εἰρωτάω

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eː.rɔː.tá.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /i.roˈta.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.roˈta.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.roˈta.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.roˈta.o/

Verb

εἰρωτάω • (eirōtáō)

Epic form of ἐρωτάω (erōtáō, “to ask”)

Conjugation

Present: εἰρωτᾰ́ω, εἰρωτᾰ́ομαι (Epic, uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	εἰρωτᾰ́ω	εἰρωτᾰ́εις	εἰρωτᾰ́ει	εἰρωτᾰ́ετον	εἰρωτᾰ́ετον	εἰρωτᾰ́ομεν	εἰρωτᾰ́ετε	εἰρωτᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	εἰρωτᾰ́ω, εἰρωτᾰ́ωμῐ	εἰρωτᾰ́ῃς, εἰρωτᾰ́ῃσθᾰ	εἰρωτᾰ́ῃ, εἰρωτᾰ́ῃσῐ	εἰρωτᾰ́ητον	εἰρωτᾰ́ητον	εἰρωτᾰ́ωμεν	εἰρωτᾰ́ητε	εἰρωτᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	εἰρωτᾰ́οιμῐ	εἰρωτᾰ́οισ(θᾰ)	εἰρωτᾰ́οι	εἰρωτᾰ́οιτον	εἰρωτᾰοίτην	εἰρωτᾰ́οιμεν	εἰρωτᾰ́οιτε	εἰρωτᾰ́οιεν
	imperative		εἰρώτᾰε	εἰρωτᾰέτω	εἰρωτᾰ́ετον	εἰρωτᾰέτων		εἰρωτᾰ́ετε	εἰρωτᾰόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	εἰρωτᾰ́ομαι	εἰρωτᾰ́εαι	εἰρωτᾰ́εται	εἰρωτᾰ́εσθον	εἰρωτᾰ́εσθον	εἰρωτᾰόμε(σ)θᾰ	εἰρωτᾰ́εσθε	εἰρωτᾰ́ονται
	subjunctive	εἰρωτᾰ́ωμαι	εἰρωτᾰ́ηαι	εἰρωτᾰ́ηται	εἰρωτᾰ́ησθον	εἰρωτᾰ́ησθον	εἰρωτᾰώμε(σ)θᾰ	εἰρωτᾰ́ησθε	εἰρωτᾰ́ωνται
	optative	εἰρωτᾰοίμην	εἰρωτᾰ́οιο	εἰρωτᾰ́οιτο	εἰρωτᾰ́οισθον	εἰρωτᾰοίσθην	εἰρωτᾰοίμε(σ)θᾰ	εἰρωτᾰ́οισθε	εἰρωτᾰοίᾰτο
	imperative		εἰρωτᾰ́εο	εἰρωτᾰέσθω	εἰρωτᾰ́εσθον	εἰρωτᾰέσθων		εἰρωτᾰ́εσθε	εἰρωτᾰέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		εἰρωτᾰ́ειν				εἰρωτᾰ́εσθαι
participle	m	εἰρωτᾰ́ων				εἰρωτᾰόμενος
	f	εἰρωτᾰ́ουσᾰ				εἰρωτᾰομένη
	n	εἰρωτᾰ́ον				εἰρωτᾰόμενον
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.

Present: εἰρωτῶ, εἰρωτῶμαι (Epic, contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	εἰρωτῶ	εἰρωτᾷς	εἰρωτᾷ	εἰρωτᾶτον	εἰρωτᾶτον	εἰρωτῶμεν	εἰρωτᾶτε	εἰρωτῶσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	εἰρωτῶ, εἰρωτῶμῐ	εἰρωτᾷς, εἰρωτᾷσθᾰ	εἰρωτᾷ, εἰρωτᾷσῐ	εἰρωτᾶτον	εἰρωτᾶτον	εἰρωτῶμεν	εἰρωτᾶτε	εἰρωτῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	εἰρωτῷμι	εἰρωτῷς	εἰρωτῷ	εἰρωτῷτον	εἰρωτῴτην	εἰρωτῷμεν	εἰρωτῷτε	εἰρωτῷεν
	imperative		εἰρώτᾱ	εἰρωτᾱ́τω	εἰρωτᾶτον	εἰρωτᾱ́των		εἰρωτᾶτε	εἰρωτώντων
middle/ passive	indicative	εἰρωτῶμαι	εἰρωτᾷ	εἰρωτᾶται	εἰρωτᾶσθον	εἰρωτᾶσθον	εἰρωτώμε(σ)θᾰ	εἰρωτᾶσθε	εἰρωτῶνται
	subjunctive	εἰρωτῶμαι	εἰρωτᾷ	εἰρωτᾶται	εἰρωτᾶσθον	εἰρωτᾶσθον	εἰρωτώμε(σ)θᾰ	εἰρωτᾶσθε	εἰρωτῶνται
	optative	εἰρωτῴμην	εἰρωτῷο	εἰρωτῷτο	εἰρωτῷσθον	εἰρωτῴσθην	εἰρωτῴμε(σ)θᾰ	εἰρωτῷσθε	εἰρωτῴᾰτο
	imperative		εἰρωτῶ	εἰρωτᾱ́σθω	εἰρωτᾶσθον	εἰρωτᾱ́σθων		εἰρωτᾶσθε	εἰρωτᾱ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		εἰρωτᾶν / εἰρωτήμεναι				εἰρωτᾶσθαι
participle	m	εἰρωτῶν				εἰρωτώμενος
	f	εἰρωτῶσᾰ				εἰρωτωμένη
	n	εἰρωτῶν				εἰρωτώμενον
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.