γεύομαι

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡěu̯.o.mai̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡe.wo.mɛ/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.βo.mɛ/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.vo.me/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.vo.me/

Verb

γεύομαι • (geúomai)

first-person singular present mediopassive indicative of γεύω (geúō)

References

“γεύομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
γεύομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
γεύομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
γεύομαι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
“γεύομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
G1089 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
γεύομαι in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek γεύομαι (geúomai),^[1] mediopassive form of γεύω (geúō).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.vo.me/
Hyphenation: γεύ‧ο‧μαι

Verb

γεύομαι • (gévomai) deponent (past γεύτηκα/γεύθηκα) (transitive)

to taste (to sample the flavor of something orally)
(figuratively) to taste (to experience)

Conjugation

γεύομαι (deponent: passive forms only)

	Passive voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤
1 sg		γευτώ, γευθώ
2 sg	γεύεσαι	γευτείς, γευθείς
3 sg	γεύεται	γευτεί, γευθεί

1 pl	γευόμαστε	γευτούμε, γευθούμε
2 pl	γεύεστε, γευόσαστε	γευτείτε, γευθείτε
3 pl	γεύονται	γευτούν(ε), γευθούν(ε)

Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤
1 sg	γευόμουν(α)	γεύτηκα, γεύθηκα
2 sg	γευόσουν(α)	γεύτηκες, γεύθηκες
3 sg	γευόταν(ε)	γεύτηκε, γεύθηκε

1 pl	γευόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)	γευτήκαμε, γευθήκαμε
2 pl	γευόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)	γευτήκατε, γευθήκατε
3 pl	γεύονταν, (γευόντουσαν)	γεύτηκαν, γευτήκαν(ε), γεύθηκαν, γευθήκαν(ε)

Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤
1 sg	θα ➤	θα γευτώ / γευθώ ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα γεύεσαι, …	θα γευτείς / γευθείς, …

	Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, … γευτεί / γευθεί
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, … γευτεί / γευθεί
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, … γευτεί / γευθεί

Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).

Imperative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect
2 sg	—	—
2 pl	γεύεστε	γευτείτε, γευθείτε

Other forms	Passive voice
Present participle ➤	—
Perfect participle ➤	—

Nonfinite form ➤	γευτεί, γευθεί


Notes Appendix:Greek verbs	• (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.
Notes Appendix:Greek verbs

Related terms

γεύση f (géfsi)

References

^ γεύομαι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[1] γεύομαι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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