μίγνυμι
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- μείγνυμι (meígnumi), μιγνύω (mignúō), μείγνυω (meígnuō)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *meyǵ-, *meyḱ- (“to mix”) + -νῡμι (-nūmi). Cognates include Welsh mysgu (“to mix”), Latin misceō (“mix”), Old Church Slavonic мѣшати (měšati, “to mix”) (Russian мешать (mešatʹ)), Lithuanian maišyti (“to mix”), Sanskrit मिश्र (miśra, “mixed”), and Old English *mixian, miscian (“to blend, mix, combine”) (English mix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mǐː.ɡnyː.mi/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ɡny.mi/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ɣny.mi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ɣny.mi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ɣni.mi/
Verb
μῑ́γνῡμῐ • (mī́gnūmĭ)
- (active voice)
- to mix, mix up, mingle
- to join, bring together
- to join battle hand to hand
- to bring into connection with, to make acquainted
- (passive voice, with future middle)
- to be mixed up with, mingled among
- to be brought into contact with
- to mix in fight
- to have sex with
- to be mixed up with, mingled among
Inflection
Present: μῑ́γνῡμῐ, μῑ́γνῠμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | μῑ́γνῡμῐ | μῑ́γνῡς | μῑ́γνῡσῐ(ν) | μῑ́γνῠτον | μῑ́γνῠτον | μῑ́γνῠμεν | μῑ́γνῠτε | μῑγνῠ́ᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | μῑγνῠ́ω | μῑγνῠ́ῃς | μῑγνῠ́ῃ | μῑγνῠ́ητον | μῑγνῠ́ητον | μῑγνῠ́ωμεν | μῑγνῠ́ητε | μῑγνῠ́ωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | μῑγνῠ́οιμῐ | μῑγνῠ́οις | μῑγνῠ́οι | μῑγνῠ́οιτον | μῑγνῠοίτην | μῑγνῠ́οιμεν | μῑγνῠ́οιτε | μῑγνῠ́οιεν | |||||
| imperative | μῑ́γνῡ | μῑγνῠ́τω | μῑ́γνῠτον | μῑγνῠ́των | μῑ́γνῠτε | μῑγνῠ́ντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | μῑ́γνῠμαι | μῑ́γνῠσαι | μῑ́γνῠται | μῑ́γνῠσθον | μῑ́γνῠσθον | μῑγνῠ́μεθα | μῑ́γνῠσθε | μῑ́γνῠνται | ||||
| subjunctive | μῑγνῠ́ωμαι | μῑγνῠ́ῃ | μῑγνῠ́ηται | μῑγνῠ́ησθον | μῑγνῠ́ησθον | μῑγνῠώμεθᾰ | μῑγνῠ́ησθε | μῑγνῠ́ωνται | |||||
| optative | μῑγνῠοίμην | μῑγνῠ́οιο | μῑγνῠ́οιτο | μῑγνῠ́οισθον | μῑγνῠοίσθην | μῑγνῠοίμεθᾰ | μῑγνῠ́οισθε | μῑγνῠ́οιντο | |||||
| imperative | μῑ́γνῠσο | μῑγνῠ́σθω | μῑ́γνῠσθον | μῑγνῠ́σθων | μῑ́γνῠσθε | μῑγνῠ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | μῑγνῠ́ναι | μῑ́γνῠσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | μῑγνῡ́ς | μῑγνῠ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | μῑγνῦσᾰ | μῑγνῠμένη | |||||||||||
| n | μῑγνῠ́ν | μῑγνῠ́μενον | |||||||||||
| 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: μῑ́γνῡν, μῑγνῠ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | μῑ́γνῡν | μῑ́γνῡς | μῑ́γνῡ | μῑ́γνῠτον | μῑγνῠ́την | μῑ́γνῠμεν | μῑ́γνῠτε | μῑ́γνῠσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | μῑγνῠ́μην | μῑ́γνῠσο | μῑ́γνῠτο | μῑ́γνῠσθον | μῑγνῠ́σθην | μῑγνῠ́μεθᾰ | μῑ́γνῠσθε | μῑ́γνῠντο | ||||
| 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: μῑ́ξω, μῑ́ξομαι, μῑχθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | μῑ́ξω | μῑ́ξεις | μῑ́ξει | μῑ́ξετον | μῑ́ξετον | μῑ́ξομεν | μῑ́ξετε | μῑ́ξουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | μῑ́ξοιμῐ | μῑ́ξοις | μῑ́ξοι | μῑ́ξοιτον | μῑξοίτην | μῑ́ξοιμεν | μῑ́ξοιτε | μῑ́ξοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | μῑ́ξομαι | μῑ́ξῃ / μῑ́ξει | μῑ́ξεται | μῑ́ξεσθον | μῑ́ξεσθον | μῑξόμεθᾰ | μῑ́ξεσθε | μῑ́ξονται | ||||
| optative | μῑξοίμην | μῑ́ξοιο | μῑ́ξοιτο | μῑ́ξοισθον | μῑξοίσθην | μῑξοίμεθᾰ | μῑ́ξοισθε | μῑ́ξοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | μῑχθήσομαι | μῑχθήσῃ | μῑχθήσεται | μῑχθήσεσθον | μῑχθήσεσθον | μῑχθησόμεθᾰ | μῑχθήσεσθε | μῑχθήσονται | ||||
| optative | μῑχθησοίμην | μῑχθήσοιο | μῑχθήσοιτο | μῑχθήσοισθον | μῑχθησοίσθην | μῑχθησοίμεθᾰ | μῑχθήσοισθε | μῑχθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | μῑ́ξειν | μῑ́ξεσθαι | μῑχθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | μῑ́ξων | μῑξόμενος | μῑχθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | μῑ́ξουσᾰ | μῑξομένη | μῑχθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | μῖξον | μῑξόμενον | μῑχθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἔμῑξᾰ, ἐμῑξᾰ́μην, ἐμῑ́χθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔμῑξᾰ | ἔμῑξᾰς | ἔμῑξε(ν) | ἐμῑ́ξᾰτον | ἐμῑξᾰ́την | ἐμῑ́ξᾰμεν | ἐμῑ́ξᾰτε | ἔμῑξᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | μῑ́ξω | μῑ́ξῃς | μῑ́ξῃ | μῑ́ξητον | μῑ́ξητον | μῑ́ξωμεν | μῑ́ξητε | μῑ́ξωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | μῑ́ξαιμῐ | μῑ́ξειᾰς / μῑ́ξαις | μῑ́ξειε(ν) / μῑ́ξαι | μῑ́ξαιτον | μῑξαίτην | μῑ́ξαιμεν | μῑ́ξαιτε | μῑ́ξειᾰν / μῑ́ξαιεν | |||||
| imperative | μῖξον | μῑξᾰ́τω | μῑ́ξᾰτον | μῑξᾰ́των | μῑ́ξᾰτε | μῑξᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐμῑξᾰ́μην | ἐμῑ́ξω | ἐμῑ́ξᾰτο | ἐμῑ́ξᾰσθον | ἐμῑξᾰ́σθην | ἐμῑξᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐμῑ́ξᾰσθε | ἐμῑ́ξᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | μῑ́ξωμαι | μῑ́ξῃ | μῑ́ξηται | μῑ́ξησθον | μῑ́ξησθον | μῑξώμεθᾰ | μῑ́ξησθε | μῑ́ξωνται | |||||
| optative | μῑξαίμην | μῑ́ξαιο | μῑ́ξαιτο | μῑ́ξαισθον | μῑξαίσθην | μῑξαίμεθᾰ | μῑ́ξαισθε | μῑ́ξαιντο | |||||
| imperative | μῖξαι | μῑξᾰ́σθω | μῑ́ξᾰσθον | μῑξᾰ́σθων | μῑ́ξᾰσθε | μῑξᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐμῑ́χθην | ἐμῑ́χθης | ἐμῑ́χθη | ἐμῑ́χθητον | ἐμῑχθήτην | ἐμῑ́χθημεν | ἐμῑ́χθητε | ἐμῑ́χθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | μῑχθῶ | μῑχθῇς | μῑχθῇ | μῑχθῆτον | μῑχθῆτον | μῑχθῶμεν | μῑχθῆτε | μῑχθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | μῑχθείην | μῑχθείης | μῑχθείη | μῑχθεῖτον / μῑχθείητον | μῑχθείτην / μῑχθειήτην | μῑχθεῖμεν / μῑχθείημεν | μῑχθεῖτε / μῑχθείητε | μῑχθεῖεν / μῑχθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | μῑ́χθητῐ | μῑχθήτω | μῑ́χθητον | μῑχθήτων | μῑ́χθητε | μῑχθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | μῖξαι | μῑ́ξᾰσθαι | μῑχθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | μῑ́ξᾱς | μῑξᾰ́μενος | μῑχθείς | |||||||||
| f | μῑ́ξᾱσᾰ | μῑξᾰμένη | μῑχθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | μῖξᾰν | μῑξᾰ́μενον | μῑχθέν | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐμῑ́γην (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐμῑ́γην | ἐμῑ́γης | ἐμῑ́γη | ἐμῑ́γητον | ἐμῑγήτην | ἐμῑ́γημεν | ἐμῑ́γητε | ἐμῑ́γησᾰν, ἔμῑγεν | ||||
| subjunctive | μῑγῶ | μῑγῇς | μῑγῇ | μῑγῆτον | μῑγῆτον | μῑγῶμεν | μῑγῆτε | μῑγῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | μῑγείην | μῑγείης | μῑγείη | μῑγεῖτον / μῑγείητον | μῑγείτην / μῑγειήτην | μῑγεῖμεν / μῑγείημεν | μῑγεῖτε / μῑγείητε | μῑ́γειεν / μῑγείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | μῑ́γηθῐ | μῑγήτω | μῑ́γητον | μῑγήτων | μῑ́γητε | μῑγέντων | |||||||
| passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | μῑγῆναι / μῑγήμεναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | μῑγείς | |||||||||||
| f | μῑγεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | μῑγέν | ||||||||||||
| 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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Aorist: μῑ́γην (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| passive | indicative | μῑ́γην | μῑ́γης | μῑ́γη | μῑ́γητον | μῑγήτην | μῑ́γημεν | μῑ́γητε | μῑ́γησᾰν, μῖγεν | ||||
| 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: μέμῐχᾰ, μέμῐγμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | μέμῐχᾰ | μέμῐχᾰς | μέμῐχε(ν) | μεμῐ́χᾰτον | μεμῐ́χᾰτον | μεμῐ́χᾰμεν | μεμῐ́χᾰτε | μεμῐ́χᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | μεμῐ́χω | μεμῐ́χῃς | μεμῐ́χῃ | μεμῐ́χητον | μεμῐ́χητον | μεμῐ́χωμεν | μεμῐ́χητε | μεμῐ́χωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | μεμῐ́χοιμῐ / μεμῐχοίην | μεμῐ́χοις / μεμῐχοίης | μεμῐ́χοι / μεμῐχοίη | μεμῐ́χοιτον | μεμῐχοίτην | μεμῐ́χοιμεν | μεμῐ́χοιτε | μεμῐ́χοιεν | |||||
| imperative | μέμῐχε | μεμῐχέτω | μεμῐ́χετον | μεμῐχέτων | μεμῐ́χετε | μεμῐχόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | μέμῐγμαι | μέμῐξαι | μέμῐκται | μέμῐχθον | μέμῐχθον | μεμῐ́γμεθᾰ | μέμῐχθε | μεμῐ́γᾰται | ||||
| subjunctive | μεμῐγμένος ὦ | μεμῐγμένος ᾖς | μεμῐγμένος ᾖ | μεμῐγμένω ἦτον | μεμῐγμένω ἦτον | μεμῐγμένοι ὦμεν | μεμῐγμένοι ἦτε | μεμῐγμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | μεμῐγμένος εἴην | μεμῐγμένος εἴης | μεμῐγμένος εἴη | μεμῐγμένω εἴητον / εἶτον | μεμῐγμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | μεμῐγμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | μεμῐγμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | μεμῐγμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | μέμῐξο | μεμῐ́χθω | μέμῐχθον | μεμῐ́χθων | μέμῐχθε | μεμῐ́χθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | μεμῐχέναι | μεμῐ́χθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | μεμῐχώς | μεμῐγμένος | ||||||||||
| f | μεμῐχυῖᾰ | μεμῐγμένη | |||||||||||
| n | μεμῐχός | μεμῐγμένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Synonyms
- μίσγω (mísgō)
Derived terms
- ἐπιμείγνῡμι (epimeígnūmi)
- προσμείγνῡμι (prosmeígnūmi)
- συμμείγνῡμι (summeígnūmi)
Further reading
- “μίγνυμι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “μίγνυμι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- μίγνυμι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “μίγνυμι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G3396 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- μίγνυμι, μείγνυμι, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011