βιάζομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

βίᾱ (bíā) + -αζομαι (-azomai)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

βῐάζομαι • (biázomai)

  1. to use force, apply force
  2. to inflict violence on
  3. to force, constrain

Usage notes

The active voice βιάζω (biázō) is rare and found only in poetry.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • βιάζομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter

Greek

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /viˈa.zo.me/
  • Hyphenation: βι‧ά‧ζο‧με
  • Homophone: βιάζομε (viázome)

Verb

βιάζομαι • (viázomai) passive (past βιάστηκα, ppp βιασμένος, active βιάζω) (see Etymology 1)

  1. to be forced
  2. to be raped
Conjugation
for this verb's full conjugation see the active form βιάζω1

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʝa.zo.me/ (with synizesis of [i]+[a])
  • Hyphenation: βιά‧ζο‧μαι

Verb

βιάζομαι • (viázomai) passive (past βιάστηκα, ppp βεβιασμένος, active βιάζω) (see Etymology 2)

  1. to hurry, be in a hurry
Conjugation
for this verb's full conjugation see the active form βιάζω2
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