περιπλέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • περῐπλώω (periplṓō) Ionic

Etymology

περι- (round) + πλέω (sail).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

περῐπλέω • (peripléō)

  1. to sail or swim around; circumnavigate
  2. (figuratively) to slip about
    1. (Koine, medicine) to recur
  3. (Koine, passive voice) to be wrapped up

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀντιπερῐπλέω (antiperipléō, sail round on the other side)
  • ἐκπερῐπλέω (ekperipléō, sail out round)
  • ἐμπερῐπλέω (emperipléō)
  • περῐ́πλοος (períploos, sailing round) (uncontracted)
  • περῐ́πλους m (períplous, sailing round; circumnavigation) (contracted)
  • περῐπλώω (periplṓō, Ionic form of περιπλέω)
  • σῠμπερῐπλέω (sumperipléō, sail about with)
  • περῐπλευμονῐ́ᾱ f (peripleumoníā), περιπνευμονία f (peripneumonía, inflammation of the lungs)
  • περῐπλευμονιακός (peripleumoniakós), περιπνευμονιακός (peripneumoniakós, affected wotj περιπλευμονία)
  • περιπλευμονιάω (peripleumoniáō), περιπνευμονιάω (peripneumoniáō, affected bu περιπνευμονία)
  • περῐπλευμονῐκός (peripleumonikós), περιπλευμονικός (peripleumonikós, affected by περιπνευμονία)
  • and see πλέω (pléō, sail, float)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περιπλέω. Morphologically, from περι- (peri-, round) + πλέω (pléo, to sail).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.riˈple.o/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧ρι‧πλέ‧ω

Verb

περιπλέω • (peripléo) (past περιέπλευσα, passive —)

  1. to sail round, circumnavigate

Conjugation

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