διαφθείρω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
δια- (dia-) + φθείρω (phtheírō)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /di.apʰ.tʰěː.rɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /di.apʰˈtʰi.ro/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ði.aɸˈθi.ro/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ði.afˈθi.ro/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ði.afˈθi.ro/
Verb
διαφθείρω • (diaphtheírō)
Inflection
Present: δῐᾰφθείρω, δῐᾰφθείρομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐᾰφθείρω | δῐᾰφθείρεις | δῐᾰφθείρει | δῐᾰφθείρετον | δῐᾰφθείρετον | δῐᾰφθείρομεν | δῐᾰφθείρετε | δῐᾰφθείρουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰφθείρω | δῐᾰφθείρῃς | δῐᾰφθείρῃ | δῐᾰφθείρητον | δῐᾰφθείρητον | δῐᾰφθείρωμεν | δῐᾰφθείρητε | δῐᾰφθείρωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰφθείροιμῐ | δῐᾰφθείροις | δῐᾰφθείροι | δῐᾰφθείροιτον | δῐᾰφθειροίτην | δῐᾰφθείροιμεν | δῐᾰφθείροιτε | δῐᾰφθείροιεν | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰ́φθειρε | δῐᾰφθειρέτω | δῐᾰφθείρετον | δῐᾰφθειρέτων | δῐᾰφθείρετε | δῐᾰφθειρόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | δῐᾰφθείρομαι | δῐᾰφθείρῃ / δῐᾰφθείρει | δῐᾰφθείρεται | δῐᾰφθείρεσθον | δῐᾰφθείρεσθον | δῐᾰφθειρόμεθᾰ | δῐᾰφθείρεσθε | δῐᾰφθείρονται | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰφθείρωμαι | δῐᾰφθείρῃ | δῐᾰφθείρηται | δῐᾰφθείρησθον | δῐᾰφθείρησθον | δῐᾰφθειρώμεθᾰ | δῐᾰφθείρησθε | δῐᾰφθείρωνται | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰφθειροίμην | δῐᾰφθείροιο | δῐᾰφθείροιτο | δῐᾰφθείροισθον | δῐᾰφθειροίσθην | δῐᾰφθειροίμεθᾰ | δῐᾰφθείροισθε | δῐᾰφθείροιντο | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰφθείρου | δῐᾰφθειρέσθω | δῐᾰφθείρεσθον | δῐᾰφθειρέσθων | δῐᾰφθείρεσθε | δῐᾰφθειρέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐᾰφθείρειν | δῐᾰφθείρεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐᾰφθείρων | δῐᾰφθειρόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | δῐᾰφθείρουσᾰ | δῐᾰφθειρομένη | |||||||||||
| n | δῐᾰφθεῖρον | δῐᾰφθειρόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: δῐέφθειρον, δῐεφθειρόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐέφθειρον | δῐέφθειρες | δῐέφθειρε(ν) | δῐεφθείρετον | δῐεφθειρέτην | δῐεφθείρομεν | δῐεφθείρετε | δῐέφθειρον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | δῐεφθειρόμην | δῐεφθείρου | δῐεφθείρετο | δῐεφθείρεσθον | δῐεφθειρέσθην | δῐεφθειρόμεθᾰ | δῐεφθείρεσθε | δῐεφθείροντο | ||||
| 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 | δῐᾰφθείρεσκον | δῐᾰφθείρεσκες | δῐᾰφθείρεσκε(ν) | δῐᾰφθειρέσκετον | δῐᾰφθειρεσκέτην | δῐᾰφθειρέσκομεν | δῐᾰφθειρέσκετε | δῐᾰφθείρεσκον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | δῐᾰφθειρεσκόμην | δῐᾰφθειρέσκου | δῐᾰφθειρέσκετο | δῐᾰφθειρέσκεσθον | δῐᾰφθειρεσκέσθην | δῐᾰφθειρεσκόμεθᾰ | δῐᾰφθειρέσκεσθε | δῐᾰφθειρέσκοντο | ||||
| 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: δῐᾰφθερέω, δῐᾰφθερέομαι, δῐᾰφθᾰρήσομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐᾰφθερέω | δῐᾰφθερέεις | δῐᾰφθερέει | δῐᾰφθερέετον | δῐᾰφθερέετον | δῐᾰφθερέομεν | δῐᾰφθερέετε | δῐᾰφθερέουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | δῐᾰφθερέοιμῐ | δῐᾰφθερέοις | δῐᾰφθερέοι | δῐᾰφθερέοιτον | δῐᾰφθερεοίτην | δῐᾰφθερέοιμεν | δῐᾰφθερέοιτε | δῐᾰφθερέοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | δῐᾰφθερέομαι | δῐᾰφθερέῃ / δῐᾰφθερέει | δῐᾰφθερέεται | δῐᾰφθερέεσθον | δῐᾰφθερέεσθον | δῐᾰφθερεόμεθᾰ | δῐᾰφθερέεσθε | δῐᾰφθερέονται | ||||
| optative | δῐᾰφθερεοίμην | δῐᾰφθερέοιο | δῐᾰφθερέοιτο | δῐᾰφθερέοισθον | δῐᾰφθερεοίσθην | δῐᾰφθερεοίμεθᾰ | δῐᾰφθερέοισθε | δῐᾰφθερέοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσομαι | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσῃ | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσεται | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσεσθον | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσεσθον | δῐᾰφθᾰρησόμεθᾰ | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσεσθε | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσονται | ||||
| optative | δῐᾰφθᾰρησοίμην | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσοιο | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσοιτο | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσοισθον | δῐᾰφθᾰρησοίσθην | δῐᾰφθᾰρησοίμεθᾰ | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσοισθε | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐᾰφθερέειν | δῐᾰφθερέεσθαι | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐᾰφθερέων | δῐᾰφθερεόμενος | δῐᾰφθᾰρησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | δῐᾰφθερέουσᾰ | δῐᾰφθερεομένη | δῐᾰφθᾰρησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | δῐᾰφθερέον | δῐᾰφθερεόμενον | δῐᾰφθᾰρησόμενον | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: δῐᾰφθερῶ, δῐᾰφθεροῦμαι, δῐᾰφθᾰρήσομαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐᾰφθερῶ | δῐᾰφθερεῖς | δῐᾰφθερεῖ | δῐᾰφθερεῖτον | δῐᾰφθερεῖτον | δῐᾰφθεροῦμεν | δῐᾰφθερεῖτε | δῐᾰφθεροῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | δῐᾰφθεροίην / δῐᾰφθεροῖμῐ | δῐᾰφθεροίης / δῐᾰφθεροῖς | δῐᾰφθεροίη / δῐᾰφθεροῖ | δῐᾰφθεροῖτον / δῐᾰφθεροίητον | δῐᾰφθεροίτην / δῐᾰφθεροιήτην | δῐᾰφθεροῖμεν / δῐᾰφθεροίημεν | δῐᾰφθεροῖτε / δῐᾰφθεροίητε | δῐᾰφθεροῖεν / δῐᾰφθεροίησᾰν | |||||
| middle | indicative | δῐᾰφθεροῦμαι | δῐᾰφθερῇ | δῐᾰφθερεῖται | δῐᾰφθερεῖσθον | δῐᾰφθερεῖσθον | δῐᾰφθερούμεθᾰ | δῐᾰφθερεῖσθε | δῐᾰφθεροῦνται | ||||
| optative | δῐᾰφθεροίμην | δῐᾰφθεροῖο | δῐᾰφθεροῖτο | δῐᾰφθεροῖσθον | δῐᾰφθεροίσθην | δῐᾰφθεροίμεθᾰ | δῐᾰφθεροῖσθε | δῐᾰφθεροῖντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσομαι | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσῃ | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσεται | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσεσθον | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσεσθον | δῐᾰφθᾰρησόμεθᾰ | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσεσθε | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσονται | ||||
| optative | δῐᾰφθᾰρησοίμην | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσοιο | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσοιτο | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσοισθον | δῐᾰφθᾰρησοίσθην | δῐᾰφθᾰρησοίμεθᾰ | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσοισθε | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐᾰφθερεῖν | δῐᾰφθερεῖσθαι | δῐᾰφθᾰρήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐᾰφθερῶν | δῐᾰφθερούμενος | δῐᾰφθᾰρησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | δῐᾰφθεροῦσᾰ | δῐᾰφθερουμένη | δῐᾰφθᾰρησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | δῐᾰφθεροῦν | δῐᾰφθερούμενον | δῐᾰφθᾰρησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: δῐέφθειρᾰ, δῐεφθειρᾰ́μην, δῐεφθᾰ́ρην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐέφθειρᾰ | δῐέφθειρᾰς | δῐέφθειρε(ν) | δῐεφθείρᾰτον | δῐεφθειρᾰ́την | δῐεφθείρᾰμεν | δῐεφθείρᾰτε | δῐέφθειρᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰφθείρω | δῐᾰφθείρῃς | δῐᾰφθείρῃ | δῐᾰφθείρητον | δῐᾰφθείρητον | δῐᾰφθείρωμεν | δῐᾰφθείρητε | δῐᾰφθείρωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰφθείραιμῐ | δῐᾰφθείρειᾰς / δῐᾰφθείραις | δῐᾰφθείρειε(ν) / δῐᾰφθείραι | δῐᾰφθείραιτον | δῐᾰφθειραίτην | δῐᾰφθείραιμεν | δῐᾰφθείραιτε | δῐᾰφθείρειᾰν / δῐᾰφθείραιεν | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰ́φθειρον | δῐᾰφθειρᾰ́τω | δῐᾰφθείρᾰτον | δῐᾰφθειρᾰ́των | δῐᾰφθείρᾰτε | δῐᾰφθειρᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | δῐεφθειρᾰ́μην | δῐεφθείρω | δῐεφθείρᾰτο | δῐεφθείρᾰσθον | δῐεφθειρᾰ́σθην | δῐεφθειρᾰ́μεθᾰ | δῐεφθείρᾰσθε | δῐεφθείρᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰφθείρωμαι | δῐᾰφθείρῃ | δῐᾰφθείρηται | δῐᾰφθείρησθον | δῐᾰφθείρησθον | δῐᾰφθειρώμεθᾰ | δῐᾰφθείρησθε | δῐᾰφθείρωνται | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰφθειραίμην | δῐᾰφθείραιο | δῐᾰφθείραιτο | δῐᾰφθείραισθον | δῐᾰφθειραίσθην | δῐᾰφθειραίμεθᾰ | δῐᾰφθείραισθε | δῐᾰφθείραιντο | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰ́φθειραι | δῐᾰφθειρᾰ́σθω | δῐᾰφθείρᾰσθον | δῐᾰφθειρᾰ́σθων | δῐᾰφθείρᾰσθε | δῐᾰφθειρᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | δῐεφθᾰ́ρην | δῐεφθᾰ́ρης | δῐεφθᾰ́ρη | δῐεφθᾰ́ρητον | δῐεφθᾰρήτην | δῐεφθᾰ́ρημεν | δῐεφθᾰ́ρητε | δῐεφθᾰ́ρησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰφθᾰρῶ | δῐᾰφθᾰρῇς | δῐᾰφθᾰρῇ | δῐᾰφθᾰρῆτον | δῐᾰφθᾰρῆτον | δῐᾰφθᾰρῶμεν | δῐᾰφθᾰρῆτε | δῐᾰφθᾰρῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰφθᾰρείην | δῐᾰφθᾰρείης | δῐᾰφθᾰρείη | δῐᾰφθᾰρεῖτον / δῐᾰφθᾰρείητον | δῐᾰφθᾰρείτην / δῐᾰφθᾰρειήτην | δῐᾰφθᾰρεῖμεν / δῐᾰφθᾰρείημεν | δῐᾰφθᾰρεῖτε / δῐᾰφθᾰρείητε | δῐᾰφθᾰρεῖεν / δῐᾰφθᾰρείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰφθᾰ́ρηθῐ | δῐᾰφθᾰρήτω | δῐᾰφθᾰ́ρητον | δῐᾰφθᾰρήτων | δῐᾰφθᾰ́ρητε | δῐᾰφθᾰρέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐᾰφθεῖραι | δῐᾰφθείρᾰσθαι | δῐᾰφθᾰρῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐᾰφθείρᾱς | δῐᾰφθειρᾰ́μενος | δῐᾰφθᾰρείς | |||||||||
| f | δῐᾰφθείρᾱσᾰ | δῐᾰφθειρᾰμένη | δῐᾰφθᾰρεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | δῐᾰφθεῖρᾰν | δῐᾰφθειρᾰ́μενον | δῐᾰφθᾰρέν | ||||||||||
| 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: δῐέφθᾰρκᾰ, δῐέφθᾰρμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐέφθᾰρκᾰ | δῐέφθᾰρκᾰς | δῐέφθᾰρκε(ν) | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκᾰτον | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκᾰτον | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκᾰμεν | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκᾰτε | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκω | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκῃς | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκῃ | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκητον | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκητον | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκωμεν | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκητε | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκοιμῐ / δῐεφθᾰρκοίην | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκοις / δῐεφθᾰρκοίης | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκοι / δῐεφθᾰρκοίη | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκοιτον | δῐεφθᾰρκοίτην | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκοιμεν | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκοιτε | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | δῐέφθᾰρκε | δῐεφθᾰρκέτω | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκετον | δῐεφθᾰρκέτων | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκετε | δῐεφθᾰρκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | δῐέφθᾰρμαι | δῐέφθᾰρσαι | δῐέφθᾰρται | δῐέφθᾰρθον | δῐέφθᾰρθον | δῐεφθᾰ́ρμεθᾰ | δῐέφθᾰρθε | δῐεφθᾰ́ρᾰται | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐεφθᾰρμένος ὦ | δῐεφθᾰρμένος ᾖς | δῐεφθᾰρμένος ᾖ | δῐεφθᾰρμένω ἦτον | δῐεφθᾰρμένω ἦτον | δῐεφθᾰρμένοι ὦμεν | δῐεφθᾰρμένοι ἦτε | δῐεφθᾰρμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐεφθᾰρμένος εἴην | δῐεφθᾰρμένος εἴης | δῐεφθᾰρμένος εἴη | δῐεφθᾰρμένω εἴητον / εἶτον | δῐεφθᾰρμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | δῐεφθᾰρμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | δῐεφθᾰρμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | δῐεφθᾰρμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | δῐέφθᾰρσο | δῐεφθᾰ́ρθω | δῐέφθᾰρθον | δῐεφθᾰ́ρθων | δῐέφθᾰρθε | δῐεφθᾰ́ρθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐεφθᾰρκέναι | δῐεφθᾰ́ρθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐεφθᾰρκώς | δῐεφθᾰρμένος | ||||||||||
| f | δῐεφθᾰρκυῖᾰ | δῐεφθᾰρμένη | |||||||||||
| n | δῐεφθᾰρκός | δῐεφθᾰρμένον | |||||||||||
| 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: δῐέφθορᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐέφθορᾰ | δῐέφθορᾰς | δῐέφθορε(ν) | δῐεφθόρᾰτον | δῐεφθόρᾰτον | δῐεφθόρᾰμεν | δῐεφθόρᾰτε | δῐεφθόρᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐεφθόρω | δῐεφθόρῃς | δῐεφθόρῃ | δῐεφθόρητον | δῐεφθόρητον | δῐεφθόρωμεν | δῐεφθόρητε | δῐεφθόρωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐεφθόροιμῐ / δῐεφθοροίην | δῐεφθόροις / δῐεφθοροίης | δῐεφθόροι / δῐεφθοροίη | δῐεφθόροιτον | δῐεφθοροίτην | δῐεφθόροιμεν | δῐεφθόροιτε | δῐεφθόροιεν | |||||
| imperative | δῐέφθορε | δῐεφθορέτω | δῐεφθόρετον | δῐεφθορέτων | δῐεφθόρετε | δῐεφθορόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐεφθορέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐεφθορώς | |||||||||||
| f | δῐεφθορυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | δῐεφθορός | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: δῐεφθᾰ́ρκειν / δῐεφθᾰ́ρκη, δῐεφθᾰ́ρμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκειν / δῐεφθᾰ́ρκη | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκεις / δῐεφθᾰ́ρκης | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκει(ν) | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκετον | δῐεφθᾰρκέτην | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκεμεν | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκετε | δῐεφθᾰ́ρκεσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | δῐεφθᾰ́ρμην | δῐέφθᾰρσο | δῐέφθᾰρτο | δῐέφθᾰρθον | δῐεφθᾰ́ρθην | δῐεφθᾰ́ρμεθᾰ | δῐέφθᾰρθε | δῐεφθᾰ́ρᾰτο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Further reading
- “διαφθείρω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press