- στέργω
- στέργωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `to show affection, to cherish sympathy, to love tenderly', of family-members, of subordinates towards superiors and the other way round etc., rarely of physical love; `to be content, to content onself' (Thgn. IA.).Other forms: Aor. στέρξαι, fut. στέρξω (IA.), perf. ἔστοργα (Hdt.), pass. ἔστεργμαι (Emp., AP), aor. στερχθῆναι (Lyc., Plu. a.o.)Compounds: ἀπο-στέργω `cease to love, to abhor' (Terp., A., Theoc., LXX a.o.). As 2. member e.g. φιλό-στοργος `cherishing sympathy, loving tenderly' with -έω, -ία (att., hell. a. late).Derivatives: στέργ-ηθρον n. "means of love", `love-herb' as plantname (Dsc.; Strömberg 92 a. 147), `love' (A., E.); -ημα n. `love-charm' (S.); στοργή f. `affection, love' (Emp., Antipho, rarely hell. a. late).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [1032] *sterg- `with care, love wait for'Etymology: Of old connected (Stokes BB 23, 58) with a Celt. word for `lovee', OIr. serc, Welsh serch (and Bret. serc'h `concubine'), IE *sterkā; so change k στέργω g. Thus lastly Pok. 1032 (against the doubt by WP. 2, 642), E. Lewy Festschr. Dornseiff 226 f. One also compares Slav., e.g. OCS strěgǫ, strěšti `guard, tend' (IE *sterg-); s. Vasmer s. steregú w. further lit.Page in Frisk: 2,790
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