Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *si-sǵʰ-, reduplicated zero-grade present of *seǵʰ-, from which also ἔχω (ékhō, have).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ῐ̓́σχω (ískhō)

  1. (Epic) to hold back, restrain
  2. (reflexive, middle in Epic, active in later Greek) to stay, stop
  3. to hold fast; keep, maintain
  4. (later Greek) have

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • ἴσχω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἴσχω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ἴσχω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἴσχω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • ἴσχω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter