σήπειν

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sɛ̌ː.peːn/ → /ˈsi.pin/ → /ˈsi.pin/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sɛ̌ː.peːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈse̝.pin/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.pin/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.pin/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.pin/

Verb

σήπειν • (sḗpein)

1. present active infinitive of σήπω (sḗpō)

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • canker idem, page 110.
  • decompose idem, page 202.
  • poison idem, page 624.
  • rot idem, page 721.