Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From the same root as the synonymous ἀλέομαι (aléomai) and as ἀλέᾱ (aléā, avoiding, escape).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἀλεείνω (aleeínō)

  1. (Epic) to shun, avoid, flee (from)

Conjugation

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The first aorist active infinitive ἀλεεῖναι (aleeînai) is attested once.

Further reading

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  • ἀλεείνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἀλεείνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • ἀλεείνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press