φιμόω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From φῑμός (phīmós, “any instrument for keeping the mouth closed”) + -όω (-óō, verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pʰiː.mó.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pʰiˈmo.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɸiˈmo.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /fiˈmo.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /fiˈmo.o/
Verb
φῑμόω • (phīmóō)
- to muzzle, shut up as with a muzzle; to close, seal up; (figurative) to muzzle, put to silence
- (passive voice) to be silent, be quiet
Inflection
Present: φῑμῶ, φῑμοῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | φῑμῶ | φῑμοῖς | φῑμοῖ | φῑμοῦτον | φῑμοῦτον | φῑμοῦμεν | φῑμοῦτε | φῑμοῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | φῑμῶ | φῑμοῖς | φῑμοῖ | φῑμῶτον | φῑμῶτον | φῑμῶμεν | φῑμῶτε | φῑμῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | φῑμοίην / φῑμοῖμῐ | φῑμοίης / φῑμοῖς | φῑμοίη / φῑμοῖ | φῑμοῖτον / φῑμοίητον | φῑμοίτην / φῑμοιήτην | φῑμοῖμεν / φῑμοίημεν | φῑμοῖτε / φῑμοίητε | φῑμοῖεν / φῑμοίησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | φῑ́μου | φῑμούτω | φῑμοῦτον | φῑμούτων | φῑμοῦτε | φῑμούντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | φῑμοῦμαι | φῑμοῖ | φῑμοῦται | φῑμοῦσθον | φῑμοῦσθον | φῑμούμεθᾰ | φῑμοῦσθε | φῑμοῦνται | ||||
| subjunctive | φῑμῶμαι | φῑμοῖ | φῑμῶται | φῑμῶσθον | φῑμῶσθον | φῑμώμεθᾰ | φῑμῶσθε | φῑμῶνται | |||||
| optative | φῑμοίμην | φῑμοῖο | φῑμοῖτο | φῑμοῖσθον | φῑμοίσθην | φῑμοίμεθᾰ | φῑμοῖσθε | φῑμοῖντο | |||||
| imperative | φῑμοῦ | φῑμούσθω | φῑμοῦσθον | φῑμούσθων | φῑμοῦσθε | φῑμούσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | φῑμοῦν | φῑμοῦσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | φῑμῶν | φῑμούμενος | ||||||||||
| f | φῑμοῦσᾰ | φῑμουμένη | |||||||||||
| n | φῑμοῦν | φῑμούμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐφῑ́μουν, ἐφῑμούμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφῑ́μουν | ἐφῑ́μους | ἐφῑ́μου | ἐφῑμοῦτον | ἐφῑμούτην | ἐφῑμοῦμεν | ἐφῑμοῦτε | ἐφῑ́μουν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφῑμούμην | ἐφῑμοῦ | ἐφῑμοῦτο | ἐφῑμοῦσθον | ἐφῑμούσθην | ἐφῑμούμεθᾰ | ἐφῑμοῦσθε | ἐφῑμοῦντο | ||||
| 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: φῑμώσω, φῑμώσομαι, φῑμωθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | φῑμώσω | φῑμώσεις | φῑμώσει | φῑμώσετον | φῑμώσετον | φῑμώσομεν | φῑμώσετε | φῑμώσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | φῑμώσοιμῐ | φῑμώσοις | φῑμώσοι | φῑμώσοιτον | φῑμωσοίτην | φῑμώσοιμεν | φῑμώσοιτε | φῑμώσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | φῑμώσομαι | φῑμώσῃ / φῑμώσει | φῑμώσεται | φῑμώσεσθον | φῑμώσεσθον | φῑμωσόμεθᾰ | φῑμώσεσθε | φῑμώσονται | ||||
| optative | φῑμωσοίμην | φῑμώσοιο | φῑμώσοιτο | φῑμώσοισθον | φῑμωσοίσθην | φῑμωσοίμεθᾰ | φῑμώσοισθε | φῑμώσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | φῑμωθήσομαι | φῑμωθήσῃ | φῑμωθήσεται | φῑμωθήσεσθον | φῑμωθήσεσθον | φῑμωθησόμεθᾰ | φῑμωθήσεσθε | φῑμωθήσονται | ||||
| optative | φῑμωθησοίμην | φῑμωθήσοιο | φῑμωθήσοιτο | φῑμωθήσοισθον | φῑμωθησοίσθην | φῑμωθησοίμεθᾰ | φῑμωθήσοισθε | φῑμωθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | φῑμώσειν | φῑμώσεσθαι | φῑμωθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | φῑμώσων | φῑμωσόμενος | φῑμωθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | φῑμώσουσᾰ | φῑμωσομένη | φῑμωθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | φῑμῶσον | φῑμωσόμενον | φῑμωθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐφῑ́μωσᾰ, ἐφῑμωσᾰ́μην, ἐφῑμώθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφῑ́μωσᾰ | ἐφῑ́μωσᾰς | ἐφῑ́μωσε(ν) | ἐφῑμώσᾰτον | ἐφῑμωσᾰ́την | ἐφῑμώσᾰμεν | ἐφῑμώσᾰτε | ἐφῑ́μωσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | φῑμώσω | φῑμώσῃς | φῑμώσῃ | φῑμώσητον | φῑμώσητον | φῑμώσωμεν | φῑμώσητε | φῑμώσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | φῑμώσαιμῐ | φῑμώσειᾰς / φῑμώσαις | φῑμώσειε(ν) / φῑμώσαι | φῑμώσαιτον | φῑμωσαίτην | φῑμώσαιμεν | φῑμώσαιτε | φῑμώσειᾰν / φῑμώσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | φῑ́μωσον | φῑμωσᾰ́τω | φῑμώσᾰτον | φῑμωσᾰ́των | φῑμώσᾰτε | φῑμωσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐφῑμωσᾰ́μην | ἐφῑμώσω | ἐφῑμώσᾰτο | ἐφῑμώσᾰσθον | ἐφῑμωσᾰ́σθην | ἐφῑμωσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐφῑμώσᾰσθε | ἐφῑμώσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | φῑμώσωμαι | φῑμώσῃ | φῑμώσηται | φῑμώσησθον | φῑμώσησθον | φῑμωσώμεθᾰ | φῑμώσησθε | φῑμώσωνται | |||||
| optative | φῑμωσαίμην | φῑμώσαιο | φῑμώσαιτο | φῑμώσαισθον | φῑμωσαίσθην | φῑμωσαίμεθᾰ | φῑμώσαισθε | φῑμώσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | φῑ́μωσαι | φῑμωσᾰ́σθω | φῑμώσᾰσθον | φῑμωσᾰ́σθων | φῑμώσᾰσθε | φῑμωσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐφῑμώθην | ἐφῑμώθης | ἐφῑμώθη | ἐφῑμώθητον | ἐφῑμωθήτην | ἐφῑμώθημεν | ἐφῑμώθητε | ἐφῑμώθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | φῑμωθῶ | φῑμωθῇς | φῑμωθῇ | φῑμωθῆτον | φῑμωθῆτον | φῑμωθῶμεν | φῑμωθῆτε | φῑμωθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | φῑμωθείην | φῑμωθείης | φῑμωθείη | φῑμωθεῖτον / φῑμωθείητον | φῑμωθείτην / φῑμωθειήτην | φῑμωθεῖμεν / φῑμωθείημεν | φῑμωθεῖτε / φῑμωθείητε | φῑμωθεῖεν / φῑμωθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | φῑμώθητῐ | φῑμωθήτω | φῑμώθητον | φῑμωθήτων | φῑμώθητε | φῑμωθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | φῑμῶσαι | φῑμώσᾰσθαι | φῑμωθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | φῑμώσᾱς | φῑμωσᾰ́μενος | φῑμωθείς | |||||||||
| f | φῑμώσᾱσᾰ | φῑμωσᾰμένη | φῑμωθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | φῑμῶσᾰν | φῑμωσᾰ́μενον | φῑμωθέν | ||||||||||
| 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: πεφῑ́μωκᾰ, πεφῑ́μωμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | πεφῑ́μωκᾰ | πεφῑ́μωκᾰς | πεφῑ́μωκε(ν) | πεφῑμώκᾰτον | πεφῑμώκᾰτον | πεφῑμώκᾰμεν | πεφῑμώκᾰτε | πεφῑμώκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | πεφῑμώκω | πεφῑμώκῃς | πεφῑμώκῃ | πεφῑμώκητον | πεφῑμώκητον | πεφῑμώκωμεν | πεφῑμώκητε | πεφῑμώκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | πεφῑμώκοιμῐ / πεφῑμωκοίην | πεφῑμώκοις / πεφῑμωκοίης | πεφῑμώκοι / πεφῑμωκοίη | πεφῑμώκοιτον | πεφῑμωκοίτην | πεφῑμώκοιμεν | πεφῑμώκοιτε | πεφῑμώκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | πεφῑ́μωκε | πεφῑμωκέτω | πεφῑμώκετον | πεφῑμωκέτων | πεφῑμώκετε | πεφῑμωκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | πεφῑ́μωμαι | πεφῑ́μωσαι | πεφῑ́μωται | πεφῑ́μωσθον | πεφῑ́μωσθον | πεφῑμώμεθᾰ | πεφῑ́μωσθε | πεφῑ́μωνται | ||||
| subjunctive | πεφῑμωμένος ὦ | πεφῑμωμένος ᾖς | πεφῑμωμένος ᾖ | πεφῑμωμένω ἦτον | πεφῑμωμένω ἦτον | πεφῑμωμένοι ὦμεν | πεφῑμωμένοι ἦτε | πεφῑμωμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | πεφῑμωμένος εἴην | πεφῑμωμένος εἴης | πεφῑμωμένος εἴη | πεφῑμωμένω εἴητον / εἶτον | πεφῑμωμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | πεφῑμωμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | πεφῑμωμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | πεφῑμωμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | πεφῑ́μωσο | πεφῑμώσθω | πεφῑ́μωσθον | πεφῑμώσθων | πεφῑ́μωσθε | πεφῑμώσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | πεφῑμωκέναι | πεφῑμῶσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | πεφῑμωκώς | πεφῑμωμένος | ||||||||||
| f | πεφῑμωκυῖᾰ | πεφῑμωμένη | |||||||||||
| n | πεφῑμωκός | πεφῑμωμένον | |||||||||||
| 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
- φῑ́μωσῐς (phī́mōsĭs)
Further reading
- “φιμόω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press