φοβέω

Ancient Greek

verb
Definitions
  • (Homeric) to put to flight
  • to terrify, alarm
  • to threaten
  • (passive) to be frightened

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *pʰogʷéyō derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰogʷéyeti, *bʰegʷ- (run, flee).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰegʷ-

Gloss

run, flee

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

走

Emoji
🎽 🏃 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 💨

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