριος (hilăstḗrios)
  • ἱλᾰστής (hilăstḗs)
  • ἱλᾰτεύω (hilăteúō)
  • ἱλᾰτήριον (hilătḗrion)
  • ἱλήκω (hilḗkō)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἱλάσκομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 586

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