ἐγείρω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *egéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ger- (to awake). Cognate with English Gregory, as well as Sanskrit जागृ (jāgṛ, to be awake, alert); see the Sanskrit for more cognates.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐγείρω (egeírō)

  1. (active voice)
    1. to awaken, wake up, rouse, stir
    2. to rouse, stir up
      ἐπὶ δὲ Ζεὺς Τρῶας ἔγειρεν. (Iliad 15.567)
      And Zeus aroused the Trojans.
    3. to raise from the dead, or from a sick bed, resurrect
    4. to raise or erect a building
  2. (mediopassive)
    1. to wake, keep watch
    2. to rouse oneself, be excited

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: εγείρω (egeíro), γέρνω (gérno)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐγείρω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 370

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