ἐρωή

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s- (“to flow, rush”), the same root found in Old English rǣs (“run, rush”), Old Norse rás (“race, running”), German rasen (“to race, speed”) and Latin rōrāriī (“skirmishers”).

Noun

ἐρωή • (erōḗ) f (genitive ἐρωῆς); first declension

  1. rush, impulse, sweep, force in motion
    Synonym: ῥῑπή (rhīpḗ)
Declension
Derived terms
  • ἐρωέω (erōéō)

Etymology 2

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁roh₁-weh₂, from *h₁reh₁- (“quiet, calm”), the same root of Proto-Germanic *rōō (“calm, quiet, rest”).

Noun

ἐρωή • (erōḗ) f (genitive ἐρωῆς); first declension

  1. rest, pause, cessation
    Synonyms: παῦλᾰ (paûla), παῦσῐς (paûsis)
Declension
Derived terms
  • ἐρωέω (erōéō)

Further reading

  • “ἐρωή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “ἐρωή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἐρωή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • ἐρωή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐρωή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 469
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