ἐνθουσιάζω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἐνθουσιάω (enthousiáō)
Etymology
From ἔνθους (énthous), later contracted form of ἔνθεος (éntheos), + -ιάζω (-iázō, denominative verb suffix).
Verb
ἐνθουσιάζω • (enthousiázō)
- (intransitive) I am inspired or possessed by a god, I am rapt, I am in ecstasy.
- (transitive) I inspire.
Derived terms
- ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós)
- ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs)
References
- ἐνθουσιάζω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἐνθουσιάζω in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἐνθουσιάζω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐνθουσιάζω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2018)
- enthusiasm in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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