σκήπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *skeh₂p-. Cognates include Latin scāpus, Old English sceaft, Old Church Slavonic копиѥ (kopije, spear), and Albanian shkop.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

σκήπτω • (skḗptō)

  1. to prop, stay, press one thing against or upon another
    1. (medium, passive voice) to prop oneself or lean upon a staff
    2. (with accusative) to put forward by way of support, allege by way of excuse
  2. to let fall upon, hurl, shoot
    1. (intransitive) to fall

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (hurl): ἐνσκήπτω (enskḗptō) ἐνσκίμπτω (enskímptō), ἐπισκήπτω (episkḗptō)

Derived terms

References

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