Ancient Greek

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κᾰτάσχω (katáskhō)

  1. first-person singular aorist active subjunctive of κατέχω (katékhō)

Greek

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Etymology

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Stem κατασχ- from the subjunctive of the second aorist of Ancient Greek κατέσχον (katéskhon) of the verb κατέχω (katékhō) (in Modern Greek, "to have, it is in one's possession"), used as indicative present tense. Since 1833, a free translation of French saisir. [1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈtas.xo/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τά‧σχω

Verb

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κατάσχω (katáscho) (past κατάσχεσα/κατέσχεσα, passive κατάσχομαι, p‑past κατασχέθηκα)

  1. to confiscate, seize, sequester, sequestrate

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References

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  1. ^ κατάσχω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre