λοχάω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From λόχος (lókhos, “ambush”) + -άω (-áō).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /lo.kʰá.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /loˈkʰa.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /loˈxa.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /loˈxa.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /loˈxa.o/
Verb
λοχάω • (lokháō)
- (transitive) to lie in wait for, waylay, ambush
- (intransitive) to lie in wait or ambush
- (transitive) to prepare an ambush on (a road etc.)
Conjugation
Present: λοχᾰ́ω, λοχᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | λοχᾰ́ω | λοχᾰ́εις | λοχᾰ́ει | λοχᾰ́ετον | λοχᾰ́ετον | λοχᾰ́ομεν | λοχᾰ́ετε | λοχᾰ́ουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | λοχᾰ́ω | λοχᾰ́ῃς | λοχᾰ́ῃ | λοχᾰ́ητον | λοχᾰ́ητον | λοχᾰ́ωμεν | λοχᾰ́ητε | λοχᾰ́ωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | λοχᾰ́οιμῐ | λοχᾰ́οις | λοχᾰ́οι | λοχᾰ́οιτον | λοχᾰοίτην | λοχᾰ́οιμεν | λοχᾰ́οιτε | λοχᾰ́οιεν | |||||
| imperative | λόχᾰε | λοχᾰέτω | λοχᾰ́ετον | λοχᾰέτων | λοχᾰ́ετε | λοχᾰόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | λοχᾰ́ομαι | λοχᾰ́ῃ, λοχᾰ́ει |
λοχᾰ́εται | λοχᾰ́εσθον | λοχᾰ́εσθον | λοχᾰόμεθᾰ | λοχᾰ́εσθε | λοχᾰ́ονται | ||||
| subjunctive | λοχᾰ́ωμαι | λοχᾰ́ῃ | λοχᾰ́ηται | λοχᾰ́ησθον | λοχᾰ́ησθον | λοχᾰώμεθᾰ | λοχᾰ́ησθε | λοχᾰ́ωνται | |||||
| optative | λοχᾰοίμην | λοχᾰ́οιο | λοχᾰ́οιτο | λοχᾰ́οισθον | λοχᾰοίσθην | λοχᾰοίμεθᾰ | λοχᾰ́οισθε | λοχᾰ́οιντο | |||||
| imperative | λοχᾰ́ου | λοχᾰέσθω | λοχᾰ́εσθον | λοχᾰέσθων | λοχᾰ́εσθε | λοχᾰέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | λοχᾰ́ειν | λοχᾰ́εσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | λοχᾰ́ων | λοχᾰόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | λοχᾰ́ουσᾰ | λοχᾰομένη | |||||||||||
| n | λοχᾰ́ον | λοχᾰόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Present: λοχῶ, λοχῶμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | λοχῶ | λοχᾷς | λοχᾷ | λοχᾶτον | λοχᾶτον | λοχῶμεν | λοχᾶτε | λοχῶσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | λοχῶ | λοχᾷς | λοχᾷ | λοχᾶτον | λοχᾶτον | λοχῶμεν | λοχᾶτε | λοχῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | λοχῴην, λοχῷμῐ |
λοχῴης, λοχῷς |
λοχῴη, λοχῷ |
λοχῷτον, λοχῴητον |
λοχῴτην, λοχῳήτην |
λοχῷμεν, λοχῴημεν |
λοχῷτε, λοχῴητε |
λοχῷεν, λοχῴησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | λόχᾱ | λοχᾱ́τω | λοχᾶτον | λοχᾱ́των | λοχᾶτε | λοχώντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | λοχῶμαι | λοχᾷ | λοχᾶται | λοχᾶσθον | λοχᾶσθον | λοχώμεθᾰ | λοχᾶσθε | λοχῶνται | ||||
| subjunctive | λοχῶμαι | λοχᾷ | λοχᾶται | λοχᾶσθον | λοχᾶσθον | λοχώμεθᾰ | λοχᾶσθε | λοχῶνται | |||||
| optative | λοχῴμην | λοχῷο | λοχῷτο | λοχῷσθον | λοχῴσθην | λοχῴμεθᾰ | λοχῷσθε | λοχῷντο | |||||
| imperative | λοχῶ | λοχᾱ́σθω | λοχᾶσθον | λοχᾱ́σθων | λοχᾶσθε | λοχᾱ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | λοχᾶν | λοχᾶσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | λοχῶν | λοχώμενος | ||||||||||
| f | λοχῶσᾰ | λοχωμένη | |||||||||||
| n | λοχῶν | λοχώμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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The Epic forms λοχόωσι (lokhóōsi, third plural present active indicative) and λοχόωντες (lokhóōntes, present active participle, masculine nominative plural) are also attested.
Imperfect: ἐλόχᾰον, ἐλοχᾰόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐλόχᾰον | ἐλόχᾰες | ἐλόχᾰε(ν) | ἐλοχᾰ́ετον | ἐλοχᾰέτην | ἐλοχᾰ́ομεν | ἐλοχᾰ́ετε | ἐλόχᾰον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐλοχᾰόμην | ἐλοχᾰ́ου | ἐλοχᾰ́ετο | ἐλοχᾰ́εσθον | ἐλοχᾰέσθην | ἐλοχᾰόμεθᾰ | ἐλοχᾰ́εσθε | ἐλοχᾰ́οντο | ||||
| 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: ἐλόχων, ἐλοχώμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐλόχων | ἐλόχᾱς | ἐλόχᾱ | ἐλοχᾶτον | ἐλοχᾱ́την | ἐλοχῶμεν | ἐλοχᾶτε | ἐλόχων | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐλοχώμην | ἐλοχῶ | ἐλοχᾶτο | ἐλοχᾶσθον | ἐλοχᾱ́σθην | ἐλοχώμεθᾰ | ἐλοχᾶσθε | ἐλοχῶντο | ||||
| 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: λοχήσω, λοχήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | λοχήσω | λοχήσεις | λοχήσει | λοχήσετον | λοχήσετον | λοχήσομεν | λοχήσετε | λοχήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | λοχήσοιμῐ | λοχήσοις | λοχήσοι | λοχήσοιτον | λοχησοίτην | λοχήσοιμεν | λοχήσοιτε | λοχήσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | λοχήσομαι | λοχήσῃ, λοχήσει |
λοχήσεται | λοχήσεσθον | λοχήσεσθον | λοχησόμεθᾰ | λοχήσεσθε | λοχήσονται | ||||
| optative | λοχησοίμην | λοχήσοιο | λοχήσοιτο | λοχήσοισθον | λοχησοίσθην | λοχησοίμεθᾰ | λοχήσοισθε | λοχήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | λοχήσειν | λοχήσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | λοχήσων | λοχησόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | λοχήσουσᾰ | λοχησομένη | |||||||||||
| n | λοχῆσον | λοχησόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐλόχησᾰ, ἐλοχησᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐλόχησᾰ | ἐλόχησᾰς | ἐλόχησε(ν) | ἐλοχήσᾰτον | ἐλοχησᾰ́την | ἐλοχήσᾰμεν | ἐλοχήσᾰτε | ἐλόχησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | λοχήσω | λοχήσῃς | λοχήσῃ | λοχήσητον | λοχήσητον | λοχήσωμεν | λοχήσητε | λοχήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | λοχήσαιμῐ | λοχήσειᾰς, λοχήσαις |
λοχήσειε(ν), λοχήσαι |
λοχήσαιτον | λοχησαίτην | λοχήσαιμεν | λοχήσαιτε | λοχήσειᾰν, λοχήσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | λόχησον | λοχησᾰ́τω | λοχήσᾰτον | λοχησᾰ́των | λοχήσᾰτε | λοχησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐλοχησᾰ́μην | ἐλοχήσω | ἐλοχήσᾰτο | ἐλοχήσᾰσθον | ἐλοχησᾰ́σθην | ἐλοχησᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐλοχήσᾰσθε | ἐλοχήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | λοχήσωμαι | λοχήσῃ | λοχήσηται | λοχήσησθον | λοχήσησθον | λοχησώμεθᾰ | λοχήσησθε | λοχήσωνται | |||||
| optative | λοχησαίμην | λοχήσαιο | λοχήσαιτο | λοχήσαισθον | λοχησαίσθην | λοχησαίμεθᾰ | λοχήσαισθε | λοχήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | λόχησαι | λοχησᾰ́σθω | λοχήσᾰσθον | λοχησᾰ́σθων | λοχήσᾰσθε | λοχησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | λοχῆσαι | λοχήσᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | λοχήσᾱς | λοχησᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | λοχήσᾱσᾰ | λοχησᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | λοχῆσᾰν | λοχησᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
- ἐλλοχάω (ellokháō)
- ὑπολοχάω (hupolokháō)
Further reading
- “λοχάω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- λοχάω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- λοχάω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- λοχάω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “λοχάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press