επανειλημμένος

Greek

Etymology

Formal, perfect tense participle in the fashion of the ancient participles, of the verb επαναλαμβάνομαι (epanalamvánomai, I am repeated), passive voice of modern επαναλαμβάνω or ancient ἐπαναλαμβάνω. Morphologically from ἐπ(ί)- (upon, in addition) + ἀν(ά)- (again) + ancient εἰλημμένος (eilēmménos, who has been admitted) or modern ειλημμένος (who has been taken). For seplling discussion see Etymology of ειλημμένος. Possibly[1], also a semantic loan of the English repeated.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /epaniliˈmenos/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πα‧νει‧λημ‧μέ‧νος
  • Homophone: επανειλημμένως (epaneilimménos)

Participle

επανειλημμένος (epaneilimménos) m (feminine επανειλημμένη, neuter επανειλημμένο)

  1. repeated (persistently)
    Οι επανειλημμένες μου εκκλήσεις δεν εισακούστηκαν.
    Oi epaneilimménes mou ekklíseis den eisakoústikan.
    My repeated appeals were not heard favourably.
    In polytonic script: ἐπανειλημμένος.

Declension

Synonyms

  • επαναλαμβανόμενος (epanalamvanómenos, repeated, present participle)

Derived terms

  • επαναληπτικός (epanaliptikós, repeating)
  • ειλημμένος (eilimménos, taken, participle)
  • επανάληψη f (epanálipsi, repetition)
  • and see λαμβάνω (lamváno, receive)

References

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