Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *seyk- (to reach (for)). The synonyms ἱκάνω (hikánō) and ἱκνέομαι (hiknéomai) are from the same root, with a nasal suffix. Possibly cognate with ἥκω (hḗkō, to have arrived, be present).

Pronunciation edit

 

Verb edit

ῑ̔́κω (hī́kō)

  1. (intransitive) to come
  2. (transitive) to come to, arrive at
  3. (transitive) to reach
  4. (transitive) to come upon (befall, affect)

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Further reading edit

  • ἵκω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἵκω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963