χειρουργέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χειρουργός (kheirourgós, doing by hand), from χείρ (kheír, hand) + ἔργον (érgon, work), + -έω (-éō, denominative verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

χειρουργέω (kheirourgéō)

  1. to work with my hands
  2. to do violence with my hands
  3. to make/craft/play by hand (of arts, music)
  4. to do by myself, without help
  5. to operate (of surgeons)
  6. to masturbate
    • Διογένης Λαέρτιος, Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων, 6-46,
      Ἑπ' ἀγορᾶς ποτε χειρουργῶν, "εἴθε," ἔφη, "καὶ τὴν κοιλίαν ἦν παρατρίψαντα μὴ πεινῆν."
      Once, while masturbating in the market, he said, "If only to could avoid hunger simply by rubbing my belly."

Inflection

Derived terms

  • χειρουργία (kheirourgía)

References

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