ἀντιάω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἀντιόω (antióō) — Epic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic, derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí; equivalent to ἀντίος (antíos) or ἀντί (antí) +‎ -άω (-áō). Compare Old Armenian անցանեմ (ancʻanem).^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.tí.a.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /anˈti.a.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /anˈti.a.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /anˈti.a.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /anˈdi.a.o/

Verb

ᾰ̓ντῐ́ᾰω • (ăntĭ́ăō)

to come to meet
1. (with genitive) to go in quest of
2. (typically of deities) to meet an offering
  1. (in past tenses) to have received, obtained
    - 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Illiad 24.60-64:
      πάντες δʼ ἀντιάασθε θεοὶ γάμου· ἐν δὲ σὺ τοῖσι δαίνυʼ ἔχων φόρμιγγα κακῶν ἕταρʼ, αἰὲν ἄπιστε.
      pántes d antiáasthe theoì gámou; en dè sù toîsi daínu ékhōn phórminga kakôn hétar, aièn ápiste.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(with dative) to meet
(rare, with genitive) to compare oneself to; to match or measure oneself against
1. (rare) to come to aid
(later Epic) to come to as a suppliant
Synonym: ἀντιάζω (antiázō)

Usage notes

In the present, Homer uses ἀντιόω (antióō). The sense of “to share” occurs in Iliad 1.31, in the euphemistic ἐμὸν λέχος ἀντιόωσαν (emòn lékhos antióōsan), literally “meeting me in bed”.

Conjugation

Present: ἀντῐᾰ́ω, ἀντῐᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀντῐᾰ́ω	ἀντῐᾰ́εις	ἀντῐᾰ́ει	ἀντῐᾰ́ετον	ἀντῐᾰ́ετον	ἀντῐᾰ́ομεν	ἀντῐᾰ́ετε	ἀντῐᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἀντῐᾰ́ω	ἀντῐᾰ́ῃς	ἀντῐᾰ́ῃ	ἀντῐᾰ́ητον	ἀντῐᾰ́ητον	ἀντῐᾰ́ωμεν	ἀντῐᾰ́ητε	ἀντῐᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀντῐᾰ́οιμῐ	ἀντῐᾰ́οις	ἀντῐᾰ́οι	ἀντῐᾰ́οιτον	ἀντῐᾰοίτην	ἀντῐᾰ́οιμεν	ἀντῐᾰ́οιτε	ἀντῐᾰ́οιεν
	imperative		ἀντῐ́ᾰε	ἀντῐᾰέτω	ἀντῐᾰ́ετον	ἀντῐᾰέτων		ἀντῐᾰ́ετε	ἀντῐᾰόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀντῐᾰ́ομαι	ἀντῐᾰ́ῃ / ἀντῐᾰ́ει	ἀντῐᾰ́εται	ἀντῐᾰ́εσθον	ἀντῐᾰ́εσθον	ἀντῐᾰόμεθᾰ	ἀντῐᾰ́εσθε	ἀντῐᾰ́ονται
	subjunctive	ἀντῐᾰ́ωμαι	ἀντῐᾰ́ῃ	ἀντῐᾰ́ηται	ἀντῐᾰ́ησθον	ἀντῐᾰ́ησθον	ἀντῐᾰώμεθᾰ	ἀντῐᾰ́ησθε	ἀντῐᾰ́ωνται
	optative	ἀντῐᾰοίμην	ἀντῐᾰ́οιο	ἀντῐᾰ́οιτο	ἀντῐᾰ́οισθον	ἀντῐᾰοίσθην	ἀντῐᾰοίμεθᾰ	ἀντῐᾰ́οισθε	ἀντῐᾰ́οιντο
	imperative		ἀντῐᾰ́ου	ἀντῐᾰέσθω	ἀντῐᾰ́εσθον	ἀντῐᾰέσθων		ἀντῐᾰ́εσθε	ἀντῐᾰέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἀντῐᾰ́ειν				ἀντῐᾰ́εσθαι
participle	m	ἀντῐᾰ́ων				ἀντῐᾰόμενος
	f	ἀντῐᾰ́ουσᾰ				ἀντῐᾰομένη
	n	ἀντῐᾰ́ον				ἀντῐᾰόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Present: ἀντῐῶ, ἀντῐῶμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀντῐῶ	ἀντῐᾷς	ἀντῐᾷ	ἀντῐᾶτον	ἀντῐᾶτον	ἀντῐῶμεν	ἀντῐᾶτε	ἀντῐῶσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἀντῐῶ	ἀντῐᾷς	ἀντῐᾷ	ἀντῐᾶτον	ἀντῐᾶτον	ἀντῐῶμεν	ἀντῐᾶτε	ἀντῐῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀντῐῴην / ἀντῐῷμῐ	ἀντῐῴης / ἀντῐῷς	ἀντῐῴη / ἀντῐῷ	ἀντῐῷτον / ἀντῐῴητον	ἀντῐῴτην / ἀντῐῳήτην	ἀντῐῷμεν / ἀντῐῴημεν	ἀντῐῷτε / ἀντῐῴητε	ἀντῐῷεν / ἀντῐῴησᾰν
	imperative		ἀντῐ́ᾱ	ἀντῐᾱ́τω	ἀντῐᾶτον	ἀντῐᾱ́των		ἀντῐᾶτε	ἀντῐώντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀντῐῶμαι	ἀντῐᾷ	ἀντῐᾶται	ἀντῐᾶσθον	ἀντῐᾶσθον	ἀντῐώμεθᾰ	ἀντῐᾶσθε	ἀντῐῶνται
	subjunctive	ἀντῐῶμαι	ἀντῐᾷ	ἀντῐᾶται	ἀντῐᾶσθον	ἀντῐᾶσθον	ἀντῐώμεθᾰ	ἀντῐᾶσθε	ἀντῐῶνται
	optative	ἀντῐῴμην	ἀντῐῷο	ἀντῐῷτο	ἀντῐῷσθον	ἀντῐῴσθην	ἀντῐῴμεθᾰ	ἀντῐῷσθε	ἀντῐῷντο
	imperative		ἀντῐῶ	ἀντῐᾱ́σθω	ἀντῐᾶσθον	ἀντῐᾱ́σθων		ἀντῐᾶσθε	ἀντῐᾱ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἀντῐᾶν				ἀντῐᾶσθαι
participle	m	ἀντῐῶν				ἀντῐώμενος
	f	ἀντῐῶσᾰ				ἀντῐωμένη
	n	ἀντῐῶν				ἀντῐώμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἠντῐ́ᾰον, ἠντῐᾰόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἠντῐ́ᾰον	ἠντῐ́ᾰες	ἠντῐ́ᾰε(ν)	ἠντῐᾰ́ετον	ἠντῐᾰέτην	ἠντῐᾰ́ομεν	ἠντῐᾰ́ετε	ἠντῐ́ᾰον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἠντῐᾰόμην	ἠντῐᾰ́ου	ἠντῐᾰ́ετο	ἠντῐᾰ́εσθον	ἠντῐᾰέσθην	ἠντῐᾰόμεθᾰ	ἠντῐᾰ́εσθε	ἠντῐᾰ́οντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἠντῐ́ων, ἠντῐώμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἠντῐ́ων	ἠντῐ́ᾱς	ἠντῐ́ᾱ	ἠντῐᾶτον	ἠντῐᾱ́την	ἠντῐῶμεν	ἠντῐᾶτε	ἠντῐ́ων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἠντῐώμην	ἠντῐῶ	ἠντῐᾶτο	ἠντῐᾶσθον	ἠντῐᾱ́σθην	ἠντῐώμεθᾰ	ἠντῐᾶσθε	ἠντῐῶντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Future: ἀντῐᾰ́σω, ἀντῐᾰ́σομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀντῐᾰ́σω	ἀντῐᾰ́σεις	ἀντῐᾰ́σει	ἀντῐᾰ́σετον	ἀντῐᾰ́σετον	ἀντῐᾰ́σομεν	ἀντῐᾰ́σετε	ἀντῐᾰ́σουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	ἀντῐᾰ́σοιμῐ	ἀντῐᾰ́σοις	ἀντῐᾰ́σοι	ἀντῐᾰ́σοιτον	ἀντῐᾰσοίτην	ἀντῐᾰ́σοιμεν	ἀντῐᾰ́σοιτε	ἀντῐᾰ́σοιεν
middle	indicative	ἀντῐᾰ́σομαι	ἀντῐᾰ́σῃ / ἀντῐᾰ́σει	ἀντῐᾰ́σεται	ἀντῐᾰ́σεσθον	ἀντῐᾰ́σεσθον	ἀντῐᾰσόμεθᾰ	ἀντῐᾰ́σεσθε	ἀντῐᾰ́σονται
middle	optative	ἀντῐᾰσοίμην	ἀντῐᾰ́σοιο	ἀντῐᾰ́σοιτο	ἀντῐᾰ́σοισθον	ἀντῐᾰσοίσθην	ἀντῐᾰσοίμεθᾰ	ἀντῐᾰ́σοισθε	ἀντῐᾰ́σοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἀντῐᾰ́σειν			ἀντῐᾰ́σεσθαι
participle	m	ἀντῐᾰ́σων			ἀντῐᾰσόμενος
	f	ἀντῐᾰ́σουσᾰ			ἀντῐᾰσομένη
	n	ἀντῐᾰ́σον			ἀντῐᾰσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἠντῐ́ᾰσᾰ, ἠντῐᾰσᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἠντῐ́ᾰσᾰ	ἠντῐ́ᾰσᾰς	ἠντῐ́ᾰσε(ν)	ἠντῐᾰ́σᾰτον	ἠντῐᾰσᾰ́την	ἠντῐᾰ́σᾰμεν	ἠντῐᾰ́σᾰτε	ἠντῐ́ᾰσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἀντῐᾰ́σω	ἀντῐᾰ́σῃς	ἀντῐᾰ́σῃ	ἀντῐᾰ́σητον	ἀντῐᾰ́σητον	ἀντῐᾰ́σωμεν	ἀντῐᾰ́σητε	ἀντῐᾰ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀντῐᾰ́σαιμῐ	ἀντῐᾰ́σειᾰς / ἀντῐᾰ́σαις	ἀντῐᾰ́σειε(ν) / ἀντῐᾰ́σαι	ἀντῐᾰ́σαιτον	ἀντῐᾰσαίτην	ἀντῐᾰ́σαιμεν	ἀντῐᾰ́σαιτε	ἀντῐᾰ́σειᾰν / ἀντῐᾰ́σαιεν
	imperative		ἀντῐ́ᾰσον	ἀντῐᾰσᾰ́τω	ἀντῐᾰ́σᾰτον	ἀντῐᾰσᾰ́των		ἀντῐᾰ́σᾰτε	ἀντῐᾰσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἠντῐᾰσᾰ́μην	ἠντῐᾰ́σω	ἠντῐᾰ́σᾰτο	ἠντῐᾰ́σᾰσθον	ἠντῐᾰσᾰ́σθην	ἠντῐᾰσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἠντῐᾰ́σᾰσθε	ἠντῐᾰ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἀντῐᾰ́σωμαι	ἀντῐᾰ́σῃ	ἀντῐᾰ́σηται	ἀντῐᾰ́σησθον	ἀντῐᾰ́σησθον	ἀντῐᾰσώμεθᾰ	ἀντῐᾰ́σησθε	ἀντῐᾰ́σωνται
	optative	ἀντῐᾰσαίμην	ἀντῐᾰ́σαιο	ἀντῐᾰ́σαιτο	ἀντῐᾰ́σαισθον	ἀντῐᾰσαίσθην	ἀντῐᾰσαίμεθᾰ	ἀντῐᾰ́σαισθε	ἀντῐᾰ́σαιντο
	imperative		ἀντῐ́ᾰσαι	ἀντῐᾰσᾰ́σθω	ἀντῐᾰ́σᾰσθον	ἀντῐᾰσᾰ́σθων		ἀντῐᾰ́σᾰσθε	ἀντῐᾰσᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἀντῐᾰ́σαι			ἀντῐᾰ́σᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἀντῐᾰ́σᾱς			ἀντῐᾰσᾰ́μενος
	f	ἀντῐᾰ́σᾱσᾰ			ἀντῐᾰσᾰμένη
	n	ἀντῐᾰ́σᾰν			ἀντῐᾰσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀντί (> DER > ἀντιάω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 109