Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From earlier *γᾱϝϳω; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *geh₂w-;[1] compare γάνυμαι (gánumai) and Latin gaudeo.[2]

Pronunciation edit

 

Verb edit

γαίω (gaíō) (Epic)

  1. to rejoice, exult, take pride in
    αὐτὸς δ’ ἐν κορυφῇσι καθέζετο κύδεϊ γαίων
    autòs d’ en koruphêisi kathézeto kúdeï gaíōn
    but he himself sat down on the mountaintops, rejoicing in his glory…

Usage notes edit

  • In the Iliad, only in the formulaic expression κύδεϊ γαίων (kúdeï gaíōn, rejoicing in his glory), used exclusively for gods.

References edit

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 163
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “gaudeō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 255

Further reading edit