δέρκομαι
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai, from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-. Cognate with Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś, “see”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /dér.ko.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈder.ko.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈðer.ko.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈðer.ko.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈðer.ko.me/
Verb
δέρκομαι • (dérkomai)
Inflection
Present: δέρκομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | δέρκομαι | δέρκῃ / δέρκει | δέρκεται | δέρκεσθον | δέρκεσθον | δερκόμεθᾰ | δέρκεσθε | δέρκονται | ||||
| subjunctive | δέρκωμαι | δέρκῃ | δέρκηται | δέρκησθον | δέρκησθον | δερκώμεθᾰ | δέρκησθε | δέρκωνται | |||||
| optative | δερκοίμην | δέρκοιο | δέρκοιτο | δέρκοισθον | δερκοίσθην | δερκοίμεθᾰ | δέρκοισθε | δέρκοιντο | |||||
| imperative | δέρκου | δερκέσθω | δέρκεσθον | δερκέσθων | δέρκεσθε | δερκέσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δέρκεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δερκόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | δερκομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | δερκόμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἐδερκόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐδερκόμην | ἐδέρκου | ἐδέρκετο | ἐδέρκεσθον | ἐδερκέσθην | ἐδερκόμεθᾰ | ἐδέρκεσθε | ἐδέρκοντο | ||||
| 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: δερκεσκόμην (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | δερκεσκόμην | δερκέσκου | δερκέσκετο | δερκέσκεσθον | δερκεσκέσθην | δερκεσκόμε(σ)θᾰ | δερκέσκεσθε | δερκέσκοντο | ||||
| 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: δέρξομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | δέρξομαι | δέρξῃ / δέρξει | δέρξεται | δέρξεσθον | δέρξεσθον | δερξόμεθᾰ | δέρξεσθε | δέρξονται | ||||
| optative | δερξοίμην | δέρξοιο | δέρξοιτο | δέρξοισθον | δερξοίσθην | δερξοίμεθᾰ | δέρξοισθε | δέρξοιντο | |||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δέρξεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δερξόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | δερξομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | δερξόμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἔδερξᾰ, ἐδερξᾰ́μην, ἐδέρχθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔδερξᾰ | ἔδερξᾰς | ἔδερξε(ν) | ἐδέρξᾰτον | ἐδερξᾰ́την | ἐδέρξᾰμεν | ἐδέρξᾰτε | ἔδερξᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | δέρξω | δέρξῃς | δέρξῃ | δέρξητον | δέρξητον | δέρξωμεν | δέρξητε | δέρξωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δέρξαιμῐ | δέρξειᾰς / δέρξαις | δέρξειε(ν) / δέρξαι | δέρξαιτον | δερξαίτην | δέρξαιμεν | δέρξαιτε | δέρξειᾰν / δέρξαιεν | |||||
| imperative | δέρξον | δερξᾰ́τω | δέρξᾰτον | δερξᾰ́των | δέρξᾰτε | δερξᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐδερξᾰ́μην | ἐδέρξω | ἐδέρξᾰτο | ἐδέρξᾰσθον | ἐδερξᾰ́σθην | ἐδερξᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐδέρξᾰσθε | ἐδέρξᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | δέρξωμαι | δέρξῃ | δέρξηται | δέρξησθον | δέρξησθον | δερξώμεθᾰ | δέρξησθε | δέρξωνται | |||||
| optative | δερξαίμην | δέρξαιο | δέρξαιτο | δέρξαισθον | δερξαίσθην | δερξαίμεθᾰ | δέρξαισθε | δέρξαιντο | |||||
| imperative | δέρξαι | δερξᾰ́σθω | δέρξᾰσθον | δερξᾰ́σθων | δέρξᾰσθε | δερξᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐδέρχθην | ἐδέρχθης | ἐδέρχθη | ἐδέρχθητον | ἐδερχθήτην | ἐδέρχθημεν | ἐδέρχθητε | ἐδέρχθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | δερχθῶ | δερχθῇς | δερχθῇ | δερχθῆτον | δερχθῆτον | δερχθῶμεν | δερχθῆτε | δερχθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δερχθείην | δερχθείης | δερχθείη | δερχθεῖτον / δερχθείητον | δερχθείτην / δερχθειήτην | δερχθεῖμεν / δερχθείημεν | δερχθεῖτε / δερχθείητε | δερχθεῖεν / δερχθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | δέρχθητῐ | δερχθήτω | δέρχθητον | δερχθήτων | δέρχθητε | δερχθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | δέρξαι | δέρξᾰσθαι | δερχθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | δέρξᾱς | δερξᾰ́μενος | δερχθείς | |||||||||
| f | δέρξᾱσᾰ | δερξᾰμένη | δερχθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | δέρξᾰν | δερξᾰ́μενον | δερχθέν | ||||||||||
| 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: ἔδρᾰκον, ἐδρᾰκόμην, ἐδρᾰ́κην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔδρᾰκον | ἔδρᾰκες | ἔδρᾰκε(ν) | ἐδρᾰ́κετον | ἐδρᾰκέτην | ἐδρᾰ́κομεν | ἐδρᾰ́κετε | ἔδρᾰκον | ||||
| subjunctive | δρᾰ́κω | δρᾰ́κῃς | δρᾰ́κῃ | δρᾰ́κητον | δρᾰ́κητον | δρᾰ́κωμεν | δρᾰ́κητε | δρᾰ́κωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δρᾰ́κοιμῐ | δρᾰ́κοις | δρᾰ́κοι | δρᾰ́κοιτον | δρᾰκοίτην | δρᾰ́κοιμεν | δρᾰ́κοιτε | δρᾰ́κοιεν | |||||
| imperative | δρᾰ́κε | δρᾰκέτω | δρᾰ́κετον | δρᾰκέτων | δρᾰ́κετε | δρᾰκόντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐδρᾰκόμην | ἐδρᾰ́κου | ἐδρᾰ́κετο | ἐδρᾰ́κεσθον | ἐδρᾰκέσθην | ἐδρᾰκόμεθᾰ | ἐδρᾰ́κεσθε | ἐδρᾰ́κοντο | ||||
| subjunctive | δρᾰ́κωμαι | δρᾰ́κῃ | δρᾰ́κηται | δρᾰ́κησθον | δρᾰ́κησθον | δρᾰκώμεθᾰ | δρᾰ́κησθε | δρᾰ́κωνται | |||||
| optative | δρᾰκοίμην | δρᾰ́κοιο | δρᾰ́κοιτο | δρᾰ́κοισθον | δρᾰκοίσθην | δρᾰκοίμεθᾰ | δρᾰ́κοισθε | δρᾰ́κοιντο | |||||
| imperative | δρᾰκοῦ | δρᾰκέσθω | δρᾰ́κεσθον | δρᾰκέσθων | δρᾰ́κεσθε | δρᾰκέσθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐδρᾰ́κην | ἐδρᾰ́κης | ἐδρᾰ́κη | ἐδρᾰ́κητον | ἐδρᾰκήτην | ἐδρᾰ́κημεν | ἐδρᾰ́κητε | ἐδρᾰ́κησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | δρᾰκῶ | δρᾰκῇς | δρᾰκῇ | δρᾰκῆτον | δρᾰκῆτον | δρᾰκῶμεν | δρᾰκῆτε | δρᾰκῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δρᾰκείην | δρᾰκείης | δρᾰκείη | δρᾰκεῖτον / δρᾰκείητον | δρᾰκείτην / δρᾰκειήτην | δρᾰκεῖμεν / δρᾰκείημεν | δρᾰκεῖτε / δρᾰκείητε | δρᾰκεῖεν / δρᾰκείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | δρᾰ́κηθῐ | δρᾰκήτω | δρᾰ́κητον | δρᾰκήτων | δρᾰ́κητε | δρᾰκέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | δρᾰκεῖν | δρᾰκέσθαι | δρᾰκῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | δρᾰκών | δρᾰκόμενος | δρᾰκείς | |||||||||
| f | δρᾰκοῦσᾰ | δρᾰκομένη | δρᾰκεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | δρᾰκόν | δρᾰκόμενον | δρᾰκέν | ||||||||||
| 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: δέδορκᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δέδορκᾰ | δέδορκᾰς | δέδορκε(ν) | δεδόρκᾰτον | δεδόρκᾰτον | δεδόρκᾰμεν | δεδόρκᾰτε | δεδόρκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | δεδόρκω | δεδόρκῃς | δεδόρκῃ | δεδόρκητον | δεδόρκητον | δεδόρκωμεν | δεδόρκητε | δεδόρκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δεδόρκοιμῐ / δεδορκοίην | δεδόρκοις / δεδορκοίης | δεδόρκοι / δεδορκοίη | δεδόρκοιτον | δεδορκοίτην | δεδόρκοιμεν | δεδόρκοιτε | δεδόρκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | δέδορκε | δεδορκέτω | δεδόρκετον | δεδορκέτων | δεδόρκετε | δεδορκόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δεδορκέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δεδορκώς | |||||||||||
| f | δεδορκυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | δεδορκός | ||||||||||||
| 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
- δέργμα (dérgma, “look, glance”)
References
- “δέρκομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “δέρκομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “δέρκομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- δέρκομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δέρκομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- δέρκομαι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)