σπουδάζω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
σπουδή (spoudḗ) + -άζω (-ázō)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /spuː.dáz.dɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /spuˈda.zo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /spuˈða.zo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /spuˈða.zo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /spuˈða.zo/
Verb
σπουδάζω • (spoudázō)
- to hurry, hurry up, come quickly
- New Testament, Second Epistle to Timothy 4:9
- New Testament, Second Epistle to Timothy 4:21
- to strive, make an effort, eager
- New Testament, Epistle to the Galatians 2:10
- New Testament, Epistle to the Ephesians 4:3
Inflection
Present: σπουδᾰ́ζω, σπουδᾰ́ζομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | σπουδᾰ́ζω | σπουδᾰ́ζεις | σπουδᾰ́ζει | σπουδᾰ́ζετον | σπουδᾰ́ζετον | σπουδᾰ́ζομεν | σπουδᾰ́ζετε | σπουδᾰ́ζουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | σπουδᾰ́ζω | σπουδᾰ́ζῃς | σπουδᾰ́ζῃ | σπουδᾰ́ζητον | σπουδᾰ́ζητον | σπουδᾰ́ζωμεν | σπουδᾰ́ζητε | σπουδᾰ́ζωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | σπουδᾰ́ζοιμῐ | σπουδᾰ́ζοις | σπουδᾰ́ζοι | σπουδᾰ́ζοιτον | σπουδᾰζοίτην | σπουδᾰ́ζοιμεν | σπουδᾰ́ζοιτε | σπουδᾰ́ζοιεν | |||||
| imperative | σπούδᾰζε | σπουδᾰζέτω | σπουδᾰ́ζετον | σπουδᾰζέτων | σπουδᾰ́ζετε | σπουδᾰζόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | σπουδᾰ́ζομαι | σπουδᾰ́ζῃ / σπουδᾰ́ζει | σπουδᾰ́ζεται | σπουδᾰ́ζεσθον | σπουδᾰ́ζεσθον | σπουδᾰζόμεθᾰ | σπουδᾰ́ζεσθε | σπουδᾰ́ζονται | ||||
| subjunctive | σπουδᾰ́ζωμαι | σπουδᾰ́ζῃ | σπουδᾰ́ζηται | σπουδᾰ́ζησθον | σπουδᾰ́ζησθον | σπουδᾰζώμεθᾰ | σπουδᾰ́ζησθε | σπουδᾰ́ζωνται | |||||
| optative | σπουδᾰζοίμην | σπουδᾰ́ζοιο | σπουδᾰ́ζοιτο | σπουδᾰ́ζοισθον | σπουδᾰζοίσθην | σπουδᾰζοίμεθᾰ | σπουδᾰ́ζοισθε | σπουδᾰ́ζοιντο | |||||
| imperative | σπουδᾰ́ζου | σπουδᾰζέσθω | σπουδᾰ́ζεσθον | σπουδᾰζέσθων | σπουδᾰ́ζεσθε | σπουδᾰζέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | σπουδᾰ́ζειν | σπουδᾰ́ζεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | σπουδᾰ́ζων | σπουδᾰζόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | σπουδᾰ́ζουσᾰ | σπουδᾰζομένη | |||||||||||
| n | σπουδᾰ́ζον | σπουδᾰζόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐσπούδᾰζον, ἐσπουδᾰζόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐσπούδᾰζον | ἐσπούδᾰζες | ἐσπούδᾰζε(ν) | ἐσπουδᾰ́ζετον | ἐσπουδᾰζέτην | ἐσπουδᾰ́ζομεν | ἐσπουδᾰ́ζετε | ἐσπούδᾰζον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐσπουδᾰζόμην | ἐσπουδᾰ́ζου | ἐσπουδᾰ́ζετο | ἐσπουδᾰ́ζεσθον | ἐσπουδᾰζέσθην | ἐσπουδᾰζόμεθᾰ | ἐσπουδᾰ́ζεσθε | ἐσπουδᾰ́ζοντο | ||||
| 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: σπουδᾰ́σω, σπουδᾰ́σομαι, σπουδᾰσθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | σπουδᾰ́σω | σπουδᾰ́σεις | σπουδᾰ́σει | σπουδᾰ́σετον | σπουδᾰ́σετον | σπουδᾰ́σομεν | σπουδᾰ́σετε | σπουδᾰ́σουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | σπουδᾰ́σοιμῐ | σπουδᾰ́σοις | σπουδᾰ́σοι | σπουδᾰ́σοιτον | σπουδᾰσοίτην | σπουδᾰ́σοιμεν | σπουδᾰ́σοιτε | σπουδᾰ́σοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | σπουδᾰ́σομαι | σπουδᾰ́σῃ / σπουδᾰ́σει | σπουδᾰ́σεται | σπουδᾰ́σεσθον | σπουδᾰ́σεσθον | σπουδᾰσόμεθᾰ | σπουδᾰ́σεσθε | σπουδᾰ́σονται | ||||
| optative | σπουδᾰσοίμην | σπουδᾰ́σοιο | σπουδᾰ́σοιτο | σπουδᾰ́σοισθον | σπουδᾰσοίσθην | σπουδᾰσοίμεθᾰ | σπουδᾰ́σοισθε | σπουδᾰ́σοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | σπουδᾰσθήσομαι | σπουδᾰσθήσῃ | σπουδᾰσθήσεται | σπουδᾰσθήσεσθον | σπουδᾰσθήσεσθον | σπουδᾰσθησόμεθᾰ | σπουδᾰσθήσεσθε | σπουδᾰσθήσονται | ||||
| optative | σπουδᾰσθησοίμην | σπουδᾰσθήσοιο | σπουδᾰσθήσοιτο | σπουδᾰσθήσοισθον | σπουδᾰσθησοίσθην | σπουδᾰσθησοίμεθᾰ | σπουδᾰσθήσοισθε | σπουδᾰσθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | σπουδᾰ́σειν | σπουδᾰ́σεσθαι | σπουδᾰσθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | σπουδᾰ́σων | σπουδᾰσόμενος | σπουδᾰσθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | σπουδᾰ́σουσᾰ | σπουδᾰσομένη | σπουδᾰσθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | σπουδᾰ́σον | σπουδᾰσόμενον | σπουδᾰσθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐσπούδᾰσᾰ, ἐσπουδᾰσᾰ́μην, ἐσπουδᾰ́σθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐσπούδᾰσᾰ | ἐσπούδᾰσᾰς | ἐσπούδᾰσε(ν) | ἐσπουδᾰ́σᾰτον | ἐσπουδᾰσᾰ́την | ἐσπουδᾰ́σᾰμεν | ἐσπουδᾰ́σᾰτε | ἐσπούδᾰσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | σπουδᾰ́σω | σπουδᾰ́σῃς | σπουδᾰ́σῃ | σπουδᾰ́σητον | σπουδᾰ́σητον | σπουδᾰ́σωμεν | σπουδᾰ́σητε | σπουδᾰ́σωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | σπουδᾰ́σαιμῐ | σπουδᾰ́σειᾰς / σπουδᾰ́σαις | σπουδᾰ́σειε(ν) / σπουδᾰ́σαι | σπουδᾰ́σαιτον | σπουδᾰσαίτην | σπουδᾰ́σαιμεν | σπουδᾰ́σαιτε | σπουδᾰ́σειᾰν / σπουδᾰ́σαιεν | |||||
| imperative | σπούδᾰσον | σπουδᾰσᾰ́τω | σπουδᾰ́σᾰτον | σπουδᾰσᾰ́των | σπουδᾰ́σᾰτε | σπουδᾰσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐσπουδᾰσᾰ́μην | ἐσπουδᾰ́σω | ἐσπουδᾰ́σᾰτο | ἐσπουδᾰ́σᾰσθον | ἐσπουδᾰσᾰ́σθην | ἐσπουδᾰσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐσπουδᾰ́σᾰσθε | ἐσπουδᾰ́σᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | σπουδᾰ́σωμαι | σπουδᾰ́σῃ | σπουδᾰ́σηται | σπουδᾰ́σησθον | σπουδᾰ́σησθον | σπουδᾰσώμεθᾰ | σπουδᾰ́σησθε | σπουδᾰ́σωνται | |||||
| optative | σπουδᾰσαίμην | σπουδᾰ́σαιο | σπουδᾰ́σαιτο | σπουδᾰ́σαισθον | σπουδᾰσαίσθην | σπουδᾰσαίμεθᾰ | σπουδᾰ́σαισθε | σπουδᾰ́σαιντο | |||||
| imperative | σπούδᾰσαι | σπουδᾰσᾰ́σθω | σπουδᾰ́σᾰσθον | σπουδᾰσᾰ́σθων | σπουδᾰ́σᾰσθε | σπουδᾰσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐσπουδᾰ́σθην | ἐσπουδᾰ́σθης | ἐσπουδᾰ́σθη | ἐσπουδᾰ́σθητον | ἐσπουδᾰσθήτην | ἐσπουδᾰ́σθημεν | ἐσπουδᾰ́σθητε | ἐσπουδᾰ́σθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | σπουδᾰσθῶ | σπουδᾰσθῇς | σπουδᾰσθῇ | σπουδᾰσθῆτον | σπουδᾰσθῆτον | σπουδᾰσθῶμεν | σπουδᾰσθῆτε | σπουδᾰσθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | σπουδᾰσθείην | σπουδᾰσθείης | σπουδᾰσθείη | σπουδᾰσθεῖτον / σπουδᾰσθείητον | σπουδᾰσθείτην / σπουδᾰσθειήτην | σπουδᾰσθεῖμεν / σπουδᾰσθείημεν | σπουδᾰσθεῖτε / σπουδᾰσθείητε | σπουδᾰσθεῖεν / σπουδᾰσθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | σπουδᾰ́σθητῐ | σπουδᾰσθήτω | σπουδᾰ́σθητον | σπουδᾰσθήτων | σπουδᾰ́σθητε | σπουδᾰσθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | σπουδᾰ́σαι | σπουδᾰ́σᾰσθαι | σπουδᾰσθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | σπουδᾰ́σᾱς | σπουδᾰσᾰ́μενος | σπουδᾰσθείς | |||||||||
| f | σπουδᾰ́σᾱσᾰ | σπουδᾰσᾰμένη | σπουδᾰσθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | σπουδᾰ́σᾰν | σπουδᾰσᾰ́μενον | σπουδᾰσθέν | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐσπούδᾰκᾰ, ἐσπούδᾰσμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐσπούδᾰκᾰ | ἐσπούδᾰκᾰς | ἐσπούδᾰκε(ν) | ἐσπουδᾰ́κᾰτον | ἐσπουδᾰ́κᾰτον | ἐσπουδᾰ́κᾰμεν | ἐσπουδᾰ́κᾰτε | ἐσπουδᾰ́κᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐσπουδᾰ́κω | ἐσπουδᾰ́κῃς | ἐσπουδᾰ́κῃ | ἐσπουδᾰ́κητον | ἐσπουδᾰ́κητον | ἐσπουδᾰ́κωμεν | ἐσπουδᾰ́κητε | ἐσπουδᾰ́κωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐσπουδᾰ́κοιμῐ / ἐσπουδᾰκοίην | ἐσπουδᾰ́κοις / ἐσπουδᾰκοίης | ἐσπουδᾰ́κοι / ἐσπουδᾰκοίη | ἐσπουδᾰ́κοιτον | ἐσπουδᾰκοίτην | ἐσπουδᾰ́κοιμεν | ἐσπουδᾰ́κοιτε | ἐσπουδᾰ́κοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐσπούδᾰκε | ἐσπουδᾰκέτω | ἐσπουδᾰ́κετον | ἐσπουδᾰκέτων | ἐσπουδᾰ́κετε | ἐσπουδᾰκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐσπούδᾰσμαι | ἐσπούδᾰσαι | ἐσπούδᾰσται | ἐσπούδᾰσθον | ἐσπούδᾰσθον | ἐσπουδᾰ́σμεθᾰ | ἐσπούδᾰσθε | ἐσπουδᾰ́δᾰται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐσπουδᾰσμένος ὦ | ἐσπουδᾰσμένος ᾖς | ἐσπουδᾰσμένος ᾖ | ἐσπουδᾰσμένω ἦτον | ἐσπουδᾰσμένω ἦτον | ἐσπουδᾰσμένοι ὦμεν | ἐσπουδᾰσμένοι ἦτε | ἐσπουδᾰσμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐσπουδᾰσμένος εἴην | ἐσπουδᾰσμένος εἴης | ἐσπουδᾰσμένος εἴη | ἐσπουδᾰσμένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἐσπουδᾰσμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἐσπουδᾰσμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἐσπουδᾰσμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἐσπουδᾰσμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐσπούδᾰσο | ἐσπουδᾰ́σθω | ἐσπούδᾰσθον | ἐσπουδᾰ́σθων | ἐσπούδᾰσθε | ἐσπουδᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐσπουδᾰκέναι | ἐσπουδᾰ́σθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐσπουδᾰκώς | ἐσπουδᾰσμένος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐσπουδᾰκυῖᾰ | ἐσπουδᾰσμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐσπουδᾰκός | ἐσπουδᾰσμένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: ἐσπουδᾰ́κειν / ἐσπουδᾰ́κη, ἐσπουδᾰ́σμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐσπουδᾰ́κειν / ἐσπουδᾰ́κη | ἐσπουδᾰ́κεις / ἐσπουδᾰ́κης | ἐσπουδᾰ́κει(ν) | ἐσπουδᾰ́κετον | ἐσπουδᾰκέτην | ἐσπουδᾰ́κεμεν | ἐσπουδᾰ́κετε | ἐσπουδᾰ́κεσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐσπουδᾰ́σμην | ἐσπούδᾰσο | ἐσπούδᾰστο | ἐσπούδᾰσθον | ἐσπουδᾰ́σθην | ἐσπουδᾰ́σμεθᾰ | ἐσπούδᾰσθε | ἐσπουδᾰ́δᾰτο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Related terms
Further reading
- “σπουδάζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- G4704 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.
- anxious idem, page 33.
- bent idem, page 74.
- busy idem, page 106.
- eager idem, page 258.
- eagerly idem, page 258.
- earnest idem, page 259.
- elaborate idem, page 265.
- endeavour idem, page 272.
- engage idem, page 274.
- grave idem, page 371.
- intent on idem, page 449.
- keen idem, page 467.
- labour idem, page 472.
- lay idem, page 480.
- pore over idem, page 627.
- seek idem, page 749.
- serious idem, page 754.
- set idem, page 756.
- sober idem, page 790.
- strive idem, page 827.
- struggle idem, page 828.
- toil idem, page 880.
- trouble idem, page 897.
- warm idem, page 964.
- work idem, page 988.
- zealous idem, page 997.
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek σπουδάζω (spoudázō).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spuˈða.zo/
- Hyphenation: σπου‧δά‧ζω
Verb
σπουδάζω • (spoudázo) (past σπούδασα)
- to study a subject at university
Conjugation
σπουδάζω (active forms only plus passive perfect participle)
| Active voice ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | σπουδάσω | |||
| 2 sg | σπουδάζεις | σπουδάσεις | ||
| 3 sg | σπουδάζει | σπουδάσει | ||
| 1 pl | σπουδάζουμε, [‑ομε] | σπουδάσουμε, [‑ομε] | ||
| 2 pl | σπουδάζετε | σπουδάσετε | ||
| 3 pl | σπουδάζουν(ε) | σπουδάσουν(ε) | ||
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | σπούδαζα | σπούδασα | ||
| 2 sg | σπούδαζες | σπούδασες | ||
| 3 sg | σπούδαζε | σπούδασε | ||
| 1 pl | σπουδάζαμε | σπουδάσαμε | ||
| 2 pl | σπουδάζατε | σπουδάσατε | ||
| 3 pl | σπούδαζαν, σπουδάζαν(ε) | σπούδασαν, σπουδάσαν(ε) | ||
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
| 1 sg | θα ➤ | θα σπουδάσω ➤ | ||
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα σπουδάζεις, … | θα σπουδάσεις, … | ||
| Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … σπουδάσει | είμαι, είσαι, … σπουδασμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ (also passive voice) | ||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … σπουδάσει | ήμουν, ήσουν, … σπουδασμένος, ‑η, ‑ο | ||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … σπουδάσει | θα είμαι, θα είσαι, … σπουδασμένος, ‑η, ‑ο | ||
| Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
| Imperative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect | ||
| 2 sg | σπούδαζε | σπούδασε | ||
| 2 pl | σπουδάζετε | σπουδάστε | ||
| Other forms | ||||
| Active present participle ➤ | σπουδάζοντας ➤ | |||
| Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας σπουδάσει ➤ | |||
| Passive perfect participle ➤ | σπουδασμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ | |||
| Nonfinite form ➤ | σπουδάσει | |||
| Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
• Plus oral passive perfect participle σπουδαγμένος. • (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |||
Related terms
- see: σπουδή f (spoudí, “study”)
References
- ^ σπουδάζω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language