τέρπω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *térpō, from Proto-Indo-European *terp- (to satisfy), cognate with German dürfen (to need) and obsolete and dialectal British English tharf (to need).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τέρπω (térpō)

  1. to delight
  2. (passive voice and middle voice) to enjoy, to revel

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  • τέρπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • τέρπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • τέρπω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • τέρπω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέρπω.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteɾ.po/
  • Hyphenation: τέρ‧πω

Verb

τέρπω (térpo) (past έτερψα, passive τέρπομαι)

  1. (formal) to regale, please, delight
    Τέρπω τους καλεσμένους με ιστορίες.
    Térpo tous kalesménous me istoríes.
    I regale the guests with stories.

Conjugation