ἕζομαι

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *heďďomai, from Proto-Indo-European *séd-ye-, from *sed-. Compare ἵζω (hízō, set). Cognate with Old English sittan (English sit), Old Norse sitja and Old High German sizzen.

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Verb

ἕζομαι (hézomai) (chiefly poetic)

  1. to sit, sit oneself

Usage notes

There is no active present *ἕζω (*hézō), but there are transitive tenses as though they derive from it (later forms): See ἵζω (hízō) for

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