φείδου

Lemma: φείδομαι

verb (deponent) verb (deponent)
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Definition

To spare, refrain from, or be stingy with; to abstain from using or consuming. In the middle (the usual form), it often means “to spare” or “to refrain from” with a genitive of the person or thing spared.

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Grammatical Analysis

"φείδου"

Verb type: standard (-ω) verb (contract in -έω)

Tense: present

Voice: middle

Mood: imperative

Person: 2nd

Number: singular

Lexical lemma: φείδομαι

Note: Form φείδου = present middle imperative 2sg of φείδομαι (‘spare’, ‘refrain from’). The ending -ου is characteristic of the 2sg middle imperative in contract verbs.

Related Forms of φείδομαι

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