ἀρξεῦμαι

Ancient Greek

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Verb

ἀρξεῦμαι • (arxeûmai)

  1. (Doric) first-person singular future middle indicative of ἄρχω (árkhō)
    • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Theocritus, Epigram 5.1:
      Λῇς ποτὶ τᾶν Νυμφᾶν διδύμοις αὐλοῖσιν ἀεῖσαι ἁδύ τί μοι; κἠγὼ πακτίδʼ ἀειράμενος ἀρξεῦμαί τι κρέκειν, ὁ δὲ βουκόλος ἄμμιγα θελξεῖ Δάφνις, κηροδέτῳ πνεύματι μελπόμενος.
      Lēîs potì tân Numphân didúmois auloîsin aeîsai hadú tí moi? kēgṑ paktíd aeirámenos arxeûmaí ti krékein, ho dè boukólos ámmiga thelxeî Dáphnis, kērodétōi pneúmati melpómenos.
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