μάρναμαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • βᾰ́ρνᾰμαι (bárnamai)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *merh₂- (to seize, grip).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

μᾰ́ρνᾰμαι (márnamai)

  1. I fight, battle
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 15.475:
      μάρναό τε Τρώεσσι καὶ ἄλλους ὄρνυθι λαούς.
      márnaó te Trṓessi kaì állous órnuthi laoús.
      And do battle with the Trojans, and urge on the rest of the folk.
  2. I contend, strive
    • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Pythian Ode 2.65:
      ὅθεν φαμὶ καὶ σὲ τὰν ἀπείρονα δόξαν εὑρεῖν, τὰ μὲν ἐν ἱπποσόαισιν ἄνδρεσσι μαρνάμενον, τὰ δ᾽ ἐν πεζομάχαισι:
      hóthen phamì kaì sè tàn apeírona dóxan heureîn, tà mèn en hipposóaisin ándressi marnámenon, tà d᾽ en pezomákhaisi:
      And so I say that you too have found boundless fame by fighting among both horsemen and foot soldiers.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἐπῐμάρνᾰμαι (epimárnamai)
  • περῐμάρνᾰμαι (perimárnamai)

References

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