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Where does “ἐλέησον” come from?

ἐλέησον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐλεέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

ἐλέησον (Ancient Greek): second-person singular aorist active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular aorist active imperative...

Ancestry of “ἐλέησον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἐλεέωI have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to
2Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “ἐλέησον”

  • eleison
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