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Etymology

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From Koine Greek παθαίνω (pathaínō), from Ancient Greek ἔπαθον (épathon) the aorist of πάσχω (páskhō, to suffer).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈθeno/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧θαί‧νω

Verb

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παθαίνω (pathaíno) (past έπαθα, passive παθαίνομαι, p‑past —, ppp παθημένος)

  1. (transitive, rarely intransitive) to happen to (something negative), be wrong with, suffer, undergo
    Τι έπαθες;
    Ti épathes;
    What happened to you? / What's wrong with you?
    Έπαθα ατύχημα με το αμάξι.
    Épatha atýchima me to amáxi.
    I had an accident with the car.
    (literally, “An accident happened to me with the car.”)
    Πήγαινε, μη φοβάσαι, δε θα πάθεις τίποτα κακό!
    Pígaine, mi fovásai, de tha pátheis típota kakó!
    Go, don't be afraid, nothing bad will happen to you!
    Κάτι παθαίνει ώρες-ώρες η τηλεόραση και δεν έχει ήχο.
    Káti pathaínei óres-óres i tileórasi kai den échei ícho.
    Something happens to the TV from time to time and it has no sound.
    Αν δεν πάθεις, δεν θα μάθεις!
    An den pátheis, den tha mátheis!
    If it doesn't happen to you, you won't know!
  2. (transitive) to be afflicted, suffer (something medical and negative)
    Θα πάθουν τα μάτια σου αν κάθεσαι τόσο κοντά!
    Tha páthoun ta mátia sou an káthesai tóso kontá!
    Your eyes will suffer if you sit that close!
    Έπαθε η υγεία του από την τόση δουλειά!
    Épathe i ygeía tou apó tin tósi douleiá!
    His health suffered from so much work.
  3. (intransitive) to be overcome (with an intense emotion, such as love, lust, etc), be moved, be deeply touched
    Παθαίνω για σένα!
    Pathaíno gia séna!
    I'm mad about you!
    Παθαίνω όταν ακούω αυτό το τραγούδι.
    Pathaíno ótan akoúo aftó to tragoúdi.
    I'm overcome with emotion when I hear that song.
  4. (intransitive, colloquial) to be astounded, be flabbergasted (be intensely shocked)
    Έπαθα όταν τον συνάντησα εκεί.
    Épatha ótan ton synántisa ekeí.
    I was flabbergasted when I met him there.

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