- ὀπάζω
- ὀπάζωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `to chase, to press, to make follow, to give as a companion, to send with, give with, to grant', midd. `to take as a companion' (Il.).Other forms: Aor. ὀπάσ(σ)αι, -ασθαι, fut. ὀπάσ(σ)ω.Compounds: Rarely with κατα-, περι-, ἐπι-.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: From ἕπομαι (with ep. Ion. psilosis), best as iterative-intensive or causative with enlargement in -ζω (*ὀπάω : ὀπά-ζω); Bechtel Lex. s. v. w. lit., Schwyzer 719 w. n. 2. Also a nominal deriv. (*ὀπός, *ὀπή) is possible, s. ὀπάων. Cf. also ὀπηδός,Page in Frisk: 2,401
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.