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ἀλέξω

alexo

to ward off, defend

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Distribution

Senses

1. ἀλέξω · alexō — Beekes

to ward off, defend

2. ἀλέξω · alexō — Chantraine

un thème 1 et d

3. ἀλέξω · alexō — Chantraine

agent 75. Divers d

4. ἀλέξω · alexō — Frisk

“abwehren, verteidigen’ (ep

5. ἀλέξω · alexō — Frisk

schützen, verteidigen

6. ἀλέξω · alexō — Frisk

Zu Ἀλέξανδρος noch Bader Rev

7. ἀλέξω · alexō — LSJ

ward off, turn aside

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Deep etymology

Authority pointers, pending review

These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) scan pp. 111-112; entry #349 Review: Under source audit

    OCR root-candidate values are withheld pending source verification, rights review, and scholarly review. No root, reconstruction, cognate, or historical relationship is asserted here.

  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque scan p. 72; entry #360 Review: Under source audit
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch scan pp. 98-100; entry #340 Review: Under source audit

The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.

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