-εύω

See also: εὕω

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ěu̯.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈe.wo/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.βo/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.vo/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.vo/

Suffix

-εύω • (-eúō)

Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in -εύς (-eús) to form a denominative verb of condition or activity: meaning "be x" or "do what x typically does"
‎βᾰσῐλεύς (basileús, “king”) + ‎-εύω (-eúō) → ‎βᾰσῐλεύω (basileúō, “to rule”)

‎ᾰ̔λῐεύς (halieús, “fisherman”) + ‎-εύω (-eúō) → ‎ᾰ̔λῐεύω (halieúō, “to fish”)
Added to other nouns
‎βουλή (boulḗ, “plan”) + ‎-εύω (-eúō) → ‎βουλεύω (bouleúō, “to plan”)

‎παῖς (paîs, “child”) + ‎-εύω (-eúō) → ‎παιδεύω (paideúō, “to teach”)

‎ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (agorā́, “assembly, marketplace”) + ‎-εύω (-eúō) → ‎ᾰ̓γορεύω (agoreúō, “to talk”)

Derived terms

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References

Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 866

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