Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *tségʷomai, from Proto-Indo-European *tyegʷ- (avoid, yield to). Cognates include Sanskrit त्यक्त (tyaktá, forsaken, abandoned) and त्यजति (tyajati, to forsake, abandon) and Avestan 𐬌𐬚𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬘𐬀𐬵- (iθaiiajah-), 𐬌𐬚𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬘𐬀𐬵- (iθiiejah-).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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σέβομαι (sébomai)

  1. to be moved by awe, fear, or respect for others or for their opinions; to feel shame; to experience the same feelings in a religious sense

Inflection

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Also see σεβάζομαι (sebázomai) and the later active form σέβω (sébō).

Quotations

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  • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.242:
    Ἀργεῖοι ἰόμωροι ἐλεγχέες οὔ νυ σέβεσθε;
    Argeîoi iómōroi elenkhées oú nu sébesthe;
    Shameful Argives who fight with arrows, are you not now abashed?

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: σέβομαι (sévomai)

References

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σέβομαι.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈse.vo.me/
  • Hyphenation: σέ‧βο‧μαι

Verb

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σέβομαι (sévomai) deponent (past σεβάστηκα)

  1. to respect
    Synonym: (formal) σέβω (sévo)

Conjugation

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And see related words from roots:

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