λάσκω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *l̥h₂-k-sḱéti (“to bark, growl”). Cognate with λακάω (lakáō, “to burst asunder”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /lás.kɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈlas.ko/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈlas.ko/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈlas.ko/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈlas.ko/
Verb
λάσκω • (láskō)
- to ring, rattle, crash, crack
- to shriek, scream, howl, bay
- to shout, scream, cry aloud
- to noise abroad
- to sing
- to shriek forth, utter aloud
- to crack or burst asunder
Conjugation
Present: λᾰ́σκω
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | λᾰ́σκω | λᾰ́σκεις | λᾰ́σκει | λᾰ́σκετον | λᾰ́σκετον | λᾰ́σκομεν | λᾰ́σκετε | λᾰ́σκουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | λᾰ́σκω | λᾰ́σκῃς | λᾰ́σκῃ | λᾰ́σκητον | λᾰ́σκητον | λᾰ́σκωμεν | λᾰ́σκητε | λᾰ́σκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | λᾰ́σκοιμῐ | λᾰ́σκοις | λᾰ́σκοι | λᾰ́σκοιτον | λᾰσκοίτην | λᾰ́σκοιμεν | λᾰ́σκοιτε | λᾰ́σκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | λᾰ́σκε | λᾰσκέτω | λᾰ́σκετον | λᾰσκέτων | λᾰ́σκετε | λᾰσκόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | λᾰ́σκειν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | λᾰ́σκων | |||||||||||
| f | λᾰ́σκουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | λᾰ́σκον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἔλᾰσκον
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔλᾰσκον | ἔλᾰσκες | ἔλᾰσκε(ν) | ἐλᾰ́σκετον | ἐλᾰσκέτην | ἐλᾰ́σκομεν | ἐλᾰ́σκετε | ἔλᾰσκον | ||||
| 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: λᾰκήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | λᾰκήσομαι | λᾰκήσῃ / λᾰκήσει | λᾰκήσεται | λᾰκήσεσθον | λᾰκήσεσθον | λᾰκησόμεθᾰ | λᾰκήσεσθε | λᾰκήσονται | ||||
| optative | λᾰκησοίμην | λᾰκήσοιο | λᾰκήσοιτο | λᾰκήσοισθον | λᾰκησοίσθην | λᾰκησοίμεθᾰ | λᾰκήσοισθε | λᾰκήσοιντο | |||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | λᾰκήσεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | λᾰκησόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | λᾰκησομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | λᾰκησόμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἐλᾰ́κησᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐλᾰ́κησᾰ | ἐλᾰ́κησᾰς | ἐλᾰ́κησε(ν) | ἐλᾰκήσᾰτον | ἐλᾰκησᾰ́την | ἐλᾰκήσᾰμεν | ἐλᾰκήσᾰτε | ἐλᾰ́κησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | λᾰκήσω | λᾰκήσῃς | λᾰκήσῃ | λᾰκήσητον | λᾰκήσητον | λᾰκήσωμεν | λᾰκήσητε | λᾰκήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | λᾰκήσαιμῐ | λᾰκήσειᾰς / λᾰκήσαις | λᾰκήσειε(ν) / λᾰκήσαι | λᾰκήσαιτον | λᾰκησαίτην | λᾰκήσαιμεν | λᾰκήσαιτε | λᾰκήσειᾰν / λᾰκήσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | λᾰ́κησον | λᾰκησᾰ́τω | λᾰκήσᾰτον | λᾰκησᾰ́των | λᾰκήσᾰτε | λᾰκησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | λᾰκῆσαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | λᾰκήσᾱς | |||||||||||
| f | λᾰκήσᾱσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | λᾰκῆσᾰν | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἔλᾰκον
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔλᾰκον | ἔλᾰκες | ἔλᾰκε(ν) | ἐλᾰ́κετον | ἐλᾰκέτην | ἐλᾰ́κομεν | ἐλᾰ́κετε | ἔλᾰκον | ||||
| subjunctive | λᾰ́κω | λᾰ́κῃς | λᾰ́κῃ | λᾰ́κητον | λᾰ́κητον | λᾰ́κωμεν | λᾰ́κητε | λᾰ́κωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | λᾰ́κοιμῐ | λᾰ́κοις | λᾰ́κοι | λᾰ́κοιτον | λᾰκοίτην | λᾰ́κοιμεν | λᾰ́κοιτε | λᾰ́κοιεν | |||||
| imperative | λᾰ́κε | λᾰκέτω | λᾰ́κετον | λᾰκέτων | λᾰ́κετε | λᾰκόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | λᾰκεῖν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | λᾰκών | |||||||||||
| f | λᾰκοῦσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | λᾰκόν | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἔληξᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔληξᾰ | ἔληξᾰς | ἔληξε(ν) | ἐλήξᾰτον | ἐληξᾰ́την | ἐλήξᾰμεν | ἐλήξᾰτε | ἔληξᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | λήξω | λήξῃς | λήξῃ | λήξητον | λήξητον | λήξωμεν | λήξητε | λήξωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | λήξαιμῐ | λήξειᾰς / λήξαις | λήξειε(ν) / λήξαι | λήξαιτον | ληξαίτην | λήξαιμεν | λήξαιτε | λήξειᾰν / λήξαιεν | |||||
| imperative | λῆξον | ληξᾰ́τω | λήξᾰτον | ληξᾰ́των | λήξᾰτε | ληξᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | λῆξαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | λήξᾱς | |||||||||||
| f | λήξᾱσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | λῆξᾰν | ||||||||||||
| 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: λελᾰκόμην (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | λελᾰκόμην | λελᾰ́κεο | λελᾰ́κετο | λελᾰ́κεσθον | λελᾰκέσθην | λελᾰκόμε(σ)θᾰ | λελᾰ́κεσθε | λελᾰ́κοντο | ||||
| subjunctive | λελᾰ́κωμαι | λελᾰ́κηαι | λελᾰ́κηται | λελᾰ́κησθον | λελᾰ́κησθον | λελᾰκώμε(σ)θᾰ | λελᾰ́κησθε | λελᾰ́κωνται | |||||
| optative | λελᾰκοίμην | λελᾰ́κοιο | λελᾰ́κοιτο | λελᾰ́κοισθον | λελᾰκοίσθην | λελᾰκοίμε(σ)θᾰ | λελᾰ́κοισθε | λελᾰκοίᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | λελᾰ́κεο | λελᾰκέσθω | λελᾰ́κεσθον | λελᾰκέσθων | λελᾰ́κεσθε | λελᾰκέσθων | |||||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | λελᾰκέσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | λελᾰκόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | λελᾰκομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | λελᾰκόμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: λέληκᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | λέληκᾰ | λέληκᾰς | λέληκε(ν) | λελήκᾰτον | λελήκᾰτον | λελήκᾰμεν | λελήκᾰτε | λελήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | λελήκω | λελήκῃς | λελήκῃ | λελήκητον | λελήκητον | λελήκωμεν | λελήκητε | λελήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | λελήκοιμῐ / λεληκοίην | λελήκοις / λεληκοίης | λελήκοι / λεληκοίη | λελήκοιτον | λεληκοίτην | λελήκοιμεν | λελήκοιτε | λελήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | λέληκε | λεληκέτω | λελήκετον | λεληκέτων | λελήκετε | λεληκόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | λεληκέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | λεληκώς | |||||||||||
| f | λεληκυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | λεληκός | ||||||||||||
| 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: λέλᾱκᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | λέλᾱκᾰ | λέλᾱκᾰς | λέλᾱκε(ν) | λελᾱ́κᾰτον | λελᾱ́κᾰτον | λελᾱ́κᾰμεν | λελᾱ́κᾰτε | λελᾱ́κᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | λελᾱ́κω | λελᾱ́κῃς | λελᾱ́κῃ | λελᾱ́κητον | λελᾱ́κητον | λελᾱ́κωμεν | λελᾱ́κητε | λελᾱ́κωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | λελᾱ́κοιμῐ / λελᾱκοίην | λελᾱ́κοις / λελᾱκοίης | λελᾱ́κοι / λελᾱκοίη | λελᾱ́κοιτον | λελᾱκοίτην | λελᾱ́κοιμεν | λελᾱ́κοιτε | λελᾱ́κοιεν | |||||
| imperative | λέλᾱκε | λελᾱκέτω | λελᾱ́κετον | λελᾱκέτων | λελᾱ́κετε | λελᾱκόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | λελᾱκέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | λελᾱκώς | |||||||||||
| f | λελᾱκυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | λελᾱκός | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Further reading
- “λάσκω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- λάσκω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- λάσκω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- λάσκω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “λάσκω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- G2997 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.