νήθω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From νέω (néō). The dental enlargement in this term is comparable to other Greek terms such as κνήθω (knḗthō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

νήθω • (nḗthō)

  1. to spin
    • Matthew 6.28:
      καὶ περὶ ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε καταμάθετε τὰ κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ πῶς αὐξάνουσιν οὐ κοπιῶσιν οὐδὲ νήθουσιν
      kaì perì endúmatos tí merimnâte katamáthete tà krína toû agroû pôs auxánousin ou kopiôsin oudè nḗthousin
      And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin

Inflection

   Present: νήθω, νήθομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative νήθω νήθεις νήθει νήθετον νήθετον νήθομεν νήθετε νήθουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive νήθω νήθῃς νήθῃ νήθητον νήθητον νήθωμεν νήθητε νήθωσῐ(ν)
optative νήθοιμῐ νήθοις νήθοι νήθοιτον νηθοίτην νήθοιμεν νήθοιτε νήθοιεν
imperative   νῆθε νηθέτω νήθετον νηθέτων   νήθετε νηθόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative νήθομαι νήθῃ / νήθει νήθεται νήθεσθον νήθεσθον νηθόμεθᾰ νήθεσθε νήθονται
subjunctive νήθωμαι νήθῃ νήθηται νήθησθον νήθησθον νηθώμεθᾰ νήθησθε νήθωνται
optative νηθοίμην νήθοιο νήθοιτο νήθοισθον νηθοίσθην νηθοίμεθᾰ νήθοισθε νήθοιντο
imperative   νήθου νηθέσθω νήθεσθον νηθέσθων   νήθεσθε νηθέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive νήθειν νήθεσθαι
participle m νήθων νηθόμενος
f νήθουσᾰ νηθομένη
n νῆθον νηθόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: νήθεσκον, νηθεσκόμην (Ionic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative νήθεσκον νήθεσκες νήθεσκε(ν) νηθέσκετον νηθεσκέτην νηθέσκομεν νηθέσκετε νήθεσκον
middle/
passive 		indicative νηθεσκόμην νηθέσκου νηθέσκετο νηθέσκεσθον νηθεσκέσθην νηθεσκόμεθᾰ νηθέσκεσθε νηθέσκοντο
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.

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: γνέθω (gnéthō)

References

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