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Ancient Greek
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /to.ré.ɔː/ → /toˈre.o/ → /toˈre.o/
Verb
τορέω • (toréō)
- to bore, to pierce
- to proclaim in shrill, piercing tones
- to work, to shape
Derived terms
References
- “τορέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “τορέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “τορέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- τορέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- τορέω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963