κολυμβάω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κολυμφάω (kolumpháō) — Doric

Etymology

From κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “little grebe”) +‎ -άω (-áō, “verbal suffix”), due to the grebe's diving skills.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κολυμβάω • (kolumbáō)

  1. to plunge into the sea
  2. to swim
    • New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 27:43:
      ὁ δὲ ἑκατόνταρχος, βουλόμενος διασῶσαι τὸν Παῦλον, ἐκώλυσεν αὐτοὺς τοῦ βουλήματος, ἐκέλευσέ τε τοὺς δυναμένους κολυμβᾶν ἀπορρίψαντας πρώτους ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἐξιέναι·
      ho dè hekatóntarkhos, boulómenos diasôsai tòn Paûlon, ekṓlusen autoùs toû boulḗmatos, ekéleusé te toùs dunaménous kolumbân aporrhípsantas prṓtous epì tḕn gên exiénai;
      • Translation by KJV
        But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

Conjugation

   Present: κολῠμβᾰ́ω (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κολῠμβᾰ́ω κολῠμβᾰ́εις κολῠμβᾰ́ει κολῠμβᾰ́ετον κολῠμβᾰ́ετον κολῠμβᾰ́ομεν κολῠμβᾰ́ετε κολῠμβᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive κολῠμβᾰ́ω κολῠμβᾰ́ῃς κολῠμβᾰ́ῃ κολῠμβᾰ́ητον κολῠμβᾰ́ητον κολῠμβᾰ́ωμεν κολῠμβᾰ́ητε κολῠμβᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
optative κολῠμβᾰ́οιμῐ κολῠμβᾰ́οις κολῠμβᾰ́οι κολῠμβᾰ́οιτον κολῠμβᾰοίτην κολῠμβᾰ́οιμεν κολῠμβᾰ́οιτε κολῠμβᾰ́οιεν
imperative   κολῠ́μβᾰε κολῠμβᾰέτω κολῠμβᾰ́ετον κολῠμβᾰέτων   κολῠμβᾰ́ετε κολῠμβᾰόντων
active
infinitive κολῠμβᾰ́ειν
participle m κολῠμβᾰ́ων
f κολῠμβᾰ́ουσᾰ
n κολῠμβᾰ́ον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: κολῠμβῶ (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κολῠμβῶ κολῠμβᾷς κολῠμβᾷ κολῠμβᾶτον κολῠμβᾶτον κολῠμβῶμεν κολῠμβᾶτε κολῠμβῶσῐ(ν)
subjunctive κολῠμβῶ κολῠμβᾷς κολῠμβᾷ κολῠμβᾶτον κολῠμβᾶτον κολῠμβῶμεν κολῠμβᾶτε κολῠμβῶσῐ(ν)
optative κολῠμβῴην / κολῠμβῷμῐ κολῠμβῴης / κολῠμβῷς κολῠμβῴη / κολῠμβῷ κολῠμβῷτον / κολῠμβῴητον κολῠμβῴτην / κολῠμβῳήτην κολῠμβῷμεν / κολῠμβῴημεν κολῠμβῷτε / κολῠμβῴητε κολῠμβῷεν / κολῠμβῴησᾰν
imperative   κολῠ́μβᾱ κολῠμβᾱ́τω κολῠμβᾶτον κολῠμβᾱ́των   κολῠμβᾶτε κολῠμβώντων
active
infinitive κολῠμβᾶν
participle m κολῠμβῶν
f κολῠμβῶσᾰ
n κολῠμβῶν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐκολῠ́μβᾰον (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐκολῠ́μβᾰον ἐκολῠ́μβᾰες ἐκολῠ́μβᾰε(ν) ἐκολῠμβᾰ́ετον ἐκολῠμβᾰέτην ἐκολῠμβᾰ́ομεν ἐκολῠμβᾰ́ετε ἐκολῠ́μβᾰον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐκολῠ́μβων (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐκολῠ́μβων ἐκολῠ́μβᾱς ἐκολῠ́μβᾱ ἐκολῠμβᾶτον ἐκολῠμβᾱ́την ἐκολῠμβῶμεν ἐκολῠμβᾶτε ἐκολῠ́μβων
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: κολῠμβήσω
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κολῠμβήσω κολῠμβήσεις κολῠμβήσει κολῠμβήσετον κολῠμβήσετον κολῠμβήσομεν κολῠμβήσετε κολῠμβήσουσῐ(ν)
optative κολῠμβήσοιμῐ κολῠμβήσοις κολῠμβήσοι κολῠμβήσοιτον κολῠμβησοίτην κολῠμβήσοιμεν κολῠμβήσοιτε κολῠμβήσοιεν
active
infinitive κολῠμβήσειν
participle m κολῠμβήσων
f κολῠμβήσουσᾰ
n κολῠμβῆσον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐκολῠ́μβησᾰ
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐκολῠ́μβησᾰ ἐκολῠ́μβησᾰς ἐκολῠ́μβησε(ν) ἐκολῠμβήσᾰτον ἐκολῠμβησᾰ́την ἐκολῠμβήσᾰμεν ἐκολῠμβήσᾰτε ἐκολῠ́μβησᾰν
subjunctive κολῠμβήσω κολῠμβήσῃς κολῠμβήσῃ κολῠμβήσητον κολῠμβήσητον κολῠμβήσωμεν κολῠμβήσητε κολῠμβήσωσῐ(ν)
optative κολῠμβήσαιμῐ κολῠμβήσειᾰς / κολῠμβήσαις κολῠμβήσειε(ν) / κολῠμβήσαι κολῠμβήσαιτον κολῠμβησαίτην κολῠμβήσαιμεν κολῠμβήσαιτε κολῠμβήσειᾰν / κολῠμβήσαιεν
imperative   κολῠ́μβησον κολῠμβησᾰ́τω κολῠμβήσᾰτον κολῠμβησᾰ́των   κολῠμβήσᾰτε κολῠμβησᾰ́ντων
active
infinitive κολῠμβῆσαι
participle m κολῠμβήσᾱς
f κολῠμβήσᾱσᾰ
n κολῠμβῆσᾰν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ἀποκολυμβάω (apokolumbáō)
  • διακολυμβάω (diakolumbáō)
  • ἐκκολυμβάω (ekkolumbáō)
  • κατακολυμβάω (katakolumbáō)
  • κολυμβάς (kolumbás)
  • κολυμβήθρα (kolumbḗthra)
  • κολυμβητήρ (kolumbētḗr)
  • κολυμβητής (kolumbētḗs)
  • κολυμβητικός (kolumbētikós)
  • κολυμβίς (kolumbís)
  • συγκολυμβάω (sunkolumbáō)

Descendants

  • Greek: κολυμπάω (kolympáo)
  • → Old Leonese: columbiare

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κόλυμβος (> DER > κολυμβάω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 741

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