δε(ι)-δισκ-όμενος

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `greet, welcome' (Hom.); δειδέχαται, - το, δεικ-νύ-μενος, δεικ-ανόωντο and δε(ι)-δισκ-όμενος.

Derivatives: IE [188] * deik- `show'

Origin: This and related forms were read as *δηδέχαται etc. by Wackernagel (BB 4, 1878, 268ff.), who connected Skt. dāśnoti; he wanted to restore at least the (supposed) intensive reduplication in the form (Beekes, Development 114). Forssmann ( Die Sprache 24, 1978, 3-24) showed that our texts always have δει-, and that this is the correct reading. The form δει-δεχ- is the most difficult and replaces δει-δικ- ($31). The other forms replace *δει-δικ-. The original meaning was `show'.

See also: s. δηδέχαται.

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