ἀναχάζομαι

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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ἀνα- (ana-) +‎ χάζομαι (kházomai)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἀνᾰχάζομαι (anakházomai)

  1. (chiefly in passive) to draw back, withdraw, fall back, retreat
  2. (rare, in active) to force back

Conjugation

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The active voice is found only once, in poetry, in the third-person plural aorist indicative form ἀνέχᾰσσᾰν (anékhassan).

Further reading

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