ἀνάγω

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 2 January 2015

Etymology

From ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ana-, up) + ἄγω (ágō, to lead)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ᾰ̓νᾰ́γω (anágō)

  1. (active)
    1. (transitive) to lead up from a lower place to a higher
      1. (transitive) to lead up to the high sea, to take to sea, carry by sea
      2. (transitive) to take up from the coast into the interior, especially from Asia Minor into Central Asia
      3. (transitive) to bring up, especially from the dead
      4. (transitive) to conduct
      5. (transitive) to lift up, raise
      6. (in various senses)
    2. (transitive) to bring back
      1. (transitive) to carry back, refer to its principles
      2. (transitive) to reduce a syllogism to the first figure
      3. to rebuild
      4. (transitive) to reckon or calculate
      5. (intransitive) to draw back, withdraw, retreat
  2. (middle, passive)
    1. (intransitive) to put out to sea, to set sail
      1. (figuratively, intransitive) to put to sea, to make ready, prepare oneself

Inflection

Antonyms

  • κατάγω (katágō)

Descendants

References

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