τυραννέω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
τύραννος (túrannos) + -έω (-éō)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ty.ran.né.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ty.ranˈne.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ty.ranˈne.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ty.ranˈne.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ti.raˈne.o/
Verb
τῠραννέω • (tŭrannéō)
- (intransitive) to be a monarch, absolute ruler (optionally with the people or region ruled in the genitive case)
- (transitive) to govern, rule over as monarch
Conjugation
Present: τῠρᾰννέω, τῠρᾰννέομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | τῠρᾰννέω | τῠρᾰννέεις | τῠρᾰννέει | τῠρᾰννέετον | τῠρᾰννέετον | τῠρᾰννέομεν | τῠρᾰννέετε | τῠρᾰννέουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | τῠρᾰννέω | τῠρᾰννέῃς | τῠρᾰννέῃ | τῠρᾰννέητον | τῠρᾰννέητον | τῠρᾰννέωμεν | τῠρᾰννέητε | τῠρᾰννέωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | τῠρᾰννέοιμῐ | τῠρᾰννέοις | τῠρᾰννέοι | τῠρᾰννέοιτον | τῠρᾰννεοίτην | τῠρᾰννέοιμεν | τῠρᾰννέοιτε | τῠρᾰννέοιεν | |||||
| imperative | τῠρᾰ́ννεε | τῠρᾰννεέτω | τῠρᾰννέετον | τῠρᾰννεέτων | τῠρᾰννέετε | τῠρᾰννεόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | τῠρᾰννέομαι | τῠρᾰννέῃ / τῠρᾰννέει | τῠρᾰννέεται | τῠρᾰννέεσθον | τῠρᾰννέεσθον | τῠρᾰννεόμεθᾰ | τῠρᾰννέεσθε | τῠρᾰννέονται | ||||
| subjunctive | τῠρᾰννέωμαι | τῠρᾰννέῃ | τῠρᾰννέηται | τῠρᾰννέησθον | τῠρᾰννέησθον | τῠρᾰννεώμεθᾰ | τῠρᾰννέησθε | τῠρᾰννέωνται | |||||
| optative | τῠρᾰννεοίμην | τῠρᾰννέοιο | τῠρᾰννέοιτο | τῠρᾰννέοισθον | τῠρᾰννεοίσθην | τῠρᾰννεοίμεθᾰ | τῠρᾰννέοισθε | τῠρᾰννέοιντο | |||||
| imperative | τῠρᾰννέου | τῠρᾰννεέσθω | τῠρᾰννέεσθον | τῠρᾰννεέσθων | τῠρᾰννέεσθε | τῠρᾰννεέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | τῠρᾰννέειν | τῠρᾰννέεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | τῠρᾰννέων | τῠρᾰννεόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | τῠρᾰννέουσᾰ | τῠρᾰννεομένη | |||||||||||
| n | τῠρᾰννέον | τῠρᾰννεόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: τῠρᾰννῶ, τῠρᾰννοῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | τῠρᾰννῶ | τῠρᾰννεῖς | τῠρᾰννεῖ | τῠρᾰννεῖτον | τῠρᾰννεῖτον | τῠρᾰννοῦμεν | τῠρᾰννεῖτε | τῠρᾰννοῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | τῠρᾰννῶ | τῠρᾰννῇς | τῠρᾰννῇ | τῠρᾰννῆτον | τῠρᾰννῆτον | τῠρᾰννῶμεν | τῠρᾰννῆτε | τῠρᾰννῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | τῠρᾰννοίην / τῠρᾰννοῖμῐ | τῠρᾰννοίης / τῠρᾰννοῖς | τῠρᾰννοίη / τῠρᾰννοῖ | τῠρᾰννοῖτον / τῠρᾰννοίητον | τῠρᾰννοίτην / τῠρᾰννοιήτην | τῠρᾰννοῖμεν / τῠρᾰννοίημεν | τῠρᾰννοῖτε / τῠρᾰννοίητε | τῠρᾰννοῖεν / τῠρᾰννοίησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | τῠρᾰ́ννει | τῠρᾰννείτω | τῠρᾰννεῖτον | τῠρᾰννείτων | τῠρᾰννεῖτε | τῠρᾰννούντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | τῠρᾰννοῦμαι | τῠρᾰννεῖ, τῠρᾰννῇ |
τῠρᾰννεῖται | τῠρᾰννεῖσθον | τῠρᾰννεῖσθον | τῠρᾰννούμεθᾰ | τῠρᾰννεῖσθε | τῠρᾰννοῦνται | ||||
| subjunctive | τῠρᾰννῶμαι | τῠρᾰννῇ | τῠρᾰννῆται | τῠρᾰννῆσθον | τῠρᾰννῆσθον | τῠρᾰννώμεθᾰ | τῠρᾰννῆσθε | τῠρᾰννῶνται | |||||
| optative | τῠρᾰννοίμην | τῠρᾰννοῖο | τῠρᾰννοῖτο | τῠρᾰννοῖσθον | τῠρᾰννοίσθην | τῠρᾰννοίμεθᾰ | τῠρᾰννοῖσθε | τῠρᾰννοῖντο | |||||
| imperative | τῠρᾰννοῦ | τῠρᾰννείσθω | τῠρᾰννεῖσθον | τῠρᾰννείσθων | τῠρᾰννεῖσθε | τῠρᾰννείσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | τῠρᾰννεῖν | τῠρᾰννεῖσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | τῠρᾰννῶν | τῠρᾰννούμενος | ||||||||||
| f | τῠρᾰννοῦσᾰ | τῠρᾰννουμένη | |||||||||||
| n | τῠρᾰννοῦν | τῠρᾰννούμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐτῠρᾰ́ννεον, ἐτῠρᾰννεόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐτῠρᾰ́ννεον | ἐτῠρᾰ́ννεες | ἐτῠρᾰ́ννεε(ν) | ἐτῠρᾰννέετον | ἐτῠρᾰννεέτην | ἐτῠρᾰννέομεν | ἐτῠρᾰννέετε | ἐτῠρᾰ́ννεον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐτῠρᾰννεόμην | ἐτῠρᾰννέου | ἐτῠρᾰννέετο | ἐτῠρᾰννέεσθον | ἐτῠρᾰννεέσθην | ἐτῠρᾰννεόμεθᾰ | ἐτῠρᾰννέεσθε | ἐτῠρᾰννέοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐτῠρᾰ́ννουν, ἐτῠρᾰννούμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐτῠρᾰ́ννουν | ἐτῠρᾰ́ννεις | ἐτῠρᾰ́ννει | ἐτῠρᾰννεῖτον | ἐτῠρᾰννείτην | ἐτῠρᾰννοῦμεν | ἐτῠρᾰννεῖτε | ἐτῠρᾰ́ννουν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐτῠρᾰννούμην | ἐτῠρᾰννοῦ | ἐτῠρᾰννεῖτο | ἐτῠρᾰννεῖσθον | ἐτῠρᾰννείσθην | ἐτῠρᾰννούμεθᾰ | ἐτῠρᾰννεῖσθε | ἐτῠρᾰννοῦντο | ||||
| 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: τῠρᾰννήσω, τῠρᾰννήσομαι, τῠρᾰννηθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | τῠρᾰννήσω | τῠρᾰννήσεις | τῠρᾰννήσει | τῠρᾰννήσετον | τῠρᾰννήσετον | τῠρᾰννήσομεν | τῠρᾰννήσετε | τῠρᾰννήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | τῠρᾰννήσοιμῐ | τῠρᾰννήσοις | τῠρᾰννήσοι | τῠρᾰννήσοιτον | τῠρᾰννησοίτην | τῠρᾰννήσοιμεν | τῠρᾰννήσοιτε | τῠρᾰννήσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | τῠρᾰννήσομαι | τῠρᾰννήσῃ / τῠρᾰννήσει | τῠρᾰννήσεται | τῠρᾰννήσεσθον | τῠρᾰννήσεσθον | τῠρᾰννησόμεθᾰ | τῠρᾰννήσεσθε | τῠρᾰννήσονται | ||||
| optative | τῠρᾰννησοίμην | τῠρᾰννήσοιο | τῠρᾰννήσοιτο | τῠρᾰννήσοισθον | τῠρᾰννησοίσθην | τῠρᾰννησοίμεθᾰ | τῠρᾰννήσοισθε | τῠρᾰννήσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | τῠρᾰννηθήσομαι | τῠρᾰννηθήσῃ | τῠρᾰννηθήσεται | τῠρᾰννηθήσεσθον | τῠρᾰννηθήσεσθον | τῠρᾰννηθησόμεθᾰ | τῠρᾰννηθήσεσθε | τῠρᾰννηθήσονται | ||||
| optative | τῠρᾰννηθησοίμην | τῠρᾰννηθήσοιο | τῠρᾰννηθήσοιτο | τῠρᾰννηθήσοισθον | τῠρᾰννηθησοίσθην | τῠρᾰννηθησοίμεθᾰ | τῠρᾰννηθήσοισθε | τῠρᾰννηθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | τῠρᾰννήσειν | τῠρᾰννήσεσθαι | τῠρᾰννηθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | τῠρᾰννήσων | τῠρᾰννησόμενος | τῠρᾰννηθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | τῠρᾰννήσουσᾰ | τῠρᾰννησομένη | τῠρᾰννηθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | τῠρᾰννῆσον | τῠρᾰννησόμενον | τῠρᾰννηθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐτῠρᾰ́ννησᾰ, ἐτῠρᾰννησᾰ́μην, ἐτῠρᾰννήθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐτῠρᾰ́ννησᾰ | ἐτῠρᾰ́ννησᾰς | ἐτῠρᾰ́ννησε(ν) | ἐτῠρᾰννήσᾰτον | ἐτῠρᾰννησᾰ́την | ἐτῠρᾰννήσᾰμεν | ἐτῠρᾰννήσᾰτε | ἐτῠρᾰ́ννησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | τῠρᾰννήσω | τῠρᾰννήσῃς | τῠρᾰννήσῃ | τῠρᾰννήσητον | τῠρᾰννήσητον | τῠρᾰννήσωμεν | τῠρᾰννήσητε | τῠρᾰννήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | τῠρᾰννήσαιμῐ | τῠρᾰννήσειᾰς / τῠρᾰννήσαις | τῠρᾰννήσειε(ν) / τῠρᾰννήσαι | τῠρᾰννήσαιτον | τῠρᾰννησαίτην | τῠρᾰννήσαιμεν | τῠρᾰννήσαιτε | τῠρᾰννήσειᾰν / τῠρᾰννήσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | τῠρᾰ́ννησον | τῠρᾰννησᾰ́τω | τῠρᾰννήσᾰτον | τῠρᾰννησᾰ́των | τῠρᾰννήσᾰτε | τῠρᾰννησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐτῠρᾰννησᾰ́μην | ἐτῠρᾰννήσω | ἐτῠρᾰννήσᾰτο | ἐτῠρᾰννήσᾰσθον | ἐτῠρᾰννησᾰ́σθην | ἐτῠρᾰννησᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐτῠρᾰννήσᾰσθε | ἐτῠρᾰννήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | τῠρᾰννήσωμαι | τῠρᾰννήσῃ | τῠρᾰννήσηται | τῠρᾰννήσησθον | τῠρᾰννήσησθον | τῠρᾰννησώμεθᾰ | τῠρᾰννήσησθε | τῠρᾰννήσωνται | |||||
| optative | τῠρᾰννησαίμην | τῠρᾰννήσαιο | τῠρᾰννήσαιτο | τῠρᾰννήσαισθον | τῠρᾰννησαίσθην | τῠρᾰννησαίμεθᾰ | τῠρᾰννήσαισθε | τῠρᾰννήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | τῠρᾰ́ννησαι | τῠρᾰννησᾰ́σθω | τῠρᾰννήσᾰσθον | τῠρᾰννησᾰ́σθων | τῠρᾰννήσᾰσθε | τῠρᾰννησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐτῠρᾰννήθην | ἐτῠρᾰννήθης | ἐτῠρᾰννήθη | ἐτῠρᾰννήθητον | ἐτῠρᾰννηθήτην | ἐτῠρᾰννήθημεν | ἐτῠρᾰννήθητε | ἐτῠρᾰννήθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | τῠρᾰννηθῶ | τῠρᾰννηθῇς | τῠρᾰννηθῇ | τῠρᾰννηθῆτον | τῠρᾰννηθῆτον | τῠρᾰννηθῶμεν | τῠρᾰννηθῆτε | τῠρᾰννηθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | τῠρᾰννηθείην | τῠρᾰννηθείης | τῠρᾰννηθείη | τῠρᾰννηθεῖτον / τῠρᾰννηθείητον | τῠρᾰννηθείτην / τῠρᾰννηθειήτην | τῠρᾰννηθεῖμεν / τῠρᾰννηθείημεν | τῠρᾰννηθεῖτε / τῠρᾰννηθείητε | τῠρᾰννηθεῖεν / τῠρᾰννηθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | τῠρᾰννήθητῐ | τῠρᾰννηθήτω | τῠρᾰννήθητον | τῠρᾰννηθήτων | τῠρᾰννήθητε | τῠρᾰννηθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | τῠρᾰννῆσαι | τῠρᾰννήσᾰσθαι | τῠρᾰννηθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | τῠρᾰννήσᾱς | τῠρᾰννησᾰ́μενος | τῠρᾰννηθείς | |||||||||
| f | τῠρᾰννήσᾱσᾰ | τῠρᾰννησᾰμένη | τῠρᾰννηθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | τῠρᾰννῆσᾰν | τῠρᾰννησᾰ́μενον | τῠρᾰννηθέν | ||||||||||
| 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: τετῠρᾰ́ννηκᾰ, τετῠρᾰ́ννημαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | τετῠρᾰ́ννηκᾰ | τετῠρᾰ́ννηκᾰς | τετῠρᾰ́ννηκε(ν) | τετῠρᾰννήκᾰτον | τετῠρᾰννήκᾰτον | τετῠρᾰννήκᾰμεν | τετῠρᾰννήκᾰτε | τετῠρᾰννήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | τετῠρᾰννήκω | τετῠρᾰννήκῃς | τετῠρᾰννήκῃ | τετῠρᾰννήκητον | τετῠρᾰννήκητον | τετῠρᾰννήκωμεν | τετῠρᾰννήκητε | τετῠρᾰννήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | τετῠρᾰννήκοιμῐ / τετῠρᾰννηκοίην | τετῠρᾰννήκοις / τετῠρᾰννηκοίης | τετῠρᾰννήκοι / τετῠρᾰννηκοίη | τετῠρᾰννήκοιτον | τετῠρᾰννηκοίτην | τετῠρᾰννήκοιμεν | τετῠρᾰννήκοιτε | τετῠρᾰννήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | τετῠρᾰ́ννηκε | τετῠρᾰννηκέτω | τετῠρᾰννήκετον | τετῠρᾰννηκέτων | τετῠρᾰννήκετε | τετῠρᾰννηκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | τετῠρᾰ́ννημαι | τετῠρᾰ́ννησαι | τετῠρᾰ́ννηται | τετῠρᾰ́ννησθον | τετῠρᾰ́ννησθον | τετῠρᾰννήμεθᾰ | τετῠρᾰ́ννησθε | τετῠρᾰ́ννηνται | ||||
| subjunctive | τετῠρᾰννημένος ὦ | τετῠρᾰννημένος ᾖς | τετῠρᾰννημένος ᾖ | τετῠρᾰννημένω ἦτον | τετῠρᾰννημένω ἦτον | τετῠρᾰννημένοι ὦμεν | τετῠρᾰννημένοι ἦτε | τετῠρᾰννημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | τετῠρᾰννημένος εἴην | τετῠρᾰννημένος εἴης | τετῠρᾰννημένος εἴη | τετῠρᾰννημένω εἴητον / εἶτον | τετῠρᾰννημένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | τετῠρᾰννημένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | τετῠρᾰννημένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | τετῠρᾰννημένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | τετῠρᾰ́ννησο | τετῠρᾰννήσθω | τετῠρᾰ́ννησθον | τετῠρᾰννήσθων | τετῠρᾰ́ννησθε | τετῠρᾰννήσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | τετῠρᾰννηκέναι | τετῠρᾰννῆσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | τετῠρᾰννηκώς | τετῠρᾰννημένος | ||||||||||
| f | τετῠρᾰννηκυῖᾰ | τετῠρᾰννημένη | |||||||||||
| n | τετῠρᾰννηκός | τετῠρᾰννημένον | |||||||||||
| 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
- τῠραννεύω (tŭranneúō)
Further reading
- τυραννέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “τυραννέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- τυραννέω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011