εφάπτομαι
See also: ἐφάπτομαι
Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Koine Greek ἐφάπτομαι, mediopassive voice of ἐφάπτω (epháptō, “touch upon”). By surface analysis, εφ- (επι-) (“on”) + the present participle of άπτομαι (áptomai, “touch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈfa.pto.me/
- Hyphenation: ε‧φά‧πτο‧μαι
Verb
εφάπτομαι • (efáptomai) deponent found only in the imperfective tenses
- to touch, to be attached upon
Conjugation
εφάπτομαι (deponent defective verb - present stem only)
| Passive voice ➤ — Imperfective aspect ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Present ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Future ➤ | |
| 1 sg | εφαπτόμουν[α] | θα | ||
| 2 sg | εφάπτεσαι | εφαπτόσουν | θα εφάπτεσαι | |
| 3 sg | εφάπτεται | εφαπτόταν | θα εφάπτεται | |
| 1 pl | εφαπτόμαστε | εφαπτόμασταν, (‑όμαστε) | θα εφαπτόμαστε | |
| 2 pl | εφάπτεστε, {εφάπτεσθε} | εφαπτόσασταν, (‑όσαστε) | θα εφάπτεστε, {εφάπτεσθε} | |
| 3 pl | εφάπτονται | εφάπτονταν | θα εφάπτονται | |
| Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
| Imperative mood ➤ | 2 sg | 2 pl | ||
| Imperfective aspect | — | εφάπτεστε, {εφάπτεσθε} | ||
| Other forms | Present participle ➤ | Perfect participle ➤ | ||
| εφαπτόμενος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ | — | |||
| 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. | |||
Derived terms
- εφαπτομένη (efaptoméni, participle, noun)
- εφαπτόμενος (efaptómenos, participle)