to tame
→
to kill
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Ancient Greek | |
lexeme | δαμάω | |
meaning 1 | to tame, to harness | ἄλγιστος δαμάσασθαι someone hard to tame, sullen(Homer) |
meaning 2 | to strike to death, to kill | δάμναμαι I am sinking (Aeschylus) |
reference | ||
comment | LSJ 368 |