ἀχεύων

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (to be upset, afraid); compare ἄχνυμαι (ákhnumai). Cognate with Old Irish ad·ágathar (to fear) and Gothic 𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ōgjan, to scare).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Participle[edit]

ἀχεύων (akheúōnm (feminine ἀχεύουσᾰ, neuter ἀχεῦον); first/third declension

  1. (chiefly Epic) grieving, troubling

Usage notes[edit]

Only the present participle is attested to the stem ἀχευ- (akheu-); finite forms are attested from other stems such as ἄχνυμαι (ákhnumai), ἀκαχίζομαι (akakhízomai), ἀχέω (akhéō), and ἄχομαι (ákhomai).

Declension[edit]