πέκω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πείκω (peíkō) Epic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (to pluck). Cognates include Latin pectō (to comb, card) and Sanskrit पशु (paśu, cattle).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πέκω (pékō)

  1. I comb, card
  2. I shear

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀποπέκω (apopékō)
  • πεκτήρ (pektḗr)
  • πέξῐς (péxis)
  • πόκος (pókos)

Further reading

  • πέκω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • πέκω in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • πέκω in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • πέκω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • πέκω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • πέκω in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
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