ταλαντεύομαι - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ταλαντεύομαι (talanteúomai).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ta.lanˈde.vo.me/
• Hyphenation: τα‧λα‧ντεύ‧ο‧μαι

ταλαντεύομαι • (talantévomai) deponent (past ταλαντεύτηκα/ταλαντεύθηκα)

1. to oscillate (to swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm)
2. to sway, to vacillate (to move or swing from side to side, or backward and forward, or unsteadily; to rock)
3. to vacillate, to waver (to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another)

   Synonyms: αμφιταλαντεύομαι (amfitalantévomai), αμφιρρέπω (amfirrépo)

   Near-synonym: διστάζω (distázo)

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