Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *pə́ľľō, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (to drive, swing, shake).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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πάλλω (pállō)

  1. to poise or sway a missile before it is thrown;[1] to brandish a weapon[2]
  2. (passive voice) to swing or dash oneself

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ πάλλω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  2. ^ πάλλω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers

Further reading

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  • πάλλω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • πάλλω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • πάλλω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • πάλλω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter