εὐλογέω

Ancient Greek

verb
Definitions
  • I speak well of, praise
  • I call down the gods' favour upon, bless
  • I bestow benefits upon
  • (euphemistic) I curse

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek λόγος (word, speech, reason, account, study, discourse, oration, utterance, narrative, calculation, quote, story, ratio, explanation, debate, computation, reasoning, reckoning) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (be, exist).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁es-

Gloss

be, exist

Concept
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Miscellaneous function words

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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