ἐάω: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">let (go), permit, let in quiet</b>.<br />Other forms: Ipf. [[εἴων]], aor. [[ἐᾶσαι]] (ind. [[εἴασα]]), fut. [[ἐάσω]] (Il.; orig. <b class="b3">ἐάσ(σ)αι</b>, resp. <b class="b3">ἐάσ(σ)ω</b>?, s. below), perf. etc. [[εἴακα]], [[εἴαμαι]], [[εἰάθην]] (D., Isoc.)<br />Compounds: rarely <b class="b3">παρ-</b>, [[εἰσεάω]].<br />Derivatives: None.<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: The glosses <b class="b3">ἔβασον ἔασον</b>. [[Συρακόσιοι]] H., EM, [[εὔα]] ... [[ἔα]] H. assure for [[ἐάω]] a digamma; the diphthongal augment points to a consonantal beginning, probably <b class="b3">σ-</b>; but the absence of aspiration is unexplained (cf. Lejeune Traité de phonétique 78 n. 2). So a disyllabic root (<b class="b3">σ)εϜα-</b> like <b class="b3">ἐλα-</b>, <b class="b3">τελα-</b> etc., with in the aorist *(<b class="b3">σ)εϜά-σαι</b> > <b class="b3">ἐάσαι</b>, or with analogical <b class="b3">-σσ-</b> (like <b class="b3">ἐλάσ(σ)αι</b> a. o.; after <b class="b3">τελέσ-(σ)αι</b> a. o.) <b class="b3">ἐάσσαι</b>, fut. <b class="b3">ἐάσ(σ)ω</b>, forms that can be found in Hom. (<b class="b3">ἐάσουσιν φ</b> 233, <b class="b3">εἴασεν Κ</b> 299 as [[varia lectio|v.l.]]); so one could read [[ἐάσσαι]] for [[ἐᾶσαι]] (Δ 42) etc. like [[ἐάσσω]] ([[varia lectio|v.l.]]) in Parm. 8, 7. Also [[ἐάσομεν]], [[ἔασον]] in Hdt. are understandable (cf. <b class="b3">ἔησον ἔασον</b> H.). The length in [[ἐᾶσαι]] etc. would then be from the denominatives in <b class="b3">-άω</b>. So unique [[ἔα]] (Ε 256) would be 3. sing. of an athematic Aeolic <b class="b3">ἔα-μι</b>. - Schwyzer 682 and 752, Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 356. A good connection for [[ἐάω]] has not been found. Connection as IE <b class="b2">seuH-</b>; Skt. <b class="b2">savi-</b> in <b class="b2">savi-tár-</b> <b class="b2">Antreiber etc.</b> with pres. <b class="b2">suváti</b> [[antreiben]] does not fit well semantically. Cf. on [[εἱαμένη]].