ὀχέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ὀκχέω (okkhéō)
  • ὀγχέω (onkhéō)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ὄχος (ókhos) +‎ -έω (-éō). The mediopassive meaning of the verb may derive from Proto-Hellenic *wokʰéyomai, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰéyeti, itself a causative to *weǵʰ-. However, the active meaning of the verb was probably influenced by ἔχω (ékhō), itself from the root *seǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ὀχέω • (okhéō)

  1. to bear, endure, sustain
    1. to suffer
    2. to continue, maintain, preserve
  2. (mediopassive voice) to be carried, borne
  3. (passive voice) to ride
    • 2022 May 18, Seumas Macdonald, chapter 5, in Linguae Graecae Per Se Illustrata[1]:
      οὗτοι μὲν βαδίζουσιν, ὁ δὲ κῡ́ριος ἐπὶ ἵππου ὀχεῖται.
      hoûtoi mèn badízousin, ho dè kū́rios epì híppou okheîtai.
      They, on one hand, march, but the master, on horse, rides.

Usage notes

  • The Aeolic participle form ὀχήμενος (okhḗmenos) is attested.
  • In Attic prose, the term is restricted to the present and the imperfect.

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