δίδωμι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, reduplicated present of *deh₃- (to give). Cognates include Latin , Sanskrit ददाति (dádāti), Old Persian 𐎭𐎭𐎠𐎬𐎢𐎺 (d-d-a-tu-u-v /dadātuv/) and Old Armenian տամ (tam).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

δίδωμι (dídōmi)

  1. I give, present, offer
  2. I grant, allow, permit
  3. (perfect active) to allow; (perfect passive) to be allowed
    • 385 BCE – 380 BCE, Plato, Symposium 182e:
      καὶ πρὸς τὸ ἐπιχειρεῖν ἑλεῖν ἐξουσίαν ὁ νόμος δέδωκε τῷ ἐραστῇ θαυμαστὰ ἔργα ἐργαζομένῳ ἐπαινεῖσθαι
      kaì pròs tò epikheireîn heleîn exousían ho nómos dédōke tôi erastêi thaumastà érga ergazoménōi epaineîsthai
      • 1925 translation by Harold N. Fowler
        and how in his endeavors for success our law leaves [the lover] a free hand for performing such admirable acts as may win him praise
    • 385 BCE – 380 BCE, Plato, Symposium 183b:
      καὶ δέδοται ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου ἄνευ ὀνείδους πράττειν
      kaì dédotai hupò toû nómou áneu oneídous práttein
      • 1925 translation by Harold N. Fowler
        by free grant of our law he may behave thus without reproach

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀναδίδωμι (anadídōmi)
  • ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi)
  • ἀποδίδωμι (apodídōmi)
  • Ἀπολλόδοτος (Apollódotos)
  • διαδίδωμι (diadídōmi)
  • ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi)
  • ἐνδίδωμι (endídōmi)
  • ἐπιδίδωμι (epidídōmi)
  • Ἡρόδοτος (Hēródotos)
  • Θεόδοτος (Theódotos)
  • καταδίδωμι (katadídōmi)
  • παραδίδωμι (paradídōmi)
  • περιδίδωμι (peridídōmi)
  • προδίδωμι (prodídōmi)
  • προσδίδωμι (prosdídōmi)
  • συνδίδωμι (sundídōmi)
  • ὑπερδίδωμι (huperdídōmi)
  • ὑποδίδωμι (hupodídōmi)

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: δίδω (dídō)
    • Greek: δίδω (dído), δίνω (díno), (Cypriot) διώ (dió), δκίω (dkío), γιώ (gió)
    • Pontic Greek: δώρημαν (dṓrēman) (participle), δότας (dótas) (participle)

References

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