ἐγείρω

ἐγείρω

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `awaken, rouse, raise';

Other forms: Aor. ἐγεῖραι, fut. ἐγερῶ, late perf. ἐγήγερκα; ἐγείρομαι, aor. ἐγρέσθαι `rise' with new present ἔγρομαι, ἔγρω (E.), perf. ἐγρήγορα `I am awake' with ep. forms ipv. ἐγρήγορθε, inf. -θαι, 3. plur. ind. -θᾱσι, part. -ορόων (see Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 429 w. n. 2 and 359; Schwyzer 800 n. 8 and 540 n. 4); new pres. γρηγορέω (hellenist.; Schwyzer 768 w. n. 1), also ἐγρηγορέω (Debrunner IF 47, 356).

Compounds: Often with prefix: ἀν-, δι-, ἐξ-, ἐπ- etc. As 1. member in ἐγρε-κύδοιμος (Hes.), ἐγρε-μάχᾱς (S.) etc.; cf. ἐγερσι- below.

Derivatives: ἔγερσις `awakening' (Ion. Att.) with ἐγέρσιμος (ὕπνος Theoc. 24, 7; Arbenz Die Adj. auf -ιμος 102), often with prefix ἀν-, δι-, ἐξ-, ἐπ-έγερσις; also as 1. member in late comp., e. g. ἐγερσι-μάχᾱς (AP); ἐγερτήριον `awakening' (Ael.); ἐξ-εγέρτης `who rises' (pap.); (δι-, ἐπ-)ἐγερτικός `raising' Pl.); ἀν-εγέρμων `vigilant' (AP); ἐγερτί adv. `id.' (Heraklit.). - From the perfect: ἐγρήγορσις `watch' (Hp., Arist.), ἐγρηγορικός `watching' (Arist.), ἐγρηγορότως adv. `id.' (Plu., Luc.), ἐγρήγορος `id.' (Adam.), ἐγρηγορτί adv. `awake' (Κ 182). - Lengthened present ἐγρήσσω `be awake' (πάννυχοι ἐγρήσσοντες Λ 551)after the verbs in -σσω like πτήσσω, κνώσσω, s. Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 335 (doubtful Schwyzer 648 n. 3).

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [390] *h₁ger- `awake'

Etymology: The perf. ἐγρήγορα resembles Skt. jā-gā́ra, Av. ǰa-gāra `I am awake' from *h₁g(r)e-h₁gor- (-᾽γρ- from the aorist ἐγρέσθαι?). Uncertain is Lat. expergīscor. - On ModGr. γέρνω (aor. ἔγειρα) `incline, sink' s. Hatzidakis Glotta 22, 131.

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