τίνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (to pay). Cognate with ποινή (poinḗ), Sanskrit चयते (cáyate) and Avestan 𐬗𐬌𐬐𐬀𐬫𐬀𐬝 (cikayat̰).

Pronunciation

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Epic:

 

Verb

τῐ́νω • (tínō)

(Attic)

τῑ́νω • (tī́nō)

(Epic)
  1. to pay a price, that is, as a penalty; be punished with (whereas τίω (tíō) means to pay honor).

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