μειδιάω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *smey-. Cognates include Latin miror, comis, Sanskrit स्मयते (smáyate), Old Norse *smīla (English smile). Compare μειδάω (meidáō)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /meː.di.á.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /mi.diˈa.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /mi.ðiˈa.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /mi.ðiˈa.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /mi.ðiˈa.o/
Verb
μειδῐᾰ́ω • (meidĭắō)
- to smile
Inflection
Present: μειδῐᾰ́ω (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | μειδῐᾰ́ω | μειδῐᾰ́εις | μειδῐᾰ́ει | μειδῐᾰ́ετον | μειδῐᾰ́ετον | μειδῐᾰ́ομεν | μειδῐᾰ́ετε | μειδῐᾰ́ουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | μειδῐᾰ́ω | μειδῐᾰ́ῃς | μειδῐᾰ́ῃ | μειδῐᾰ́ητον | μειδῐᾰ́ητον | μειδῐᾰ́ωμεν | μειδῐᾰ́ητε | μειδῐᾰ́ωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | μειδῐᾰ́οιμῐ | μειδῐᾰ́οις | μειδῐᾰ́οι | μειδῐᾰ́οιτον | μειδῐᾰοίτην | μειδῐᾰ́οιμεν | μειδῐᾰ́οιτε | μειδῐᾰ́οιεν | |||||
| imperative | μειδῐ́ᾰε | μειδῐᾰέτω | μειδῐᾰ́ετον | μειδῐᾰέτων | μειδῐᾰ́ετε | μειδῐᾰόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | μειδῐᾰ́ειν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | μειδῐᾰ́ων | |||||||||||
| f | μειδῐᾰ́ουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | μειδῐᾰ́ον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Present: μειδῐῶ (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | μειδῐῶ | μειδῐᾷς | μειδῐᾷ | μειδῐᾶτον | μειδῐᾶτον | μειδῐῶμεν | μειδῐᾶτε | μειδῐῶσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | μειδῐῶ | μειδῐᾷς | μειδῐᾷ | μειδῐᾶτον | μειδῐᾶτον | μειδῐῶμεν | μειδῐᾶτε | μειδῐῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | μειδῐῴην / μειδῐῷμῐ | μειδῐῴης / μειδῐῷς | μειδῐῴη / μειδῐῷ | μειδῐῷτον / μειδῐῴητον | μειδῐῴτην / μειδῐῳήτην | μειδῐῷμεν / μειδῐῴημεν | μειδῐῷτε / μειδῐῴητε | μειδῐῷεν / μειδῐῴησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | μειδῐ́ᾱ | μειδῐᾱ́τω | μειδῐᾶτον | μειδῐᾱ́των | μειδῐᾶτε | μειδῐώντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | μειδῐᾶν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | μειδῐῶν | |||||||||||
| f | μειδῐῶσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | μειδῐῶν | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ἐμειδῐ́ᾰον (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐμειδῐ́ᾰον | ἐμειδῐ́ᾰες | ἐμειδῐ́ᾰε(ν) | ἐμειδῐᾰ́ετον | ἐμειδῐᾰέτην | ἐμειδῐᾰ́ομεν | ἐμειδῐᾰ́ετε | ἐμειδῐ́ᾰον | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ἐμειδῐ́ων (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐμειδῐ́ων | ἐμειδῐ́ᾱς | ἐμειδῐ́ᾱ | ἐμειδῐᾶτον | ἐμειδῐᾱ́την | ἐμειδῐῶμεν | ἐμειδῐᾶτε | ἐμειδῐ́ων | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: μειδῐάασκον (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | μειδῐάασκον | μειδῐάασκες | μειδῐάασκε(ν) | μειδῐαάσκετον | μειδῐαασκέτην | μειδῐαάσκομεν | μειδῐαάσκετε | μειδῐάασκον | ||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: ἐμειδῐ́ᾱσᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐμειδῐ́ᾱσᾰ | ἐμειδῐ́ᾱσᾰς | ἐμειδῐ́ᾱσε(ν) | ἐμειδῐᾱ́σᾰτον | ἐμειδῐᾱσᾰ́την | ἐμειδῐᾱ́σᾰμεν | ἐμειδῐᾱ́σᾰτε | ἐμειδῐ́ᾱσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | μειδῐᾱ́σω | μειδῐᾱ́σῃς | μειδῐᾱ́σῃ | μειδῐᾱ́σητον | μειδῐᾱ́σητον | μειδῐᾱ́σωμεν | μειδῐᾱ́σητε | μειδῐᾱ́σωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | μειδῐᾱ́σαιμῐ | μειδῐᾱ́σειᾰς / μειδῐᾱ́σαις | μειδῐᾱ́σειε(ν) / μειδῐᾱ́σαι | μειδῐᾱ́σαιτον | μειδῐᾱσαίτην | μειδῐᾱ́σαιμεν | μειδῐᾱ́σαιτε | μειδῐᾱ́σειᾰν / μειδῐᾱ́σαιεν | |||||
| imperative | μειδῐ́ᾱσον | μειδῐᾱσᾰ́τω | μειδῐᾱ́σᾰτον | μειδῐᾱσᾰ́των | μειδῐᾱ́σᾰτε | μειδῐᾱσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | μειδῐᾶσαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | μειδῐᾱ́σᾱς | |||||||||||
| f | μειδῐᾱ́σᾱσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | μειδῐᾶσᾰν | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: μείδησᾰ (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | μείδησᾰ | μείδησᾰς | μείδησε(ν) | μειδήσᾰτον | μειδησᾰ́την | μειδήσᾰμεν | μειδήσᾰτε | μείδησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | μειδήσω, μειδήσωμῐ |
μειδήσῃς, μειδήσῃσθᾰ |
μειδήσῃ, μειδήσῃσῐ |
μειδήσητον | μειδήσητον | μειδήσωμεν | μειδήσητε | μειδήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | μειδήσαιμῐ | μειδήσαις, μειδήσαισθᾰ, μειδήσειᾰς |
μειδήσειε(ν) / μειδήσαι | μειδησεῖτον | μειδησείτην | μειδησεῖμεν | μειδησεῖτε | μειδησεῖεν | |||||
| imperative | μείδησον | μειδησᾰ́τω | μειδήσᾰτον | μειδησᾰ́των | μειδήσᾰτε | μειδησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | μειδῆσαι / μειδησᾰ́μεν / μειδησᾰμέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | μειδήσᾱς | |||||||||||
| f | μειδήσᾱσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | μειδῆσᾰν | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
- διαμειδιάω (diameidiáō)
- ἐμμειδιάω (emmeidiáō)
- ἐπιμειδάω (epimeidáō)
- ἐπιμειδιάω (epimeidiáō)
- καταμειδιάω (katameidiáō)
- προσμειδιάω (prosmeidiáō)
- ὑπομειδιάω (hupomeidiáō)
- φιλομμειδής (philommeidḗs)
Related terms
- ἀμειδίᾱτος (ameidíātos)
- μείδημα (meídēma)
- μειδίᾱμα (meidíāma)
- μειδίᾱσμα (meidíāsma)
- μειδιᾱσμός (meidiāsmós)
- μειδιαστικός (meidiastikós)
References
- “μειδιάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press