καταθνῄσκω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- καταθνήσκω (katathnḗskō)
- κατθναίσκω (katthnaískō), καταθνάσκω (katathnáskō) — Aeolic
Etymology
κατα- (kata-) + θνῄσκω (thnēískō)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ka.ta.tʰnɛ̌ːi̯s.kɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ka.taˈtʰne̝s.ko/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ka.taˈθnis.ko/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ka.taˈθnis.ko/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ka.taˈθnis.ko/
Verb
κᾰταθνῄσκω • (kătathnēískō)
Conjugation
Present: κᾰταθνῄσκω
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰταθνῄσκω | κᾰταθνῄσκεις | κᾰταθνῄσκει | κᾰταθνῄσκετον | κᾰταθνῄσκετον | κᾰταθνῄσκομεν | κᾰταθνῄσκετε | κᾰταθνῄσκουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰταθνῄσκω | κᾰταθνῄσκῃς | κᾰταθνῄσκῃ | κᾰταθνῄσκητον | κᾰταθνῄσκητον | κᾰταθνῄσκωμεν | κᾰταθνῄσκητε | κᾰταθνῄσκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κᾰταθνῄσκοιμῐ | κᾰταθνῄσκοις | κᾰταθνῄσκοι | κᾰταθνῄσκοιτον | κᾰταθνῃσκοίτην | κᾰταθνῄσκοιμεν | κᾰταθνῄσκοιτε | κᾰταθνῄσκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | κᾰτάθνῃσκε | κᾰταθνῃσκέτω | κᾰταθνῄσκετον | κᾰταθνῃσκέτων | κᾰταθνῄσκετε | κᾰταθνῃσκόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | κᾰταθνῄσκειν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | κᾰταθνῄσκων | |||||||||||
| f | κᾰταθνῄσκουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | κᾰταθνῇσκον | ||||||||||||
| 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: κᾰτέθνῃσκον
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰτέθνῃσκον | κᾰτέθνῃσκες | κᾰτέθνῃσκε(ν) | κᾰτεθνῄσκετον | κᾰτεθνῃσκέτην | κᾰτεθνῄσκομεν | κᾰτεθνῄσκετε | κᾰτέθνῃσκον | ||||
| 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: κᾰτᾰθᾰνέομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | κᾰτᾰθᾰνέομαι | κᾰτᾰθᾰνέῃ / κᾰτᾰθᾰνέει | κᾰτᾰθᾰνέεται | κᾰτᾰθᾰνέεσθον | κᾰτᾰθᾰνέεσθον | κᾰτᾰθᾰνεόμεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰθᾰνέεσθε | κᾰτᾰθᾰνέονται | ||||
| optative | κᾰτᾰθᾰνεοίμην | κᾰτᾰθᾰνέοιο | κᾰτᾰθᾰνέοιτο | κᾰτᾰθᾰνέοισθον | κᾰτᾰθᾰνεοίσθην | κᾰτᾰθᾰνεοίμεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰθᾰνέοισθε | κᾰτᾰθᾰνέοιντο | |||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | κᾰτᾰθᾰνέεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | κᾰτᾰθᾰνεόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | κᾰτᾰθᾰνεομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | κᾰτᾰθᾰνεόμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: κᾰτᾰθᾰνοῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | κᾰτᾰθᾰνοῦμαι | κᾰτᾰθᾰνῇ | κᾰτᾰθᾰνεῖται | κᾰτᾰθᾰνεῖσθον | κᾰτᾰθᾰνεῖσθον | κᾰτᾰθᾰνούμεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰθᾰνεῖσθε | κᾰτᾰθᾰνοῦνται | ||||
| optative | κᾰτᾰθᾰνοίμην | κᾰτᾰθᾰνοῖο | κᾰτᾰθᾰνοῖτο | κᾰτᾰθᾰνοῖσθον | κᾰτᾰθᾰνοίσθην | κᾰτᾰθᾰνοίμεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰθᾰνοῖσθε | κᾰτᾰθᾰνοῖντο | |||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | κᾰτᾰθᾰνεῖσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | κᾰτᾰθᾰνούμενος | |||||||||||
| f | κᾰτᾰθᾰνουμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | κᾰτᾰθᾰνούμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: κατθᾰνέομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | κατθᾰνέομαι | κατθᾰνέῃ / κατθᾰνέει | κατθᾰνέεται | κατθᾰνέεσθον | κατθᾰνέεσθον | κατθᾰνεόμεθᾰ | κατθᾰνέεσθε | κατθᾰνέονται | ||||
| optative | κατθᾰνεοίμην | κατθᾰνέοιο | κατθᾰνέοιτο | κατθᾰνέοισθον | κατθᾰνεοίσθην | κατθᾰνεοίμεθᾰ | κατθᾰνέοισθε | κατθᾰνέοιντο | |||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | κατθᾰνέεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | κατθᾰνεόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | κατθᾰνεομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | κατθᾰνεόμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: κατθᾰνοῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | κατθᾰνοῦμαι | κατθᾰνῇ | κατθᾰνεῖται | κατθᾰνεῖσθον | κατθᾰνεῖσθον | κατθᾰνούμεθᾰ | κατθᾰνεῖσθε | κατθᾰνοῦνται | ||||
| optative | κατθᾰνοίμην | κατθᾰνοῖο | κατθᾰνοῖτο | κατθᾰνοῖσθον | κατθᾰνοίσθην | κατθᾰνοίμεθᾰ | κατθᾰνοῖσθε | κατθᾰνοῖντο | |||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | κατθᾰνεῖσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | κατθᾰνούμενος | |||||||||||
| f | κατθᾰνουμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | κατθᾰνούμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: κάθθᾰνᾰ (late poetic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κάθθᾰνᾰ | κάθθᾰνᾰς | κάθθᾰνε(ν) | καθθᾰ́νᾰτον | καθθᾰνᾰ́την | καθθᾰ́νᾰμεν | καθθᾰ́νᾰτε | κάθθᾰνᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | καθθᾰ́νω | καθθᾰ́νῃς | καθθᾰ́νῃ | καθθᾰ́νητον | καθθᾰ́νητον | καθθᾰ́νωμεν | καθθᾰ́νητε | καθθᾰ́νωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | καθθᾰ́ναιμῐ | καθθᾰ́νειᾰς / καθθᾰ́ναις | καθθᾰ́νειε(ν) / καθθᾰ́ναι | καθθᾰ́ναιτον | καθθᾰναίτην | καθθᾰ́ναιμεν | καθθᾰ́ναιτε | καθθᾰ́νειᾰν / καθθᾰ́ναιεν | |||||
| imperative | κάθθᾰνον | καθθᾰνᾰ́τω | καθθᾰ́νᾰτον | καθθᾰνᾰ́των | καθθᾰ́νᾰτε | καθθᾰνᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | καθθᾰ́ναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | καθθᾰ́νᾱς | |||||||||||
| f | καθθᾰ́νᾱσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | καθθᾰ́νᾰν | ||||||||||||
| 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: κᾰτέθᾰνον
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰτέθᾰνον | κᾰτέθᾰνες | κᾰτέθᾰνε(ν) | κᾰτεθᾰ́νετον | κᾰτεθᾰνέτην | κᾰτεθᾰ́νομεν | κᾰτεθᾰ́νετε | κᾰτέθᾰνον | ||||
| subjunctive | κατθᾰ́νω | κατθᾰ́νῃς | κατθᾰ́νῃ | κατθᾰ́νητον | κατθᾰ́νητον | κατθᾰ́νωμεν | κατθᾰ́νητε | κατθᾰ́νωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κατθᾰ́νοιμῐ | κατθᾰ́νοις | κατθᾰ́νοι | κατθᾰ́νοιτον | κατθᾰνοίτην | κατθᾰ́νοιμεν | κατθᾰ́νοιτε | κατθᾰ́νοιεν | |||||
| imperative | κάτθᾰνε | κατθᾰνέτω | κατθᾰ́νετον | κατθᾰνέτων | κατθᾰ́νετε | κατθᾰνόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | κατθᾰνεῖν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | κατθᾰνών | |||||||||||
| f | κατθᾰνοῦσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | κατθᾰνόν | ||||||||||||
| 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: κάτθᾰνον (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κάτθᾰνον | κάτθᾰνες | κάτθᾰνε(ν) | κατθᾰ́νετον | κατθᾰνέτην | κατθᾰ́νομεν | κατθᾰ́νετε | κάτθᾰνον | ||||
| subjunctive | κατθᾰ́νω, κατθᾰ́νωμῐ |
κατθᾰ́νῃς, κατθᾰ́νῃσθᾰ |
κατθᾰ́νῃ, κατθᾰ́νῃσῐ |
κατθᾰ́νητον | κατθᾰ́νητον | κατθᾰ́νωμεν | κατθᾰ́νητε | κατθᾰ́νωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κατθᾰ́νοιμῐ | κατθᾰ́νοις / κατθᾰ́νοισθᾰ | κατθᾰ́νοι | κατθᾰνεῖτον | κατθᾰνείτην | κατθᾰνεῖμεν | κατθᾰνεῖτε | κατθᾰνεῖεν | |||||
| imperative | κάτθᾰνε | κατθᾰνέτω | κατθᾰ́νετον | κατθᾰνέτων | κατθᾰ́νετε | κατθᾰνόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | κατθᾰνεῖν / κατθᾰνέμεν(αι) | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | κατθᾰνών | |||||||||||
| f | κατθᾰνοῦσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | κατθᾰνόν | ||||||||||||
| 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: κᾰτᾰτέθνηκᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰτᾰτέθνηκᾰ | κᾰτᾰτέθνηκᾰς | κᾰτᾰτέθνηκε(ν) | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκᾰτον | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκᾰτον | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκᾰμεν | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκᾰτε | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκω | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκῃς | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκῃ | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκητον | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκητον | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκωμεν | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκητε | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκοιμῐ / κᾰτᾰτεθνηκοίην | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκοις / κᾰτᾰτεθνηκοίης | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκοι / κᾰτᾰτεθνηκοίη | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκοιτον | κᾰτᾰτεθνηκοίτην | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκοιμεν | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκοιτε | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | κᾰτᾰτέθνηκε | κᾰτᾰτεθνηκέτω | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκετον | κᾰτᾰτεθνηκέτων | κᾰτᾰτεθνήκετε | κᾰτᾰτεθνηκόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | κᾰτᾰτεθνηκέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | κᾰτᾰτεθνηκώς | |||||||||||
| f | κᾰτᾰτεθνηκυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | κᾰτᾰτεθνηκός | ||||||||||||
| 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: κᾰτᾰτέθνηᾰ (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰτᾰτέθνηᾰ | κᾰτᾰτέθνηᾰς | κᾰτᾰτέθνηε(ν) | κᾰτᾰτεθνήᾰτον | κᾰτᾰτεθνήᾰτον | κᾰτᾰτεθνήᾰμεν | κᾰτᾰτεθνήᾰτε | κᾰτᾰτεθνήᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰτᾰτεθνήω, κᾰτᾰτεθνήωμῐ |
κᾰτᾰτεθνήῃς, κᾰτᾰτεθνήῃσθᾰ |
κᾰτᾰτεθνήῃ, κᾰτᾰτεθνήῃσῐ |
κᾰτᾰτεθνήητον | κᾰτᾰτεθνήητον | κᾰτᾰτεθνήωμεν | κᾰτᾰτεθνήητε | κᾰτᾰτεθνήωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κᾰτᾰτεθνήοιμῐ / κᾰτᾰτεθνηοίην | κᾰτᾰτεθνήοις / κᾰτᾰτεθνηοίης | κᾰτᾰτεθναίη | κᾰτᾰτεθνήοιτον | κᾰτᾰτεθνηοίτην | κᾰτᾰτεθνήοιμεν | κᾰτᾰτεθνήοιτε | κᾰτᾰτεθνήοιεν | |||||
| imperative | κᾰτᾰτέθνηε | κᾰτᾰτεθνηέτω | κᾰτᾰτεθνήετον | κᾰτᾰτεθνηέτων | κᾰτᾰτεθνήετε | κᾰτᾰτεθνηόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | κᾰτᾰτεθνηέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | κᾰτᾰτεθνηώς | |||||||||||
| f | κᾰτᾰτεθνηυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | κᾰτᾰτεθνηός | ||||||||||||
| 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
- καταθνητός (katathnētós)
Further reading
- “καταθνῄσκω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- καταθνῄσκω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- καταθνῄσκω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “καταθνῄσκω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press