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δίδωμι

δίδωμι

Ancient Greek

Verb

δίδωμι (dídōmi)

  1. I give, present, offer
  2. I grant, allow, permit
  3. (perfect active) to allow; (perfect passive) to be allowed
    • 385 BCE – 380 BCE, Plato, Symposium 182.e
      καὶ πρὸς τὸ ἐπιχειρεῖν ἑλεῖν ἐξουσίαν ὁ νόμος δέδωκε τῷ ἐραστῇ θαυμαστὰ ἔργα ἐργαζομένῳ ἐπαινεῖσθαι
      • 1925 translation by Harold N. Fowler
        and how in his endeavors for success our law leaves [the lover] a free hand for performing such admirable acts as may win him praise
    • 385 BCE – 380 BCE, Plato, Symposium 183.b
      καὶ δέδοται ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου ἄνευ ὀνείδους πράττειν
      • 1925 translation by Harold N. Fowler
        by free grant of our law he may behave thus without reproach

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: δίδω (dídō)
    • Greek: δίδω (dído), δίνω (díno), (Cypriot) διώ (dió), δκίω (dkío), γιώ (gió)
    • Pontic Greek: δώρημαν (dṓrēman) (participle), δότας (dótas) (participle)

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