δείδω
See also: Δειδώ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dedwóye (“to be afraid”), from *dwey- (“to fear”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /děː.dɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈdi.do/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈði.ðo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈði.ðo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈði.ðo/
Verb
δείδω • (deídō)
Usage notes
In Attic, the present tense is not attested, and the perfect δέδοικα (dédoika) is used with a present meaning.
Conjugation
Future: δείσω, δείσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δείσω | δείσεις | δείσει | δείσετον | δείσετον | δείσομεν | δείσετε | δείσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | δείσοιμῐ | δείσοις | δείσοι | δείσοιτον | δεισοίτην | δείσοιμεν | δείσοιτε | δείσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | δείσομαι | δείσῃ / δείσει | δείσεται | δείσεσθον | δείσεσθον | δεισόμεθᾰ | δείσεσθε | δείσονται | ||||
| optative | δεισοίμην | δείσοιο | δείσοιτο | δείσοισθον | δεισοίσθην | δεισοίμεθᾰ | δείσοισθε | δείσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | δείσειν | δείσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | δείσων | δεισόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | δείσουσᾰ | δεισομένη | |||||||||||
| n | δεῖσον | δεισόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
Active forms are late.
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Aorist: ἔδεισᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔδεισᾰ | ἔδεισᾰς | ἔδεισε(ν) | ἐδείσᾰτον | ἐδεισᾰ́την | ἐδείσᾰμεν | ἐδείσᾰτε | ἔδεισᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | δείσω | δείσῃς | δείσῃ | δείσητον | δείσητον | δείσωμεν | δείσητε | δείσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δείσαιμῐ | δείσειᾰς / δείσαις | δείσειε(ν) / δείσαι | δείσαιτον | δεισαίτην | δείσαιμεν | δείσαιτε | δείσειᾰν / δείσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | δεῖσον | δεισᾰ́τω | δείσᾰτον | δεισᾰ́των | δείσᾰτε | δεισᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δεῖσαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δείσᾱς | |||||||||||
| f | δείσᾱσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | δεῖσᾰν | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἔδδεισᾰ (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔδδεισᾰ | ἔδδεισᾰς | ἔδδεισε(ν) | ἐδδείσᾰτον | ἐδδεισᾰ́την | ἐδδείσᾰμεν | ἐδδείσᾰτε | ἔδδεισᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | δείσω, δείσωμῐ |
δείσῃς, δείσῃσθᾰ |
δείσῃ, δείσῃσῐ |
δείσητον | δείσητον | δείσωμεν | δείσητε | δείσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δείσαιμῐ | δείσαις, δείσαισθᾰ, δείσειᾰς |
δείσειε(ν) / δείσαι | δεισεῖτον | δεισείτην | δεισεῖμεν | δεισεῖτε | δεισεῖεν | |||||
| imperative | δεῖσον | δεισᾰ́τω | δείσᾰτον | δεισᾰ́των | δείσᾰτε | δεισᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δεῖσαι / δεισᾰ́μεν / δεισᾰμέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δείσᾱς | |||||||||||
| f | δείσᾱσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | δεῖσᾰν | ||||||||||||
| 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: δῐ́ον (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐ́ον | δῐ́ες | δῐ́ε(ν) | δῐ́ετον | δῐέτην | δῐ́ομεν | δῐ́ετε | δῐ́ον | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐ́ω, δῐ́ωμῐ |
δῐ́ῃς, δῐ́ῃσθᾰ |
δῐ́ῃ, δῐ́ῃσῐ |
δῐ́ητον | δῐ́ητον | δῐ́ωμεν | δῐ́ητε | δῐ́ωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐ́οιμῐ | δῐ́οις / δῐ́οισθᾰ | δῐ́οι | δῐεῖτον | δῐείτην | δῐεῖμεν | δῐεῖτε | δῐεῖεν | |||||
| imperative | δῐ́ε | δῐέτω | δῐ́ετον | δῐέτων | δῐ́ετε | δῐόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐεῖν / δῐέμεν(αι) | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐών | |||||||||||
| f | δῐοῦσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | δῐόν | ||||||||||||
| 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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Perfect: δέδοικᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δέδοικᾰ | δέδοικᾰς | δέδοικε(ν) | δεδοίκᾰτον | δεδοίκᾰτον | δεδοίκᾰμεν | δεδοίκᾰτε | δεδοίκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | δεδοίκω | δεδοίκῃς | δεδοίκῃ | δεδοίκητον | δεδοίκητον | δεδοίκωμεν | δεδοίκητε | δεδοίκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δεδοίκοιμῐ / δεδοικοίην | δεδοίκοις / δεδοικοίης | δεδοίκοι / δεδοικοίη | δεδοίκοιτον | δεδοικοίτην | δεδοίκοιμεν | δεδοίκοιτε | δεδοίκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | δέδοικε | δεδοικέτω | δεδοίκετον | δεδοικέτων | δεδοίκετε | δεδοικόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δεδοικέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δεδοικώς | |||||||||||
| f | δεδοικυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | δεδοικός | ||||||||||||
| 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 | δείδοικᾰ | δείδοικᾰς | δείδοικε(ν) | δειδοίκᾰτον | δειδοίκᾰτον | δειδοίκᾰμεν | δειδοίκᾰτε | δειδοίκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | δειδοίκω, δειδοίκωμῐ |
δειδοίκῃς, δειδοίκῃσθᾰ |
δειδοίκῃ, δειδοίκῃσῐ |
δειδοίκητον | δειδοίκητον | δειδοίκωμεν | δειδοίκητε | δειδοίκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δειδοίκοιμῐ / δειδοικοίην | δειδοίκοις / δειδοικοίης | δειδοίκοι / δειδοικοίη | δειδοίκοιτον | δειδοικοίτην | δειδοίκοιμεν | δειδοίκοιτε | δειδοίκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | δείδοικε | δειδοικέτω | δειδοίκετον | δειδοικέτων | δειδοίκετε | δειδοικόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δειδοικέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δειδοικώς | |||||||||||
| f | δειδοικυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | δειδοικός | ||||||||||||
| 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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Perfect: δέδιᾰ (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δέδιᾰ | δέδιᾰς | δέδιε(ν) | δεδίᾰτον | δεδίᾰτον | δεδίᾰμεν | δεδίᾰτε | δεδίᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | δεδίω, δεδίωμῐ |
δεδίῃς, δεδίῃσθᾰ |
δεδίῃ, δεδίῃσῐ |
δεδίητον | δεδίητον | δεδίωμεν | δεδίητε | δεδίωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δεδίοιμῐ / δεδιοίην | δεδίοις / δεδιοίης | δεδίοι / δεδιοίη | δεδίοιτον | δεδιοίτην | δεδίοιμεν | δεδίοιτε | δεδίοιεν | |||||
| imperative | δέδιε | δεδιέτω | δεδίετον | δεδιέτων | δεδίετε | δεδιόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δεδιέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δεδιώς | |||||||||||
| f | δεδιυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | δεδιός | ||||||||||||
| 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 | δείδιᾰ | δείδιᾰς | δείδιε(ν) | δειδίᾰτον | δειδίᾰτον | δειδίᾰμεν, δείδιμεν |
δειδίᾰτε | δειδίᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | δειδίω, δειδίωμῐ |
δειδίῃς, δειδίῃσθᾰ |
δειδίῃ, δειδίῃσῐ |
δειδίητον | δειδίητον | δειδίωμεν | δειδίητε | δειδίωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δειδίοιμῐ / δειδιοίην | δειδίοις / δειδιοίης | δειδίοι / δειδιοίη | δειδίοιτον | δειδιοίτην | δειδίοιμεν | δειδίοιτε | δειδίοιεν | |||||
| imperative | δείδιθι | δειδιέτω | δειδίετον | δειδιέτων | δειδίετε | δειδιόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δειδιέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δειδιώς | |||||||||||
| f | δειδιυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | δειδιός | ||||||||||||
| 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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Pluperfect: ἐδεδοίκειν / ἐδεδοίκη
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐδεδοίκειν / ἐδεδοίκη | ἐδεδοίκεις / ἐδεδοίκης | ἐδεδοίκει(ν) | ἐδεδοίκετον | ἐδεδοικέτην | ἐδεδοίκεμεν | ἐδεδοίκετε | ἐδεδοίκεσᾰν | ||||
| 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 | ἐδειδοίκειν / ἐδειδοίκη | ἐδειδοίκεις / ἐδειδοίκης | ἐδειδοίκει(ν) | ἐδειδοίκετον | ἐδειδοικέτην | ἐδειδοίκεμεν | ἐδειδοίκετε | ἐδειδοίκεσᾰν | ||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐδεδίειν / ἐδεδίη | ἐδεδίεις / ἐδεδίης | ἐδεδίει(ν) | ἐδεδίετον | ἐδεδιέτην | ἐδεδίεμεν | ἐδεδίετε | ἐδεδίεσᾰν | ||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐδειδίειν / ἐδειδίη | ἐδειδίεις / ἐδειδίης | ἐδειδίει(ν) | ἐδειδίετον | ἐδειδιέτην | ἐδειδίεμεν, ἐδείδιμεν |
ἐδειδίετε | ἐδειδίεσᾰν | ||||
| 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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Pluperfect: δεδοίκειν / δεδοίκη
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δεδοίκειν / δεδοίκη | δεδοίκεις / δεδοίκης | δεδοίκει(ν) | δεδοίκετον | δεδοικέτην | δεδοίκεμεν | δεδοίκετε | δεδοίκεσᾰν | ||||
| 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 | δειδοίκειν / δειδοίκη | δειδοίκεις / δειδοίκης | δειδοίκει(ν) | δειδοίκετον | δειδοικέτην | δειδοίκεμεν | δειδοίκετε | δειδοίκεσᾰν | ||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δεδίειν / δεδίη | δεδίεις / δεδίης | δεδίει(ν) | δεδίετον | δεδιέτην | δεδίεμεν | δεδίετε | δεδίεσᾰν | ||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δειδίειν / δειδίη | δειδίεις / δειδίης | δειδίει(ν) | δειδίετον | δειδιέτην | δειδίεμεν, δείδιμεν |
δειδίετε | δειδίεσᾰν | ||||
| 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
- περιδείδια (perideídia)
- ὑποδείδω (hupodeídō)
- δεῖμα (deîma)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δειδώ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 308
Further reading
- “δείδω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- δείδω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- “δείδω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- δείδω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “δείδω”, 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.