αγγελοκρούω

Greek

Etymology

From άγγελο(ς) (angel) + κρούω (strike).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aŋɟeloˈkruo/
  • Hyphenation: αγ‧γε‧λο‧κρού‧ω

Verb

αγγελοκρούω (angelokroúo) (simple past αγγελόκρουσα, passive αγγελοκρούομαι)

  1. (folklore, usually in passive voice) to receive the knock announcing imminent death (literally: struck by the angel of death)
    Αρρώστησα βαριά, αγγελοκρούστηκα, αλλά επέζησα.
    Arróstisa variá, angelokroústika, allá epézisa.
    I became very ill, I saw death in the eye, but I survived.
  2. (in active voice) frighten
    Με αγγελοκρούουν οι σεισμοί. Νομίζω ότι έρχεται η τελευταία μου ώρα.
    Me angelokroúoun oi seismoí. Nomízo óti érchetai i teleftaía mou óra.
    Earthquakes terrify me to death. I think my last hour is due.

Usage notes

  • Often described as a deponent verb, because it is mostly used in the passive voice.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • αγγελοθωρώ (angelothoró), αγγελοσκιάζομαι (angeloskiázomai), αγγελιάζομαι (angeliázomai)
  • χαροπαλεύω (charopalévo), ψυχορραγώ (psychorragó), ψυχομαχώ (psychomachó)

Derived terms

  • αγγελοκρουσμένος (angelokrousménos, participle)

References

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