ἀλάομαι
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.lá.o.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /aˈla.o.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /aˈla.o.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /aˈla.o.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /aˈla.o.me/
Verb
ἀλάομαι • (aláomai)
Conjugation
Present: ᾰ̓λᾰ́ομαι (Epic, uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ᾰ̓λᾰ́ομαι | ᾰ̓λᾰ́εαι | ᾰ̓λᾰ́εται | ᾰ̓λᾰ́εσθον | ᾰ̓λᾰ́εσθον | ᾰ̓λᾰόμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓λᾰ́εσθε | ᾰ̓λόωνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓λᾰ́ωμαι | ᾰ̓λᾰ́ηαι | ᾰ̓λᾰ́ηται | ᾰ̓λᾰ́ησθον | ᾰ̓λᾰ́ησθον | ᾰ̓λᾰώμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓λᾰ́ησθε | ᾰ̓λᾰ́ωνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓λᾰοίμην | ᾰ̓λᾰ́οιο | ᾰ̓λᾰ́οιτο | ᾰ̓λᾰ́οισθον | ᾰ̓λᾰοίσθην | ᾰ̓λᾰοίμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓λᾰ́οισθε | ᾰ̓λᾰοίᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓λόω | ᾰ̓λᾰέσθω | ᾰ̓λᾰ́εσθον | ᾰ̓λᾰέσθων | ᾰ̓λᾰ́εσθε | ᾰ̓λᾰέσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓λᾰ́εσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓λᾰόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓λᾰομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓λᾰόμενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Present: ᾰ̓λῶμαι (Epic, contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ᾰ̓λῶμαι | ᾰ̓λᾷ | ᾰ̓λᾶται | ᾰ̓λᾶσθον | ᾰ̓λᾶσθον | ᾰ̓λώμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓λᾶσθε | ᾰ̓λόωνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓λῶμαι | ᾰ̓λᾷ | ᾰ̓λᾶται | ᾰ̓λᾶσθον | ᾰ̓λᾶσθον | ᾰ̓λώμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓λᾶσθε | ᾰ̓λῶνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓λῴμην | ᾰ̓λῷο | ᾰ̓λῷτο | ᾰ̓λῷσθον | ᾰ̓λῴσθην | ᾰ̓λῴμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓λῷσθε | ᾰ̓λῴᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓λόω | ᾰ̓λᾱ́σθω | ᾰ̓λᾶσθον | ᾰ̓λᾱ́σθων | ᾰ̓λᾶσθε | ᾰ̓λᾱ́σθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓λᾶσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓λώμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓λωμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓λώμενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ἠλᾰόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠλᾰόμην | ἠλᾰ́ου | ἠλᾰ́ετο | ἠλᾰ́εσθον | ἠλᾰέσθην | ἠλᾰόμεθᾰ | ἠλᾰ́εσθε | ἠλᾰ́οντο | ||||
| 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: ἠλώμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠλώμην | ἠλῶ | ἠλᾶτο | ἠλᾶσθον | ἠλᾱ́σθην | ἠλώμεθᾰ | ἠλᾶσθε | ἠλῶντο | ||||
| 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: ᾰ̓λᾰόμην (Epic, uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ᾰ̓λᾰόμην | ᾰ̓λᾰ́ου | ᾰ̓λᾰ́ετο | ᾰ̓λᾰ́εσθον | ᾰ̓λᾰέσθην | ᾰ̓λᾰόμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓λᾰ́εσθε | ᾰ̓λᾰ́οντο | ||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ᾰ̓λώμην (Epic, contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ᾰ̓λώμην | ᾰ̓λῶ | ᾰ̓λᾶτο | ᾰ̓λᾶσθον | ᾰ̓λᾱ́σθην | ᾰ̓λώμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓λᾶσθε | ᾰ̓λῶντο | ||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: ᾰ̓λήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ᾰ̓λήσομαι | ᾰ̓λήσῃ / ᾰ̓λήσει | ᾰ̓λήσεται | ᾰ̓λήσεσθον | ᾰ̓λήσεσθον | ᾰ̓λησόμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λήσεσθε | ᾰ̓λήσονται | ||||
| optative | ᾰ̓λησοίμην | ᾰ̓λήσοιο | ᾰ̓λήσοιτο | ᾰ̓λήσοισθον | ᾰ̓λησοίσθην | ᾰ̓λησοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λήσοισθε | ᾰ̓λήσοιντο | |||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓λήσεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓λησόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓λησομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓λησόμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ᾰ̓λήθην (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| passive | indicative | ᾰ̓λήθην | ᾰ̓λήθης | ᾰ̓λήθη | ᾰ̓λήθητον | ᾰ̓ληθήτην | ᾰ̓λήθημεν | ᾰ̓λήθητε | ᾰ̓λήθησᾰν, ᾰ̓́ληθεν | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓ληθῶ | ᾰ̓ληθῇς | ᾰ̓ληθῇ | ᾰ̓ληθῆτον | ᾰ̓ληθῆτον | ᾰ̓ληθῶμεν | ᾰ̓ληθῆτε | ᾰ̓ληθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓ληθείην | ᾰ̓ληθείης | ᾰ̓ληθείη | ᾰ̓ληθεῖτον / ᾰ̓ληθείητον | ᾰ̓ληθείτην / ᾰ̓ληθειήτην | ᾰ̓ληθεῖμεν / ᾰ̓ληθείημεν | ᾰ̓ληθεῖτε / ᾰ̓ληθείητε | ᾰ̓λήθειεν / ᾰ̓ληθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓λήθητῐ | ᾰ̓ληθήτω | ᾰ̓λήθητον | ᾰ̓ληθήτων | ᾰ̓λήθητε | ᾰ̓ληθέντων | |||||||
| passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓ληθῆναι / ᾰ̓ληθήμεναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓ληθείς | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓ληθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓ληθέν | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: ᾰ̓λᾰ́λημαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ᾰ̓λᾰ́λημαι | ᾰ̓λᾰ́λησαι | ᾰ̓λᾰ́ληται | ᾰ̓λᾰ́λησθον | ᾰ̓λᾰ́λησθον | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λᾰ́λησθε | ᾰ̓λᾰ́ληνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενος ὦ | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενος ᾖς | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενος ᾖ | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενω ἦτον | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενω ἦτον | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενοι ὦμεν | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενοι ἦτε | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενος εἴην | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενος εἴης | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενος εἴη | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενω εἴητον / εἶτον | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓λᾰ́λησο | ᾰ̓λᾰλήσθω | ᾰ̓λᾰ́λησθον | ᾰ̓λᾰλήσθων | ᾰ̓λᾰ́λησθε | ᾰ̓λᾰλήσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓λᾰ́λησθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενη | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ᾰ̓λᾰλήμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμην | ᾰ̓λᾰ́λησο | ᾰ̓λᾰ́λητο | ᾰ̓λᾰ́λησθον | ᾰ̓λᾰλήσθην | ᾰ̓λᾰλήμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λᾰ́λησθε | ᾰ̓λᾰ́ληντο | ||||
| 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
- ἀλήτης (alḗtēs)
- ἀπαλάομαι (apaláomai)
- ἐπαλάομαι (epaláomai)
Further reading
- “ἀλάομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀλάομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀλάομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ἀλάομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀλάομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.