Ancient Greek

Suffix

-εύω • ‎(-eúō)

1. Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in -εύς ‎(-eús) to form a denominative verb of condition or activity: meaning "be x" or "do what x typically does"

   βᾰσῐλεύς ‎(basileús, “king”) + ‎-εύω ‎(-eúō) → ‎βᾰσῐλεύω ‎(basileúō, “to rule”)

   ᾰ̔λῐεύς ‎(halieús, “fisherman”) + ‎-εύω ‎(-eúō) → ‎ᾰ̔λῐεύω ‎(halieúō, “to fish”)

2. Added to other nouns

   βουλή ‎(boulḗ, “plan”) + ‎-εύω ‎(-eúō) → ‎βουλεύω ‎(bouleúō, “to plan”)

   παῖς ‎(paîs, “child”) + ‎-εύω ‎(-eúō) → ‎παιδεύω ‎(paideúō, “to teach”)

   ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ ‎(agorā́, “assembly, marketplace”) + ‎-εύω ‎(-eúō) → ‎ᾰ̓γορεύω ‎(agoreúō, “to talk”)

Derived terms

References

• Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 866