λαιφάσσω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Disputed. The term may have originated as a cross between λαφύσσω (laphússō) and λαιμάσσω (laimássō). However, Beekes argues that the variation between μ (m) and φ (ph) is indicative of a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lai̯.pʰás.sɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /lɛˈpʰas.so/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /lɛˈɸas.so/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /leˈfas.so/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /leˈfa.so/

Verb

λαιφᾰ́σσω • (laiphắssō)

synonym of λαφύσσω (laphússō)

Conjugation

Present: λαιφάσσω, λαιφάσσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	λαιφάσσω	λαιφάσσεις	λαιφάσσει	λαιφάσσετον	λαιφάσσετον	λαιφάσσομεν	λαιφάσσετε	λαιφάσσουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	λαιφάσσω	λαιφάσσῃς	λαιφάσσῃ	λαιφάσσητον	λαιφάσσητον	λαιφάσσωμεν	λαιφάσσητε	λαιφάσσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	λαιφάσσοιμῐ	λαιφάσσοις	λαιφάσσοι	λαιφάσσοιτον	λαιφασσοίτην	λαιφάσσοιμεν	λαιφάσσοιτε	λαιφάσσοιεν
	imperative		λαίφασσε	λαιφασσέτω	λαιφάσσετον	λαιφασσέτων		λαιφάσσετε	λαιφασσόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	λαιφάσσομαι	λαιφάσσῃ / λαιφάσσει	λαιφάσσεται	λαιφάσσεσθον	λαιφάσσεσθον	λαιφασσόμεθᾰ	λαιφάσσεσθε	λαιφάσσονται
	subjunctive	λαιφάσσωμαι	λαιφάσσῃ	λαιφάσσηται	λαιφάσσησθον	λαιφάσσησθον	λαιφασσώμεθᾰ	λαιφάσσησθε	λαιφάσσωνται
	optative	λαιφασσοίμην	λαιφάσσοιο	λαιφάσσοιτο	λαιφάσσοισθον	λαιφασσοίσθην	λαιφασσοίμεθᾰ	λαιφάσσοισθε	λαιφάσσοιντο
	imperative		λαιφάσσου	λαιφασσέσθω	λαιφάσσεσθον	λαιφασσέσθων		λαιφάσσεσθε	λαιφασσέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		λαιφάσσειν				λαιφάσσεσθαι
participle	m	λαιφάσσων				λαιφασσόμενος
	f	λαιφάσσουσᾰ				λαιφασσομένη
	n	λαιφᾶσσον				λαιφασσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐλαίφασσον, ἐλαιφασσόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐλαίφασσον	ἐλαίφασσες	ἐλαίφασσε(ν)	ἐλαιφάσσετον	ἐλαιφασσέτην	ἐλαιφάσσομεν	ἐλαιφάσσετε	ἐλαίφασσον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐλαιφασσόμην	ἐλαιφάσσου	ἐλαιφάσσετο	ἐλαιφάσσεσθον	ἐλαιφασσέσθην	ἐλαιφασσόμεθᾰ	ἐλαιφάσσεσθε	ἐλαιφάσσοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Future: λαιφάξω, λαιφάξομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	λαιφάξω	λαιφάξεις	λαιφάξει	λαιφάξετον	λαιφάξετον	λαιφάξομεν	λαιφάξετε	λαιφάξουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	λαιφάξοιμῐ	λαιφάξοις	λαιφάξοι	λαιφάξοιτον	λαιφαξοίτην	λαιφάξοιμεν	λαιφάξοιτε	λαιφάξοιεν
middle	indicative	λαιφάξομαι	λαιφάξῃ / λαιφάξει	λαιφάξεται	λαιφάξεσθον	λαιφάξεσθον	λαιφαξόμεθᾰ	λαιφάξεσθε	λαιφάξονται
middle	optative	λαιφαξοίμην	λαιφάξοιο	λαιφάξοιτο	λαιφάξοισθον	λαιφαξοίσθην	λαιφαξοίμεθᾰ	λαιφάξοισθε	λαιφάξοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		λαιφάξειν			λαιφάξεσθαι
participle	m	λαιφάξων			λαιφαξόμενος
	f	λαιφάξουσᾰ			λαιφαξομένη
	n	λαιφᾶξον			λαιφαξόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἐλαίφαξᾰ, ἐλαιφαξᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐλαίφαξᾰ	ἐλαίφαξᾰς	ἐλαίφαξε(ν)	ἐλαιφάξᾰτον	ἐλαιφαξᾰ́την	ἐλαιφάξᾰμεν	ἐλαιφάξᾰτε	ἐλαίφαξᾰν
	subjunctive	λαιφάξω	λαιφάξῃς	λαιφάξῃ	λαιφάξητον	λαιφάξητον	λαιφάξωμεν	λαιφάξητε	λαιφάξωσῐ(ν)
	optative	λαιφάξαιμῐ	λαιφάξειᾰς / λαιφάξαις	λαιφάξειε(ν) / λαιφάξαι	λαιφάξαιτον	λαιφαξαίτην	λαιφάξαιμεν	λαιφάξαιτε	λαιφάξειᾰν / λαιφάξαιεν
	imperative		λαίφαξον	λαιφαξᾰ́τω	λαιφάξᾰτον	λαιφαξᾰ́των		λαιφάξᾰτε	λαιφαξᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐλαιφαξᾰ́μην	ἐλαιφάξω	ἐλαιφάξᾰτο	ἐλαιφάξᾰσθον	ἐλαιφαξᾰ́σθην	ἐλαιφαξᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐλαιφάξᾰσθε	ἐλαιφάξᾰντο
	subjunctive	λαιφάξωμαι	λαιφάξῃ	λαιφάξηται	λαιφάξησθον	λαιφάξησθον	λαιφαξώμεθᾰ	λαιφάξησθε	λαιφάξωνται
	optative	λαιφαξαίμην	λαιφάξαιο	λαιφάξαιτο	λαιφάξαισθον	λαιφαξαίσθην	λαιφαξαίμεθᾰ	λαιφάξαισθε	λαιφάξαιντο
	imperative		λαίφαξαι	λαιφαξᾰ́σθω	λαιφάξᾰσθον	λαιφαξᾰ́σθων		λαιφάξᾰσθε	λαιφαξᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		λαιφᾶξαι			λαιφάξᾰσθαι
participle	m	λαιφάξᾱς			λαιφαξᾰ́μενος
	f	λαιφάξᾱσᾰ			λαιφαξᾰμένη
	n	λαιφᾶξᾰν			λαιφαξᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

“λαιφάσσω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
λαιφάσσω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 825