ἀντιάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic [Term?], derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí; equivalent to ἀντίος (antíos) or ἀντί (antí) +‎ -άω (-áō).

Verb

ἀντιάω • (antiáō)

1. to approach
2. to prepare
3. to partake
4. to share
5. to go
6. to come to meet

Usage notes

In the present, Homer uses ἀντιόω (antióō). The sense of “to share” occurs in Iliad 1.31, in the euphemistic ἐμὸν λέχος ἀντιόωσαν (emòn lékhos antióōsan), literally “meeting me in bed”.