- ἠπάομαι
- ἠπάομαιGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `mend, repair' (Hes. Fr. 172, Ar. Fr. 227, Gal., Aristid.).Other forms: Aor. ἠπήσασθαι, perf. ptc. pass. ἠπημένοςDerivatives: ἠπητής `mender, repairer' (X. Kyr. 1, 6, 16 [worse v. l. ἀκεσταί], Batr., pap.; rejected by Atticists, cf. Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 15 w. n. 2), f. ἠπήτρια (pap.); ἤπητρα pl. `mender's wages' (pap.), ἠπητήριον `mender's instrument, needle' (Ael. Dion.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: For the formation cf. πηδάω and other deverbatives with lengthened ē-vowel (Schwyzer 719); further unclear. Acc. to Prellwitz KZ 47, 302 a. n. to ἤπιος.Page in Frisk: 1,638-639
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.