- ἕπω 1
- ἕπω 1.Grammatical information: v.Meaning: `care for, occupy onself' (Il., Ion. hell.); in the epic sometimes confused with ἕπομαι or semantiscally influenced by it (Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 309 n. 1, 388).Other forms: ἕποντα Ζ 321; further only with prefix (adverb), ἀμφ(ι)-, δι-, ἐφ-, μεθ-, περι-έπω, mostly im present-stem, further future- and aorist-forms like ἐφ-έψω, ἐπ-έσπον, ἐπι-σπεῖν, μετα-σπών,Origin: IE [Indo-European] [909] *sep- `occupy with, care for'Etymology: Old thematic root-present, identical with Skt. sápati `care, honour'; athematic Iranian forms, Av. haf-šī, hap-tī (2. 3. sg.) `hold (in the hand), support'. - An old enlargement is Lat. sepeliō `bury' = Skt. saparyáti `honour'. - Pok. 909.Page in Frisk: 1,546
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.