ἔλπω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *ϝέλπω (*wélpō), perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *welp- (to hope, expect), with Latin volup (pleasurably) as a cognate; see the Latin for more on the root.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἔλπω (élpō)

  1. to cause to hope
  2. (middle voice)
    1. to hope, expect
    2. to expect anxiously, fear
    3. to deem, suppose

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἔλπομαι (> VAR ἔλπω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 415

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