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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From πά̆λη (pálē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.lǎi̯.ɔː/ → /paˈlɛ.o/ → /paˈle.o/
Verb
παλαίω • (palaíō)
- to wrestle
- to overcome
- to endeavour
Derived terms
Further reading
- “παλαίω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- παλαίω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- παλαίω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “παλαίω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter