δίω

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See also: διώ, δίῳ, and Δίῳ

Ancient Greek

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (to chase).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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δῐ́ω (díō)

  1. to run away, take to flight, flee, speed
  2. to be afraid, fear
  3. (in middle) to drive away, chase, put to flight
  4. (in middle) to pursue, give chase
Usage notes
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Found primarily in the mediopassive voice, so that many dictionaries give δίεμαι (díemai) as the lemma form or treat δίω (díō) and δίεμαι (díemai) as two separate lemmas.

Conjugation
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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δῑ́ω (dī́ō)

  1. masculine/neuter nominative/accusative/vocative dual of δῖος (dîos)

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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δῐ́ω (díō)

  1. first-person singular aorist active subjunctive of δείδω (deídō)