Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hellenic *térpō, from Proto-Indo-European *terp- (to satisfy), cognate with German dürfen (to need) and obsolete and dialectal British English tharf (to need).

Pronunciation edit

 

Verb edit

τέρπω (térpō)

  1. to delight
  2. (passive voice and middle voice) to enjoy, to revel

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References edit

  • τέρπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • τέρπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • τέρπω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • τέρπω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek τέρπω.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈteɾ.po/
  • Hyphenation: τέρ‧πω

Verb edit

τέρπω (térpo) (past έτερψα, passive τέρπομαι)

  1. (formal) to regale, please, delight
    Τέρπω τους καλεσμένους με ιστορίες.
    Térpo tous kalesménous me istoríes.
    I regale the guests with stories.

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