- ἀλέξω
- ἀλέξωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `ward off, defend' (Il.).Other forms: ἀλεξήσω, -ησα Hom.; without -η- middle aor. ἀλέξασθαι (Hom.), fur. ἀλέξομαι (S.).Dialectal forms: Myc. Arekeseu \/Alekseus\/; arekotore \/Alektorei\/.Compounds: As first member ἀλεξ(ι-), e.g. in ἀλεξί-κακος (Hom.); also Άλέξανδρος, from which comes the Hittite rendering Alakšanduš (Kretschmer Glotta 13, 205ff., 21, 244ff., 24, 242ff., 33, 22f.); Sommer's view that it is in origin Anatolian (IF 55, 187ff., Nominalkomp., esp. 186ff., is now abandoned).Derivatives: ἀλέκτωρ, from which ἀλεκτρυών is derived (q.v.). - From the stem with -η- (cf. ἀλεξήσω): e.g. ἀλεξητήρ `defender' (Hom.) and ἀλεξήτωρ (S.);Origin: IE [Indo-European] [32] *h₂elk-, *h₂lek-s- `ward off'Etymology: Beside ἀλεξ- there is the stem ἀλκ-, see ἀλκ-ή. They continue *h₂(e)lk-: *h₂lek-s. On the meanings s. Holt Les noms d'action en -σις 78. ἀλέξ- agrees exactly with Skt. rákṣati `protect'.Page in Frisk: 1,69-70
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.