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ἐρέω

ereo

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Distribution

Densest 12 of 160 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

Senses

1. ἐρέω · ereō — Beekes

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2. ἐρέω · ereō — Chantraine

1 ἐρέω, εἴρομαι, ἔρομαι, ἐρεείνω, ἐρευνάω, ἐρωτάω: présents divers

3. ᾿Ἐρέω · ᾿Ereō — Chantraine

«interroger quelqu'un, demander quelque chose » (Hom

4. ἐρέω · ereō — Chantraine

2 ἐρέω, att

5. ἐρέϑω · ereϑō — Frisk

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6. ἐρέω · ereō — Frisk

ich will sagen

Attestations

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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 p. 503; entry #2243 Review: Under source audit
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque scan p. 384; entry #2703 Review: Under source audit
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch scan p. 589; entry #2109 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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