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λίπτω

lipto

to desire

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What it meant

1. λίπτω · liptō — Beekes

λίπτω [v.} ‘to desire’ (A. R., Lyc., Nic.). VAR Perf. med. λελιμμένος ‘desiring’ (A. Th. 355, 380). eDER Cf. Ai: ἐπιθυμία ‘desire’ (H.), further Atnapéw [v.] ‘to persist, ask persistently or repeatedly (1A), with Autapin ‘persistence, endurance’ (Hdt.) and λιπαρής ‘persistent, persisting, earnest’ (S., Ar., P1.). eETYM Aintw is traditionally compared with Lith. liépti, isg. liepit " to command, order, organize’, … — [Beekes, s.v. λίπτω, p. 912]

2. λίπτω · liptō — Chantraine

λίπτω : «désirer» (A.R., Lyc, Nic), parf. moyen λελιμμένος «réclamant » (Æsch. Sepi 355,380); ἔλιπεν * ἐπιθυμητυκῶς ἤσθιεν (Hsch.) est une glose fautive. En outre, λίψ émêvulx (Hsch.), peut-être tiré du composé λιψουρία Î. « besoin d’uriner s (Æsch. Ch. 758), dérivé en -lx qui supposerait un Ἐλίψουρος, Ἐλιψουρέω composé de dépendance issu de λίπτω (type τερφψίμδροτος ?). Le mot usuel est λιπαρέω « persister, … — [Chantraine, s.v. λίπτω, p. 659]

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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