πατέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• βατέω (Phocian)
• μάτημι (Aeolic)

Etymology

From πάτος (pátos, “path”), from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, walk; way”). Cognates: see πάτος (pátos).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /paté.ɔ͜ɔ/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /patɛ́oː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /patéo/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /patéo/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /patéo/

Verb

πατέω (pateō) future: πατήσω aorist: ἐπάτησα

1. I walk, I tread,
2. I tread on, trample
3. I traverse, frequently travel

References

• LSJ
• BDAG