ἐρωτάω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to ἐρεείνω (ereeínō, to ask), ἔρομαι (éromai, to ask) (which it replaced in Attic), ἐρευνάω (ereunáō, to search, inquire), of uncertain origin.[1] The hypothetical reconstructed root, Proto-Indo-European *h₁rew- (to search, inquire), appears to be related to Icelandic raun (trial, test)[2] and Old Armenian որոնեմ (oronem, to seek, search for) (though there exist phonetic issues with the Armenian).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐρωτᾰ́ω (erōtáō)

  1. to ask
    1. to ask about a thing
    2. (followed by a relative word)
  2. to question
    1. (in dialectic argument) to elicit conclusions from the opponent by means of questioning
  3. (Koine) to beg, entreat, solicit

Usage notes

In the dialogues of Plato, ἠρόμην (ērómēn) typically supplies the aorist tense-forms for ἐρωτάω.[3]

Inflection

  • The future and aorist forms of ἔρομαι (éromai) often supply those tenses of this verb.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: (ἐ)ρωτῶ ((e)rōtô)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐρωτάω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 469
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐρευνάω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 455-6
  3. ^ pp. 44-47, section 16.2. Albert Rijksbaron. The Syntax and Semantics of the Verb in Classical Greek. University of Chicago Press, 2006.

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