-εύω

εὕω Ancient Greek Etymology grc :from -εύς verb Denominative of grc -εύς. Pronunciation Suffix Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in grc -εύς to form a denominative verb of condition or activity: meaning "be x" or "do what x typically does" grc ἀριστεύς best man, champion, victor ἀριστεύω to be the best man, to be the victor grc ᾰ̔λῐεύς fisherman ᾰ̔λῐεύω to be a fisherman, to fish grc βᾰσῐλεύς king βᾰσῐλεύω to be a/the king, to rule Added to other nouns grc ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ assembly, marketplace ᾰ̓γορεύω to talk grc βουλή plan βουλεύω to plan grc παῖς child παιδεύω to teach grc πίστις faith πιστεύω to entrust/be faithful/have faith Usage notes When suffixed to nouns in grc -εύς, the primary verbal meaning is usually stative ("to be (the meaning of the base noun)" as with ἀριστεύω "to be the best man"), and will then secondarily be nominally associative ("to be (a noun associated with the base noun)" as with ἀριστεύω "to be the victor/winner") or fientive ("to become or enter into (the quality or state, respectively, associated with the base noun)" as with ἀριστεύω "to win/triumph/vanquish"). When suffixed to other nouns, the primary verbal meaning may be possessive ("to have (the meaning of the base noun)" as with πιστεύω "to have faith"), and will then be secondarily stative ("to be (the quality associated with the base noun)" as with πιστεύω "to be faithful"), or otherwise may be associative, describing an activity associated with the noun (as with παιδεύω), or finally may be factitive, describing the making of causing of the noun (as with βουλεύω). Conjugation pres -ευ imperf -ευ fut -ευσ -ευθ aor-1 -ευσ -ευσ -ευθ -ευθ perf -ευκ -ευ plup -ευκ -ευ Derived terms grc grc -ευτικός References 866 4