δικεῖν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From an unattested *δίκω (*díkō), of uncertain origin:

• Beekes takes the word as Pre-Greek, perhaps because of a lack of a clear Indo-European etymology as well as the related δίκτυον (díktuon, “fishing net”) being difficult to reconcile as Indo-European.
• Brugmann and Gonda connect the word to δείκνῡμῐ (deíknūmi, “to point out, display”), which Beekes rejects on semantic grounds.
• Rix derives the word from a Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to throw”), comparing Khotanese [script needed] (dīśś-, “to throw”). Beekes appears to consider this possible, but prefers the Pre-Greek derivation.

Verb

δικεῖν • (dikeîn)

1. to throw, cast
2. to aim (on high)

Declension

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Derived terms

• δίκτυον (díktuon, “fishing net”)
• δίσκος (dískos, “discus”)

 

Further reading

• “δικεῖν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δικεῖν”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “δικεῖν”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δικεῖν in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• (no entry for the specified headword) Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δικεῖν in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “δικεῖν”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • cast idem, page 116.
  • fling idem, page 328.
  • heave idem, page 393.
  • hurl idem, page 411.
  • throw idem, page 871.
  • toss idem, page 884.