ἐφίημι
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἐπίημι (epíēmi) — Ionic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.pʰí.ɛː.mi/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eˈpʰi.e̝.mi/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eˈɸi.i.mi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈfi.i.mi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈfi.i.mi/
Verb
ἐφίημῐ • (ephíēmĭ)
- to send to
- to let fly
- to lay hands on
- to incite
- to bring, impose (troubles etc. upon someone)
- (in middle) to enjoin upon, command
- (in middle) to aim at [with genitive], to desire to do [with infinitive]
Conjugation
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφῑ́ημῐ | ἐφῑ́ης | ἐφῑ́ησῐ(ν) | ἐφῑ́ετον | ἐφῑ́ετον | ἐφῑ́εμεν | ἐφῑ́ετε | ἐφῑᾶσι(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφῑῶ | ἐφῑῇς | ἐφῑῇ | ἐφῑῆτον | ἐφῑῆτον | ἐφῑῶμεν | ἐφῑῆτε | ἐφῑῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφῑείην | ἐφῑείης | ἐφῑείη | ἐφῑεῖτον / ἐφῑείητον | ἐφῑείτην / ἐφῑειήτην | ἐφῑεῖμεν / ἐφῑείημεν | ἐφῑεῖτε / ἐφῑείητε | ἐφῑεῖεν / ἐφῑείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἐφῑ́ει | ἐφῑέτω | ἐφῑ́ετον | ἐφῑέτων | ἐφῑ́ετε | ἐφῑέντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφῑ́εμαι | ἐφῑ́εσαι | ἐφῑ́εται | ἐφῑ́εσθον | ἐφῑ́εσθον | ἐφῑέμεθᾰ | ἐφῑ́εσθε | ἐφῑ́ενται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφῑῶμαι | ἐφῑῇ | ἐφῑῆται | ἐφῑῆσθον | ἐφῑῆσθον | ἐφῑώμεθᾰ | ἐφῑῆσθε | ἐφῑῶνται | |||||
| optative | ἐφῑείμην | ἐφῑεῖο | ἐφῑεῖτο / ἐφῑοῖτο | ἐφῑεῖσθον / ἐφῑοῖσθον | ἐφῑείσθην / ἐφῑοίσθην | ἐφῑείμεθᾰ / ἐφῑοίμεθᾰ | ἐφῑεῖσθε / ἐφῑοῖσθε | ἐφῑεῖντο / ἐφῑοῖντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐφῑ́εσο | ἐφῑέσθω | ἐφῑ́εσθον | ἐφῑέσθων | ἐφῑ́εσθε | ἐφῑέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφῑέναι | ἐφῑ́εσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφῑείς | ἐφῑέμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐφῑεῖσᾰ | ἐφῑεμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐφῑέν | ἐφῑέμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφῐ́ημῐ | ἐφῐ́ης / ἐφῐ́ησθᾰ | ἐφῐ́ησῐ / ἐφῐεῖ | ἐφῐ́ετον | ἐφῐ́ετον | ἐφῐ́εμεν | ἐφῐ́ετε | ἐφῐᾶσι(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφῐῶ, ἐφῐῶμῐ |
ἐφῐῇς, ἐφῐῇσθᾰ |
ἐφῐῇ, ἐφῐῇσῐ |
ἐφῐῆτον | ἐφῐῆτον | ἐφῐῶμεν | ἐφῐῆτε | ἐφῐῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφῐείην | ἐφῐείης | ἐφῐείη | ἐφῐεῖτον | ἐφῐείτην | ἐφῐεῖμεν | ἐφῐεῖτε | ἐφῐεῖεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐφῐ́ει | ἐφῐέτω | ἐφῐ́ετον | ἐφῐέτων | ἐφῐ́ετε | ἐφῐέντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφῐ́εμαι | ἐφῐ́εσαι | ἐφῐ́εται | ἐφῐ́εσθον | ἐφῐ́εσθον | ἐφῐέμε(σ)θᾰ | ἐφῐ́εσθε | ἐφῐ́ενται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφῐῶμαι | ἐφῐῇ | ἐφῐῆται | ἐφῐῆσθον | ἐφῐῆσθον | ἐφῐώμε(σ)θᾰ | ἐφῐῆσθε | ἐφῐῶνται | |||||
| optative | ἐφῐείμην | ἐφῐεῖο | ἐφῐεῖτο / ἐφῐοῖτο | ἐφῐεῖσθον / ἐφῐοῖσθον | ἐφῐείσθην / ἐφῐοίσθην | ἐφῐείμεθᾰ / οίμε(σ)θᾰ | ἐφῐεῖσθε / ἐφῐοῖσθε | ἐφῐ́ειντο / ἐφῐοίᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | ἐφῐ́εσο | ἐφῐέσθω | ἐφῐ́εσθον | ἐφῐέσθων | ἐφῐ́εσθε | ἐφῐέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφῐέμεν(αι) | ἐφῐ́εσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφῐείς | ἐφῐέμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐφῐεῖσᾰ | ἐφῐεμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐφῐέν | ἐφῐέμενον | |||||||||||
| 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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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφῑ́ην | ἐφῑ́εις | ἐφῑ́ει | ἐφῑ́ετον | ἐφῑέτην | ἐφῑ́εμεν | ἐφῑ́ετε | ἐφῑ́εσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφῑέμην | ἐφῑ́εσο | ἐφῑ́ετο | ἐφῑ́εσθον | ἐφῑέσθην | ἐφῑέμεθᾰ | ἐφῑ́εσθε | ἐφῑ́εντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφῐ́ην | ἐφῐ́εις | ἐφῐ́ει | ἐφῐ́ετον | ἐφῐέτην | ἐφῐ́εμεν | ἐφῐ́ετε | ἐφῐ́εσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφῐέμην | ἐφῐ́εσο | ἐφῐ́ετο | ἐφῐ́εσθον | ἐφῐέσθην | ἐφῐέμε(σ)θᾰ | ἐφῐ́εσθε | ἐφῐ́εντο | ||||
| 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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Future: ἐφήσω, ἐφήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφήσω | ἐφήσεις | ἐφήσει | ἐφήσετον | ἐφήσετον | ἐφήσομεν | ἐφήσετε | ἐφήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐφήσοιμῐ | ἐφήσοις | ἐφήσοι | ἐφήσοιτον | ἐφησοίτην | ἐφήσοιμεν | ἐφήσοιτε | ἐφήσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἐφήσομαι | ἐφήσῃ / ἐφήσει | ἐφήσεται | ἐφήσεσθον | ἐφήσεσθον | ἐφησόμεθᾰ | ἐφήσεσθε | ἐφήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐφησοίμην | ἐφήσοιο | ἐφήσοιτο | ἐφήσοισθον | ἐφησοίσθην | ἐφησοίμεθᾰ | ἐφήσοισθε | ἐφήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφήσειν | ἐφήσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφήσων | ἐφησόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐφήσουσᾰ | ἐφησομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐφῆσον | ἐφησόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐφῆκᾰ, ἐφηκᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφῆκᾰ | ἐφῆκᾰς | ἐφῆκε(ν) | ἐφήκᾰτον | ἐφηκᾰ́την | ἐφήκᾰμεν | ἐφήκᾰτε | ἐφῆκᾰν | ||||
| middle | indicative | ἐφηκᾰ́μην | ἐφήκω | ἐφήκᾰτο | ἐφήκᾰσθον | ἐφηκᾰ́σθην | ἐφηκᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐφήκᾰσθε | ἐφήκᾰντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφέηκᾰ | ἐφέηκᾰς | ἐφέηκε(ν) | ἐφεήκᾰτον | ἐφεηκᾰ́την | ἐφεήκᾰμεν | ἐφεήκᾰτε | ἐφέηκᾰν | ||||
| middle | indicative | ἐφεηκᾰ́μην | ἐφεήκᾰο | ἐφεήκᾰτο | ἐφεήκᾰσθον | ἐφεηκᾰ́σθην | ἐφεηκᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ἐφεήκᾰσθε | ἐφεήκᾰντο | ||||
| 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:
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ||||||||||||
| subjunctive | ἐφείω | ἐφῇς | |||||||||||
| optative | ἐφείην | ἐφείης | ἐφείη | ἐφείητον | ἐφειήτην | ἐφείημεν | ἐφείητε | ἐφείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἔφες | ||||||||||||
| middle | indicative | ||||||||||||
| subjunctive | |||||||||||||
| optative | |||||||||||||
| imperative | |||||||||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφεῖναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφείς | |||||||||||
| f | ἐφεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐφέν | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: ἐφεῖκᾰ, ἐφεῖμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφεῖκᾰ | ἐφεῖκᾰς | ἐφεῖκε(ν) | ἐφείκᾰτον | ἐφείκᾰτον | ἐφείκᾰμεν | ἐφείκᾰτε | ἐφείκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφείκω | ἐφείκῃς | ἐφείκῃ | ἐφείκητον | ἐφείκητον | ἐφείκωμεν | ἐφείκητε | ἐφείκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφείκοιμῐ / ἐφεικοίην | ἐφείκοις / ἐφεικοίης | ἐφείκοι / ἐφεικοίη | ἐφείκοιτον | ἐφεικοίτην | ἐφείκοιμεν | ἐφείκοιτε | ἐφείκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐφεῖκε | ἐφεικέτω | ἐφείκετον | ἐφεικέτων | ἐφείκετε | ἐφεικόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφεῖμαι | ἐφεῖσαι | ἐφεῖται | ἐφεῖσθον | ἐφεῖσθον | ἐφείμεθᾰ | ἐφεῖσθε | ἐφεῖνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφειμένος ὦ | ἐφειμένος ᾖς | ἐφειμένος ᾖ | ἐφειμένω ἦτον | ἐφειμένω ἦτον | ἐφειμένοι ὦμεν | ἐφειμένοι ἦτε | ἐφειμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφειμένος εἴην | ἐφειμένος εἴης | ἐφειμένος εἴη | ἐφειμένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἐφειμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἐφειμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἐφειμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἐφειμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐφεῖσο | ἐφείσθω | ἐφεῖσθον | ἐφείσθων | ἐφεῖσθε | ἐφείσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφεικέναι | ἐφεῖσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφεικώς | ἐφειμένος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐφεικυῖᾰ | ἐφειμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐφεικός | ἐφειμένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: ἐφέωκᾰ, ἐφέωμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφέωκᾰ | ἐφέωκᾰς | ἐφέωκε(ν) | ἐφεώκᾰτον | ἐφεώκᾰτον | ἐφεώκᾰμεν | ἐφεώκᾰτε | ἐφεώκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφεώκω | ἐφεώκῃς | ἐφεώκῃ | ἐφεώκητον | ἐφεώκητον | ἐφεώκωμεν | ἐφεώκητε | ἐφεώκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφεώκοιμῐ / ἐφεωκοίην | ἐφεώκοις / ἐφεωκοίης | ἐφεώκοι / ἐφεωκοίη | ἐφεώκοιτον | ἐφεωκοίτην | ἐφεώκοιμεν | ἐφεώκοιτε | ἐφεώκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐφέωκε | ἐφεωκέτω | ἐφεώκετον | ἐφεωκέτων | ἐφεώκετε | ἐφεωκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφέωμαι | ἐφέωσαι | ἐφέωται | ἐφέωσθον | ἐφέωσθον | ἐφεώμεθᾰ | ἐφέωσθε | ἐφέωνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφεωμένος ὦ | ἐφεωμένος ᾖς | ἐφεωμένος ᾖ | ἐφεωμένω ἦτον | ἐφεωμένω ἦτον | ἐφεωμένοι ὦμεν | ἐφεωμένοι ἦτε | ἐφεωμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφεωμένος εἴην | ἐφεωμένος εἴης | ἐφεωμένος εἴη | ἐφεωμένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἐφεωμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἐφεωμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἐφεωμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἐφεωμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐφέωσο | ἐφεώσθω | ἐφέωσθον | ἐφεώσθων | ἐφέωσθε | ἐφεώσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφεωκέναι | ἐφεῶσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφεωκώς | ἐφεωμένος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐφεωκυῖᾰ | ἐφεωμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐφεωκός | ἐφεωμένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
- ἐφέτης (ephétēs)
Further reading
- “ἐφίημι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐφίημι in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐφίημι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ἐφίημι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἐφίημι”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- aim at idem, page 21.
- bid idem, page 78.
- charge idem, page 125.
- command idem, page 146.
- commit idem, page 148.
- concede idem, page 154.
- covet idem, page 180.
- crave idem, page 182.
- desire idem, page 215.
- enjoin idem, page 275.
- give idem, page 360.
- grant idem, page 369.
- hunger idem, page 410.
- intrust idem, page 455.
- launch idem, page 479.
- let idem, page 486.
- long idem, page 498.
- lust idem, page 505.
- order idem, page 578.
- pant idem, page 591.
- permit idem, page 607.
- refer idem, page 684.
- resign idem, page 702.
- set idem, page 756.
- slip idem, page 784.
- strive idem, page 827.
- submit idem, page 831.
- suffer idem, page 835.
- tingle idem, page 876.
- want idem, page 961.
- wish idem, page 983.