λέχομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).[1] Cognates include Old Church Slavonic лежати (ležati), Old Irish lige, and Old English licgan (English lie).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

λέχομαι • (lékhomai)

  1. to lie down

Inflection

   Present: λέχομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative λέχομαι λέχῃ / λέχει λέχεται λέχεσθον λέχεσθον λεχόμεθᾰ λέχεσθε λέχονται
subjunctive λέχωμαι λέχῃ λέχηται λέχησθον λέχησθον λεχώμεθᾰ λέχησθε λέχωνται
optative λεχοίμην λέχοιο λέχοιτο λέχοισθον λεχοίσθην λεχοίμεθᾰ λέχοισθε λέχοιντο
imperative   λέχου λεχέσθω λέχεσθον λεχέσθων   λέχεσθε λεχέσθων
middle/passive
infinitive λέχεσθαι
participle m λεχόμενος
f λεχομένη
n λεχόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐλεχόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐλεχόμην ἐλέχου ἐλέχετο ἐλέχεσθον ἐλεχέσθην ἐλεχόμεθᾰ ἐλέχεσθε ἐλέχοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: λέξομαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative λέξομαι λέξεαι λέξεται λέξεσθον λέξεσθον λεξόμε(σ)θᾰ λέξεσθε λέξονται
optative λεξοίμην λέξοιο λέξοιτο λέξοισθον λεξοίσθην λεξοίμε(σ)θᾰ λέξοισθε λεξοίᾰτο
middle
infinitive λέξεσθαι
participle m λεξόμενος
f λεξομένη
n λεξόμενον
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.
   Aorist: ἐλεξᾰ́μην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐλεξᾰ́μην ἐλέξᾰο ἐλέξᾰτο ἐλέξᾰσθον ἐλεξᾰ́σθην ἐλεξᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ ἐλέξᾰσθε ἐλέξᾰντο
subjunctive λέξωμαι λέξηαι λέξηται λέξησθον λέξησθον λεξώμε(σ)θᾰ λέξησθε λέξωνται
optative λεξαίμην λέξαιο λέξαιτο λέξαισθον λεξαίσθην λεξαίμε(σ)θᾰ λέξαισθε λεξαίᾰτο
imperative   λέξαι λεξᾰ́σθω λέξᾰσθον λεξᾰ́σθων   λέξᾰσθε λεξᾰ́σθων
middle
infinitive λέξᾰσθαι
participle m λεξᾰ́μενος
f λεξᾰμένη
n λεξᾰ́μενον
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.
   Perfect: λέλοχᾰ
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative λέλοχᾰ λέλοχᾰς λέλοχε(ν) λελόχᾰτον λελόχᾰτον λελόχᾰμεν λελόχᾰτε λελόχᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive λελόχω λελόχῃς λελόχῃ λελόχητον λελόχητον λελόχωμεν λελόχητε λελόχωσῐ(ν)
optative λελόχοιμῐ / λελοχοίην λελόχοις / λελοχοίης λελόχοι / λελοχοίη λελόχοιτον λελοχοίτην λελόχοιμεν λελόχοιτε λελόχοιεν
imperative   λέλοχε λελοχέτω λελόχετον λελοχέτων   λελόχετε λελοχόντων
active
infinitive λελοχέναι
participle m λελοχώς
f λελοχυῖᾰ
n λελοχός
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λέχεται”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 852-3

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