χειρόομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χείρ (kheír, hand) + -όω (-óō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

χειρόομαι • (kheiróomai)

  1. to conquer, overpower, subdue
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.211:
      ὡς ἐχειρώσαντο τοὺς ἐναντίους, κλιθέντες ἐδαίνυντο, πληρωθέντες δὲ φορβῆς καὶ οἴνου ηὗδον
      hōs ekheirṓsanto toùs enantíous, klithéntes edaínunto, plērōthéntes dè phorbês kaì oínou hēûdon
      When they conquered their enemies, they sat down and feasted, and after they had their fill of food and wine they fell asleep.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀχείρωτος (akheírōtos)
  • δυσχείρωμα (duskheírōma)
  • δυσχείρωτος (duskheírōtos)
  • εὐχείρωτος (eukheírōtos)
  • προχειρόομαι (prokheiróomai)
  • χείρωμα (kheírōma)
  • χείρωσις (kheírōsis)
  • χειρωτικός (kheirōtikós)
  • χειρωτός (kheirōtós)

References

  • χειρόω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1621
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