Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hellenic *stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *stégʷʰ-e-ti, from *stegʷʰ- (to enlace).[1]

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Verb edit

στέφω (stéphō)

  1. to put around
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 18.205:
      ἀμφὶ δέ οἱ κεφαλῇ νέφος ἔστεφε δῖα θεάων χρύσεον
      amphì dé hoi kephalêi néphos éstephe dîa theáōn khrúseon
      and around his head the fair goddess set thick a golden cloud
    • 467 BCE, Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 50:
      μνημεῖά... πρὸς ἅρμ᾽ Ἀδράστου χερσὶν ἔστεφον
      mnēmeîá... pròs hárm᾽ Adrástou khersìn éstephon
      they hung remembrances of themselves around Andrastus' chariot
  2. to encircle, crown, wreath, garland
    • 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Works and Days 75:
      Ὧραι καλλίκομοι στέφον ἄνθεσιν εἰαρινοῖσιν
      Hôrai kallíkomoi stéphon ánthesin eiarinoîsin
      the rich-haired Hours crowned [her] with spring flowers
    • 405 BCE, Euripides, The Bacchae 313:
      τὸν θεὸν δ’ ἐς γῆν δέχου καὶ σπένδε καὶ βάκχευε καὶ στέφου κάρα.
      tòn theòn d’ es gên dékhou kaì spénde kaì bákkheue kaì stéphou kára.
      Receive the god into your land, pour libations to him, celebrate the Bacchic rites, and garland your head.
    1. to honour with libations
      • 442 BCE, Sophocles, Antigone 431:
        χοαῖσι τρισπόνδοισι τὸν νέκυν στέφει
        khoaîsi trispóndoisi tòn nékun stéphei
        she honoured the dead with thrice-poured libations

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References edit

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1403

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Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek στέφω (stéphō), from Proto-Hellenic *stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *stegʷʰ-. For 'crowning a monarch' semantic loan from French couronner.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈste.fo/
  • Hyphenation: στέ‧φω

Verb edit

στέφω (stéfo) active (past έστεψα, passive στέφομαι)

  1. to crown (a monarch, a beauty pageant or competition winner)
  2. (learned) Synonym of στεφανώνω (stefanóno)
    1. (in marriage ceremony) to place crown on the heads of the bride and bridegroom
    2. (figuratively, of an activity) to successfully conclude
      Η προσπάθειά μου στέφθηκε με επιτυχία.
      I prospátheiá mou stéfthike me epitychía.
      My effort was crowned with success.

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References edit

  1. ^ στέφωΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.