ἀκροάομαι
Ancient Greek
Etymology
ἀκροαομαι < the main theory is that it comes from ἀκρ- (ἄκρ-ος, ἀκ-μή) + οὖς ("ear")
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.kro.á.o.ma.i/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.kroˈa.o.ma.i/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.kroˈa.o.ma.i/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.kroˈa.o.ma.i/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.kroˈa.o.ma.i/
Verb
ἀκροάομαι • (akroáomai) (deponent)
- (middle only) to listen
Inflection
Present: ἀκροᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἀκροᾰ́ομαι | ἀκροᾰ́ῃ / ἀκροᾰ́ει | ἀκροᾰ́εται | ἀκροᾰ́εσθον | ἀκροᾰ́εσθον | ἀκροᾰόμεθᾰ | ἀκροᾰ́εσθε | ἀκροᾰ́ονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀκροᾰ́ωμαι | ἀκροᾰ́ῃ | ἀκροᾰ́ηται | ἀκροᾰ́ησθον | ἀκροᾰ́ησθον | ἀκροᾰώμεθᾰ | ἀκροᾰ́ησθε | ἀκροᾰ́ωνται | |||||
| optative | ἀκροᾰοίμην | ἀκροᾰ́οιο | ἀκροᾰ́οιτο | ἀκροᾰ́οισθον | ἀκροᾰοίσθην | ἀκροᾰοίμεθᾰ | ἀκροᾰ́οισθε | ἀκροᾰ́οιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἀκροᾰ́ου | ἀκροᾰέσθω | ἀκροᾰ́εσθον | ἀκροᾰέσθων | ἀκροᾰ́εσθε | ἀκροᾰέσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀκροᾰ́εσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀκροᾰόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἀκροᾰομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἀκροᾰόμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἀκροῶμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἀκροῶμαι | ἀκροᾷ | ἀκροᾶται | ἀκροᾶσθον | ἀκροᾶσθον | ἀκροώμεθᾰ | ἀκροᾶσθε | ἀκροῶνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀκροῶμαι | ἀκροᾷ | ἀκροᾶται | ἀκροᾶσθον | ἀκροᾶσθον | ἀκροώμεθᾰ | ἀκροᾶσθε | ἀκροῶνται | |||||
| optative | ἀκροῴμην | ἀκροῷο | ἀκροῷτο | ἀκροῷσθον | ἀκροῴσθην | ἀκροῴμεθᾰ | ἀκροῷσθε | ἀκροῷντο | |||||
| imperative | ἀκροῶ | ἀκροᾱ́σθω | ἀκροᾶσθον | ἀκροᾱ́σθων | ἀκροᾶσθε | ἀκροᾱ́σθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀκροᾶσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀκροώμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἀκροωμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἀκροώμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἠκροᾰόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠκροᾰόμην | ἠκροᾰ́ου | ἠκροᾰ́ετο | ἠκροᾰ́εσθον | ἠκροᾰέσθην | ἠκροᾰόμεθᾰ | ἠκροᾰ́εσθε | ἠκροᾰ́οντο | ||||
| 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: ἠκροώμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠκροώμην | ἠκροῶ | ἠκροᾶτο | ἠκροᾶσθον | ἠκροᾱ́σθην | ἠκροώμεθᾰ | ἠκροᾶσθε | ἠκροῶντο | ||||
| 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: ἀκροᾱ́σομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἀκροᾱ́σομαι | ἀκροᾱ́σῃ / ἀκροᾱ́σει | ἀκροᾱ́σεται | ἀκροᾱ́σεσθον | ἀκροᾱ́σεσθον | ἀκροᾱσόμεθᾰ | ἀκροᾱ́σεσθε | ἀκροᾱ́σονται | ||||
| optative | ἀκροᾱσοίμην | ἀκροᾱ́σοιο | ἀκροᾱ́σοιτο | ἀκροᾱ́σοισθον | ἀκροᾱσοίσθην | ἀκροᾱσοίμεθᾰ | ἀκροᾱ́σοισθε | ἀκροᾱ́σοιντο | |||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀκροᾱ́σεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀκροᾱσόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἀκροᾱσομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἀκροᾱσόμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἠκροᾱσᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠκροᾱσᾰ́μην | ἠκροᾱ́σω | ἠκροᾱ́σᾰτο | ἠκροᾱ́σᾰσθον | ἠκροᾱσᾰ́σθην | ἠκροᾱσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἠκροᾱ́σᾰσθε | ἠκροᾱ́σᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀκροᾱ́σωμαι | ἀκροᾱ́σῃ | ἀκροᾱ́σηται | ἀκροᾱ́σησθον | ἀκροᾱ́σησθον | ἀκροᾱσώμεθᾰ | ἀκροᾱ́σησθε | ἀκροᾱ́σωνται | |||||
| optative | ἀκροᾱσαίμην | ἀκροᾱ́σαιο | ἀκροᾱ́σαιτο | ἀκροᾱ́σαισθον | ἀκροᾱσαίσθην | ἀκροᾱσαίμεθᾰ | ἀκροᾱ́σαισθε | ἀκροᾱ́σαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἀκρόᾱσαι | ἀκροᾱσᾰ́σθω | ἀκροᾱ́σᾰσθον | ἀκροᾱσᾰ́σθων | ἀκροᾱ́σᾰσθε | ἀκροᾱσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀκροᾱ́σᾰσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀκροᾱσᾰ́μενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἀκροᾱσᾰμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἀκροᾱσᾰ́μενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἠκρόαμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠκρόαμαι | ἠκρόασαι | ἠκρόαται | ἠκρόασθον | ἠκρόασθον | ἠκροάμεθᾰ | ἠκρόασθε | ἠκρόανται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἠκροαμένος ὦ | ἠκροαμένος ᾖς | ἠκροαμένος ᾖ | ἠκροαμένω ἦτον | ἠκροαμένω ἦτον | ἠκροαμένοι ὦμεν | ἠκροαμένοι ἦτε | ἠκροαμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἠκροαμένος εἴην | ἠκροαμένος εἴης | ἠκροαμένος εἴη | ἠκροαμένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἠκροαμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἠκροαμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἠκροαμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἠκροαμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἠκρόασο | ἠκροάσθω | ἠκρόασθον | ἠκροάσθων | ἠκρόασθε | ἠκροάσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἠκροᾶσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἠκροαμένος | |||||||||||
| f | ἠκροαμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἠκροαμένον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἠκροάμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠκροάμην | ἠκρόασο | ἠκρόατο | ἠκρόασθον | ἠκροάσθην | ἠκροάμεθᾰ | ἠκρόασθε | ἠκρόαντο | ||||
| 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
- ἀκρόασις (akróasis)
Further reading
- “ἀκροάομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀκροάομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἀκροάομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀκροάομαι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)