Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ᾰ̓πᾰ́τη (apátē, deceit, fraud) +‎ -άω (-áō).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἀπᾰτάω (apatáō)

  1. to deceive

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Greek: απατάω (apatáo)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀπάτη (> DER > Denominative ἀπατάω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 113-4

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