δονέω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /do.né.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /doˈne.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ðoˈne.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ðoˈne.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ðoˈne.o/
Verb
δονέω • (donéō)
- to shake, cause to quiver, especially of the wind
- to drive about; disturb, terrify
- (of love) to agitate, excite
- (passive voice, of troops) to wheel
- (of sound) to murmur, buzz, rouse
Inflection
Present: δονέω, δονέομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δονέω | δονέεις | δονέει | δονέετον | δονέετον | δονέομεν | δονέετε | δονέουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | δονέω | δονέῃς | δονέῃ | δονέητον | δονέητον | δονέωμεν | δονέητε | δονέωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δονέοιμῐ | δονέοις | δονέοι | δονέοιτον | δονεοίτην | δονέοιμεν | δονέοιτε | δονέοιεν | |||||
| imperative | δόνεε | δονεέτω | δονέετον | δονεέτων | δονέετε | δονεόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | δονέομαι | δονέῃ / δονέει | δονέεται | δονέεσθον | δονέεσθον | δονεόμεθᾰ | δονέεσθε | δονέονται | ||||
| subjunctive | δονέωμαι | δονέῃ | δονέηται | δονέησθον | δονέησθον | δονεώμεθᾰ | δονέησθε | δονέωνται | |||||
| optative | δονεοίμην | δονέοιο | δονέοιτο | δονέοισθον | δονεοίσθην | δονεοίμεθᾰ | δονέοισθε | δονέοιντο | |||||
| imperative | δονέου | δονεέσθω | δονέεσθον | δονεέσθων | δονέεσθε | δονεέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | δονέειν | δονέεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | δονέων | δονεόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | δονέουσᾰ | δονεομένη | |||||||||||
| n | δονέον | δονεόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Present: δονῶ, δονοῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δονῶ | δονεῖς | δονεῖ | δονεῖτον | δονεῖτον | δονοῦμεν | δονεῖτε | δονοῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | δονῶ | δονῇς | δονῇ | δονῆτον | δονῆτον | δονῶμεν | δονῆτε | δονῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δονοίην / δονοῖμῐ | δονοίης / δονοῖς | δονοίη / δονοῖ | δονοῖτον / δονοίητον | δονοίτην / δονοιήτην | δονοῖμεν / δονοίημεν | δονοῖτε / δονοίητε | δονοῖεν / δονοίησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | δόνει | δονείτω | δονεῖτον | δονείτων | δονεῖτε | δονούντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | δονοῦμαι | δονεῖ, δονῇ |
δονεῖται | δονεῖσθον | δονεῖσθον | δονούμεθᾰ | δονεῖσθε | δονοῦνται | ||||
| subjunctive | δονῶμαι | δονῇ | δονῆται | δονῆσθον | δονῆσθον | δονώμεθᾰ | δονῆσθε | δονῶνται | |||||
| optative | δονοίμην | δονοῖο | δονοῖτο | δονοῖσθον | δονοίσθην | δονοίμεθᾰ | δονοῖσθε | δονοῖντο | |||||
| imperative | δονοῦ | δονείσθω | δονεῖσθον | δονείσθων | δονεῖσθε | δονείσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | δονεῖν | δονεῖσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | δονῶν | δονούμενος | ||||||||||
| f | δονοῦσᾰ | δονουμένη | |||||||||||
| n | δονοῦν | δονούμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐδόνεον, ἐδονεόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐδόνεον | ἐδόνεες | ἐδόνεε(ν) | ἐδονέετον | ἐδονεέτην | ἐδονέομεν | ἐδονέετε | ἐδόνεον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐδονεόμην | ἐδονέου | ἐδονέετο | ἐδονέεσθον | ἐδονεέσθην | ἐδονεόμεθᾰ | ἐδονέεσθε | ἐδονέοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐδόνουν, ἐδονούμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐδόνουν | ἐδόνεις | ἐδόνει | ἐδονεῖτον | ἐδονείτην | ἐδονοῦμεν | ἐδονεῖτε | ἐδόνουν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐδονούμην | ἐδονοῦ | ἐδονεῖτο | ἐδονεῖσθον | ἐδονείσθην | ἐδονούμεθᾰ | ἐδονεῖσθε | ἐδονοῦντο | ||||
| 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: δονήσω, δονήσομαι, δονηθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δονήσω | δονήσεις | δονήσει | δονήσετον | δονήσετον | δονήσομεν | δονήσετε | δονήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | δονήσοιμῐ | δονήσοις | δονήσοι | δονήσοιτον | δονησοίτην | δονήσοιμεν | δονήσοιτε | δονήσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | δονήσομαι | δονήσῃ / δονήσει | δονήσεται | δονήσεσθον | δονήσεσθον | δονησόμεθᾰ | δονήσεσθε | δονήσονται | ||||
| optative | δονησοίμην | δονήσοιο | δονήσοιτο | δονήσοισθον | δονησοίσθην | δονησοίμεθᾰ | δονήσοισθε | δονήσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | δονηθήσομαι | δονηθήσῃ | δονηθήσεται | δονηθήσεσθον | δονηθήσεσθον | δονηθησόμεθᾰ | δονηθήσεσθε | δονηθήσονται | ||||
| optative | δονηθησοίμην | δονηθήσοιο | δονηθήσοιτο | δονηθήσοισθον | δονηθησοίσθην | δονηθησοίμεθᾰ | δονηθήσοισθε | δονηθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | δονήσειν | δονήσεσθαι | δονηθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | δονήσων | δονησόμενος | δονηθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | δονήσουσᾰ | δονησομένη | δονηθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | δονῆσον | δονησόμενον | δονηθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐδόνησᾰ, ἐδονησᾰ́μην, δονήθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐδόνησᾰ | ἐδόνησᾰς | ἐδόνησε(ν) | ἐδονήσᾰτον | ἐδονησᾰ́την | ἐδονήσᾰμεν | ἐδονήσᾰτε | ἐδόνησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | δονήσω | δονήσῃς | δονήσῃ | δονήσητον | δονήσητον | δονήσωμεν | δονήσητε | δονήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δονήσαιμῐ | δονήσειᾰς / δονήσαις | δονήσειε(ν) / δονήσαι | δονήσαιτον | δονησαίτην | δονήσαιμεν | δονήσαιτε | δονήσειᾰν / δονήσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | δόνησον | δονησᾰ́τω | δονήσᾰτον | δονησᾰ́των | δονήσᾰτε | δονησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐδονησᾰ́μην | ἐδονήσω | ἐδονήσᾰτο | ἐδονήσᾰσθον | ἐδονησᾰ́σθην | ἐδονησᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐδονήσᾰσθε | ἐδονήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | δονήσωμαι | δονήσῃ | δονήσηται | δονήσησθον | δονήσησθον | δονησώμεθᾰ | δονήσησθε | δονήσωνται | |||||
| optative | δονησαίμην | δονήσαιο | δονήσαιτο | δονήσαισθον | δονησαίσθην | δονησαίμεθᾰ | δονήσαισθε | δονήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | δόνησαι | δονησᾰ́σθω | δονήσᾰσθον | δονησᾰ́σθων | δονήσᾰσθε | δονησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | δονήθην | δονήθης | δονήθη | δονήθητον | δονηθήτην | δονήθημεν | δονήθητε | δονήθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐδονηθῶ | ἐδονηθῇς | ἐδονηθῇ | ἐδονηθῆτον | ἐδονηθῆτον | ἐδονηθῶμεν | ἐδονηθῆτε | ἐδονηθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐδονηθείην | ἐδονηθείης | ἐδονηθείη | ἐδονηθεῖτον / ἐδονηθείητον | ἐδονηθείτην / ἐδονηθειήτην | ἐδονηθεῖμεν / ἐδονηθείημεν | ἐδονηθεῖτε / ἐδονηθείητε | ἐδονηθεῖεν / ἐδονηθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἐδονήθητῐ | ἐδονηθήτω | ἐδονήθητον | ἐδονηθήτων | ἐδονήθητε | ἐδονηθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | δονῆσαι | δονήσᾰσθαι | ἐδονηθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | δονήσᾱς | δονησᾰ́μενος | ἐδονηθείς | |||||||||
| f | δονήσᾱσᾰ | δονησᾰμένη | ἐδονηθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | δονῆσᾰν | δονησᾰ́μενον | ἐδονηθέν | ||||||||||
| 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
- ἁλῐ́δονος (halĭ́donos)
- ἀμφῐδονέω (amphĭdonéō)
- δόνημᾰ (dónēmă)
Further reading
- “δονέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “δονέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “δονέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- δονέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δονέω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- δονέω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN