ἴσχω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *si-sǵʰ-, reduplicated zero-grade present of *seǵʰ-, from which also ἔχω (ékhō, have).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ῐ̓́σχω (ískhō)

  1. (Epic) to hold back, restrain
  2. (reflexive, middle in Epic, active in later Greek) to stay, stop
  3. to hold fast; keep, maintain
  4. (later Greek) have

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References

  • ἴσχω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἴσχω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ἴσχω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἴσχω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • ἴσχω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter