φύω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pʰúyō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti, from *bʰuH- (to appear, become, rise up).

Cognate with Old Armenian բոյս (boys, plant), Sanskrit भवति (bhavati), Avestan 𐬠𐬎 (bu), Latin fuī (I was), Old English bēon (English be), Albanian bëj.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

φῠ́ω • (phúō)

  1. (transitive) to bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow
  2. (transitive) to beget, bear, give birth to
  3. (intransitive) to grow, arise, spring up
  4. (intransitive, present tense) to become [+adjective]
  5. (intransitive, aorist and perfect)
  6. (copulative) to be by nature [+adjective]
  7. (intransitive) to be naturally disposed to, prone [+infinitive = to do]
  8. (impersonal) It is natural, happens naturally [+infinitive = that ...]
  9. to be one's natural lot [+dative = someone's]

Inflection

  • Present active, future active, and 1st aorist active are transitive; others are intransitive.

Derived terms

References

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