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νωπέομαι

nopeomai

to be downcast

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What it meant

1. νωπέομαι · nōpeomai — Beekes

νωπέομαι [v.] ‘to be downcast’, = δυσωπεῖσθαι ‘to shun, disapprove of (Ion. Hist. Phot.). «Ὁ» | eVAR νενώπηται: τεταπείνωται, καταπέπληκται ‘is humble, is struck with amazement’ (H., Phot.). eETYM Cf. » προνωπής. Alternatively, does it derive from vwy- ἀσθενὴς τῇ ὄψει ‘weak qua sight’ (H.)? vwpei [v.] - ἐνεργεῖ ‘is effective, operates’ (H.). «1Εὖ *noHr-> eETYM It has been compared with Lith. néras ‘will and nériu, … — [Beekes, s.v. νωπέομαι, p. 1081]

2. νωπέομαι · nōpeomai — Chantraine

νωπέομαι : «être abattu, déconcerté » (Ion Hist. 1). Phot. glose νενώπηται καταπέπληκται καὶ κατεστύγναχεν ; Hsch. νενώπηται ᾿ τεταπείνωται, καταπέπληκται. Et: Voir προνωπήῆς. Le rapprochement avec vod * ἀσθενὴς τῇ ὄψει (Hsch.), n’est pas plausible. — [Chantraine, s.v. νωπέομαι, p. 778]

3. νωπέομαι · nōpeomai — Frisk

νωπέομαι "niedergeschlagen sein, δυσωπεῖσϑαι (IonHist., Phot.). νενώπηται: τεταπείνωται, κπαταπέπληκται H., Phot. — Vgl. προνωπής. Oder von νώψ' ἀσϑενὴς τῇ ὄψει H. (Bag)? — [Frisk, s.v. νωπέομαι, p. 1303]

4. νωπέομαι · nōpeomai — LSJ

to be downcast

to be downcast, lon Hist. 1, Phot. s.v. νενώπηται (Hsch. also has ἐνώπηται (sic)).

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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