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Category:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ΞΥΩ Category:Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kes-#ΞΥΩ

From Proto-Hellenic Category:Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic#ΞΥΩ Category:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic#ΞΥΩ *ksuyō, from Proto-Indo-European Category:Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#ΞΥΩ Category:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ΞΥΩ *ksuyéti, from *ksew- (“to scrape, shave, scratch”).^[1] Cognate with ξέω (xéō), ξαίνω (xaínō), Latin novācula, saucius, and many others.

Pronunciation

Verb

ξῡ́ω • (xū́ō)Category:Ancient Greek lemmas#ΞΥΩ Category:Ancient Greek verbs#ΞΥΩ Category:Ancient Greek paroxytone terms#ΞΥΩ Category:Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header#ΞΥΩ Category:Pages with entries#ΞΥΩ Category:Pages with 1 entry#ΞΥΩ

to scrape, scratch
to plane, smooth, polish
- c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 22.456
to make smooth or fine, work finely or delicately
- c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad I4.179
to engrave
- 170 BCE – 90 BCE, Dionysius Thrax, Art of Grammar

Inflection

Present: ξῡ́ωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ, ξῡ́ομαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ξῡ́ωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ειςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ειCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ομενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ετεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ουσῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ(ν)
	subjunctive	ξῡ́ωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ῃςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ῃCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ητονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ητονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ωμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ητεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ωσῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ(ν)
	optative	ξῡ́οιμῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́οιςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́οιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́οιτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡοίτηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́οιμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́οιτεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́οιενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	imperative		ξῦεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡέτωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡέτωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ		ξῡ́ετεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡόντωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
middle/passive	indicative	ξῡ́ομαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ῃCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ, ξῡ́ειCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́εταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡόμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́εσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ονταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	subjunctive	ξῡ́ωμαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ῃCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ηταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ησθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ησθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡώμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ησθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́ωνταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	optative	ξῡοίμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́οιοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́οιτοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́οισθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡοίσθηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡοίμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́οισθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́οιντοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	imperative		ξῡ́ουCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡέσθωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡέσθωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ		ξῡ́εσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡέσθωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ξῡ́εινCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ				ξῡ́εσθαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
participle	m	ξῡ́ωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ				ξῡόμενοςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	f	ξῡ́ουσᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ				ξῡομένηCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	n	ξῦονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ				ξῡόμενονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἔξῡονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ, ἐξῡόμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔξῡονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἔξῡεςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἔξῡεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ(ν)	ἐξῡ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡέτηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́ομενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́ετεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἔξῡονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
middle/passive	indicative	ἐξῡόμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́ουCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́ετοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡέσθηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡόμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́εσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́οντοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἔξῡσᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ, ἐξῡσᾰ́μηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ, ἐξῡ́σθηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔξῡσᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἔξῡσᾰςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἔξῡσεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ(ν)	ἐξῡ́σᾰτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡσᾰ́τηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́σᾰμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́σᾰτεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἔξῡσᾰνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	subjunctive	ξῡ́σωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σῃςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σῃCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σητονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σητονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σωμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σητεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σωσῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ(ν)
	optative	ξῡ́σαιμῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σειᾰςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ, ξῡ́σαιςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σειεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ(ν), ξῡ́σαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σαιτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσαίτηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σαιμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σαιτεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σειᾰνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ, ξῡ́σαιενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	imperative		ξῦσονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσᾰ́τωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σᾰτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσᾰ́τωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ		ξῡ́σᾰτεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσᾰ́ντωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
middle	indicative	ἐξῡσᾰ́μηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́σωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́σᾰτοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́σᾰσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡσᾰ́σθηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡσᾰ́μεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́σᾰσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́σᾰντοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	subjunctive	ξῡ́σωμαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σῃCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σηταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σησθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σησθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσώμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σησθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σωνταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	optative	ξῡσαίμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σαιοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σαιτοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σαισθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσαίσθηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσαίμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σαισθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σαιντοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	imperative		ξῦσαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσᾰ́σθωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σᾰσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσᾰ́σθωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ		ξῡ́σᾰσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσᾰ́σθωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
passive	indicative	ἐξῡ́σθηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́σθηςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́σθηCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́σθητονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡσθήτηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́σθημενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́σθητεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ἐξῡ́σθησᾰνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	subjunctive	ξῡσθῶCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθῇςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθῇCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθῆτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθῆτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθῶμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθῆτεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθῶσῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ(ν)
	optative	ξῡσθείηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθείηςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθείηCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθεῖτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ, ξῡσθείητονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθείτηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ, ξῡσθειήτηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθεῖμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ, ξῡσθείημενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθεῖτεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ, ξῡσθείητεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθεῖενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ, ξῡσθείησᾰνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	imperative		ξῡ́σθητῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθήτωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡ́σθητονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθήτωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ		ξῡ́σθητεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ	ξῡσθέντωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ξῦσαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ			ξῡ́σᾰσθαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ		ξῡσθῆναιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
participle	m	ξῡ́σᾱςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ			ξῡσᾰ́μενοςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ		ξῡσθείςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	f	ξῡ́σᾱσᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ			ξῡσᾰμένηCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ		ξῡσθεῖσᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
	n	ξῦσᾰνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ			ξῡσᾰ́μενονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ		ξῡσθένCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΞΥΩ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

ξόανον (xóanon)
ξύλον (xúlon)
ξυστός (xustós)

References

↑ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ξύω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1039-40

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