ψάω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ψώω (psṓō)
Etymology
Traditionally compared to Sanskrit प्साति (psāti, “to chew, eat, devour”) and explained as vocalic enlargements from Proto-Indo-European *bʰes-, found in Sanskrit बभस्ति (babhasti, “to chew, devour”). Meier-Brügger links the word to Hittite [script needed] (peš, “to rub, scrub”), which departs from the root *pes-. According to Beekes, the Indo-European explanations must be given up; the group of words is probably Pre-Greek, especially given the coexistence of ψαίω (psaíō), ψαύω (psaúō) and ψίω (psíō), which cannot be explained if we start from a PIE form.[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /psǎː.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpsa.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈpsa.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈpsa.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈpsa.o/
Verb
ψάω • (psáō)
Inflection
Present: ψῶ, ψῶμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ψῶ | ψῇς | ψῇ | ψῆτον | ψῆτον | ψῶμεν | ψῆτε | ψῶσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ψῶ | ψῇς | ψῇ | ψῆτον | ψῆτον | ψῶμεν | ψῆτε | ψῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ψῴην / ψῷμῐ | ψῴης / ψῷς | ψῴη / ψῷ | ψῷτον / ψῴητον | ψῴτην / ψῳήτην | ψῷμεν / ψῴημεν | ψῷτε / ψῴητε | ψῷεν / ψῴησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ψῆ | ψήτω | ψῆτον | ψήτων | ψῆτε | ψώντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ψῶμαι | ψῇ | ψῆται | ψῆσθον | ψῆσθον | ψώμεθᾰ | ψῆσθε | ψῶνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ψῶμαι | ψῇ | ψῆται | ψῆσθον | ψῆσθον | ψώμεθᾰ | ψῆσθε | ψῶνται | |||||
| optative | ψῴμην | ψῷο | ψῷτο | ψῷσθον | ψῴσθην | ψῴμεθᾰ | ψῷσθε | ψῷντο | |||||
| imperative | ψῶ | ψήσθω | ψῆσθον | ψήσθων | ψῆσθε | ψήσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ψῆν | ψῆσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ψῶν | ψώμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ψῶσᾰ | ψωμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ψῶν | ψώμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἔψων, ἐψώμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔψων | ἔψης | ἔψη | ἐψῆτον | ἐψήτην | ἐψῶμεν | ἐψῆτε | ἔψων | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐψώμην | ἐψῶ | ἐψῆτο | ἐψῆσθον | ἐψήσθην | ἐψώμεθᾰ | ἐψῆσθε | ἐψῶντο | ||||
| 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: ψήσω, ψήσομαι, ψηθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ψήσω | ψήσεις | ψήσει | ψήσετον | ψήσετον | ψήσομεν | ψήσετε | ψήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ψήσοιμῐ | ψήσοις | ψήσοι | ψήσοιτον | ψησοίτην | ψήσοιμεν | ψήσοιτε | ψήσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ψήσομαι | ψήσῃ / ψήσει | ψήσεται | ψήσεσθον | ψήσεσθον | ψησόμεθᾰ | ψήσεσθε | ψήσονται | ||||
| optative | ψησοίμην | ψήσοιο | ψήσοιτο | ψήσοισθον | ψησοίσθην | ψησοίμεθᾰ | ψήσοισθε | ψήσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ψηθήσομαι | ψηθήσῃ | ψηθήσεται | ψηθήσεσθον | ψηθήσεσθον | ψηθησόμεθᾰ | ψηθήσεσθε | ψηθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ψηθησοίμην | ψηθήσοιο | ψηθήσοιτο | ψηθήσοισθον | ψηθησοίσθην | ψηθησοίμεθᾰ | ψηθήσοισθε | ψηθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ψήσειν | ψήσεσθαι | ψηθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ψήσων | ψησόμενος | ψηθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ψήσουσᾰ | ψησομένη | ψηθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ψῆσον | ψησόμενον | ψηθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἔψησᾰ, ἐψησᾰ́μην, ἐψήθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔψησᾰ | ἔψησᾰς | ἔψησε(ν) | ἐψήσᾰτον | ἐψησᾰ́την | ἐψήσᾰμεν | ἐψήσᾰτε | ἔψησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ψήσω | ψήσῃς | ψήσῃ | ψήσητον | ψήσητον | ψήσωμεν | ψήσητε | ψήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ψήσαιμῐ | ψήσειᾰς / ψήσαις | ψήσειε(ν) / ψήσαι | ψήσαιτον | ψησαίτην | ψήσαιμεν | ψήσαιτε | ψήσειᾰν / ψήσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ψῆσον | ψησᾰ́τω | ψήσᾰτον | ψησᾰ́των | ψήσᾰτε | ψησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐψησᾰ́μην | ἐψήσω | ἐψήσᾰτο | ἐψήσᾰσθον | ἐψησᾰ́σθην | ἐψησᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐψήσᾰσθε | ἐψήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ψήσωμαι | ψήσῃ | ψήσηται | ψήσησθον | ψήσησθον | ψησώμεθᾰ | ψήσησθε | ψήσωνται | |||||
| optative | ψησαίμην | ψήσαιο | ψήσαιτο | ψήσαισθον | ψησαίσθην | ψησαίμεθᾰ | ψήσαισθε | ψήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ψῆσαι | ψησᾰ́σθω | ψήσᾰσθον | ψησᾰ́σθων | ψήσᾰσθε | ψησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐψήθην | ἐψήθης | ἐψήθη | ἐψήθητον | ἐψηθήτην | ἐψήθημεν | ἐψήθητε | ἐψήθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ψηθῶ | ψηθῇς | ψηθῇ | ψηθῆτον | ψηθῆτον | ψηθῶμεν | ψηθῆτε | ψηθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ψηθείην | ψηθείης | ψηθείη | ψηθεῖτον / ψηθείητον | ψηθείτην / ψηθειήτην | ψηθεῖμεν / ψηθείημεν | ψηθεῖτε / ψηθείητε | ψηθεῖεν / ψηθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ψήθητῐ | ψηθήτω | ψήθητον | ψηθήτων | ψήθητε | ψηθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ψῆσαι | ψήσᾰσθαι | ψηθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ψήσᾱς | ψησᾰ́μενος | ψηθείς | |||||||||
| f | ψήσᾱσᾰ | ψησᾰμένη | ψηθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ψῆσᾰν | ψησᾰ́μενον | ψηθέν | ||||||||||
| 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: ἔψημαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἔψημαι | ἔψησαι | ἔψηται | ἔψησθον | ἔψησθον | ἐψήμεθᾰ | ἔψησθε | ἔψηνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐψημένος ὦ | ἐψημένος ᾖς | ἐψημένος ᾖ | ἐψημένω ἦτον | ἐψημένω ἦτον | ἐψημένοι ὦμεν | ἐψημένοι ἦτε | ἐψημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐψημένος εἴην | ἐψημένος εἴης | ἐψημένος εἴη | ἐψημένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἐψημένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἐψημένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἐψημένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἐψημένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔψησο | ἐψήσθω | ἔψησθον | ἐψήσθων | ἔψησθε | ἐψήσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐψῆσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐψημένος | |||||||||||
| f | ἐψημένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐψημένον | ||||||||||||
| 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
- παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos)
Related terms
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ψῆν”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1665-6
Further reading
- “ψάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ψάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ψάω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette