κηρύσσω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kāruťťō, from the stem of κῆρῠξ (kêrux, herald) and Proto-Hellenic *-yō (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κηρύσσω (kērússō)

  1. to be a herald or auctioneer
  2. to make a proclamation as herald
  3. (transitive) to summon by herald
  4. (transitive) to proclaim, announce
  5. (transitive) to command someone publicly to do something (with infinitive or dative of thing)
  6. (New Testament) to preach the gospel

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κηρύσσω (kērússō). Sense "preach" since Hellenistic times.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ciˈɾi.so/
  • Hyphenation: κη‧ρύσ‧σω

Verb

κηρύσσω (kirýsso) (past κήρυξα, passive κηρύσσομαι, p‑past κηρύχθηκα/κηρύχτηκα, ppp κηρυγμένος)

  1. declare, announce, call (war, a strike)
  2. preach

Conjugation

κηρύσσω and κηρύττω (kirýtto) share all forms except the ones with the present stem.

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Compounds of the verb:

References

  1. ^ κηρύττω & κηρύσσω”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998