εὐνάω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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εὐνή (eunḗ) +‎ -άω (-áō)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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εὐνάω (eunáō)

  1. to lay or place in ambush
  2. to put to bed, lull to sleep
  3. (in passive) to lie asleep
  4. to have sex with (the main meaning in Homer)
    Ἴδης ἐν κνημοῖσι θεὰ βροτῷ εὐνηθεῖσα, (Iliad 2.821)
    couched with him a mortal on the tops of Ida (Buckley)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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