"δέφω" meaning in Ancient Greek

See δέφω in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dé.pʰɔː/, /ˈðe.ɸo/, /ˈðe.fo/, /dé.pʰɔː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈde.pʰo/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈðe.ɸo/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈðe.fo/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈðe.fo/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Unknown. Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin, if it is indeed related to διφθέρα (diphthéra). Etymology templates: {{unk|grc}} Unknown, {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-verb}} δέφω • (déphō) Inflection templates: {{grc-conj|pres|δεφ}}, {{grc-conj|imperf|ἐδεφ}} Forms: déphō [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], δέφω [active, first-person, indicative, singular], δέφεις [active, indicative, second-person, singular], δέφει [active, indicative, singular, third-person], δέφετον [active, dual, indicative, second-person], δέφετον [active, dual, indicative, third-person], δέφομεν [active, first-person, indicative, plural], δέφετε [active, indicative, plural, second-person], δέφουσῐ [active, indicative, plural, third-person], δέφουσῐν [active, indicative, plural, third-person], δέφω [active, first-person, singular, subjunctive], δέφῃς [active, second-person, singular, subjunctive], δέφῃ [active, singular, subjunctive, third-person], δέφητον [active, dual, second-person, subjunctive], δέφητον [active, dual, subjunctive, third-person], δέφωμεν [active, first-person, plural, subjunctive], δέφητε [active, plural, second-person, subjunctive], δέφωσῐ [active, plural, subjunctive, third-person], δέφωσῐν [active, plural, subjunctive, third-person], δέφοιμῐ [active, first-person, optative, singular], δέφοις [active, optative, second-person, singular], δέφοι [active, optative, singular, third-person], δέφοιτον [active, dual, optative, second-person], δεφοίτην [active, dual, optative, third-person], δέφοιμεν [active, first-person, optative, plural], δέφοιτε [active, optative, plural, second-person], δέφοιεν [active, optative, plural, third-person], δέφε [active, imperative, second-person, singular], δεφέτω [active, imperative, singular, third-person], δέφετον [active, dual, imperative, second-person], δεφέτων [active, dual, imperative, third-person], δέφετε [active, imperative, plural, second-person], δεφόντων [active, imperative, plural, third-person], δέφομαι [first-person, indicative, middle, passive, singular], δέφῃ [indicative, middle, passive, second-person, singular], δέφει [indicative, middle, passive, second-person, singular], δέφεται [indicative, middle, passive, singular, third-person], δέφεσθον [dual, indicative, middle, passive, second-person], δέφεσθον [dual, indicative, middle, passive, third-person], δεφόμεθᾰ [first-person, indicative, middle, passive, plural], δέφεσθε [indicative, middle, passive, plural, second-person], δέφονται [indicative, middle, passive, plural, third-person], δέφωμαι [first-person, middle, passive, singular, subjunctive], δέφῃ [middle, passive, second-person, singular, subjunctive], δέφηται [middle, passive, singular, subjunctive, third-person], δέφησθον [dual, middle, passive, second-person, subjunctive], δέφησθον [dual, middle, passive, subjunctive, third-person], δεφώμεθᾰ [first-person, middle, passive, plural, subjunctive], δέφησθε [middle, passive, plural, second-person, subjunctive], δέφωνται [middle, passive, plural, subjunctive, third-person], δεφοίμην [first-person, middle, optative, passive, singular], δέφοιο [middle, optative, passive, second-person, singular], δέφοιτο [middle, optative, passive, singular, third-person], δέφοισθον [dual, middle, optative, passive, second-person], δεφοίσθην [dual, middle, optative, passive, third-person], δεφοίμεθᾰ [first-person, middle, optative, passive, plural], δέφοισθε [middle, optative, passive, plural, second-person], δέφοιντο [middle, optative, passive, plural, third-person], δέφου [imperative, middle, passive, second-person, singular], δεφέσθω [imperative, middle, passive, singular, third-person], δέφεσθον [dual, imperative, middle, passive, second-person], δεφέσθων [dual, imperative, middle, passive, third-person], δέφεσθε [imperative, middle, passive, plural, second-person], δεφέσθων [imperative, middle, passive, plural, third-person], δέφειν [active, infinitive], δέφεσθαι [infinitive, middle, passive, plural], δέφων [active, masculine, participle], δεφόμενος [masculine, middle, participle, passive, plural], δέφουσᾰ [active, feminine, participle], δεφομένη [feminine, middle, participle, passive, plural], δέφον [active, neuter, participle], δεφόμενον [middle, neuter, participle, passive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ἔδεφον [active, first-person, indicative, singular], ἔδεφες [active, indicative, second-person, singular], ἔδεφε [active, indicative, singular, third-person], ἔδεφεν [active, indicative, singular, third-person], ἐδέφετον [active, dual, indicative, second-person], ἐδεφέτην [active, dual, indicative, third-person], ἐδέφομεν [active, first-person, indicative, plural], ἐδέφετε [active, indicative, plural, second-person], ἔδεφον [active, indicative, plural, third-person], ἐδεφόμην [first-person, indicative, middle, passive, singular], ἐδέφου [indicative, middle, passive, second-person, singular], ἐδέφετο [indicative, middle, passive, singular, third-person], ἐδέφεσθον [dual, indicative, middle, passive, second-person], ἐδεφέσθην [dual, indicative, middle, passive, third-person], ἐδεφόμεθᾰ [first-person, indicative, middle, passive, plural], ἐδέφεσθε [indicative, middle, passive, plural, second-person], ἐδέφοντο [indicative, middle, passive, plural, third-person], δέψω [alternative]
  1. (active voice)
    to soften, knead with the hands     Tags: active
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  2. (mediopassive)
    (vulgar) to masturbate     Tags: mediopassive, vulgar
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: δέψα (dépsa) (english: tanned skin), δέψω (dépsō) (english: I tan) Related terms: διφθέρα (diphthéra) 
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "tanned skin",
      "roman": "dépsa",
      "word": "δέψα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "I tan",
      "roman": "dépsō",
      "word": "δέψω"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "depsō"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: depsō",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: depsō"
    }
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  "etymology_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Unknown. Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin, if it is indeed related to διφθέρα (diphthéra).",
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      "form": "déphō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "δέφουσῐ",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφουσῐν",
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        "third-person"
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        "first-person",
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        "subjunctive"
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        "optative",
        "third-person"
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        "optative",
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        "second-person"
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      "form": "δέφοιεν",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "optative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "δέφε",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "δεφέτω",
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        "imperative",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "δεφέτων",
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        "imperative",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "δεφόντων",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "δέφομαι",
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        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "δέφῃ",
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        "middle",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "δέφει",
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        "middle",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "δέφεται",
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        "passive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "δέφεσθον",
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        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "second-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "δέφεσθον",
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        "indicative",
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        "passive",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "δεφόμεθᾰ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφεσθε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφονται",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφωμαι",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "middle",
        "passive",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
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        "second-person",
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
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        "passive",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφησθον",
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        "middle",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφησθον",
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        "middle",
        "passive",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δεφώμεθᾰ",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφησθε",
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        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφωνται",
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        "passive",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "δεφοίμην",
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      "tags": [
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        "middle",
        "optative",
        "passive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφοιο",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "middle",
        "optative",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφοιτο",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "middle",
        "optative",
        "passive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφοισθον",
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        "dual",
        "middle",
        "optative",
        "passive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δεφοίσθην",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "middle",
        "optative",
        "passive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δεφοίμεθᾰ",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "middle",
        "optative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφοισθε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "middle",
        "optative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφοιντο",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "middle",
        "optative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφου",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δεφέσθω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφεσθον",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "imperative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δεφέσθων",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "imperative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφεσθε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δεφέσθων",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφειν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφεσθαι",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφων",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δεφόμενος",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "middle",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφουσᾰ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "feminine",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δεφομένη",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "middle",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφον",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "neuter",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δεφόμενον",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "middle",
        "neuter",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ἔδεφε",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδέφετον",
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        "dual",
        "indicative",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδεφέτην",
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        "dual",
        "indicative",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδέφετε",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
    {
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "ἐδεφόμην",
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        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδέφου",
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        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "middle",
        "passive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδεφέσθην",
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        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδεφόμεθᾰ",
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "middle",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδέφοντο",
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        "middle",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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    }
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    }
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      "name": "grc-conj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "imperf",
        "2": "ἐδεφ"
      },
      "name": "grc-conj"
    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "diphthéra",
      "word": "διφθέρα"
    }
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          "_dis": "64 36",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
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        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
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        "to soften, knead with the hands"
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          "soften",
          "soften"
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          "knead",
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        ],
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          "hands",
          "hands"
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        "(active voice)",
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      ],
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        "active"
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    {
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        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
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        "to masturbate"
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          "masturbate",
          "masturbate"
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        "(mediopassive)",
        "(vulgar) to masturbate"
      ],
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        "mediopassive",
        "vulgar"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/dé.pʰɔː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðe.ɸo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðe.fo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dé.pʰɔː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈde.pʰo/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðe.ɸo/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðe.fo/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðe.fo/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Pages with entries",
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      "english": "tanned skin",
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      "word": "δέψα"
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      "english": "I tan",
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      "word": "δέψω"
    }
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        "third-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "third-person"
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        "second-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "third-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφεσθαι",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφων",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "masculine",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δεφόμενος",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "middle",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφουσᾰ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "feminine",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δεφομένη",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "middle",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέφον",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "neuter",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δεφόμενον",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "middle",
        "neuter",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔδεφον",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔδεφες",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔδεφε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔδεφεν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδέφετον",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dual",
        "indicative",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδεφέτην",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dual",
        "indicative",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδέφομεν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδέφετε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔδεφον",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδεφόμην",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδέφου",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδέφετο",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδέφεσθον",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδεφέσθην",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδεφόμεθᾰ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδέφεσθε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐδέφοντο",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "middle",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "δέψω",
      "roman": "dépsō",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "δέφω • (déphō)",
      "name": "grc-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pres",
        "2": "δεφ"
      },
      "name": "grc-conj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "imperf",
        "2": "ἐδεφ"
      },
      "name": "grc-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "diphthéra",
      "word": "διφθέρα"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to soften, knead with the hands"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soften",
          "soften"
        ],
        [
          "knead",
          "knead"
        ],
        [
          "hands",
          "hands"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(active voice)",
        "to soften, knead with the hands"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "active"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek vulgarities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to masturbate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "masturbate",
          "masturbate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mediopassive)",
        "(vulgar) to masturbate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "mediopassive",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dé.pʰɔː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðe.ɸo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðe.fo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dé.pʰɔː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈde.pʰo/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðe.ɸo/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðe.fo/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈðe.fo/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "δέφω"
}

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