θεωρώ

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεωρῶ (theōrô), common form of θεωρέω (theōréō). Doublet of θωρώ (thoró), which was inherited.

  • For sense “validate a document”, semantic loan from French viser (“issue with a visa”).
  • For sense “examine a text”, semantic loan from French réviser (“revise, review”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θe.o.ˈro/
  • Hyphenation: θε‧ω‧ρώ

Verb

θεωρώ • (theoró) (past θεώρησα, passive θεωρούμαι)

  1. to consider, regard
    Synonym: νομίζω (nomízo)
  2. to scrutinise
    Synonym: ελέγχω (eléncho)
  3. to validate (a document)
    Synonym: επικυρώνω (epikyróno)
  4. to examine (a text to make corrections.)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Participles

  • θεωρημένος (theoriménos) θεωρημένη θεωρημένο
  • θεωρούμενος (theoroúmenos) θεωρούμενη θεωρούμενο

Learned archaic participles:

  • θεωρών (theorón) θεωρούσα, θεωρούν (polytonic: ὁ θεωρῶν, ἡ θεωροῦσα, τὸ θεωροῦν)
  • θεωρήσας (theorísas) θεωρήσασα, θεωρήσαν (polytonic: τὸ θεωρῆσαν)
  • θεωρηθείς (theoritheís) θεωρηθείσα, θεωρηθέν (polytonic: ἡ θεωρηθεῖσα)
  • θεωρείο n (theoreío, “box, loge”)
  • θεώρημα n (theórima, “theorem”)
  • θεώρηση f (theórisi, “point of view, validation of documents”)
  • θεωρητικός (theoritikós, “theoretical”)
  • θεωρητικολογώ (theoritikologó, “theorize”)
  • θεωρία f (theoría, “theory”)
  • θεωρικά n pl (theoriká)
  • θωριά f (thoriá, “appearance”) (folksy)
  • θωρώ (thoró, “I look”) (folksy)

References

  1. θεωρώ - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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