- ἰνάω
- ἰνάωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `(to) empty, purify', after H. s. ἰνᾶσθαι also = προΐεσθαι, `send forth'.Other forms: -άομαι (also -έω, -όω gramm.), fut. med. ἰνήσομαι (Hp.)Compounds: With prefix ὑπερ-ινάω `empty extraordinarily, strongly' (Hp. ap. Erot.) with ὑπερίνησις (Hp. Loc. Hom.) and ὑπέρινος `extraord. emptied, exhausted' (Hp. Epid. 6, 5, 15, Arist., Thphr.).Derivatives: ἰνηθμός `emptying, cleaning' (Hp. Loc. Hom.), ἴνησις `id.' (ibid., Pherecyd. Hist. VIa). Uncertain ἐπινάω (Arist.-Comm. VIp); on περίναιος (-εος) etc. s. v.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Uncertain. Assuming that `send forth' was the original meaning and that the ἰ- was long, ἰνάω was compared by Meister KZ 32, 136ff., (cf Brugmann Grundr.2 2 : 3, 301, Bechtel Dial. 3, 304f.) with Skt. iṣ-ṇā́-ti `bring in quick movement', also `spurt out' (cf. on ἰαίνω).Page in Frisk: 1,726-727
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.