θείνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-. Cognates include Sanskrit हन्ति (hanti); Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌 (jainti); Old Armenian գան (gan) and ջնեմ (ǰnem); Latin offendō, and Old English bana (English bane). See also the aorist ἔπεφνον (épephnon) and the noun φόνος (phónos).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

θείνω (theínō)

  1. to strike, wound

Inflection

References

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