ῥέω

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See also: ρέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *hréyyō, from Proto-Indo-European *sréwyeti, from *srew- (to flow). Cognates include Sanskrit स्रवति (srávati), Old Church Slavonic строуꙗ (struja, stream).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ῥέω (rhéō)

  1. to flow, stream, run, gush
    1. (figuratively)
    2. to fall off, drop off
    3. (of molten objects) to liquefy, run
    4. to be in perpetual flux
    5. (of persons) to be inclined to, given to
    6. to leak
    7. to have a flux (diarrhea-causing disease)
    8. (impersonal)
  2. (transitive, rare) to let flow, pour
  3. (transitive, with cognate accusative) to let run

Inflection

This verb does not contract ε with η, ο, or ω.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Greek: ρέω (réo)

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