ἀλθέω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *h₂el-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /al.tʰé.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /alˈtʰe.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /alˈθe.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /alˈθe.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /alˈθe.o/
Verb
ἀλθέω • (althéō)
Conjugation
Present: ᾰ̓λθέω, ᾰ̓λθέομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓λθέω | ᾰ̓λθέεις | ᾰ̓λθέει | ᾰ̓λθέετον | ᾰ̓λθέετον | ᾰ̓λθέομεν | ᾰ̓λθέετε | ᾰ̓λθέουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓λθέω | ᾰ̓λθέῃς | ᾰ̓λθέῃ | ᾰ̓λθέητον | ᾰ̓λθέητον | ᾰ̓λθέωμεν | ᾰ̓λθέητε | ᾰ̓λθέωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓λθέοιμῐ | ᾰ̓λθέοις | ᾰ̓λθέοι | ᾰ̓λθέοιτον | ᾰ̓λθεοίτην | ᾰ̓λθέοιμεν | ᾰ̓λθέοιτε | ᾰ̓λθέοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓́λθεε | ᾰ̓λθεέτω | ᾰ̓λθέετον | ᾰ̓λθεέτων | ᾰ̓λθέετε | ᾰ̓λθεόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ᾰ̓λθέομαι | ᾰ̓λθέῃ / ᾰ̓λθέει | ᾰ̓λθέεται | ᾰ̓λθέεσθον | ᾰ̓λθέεσθον | ᾰ̓λθεόμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λθέεσθε | ᾰ̓λθέονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓λθέωμαι | ᾰ̓λθέῃ | ᾰ̓λθέηται | ᾰ̓λθέησθον | ᾰ̓λθέησθον | ᾰ̓λθεώμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λθέησθε | ᾰ̓λθέωνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓λθεοίμην | ᾰ̓λθέοιο | ᾰ̓λθέοιτο | ᾰ̓λθέοισθον | ᾰ̓λθεοίσθην | ᾰ̓λθεοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λθέοισθε | ᾰ̓λθέοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓λθέου | ᾰ̓λθεέσθω | ᾰ̓λθέεσθον | ᾰ̓λθεέσθων | ᾰ̓λθέεσθε | ᾰ̓λθεέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓λθέειν | ᾰ̓λθέεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓λθέων | ᾰ̓λθεόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓λθέουσᾰ | ᾰ̓λθεομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓λθέον | ᾰ̓λθεόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ᾰ̓λθῶ, ᾰ̓λθοῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓λθῶ | ᾰ̓λθεῖς | ᾰ̓λθεῖ | ᾰ̓λθεῖτον | ᾰ̓λθεῖτον | ᾰ̓λθοῦμεν | ᾰ̓λθεῖτε | ᾰ̓λθοῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓λθῶ | ᾰ̓λθῇς | ᾰ̓λθῇ | ᾰ̓λθῆτον | ᾰ̓λθῆτον | ᾰ̓λθῶμεν | ᾰ̓λθῆτε | ᾰ̓λθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓λθοίην / ᾰ̓λθοῖμῐ | ᾰ̓λθοίης / ᾰ̓λθοῖς | ᾰ̓λθοίη / ᾰ̓λθοῖ | ᾰ̓λθοῖτον / ᾰ̓λθοίητον | ᾰ̓λθοίτην / ᾰ̓λθοιήτην | ᾰ̓λθοῖμεν / ᾰ̓λθοίημεν | ᾰ̓λθοῖτε / ᾰ̓λθοίητε | ᾰ̓λθοῖεν / ᾰ̓λθοίησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓́λθει | ᾰ̓λθείτω | ᾰ̓λθεῖτον | ᾰ̓λθείτων | ᾰ̓λθεῖτε | ᾰ̓λθούντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ᾰ̓λθοῦμαι | ᾰ̓λθεῖ, ᾰ̓λθῇ |
ᾰ̓λθεῖται | ᾰ̓λθεῖσθον | ᾰ̓λθεῖσθον | ᾰ̓λθούμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λθεῖσθε | ᾰ̓λθοῦνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓λθῶμαι | ᾰ̓λθῇ | ᾰ̓λθῆται | ᾰ̓λθῆσθον | ᾰ̓λθῆσθον | ᾰ̓λθώμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λθῆσθε | ᾰ̓λθῶνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓λθοίμην | ᾰ̓λθοῖο | ᾰ̓λθοῖτο | ᾰ̓λθοῖσθον | ᾰ̓λθοίσθην | ᾰ̓λθοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λθοῖσθε | ᾰ̓λθοῖντο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓λθοῦ | ᾰ̓λθείσθω | ᾰ̓λθεῖσθον | ᾰ̓λθείσθων | ᾰ̓λθεῖσθε | ᾰ̓λθείσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓λθεῖν | ᾰ̓λθεῖσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓λθῶν | ᾰ̓λθούμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓λθοῦσᾰ | ᾰ̓λθουμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓λθοῦν | ᾰ̓λθούμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἤλθεον, ἠλθεόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἤλθεον | ἤλθεες | ἤλθεε(ν) | ἠλθέετον | ἠλθεέτην | ἠλθέομεν | ἠλθέετε | ἤλθεον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠλθεόμην | ἠλθέου | ἠλθέετο | ἠλθέεσθον | ἠλθεέσθην | ἠλθεόμεθᾰ | ἠλθέεσθε | ἠλθέοντο | ||||
| 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: ἤλθουν, ἠλθούμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἤλθουν | ἤλθεις | ἤλθει | ἠλθεῖτον | ἠλθείτην | ἠλθοῦμεν | ἠλθεῖτε | ἤλθουν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠλθούμην | ἠλθοῦ | ἠλθεῖτο | ἠλθεῖσθον | ἠλθείσθην | ἠλθούμεθᾰ | ἠλθεῖσθε | ἠλθοῦντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓λθήσω | ᾰ̓λθήσεις | ᾰ̓λθήσει | ᾰ̓λθήσετον | ᾰ̓λθήσετον | ᾰ̓λθήσομεν | ᾰ̓λθήσετε | ᾰ̓λθήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ᾰ̓λθήσοιμῐ | ᾰ̓λθήσοις | ᾰ̓λθήσοι | ᾰ̓λθήσοιτον | ᾰ̓λθησοίτην | ᾰ̓λθήσοιμεν | ᾰ̓λθήσοιτε | ᾰ̓λθήσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ᾰ̓λθήσομαι | ᾰ̓λθήσῃ / ᾰ̓λθήσει | ᾰ̓λθήσεται | ᾰ̓λθήσεσθον | ᾰ̓λθήσεσθον | ᾰ̓λθησόμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λθήσεσθε | ᾰ̓λθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ᾰ̓λθησοίμην | ᾰ̓λθήσοιο | ᾰ̓λθήσοιτο | ᾰ̓λθήσοισθον | ᾰ̓λθησοίσθην | ᾰ̓λθησοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λθήσοισθε | ᾰ̓λθήσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ᾰ̓λθηθήσομαι | ᾰ̓λθηθήσῃ | ᾰ̓λθηθήσεται | ᾰ̓λθηθήσεσθον | ᾰ̓λθηθήσεσθον | ᾰ̓λθηθησόμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λθηθήσεσθε | ᾰ̓λθηθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ᾰ̓λθηθησοίμην | ᾰ̓λθηθήσοιο | ᾰ̓λθηθήσοιτο | ᾰ̓λθηθήσοισθον | ᾰ̓λθηθησοίσθην | ᾰ̓λθηθησοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λθηθήσοισθε | ᾰ̓λθηθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓λθήσειν | ᾰ̓λθήσεσθαι | ᾰ̓λθηθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓λθήσων | ᾰ̓λθησόμενος | ᾰ̓λθηθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓λθήσουσᾰ | ᾰ̓λθησομένη | ᾰ̓λθηθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓λθῆσον | ᾰ̓λθησόμενον | ᾰ̓λθηθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἤλθησᾰ, ἠλθησᾰ́μην, ἠλθήθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἤλθησᾰ | ἤλθησᾰς | ἤλθησε(ν) | ἠλθήσᾰτον | ἠλθησᾰ́την | ἠλθήσᾰμεν | ἠλθήσᾰτε | ἤλθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓λθήσω | ᾰ̓λθήσῃς | ᾰ̓λθήσῃ | ᾰ̓λθήσητον | ᾰ̓λθήσητον | ᾰ̓λθήσωμεν | ᾰ̓λθήσητε | ᾰ̓λθήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓λθήσαιμῐ | ᾰ̓λθήσειᾰς / ᾰ̓λθήσαις | ᾰ̓λθήσειε(ν) / ᾰ̓λθήσαι | ᾰ̓λθήσαιτον | ᾰ̓λθησαίτην | ᾰ̓λθήσαιμεν | ᾰ̓λθήσαιτε | ᾰ̓λθήσειᾰν / ᾰ̓λθήσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓́λθησον | ᾰ̓λθησᾰ́τω | ᾰ̓λθήσᾰτον | ᾰ̓λθησᾰ́των | ᾰ̓λθήσᾰτε | ᾰ̓λθησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠλθησᾰ́μην | ἠλθήσω | ἠλθήσᾰτο | ἠλθήσᾰσθον | ἠλθησᾰ́σθην | ἠλθησᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἠλθήσᾰσθε | ἠλθήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓λθήσωμαι | ᾰ̓λθήσῃ | ᾰ̓λθήσηται | ᾰ̓λθήσησθον | ᾰ̓λθήσησθον | ᾰ̓λθησώμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λθήσησθε | ᾰ̓λθήσωνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓λθησαίμην | ᾰ̓λθήσαιο | ᾰ̓λθήσαιτο | ᾰ̓λθήσαισθον | ᾰ̓λθησαίσθην | ᾰ̓λθησαίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓λθήσαισθε | ᾰ̓λθήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓́λθησαι | ᾰ̓λθησᾰ́σθω | ᾰ̓λθήσᾰσθον | ᾰ̓λθησᾰ́σθων | ᾰ̓λθήσᾰσθε | ᾰ̓λθησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἠλθήθην | ἠλθήθης | ἠλθήθη | ἠλθήθητον | ἠλθηθήτην | ἠλθήθημεν | ἠλθήθητε | ἠλθήθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓λθηθῶ | ᾰ̓λθηθῇς | ᾰ̓λθηθῇ | ᾰ̓λθηθῆτον | ᾰ̓λθηθῆτον | ᾰ̓λθηθῶμεν | ᾰ̓λθηθῆτε | ᾰ̓λθηθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓λθηθείην | ᾰ̓λθηθείης | ᾰ̓λθηθείη | ᾰ̓λθηθεῖτον / ᾰ̓λθηθείητον | ᾰ̓λθηθείτην / ᾰ̓λθηθειήτην | ᾰ̓λθηθεῖμεν / ᾰ̓λθηθείημεν | ᾰ̓λθηθεῖτε / ᾰ̓λθηθείητε | ᾰ̓λθηθεῖεν / ᾰ̓λθηθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓λθήθητῐ | ᾰ̓λθηθήτω | ᾰ̓λθήθητον | ᾰ̓λθηθήτων | ᾰ̓λθήθητε | ᾰ̓λθηθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓λθῆσαι | ᾰ̓λθήσᾰσθαι | ᾰ̓λθηθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓λθήσᾱς | ᾰ̓λθησᾰ́μενος | ᾰ̓λθηθείς | |||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓λθήσᾱσᾰ | ᾰ̓λθησᾰμένη | ᾰ̓λθηθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓λθῆσᾰν | ᾰ̓λθησᾰ́μενον | ᾰ̓λθηθέν | ||||||||||
| 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: ἤλθηκᾰ, ἤλθημαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἤλθηκᾰ | ἤλθηκᾰς | ἤλθηκε(ν) | ἠλθήκᾰτον | ἠλθήκᾰτον | ἠλθήκᾰμεν | ἠλθήκᾰτε | ἠλθήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἠλθήκω | ἠλθήκῃς | ἠλθήκῃ | ἠλθήκητον | ἠλθήκητον | ἠλθήκωμεν | ἠλθήκητε | ἠλθήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἠλθήκοιμῐ / ἠλθηκοίην | ἠλθήκοις / ἠλθηκοίης | ἠλθήκοι / ἠλθηκοίη | ἠλθήκοιτον | ἠλθηκοίτην | ἠλθήκοιμεν | ἠλθήκοιτε | ἠλθήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἤλθηκε | ἠλθηκέτω | ἠλθήκετον | ἠλθηκέτων | ἠλθήκετε | ἠλθηκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἤλθημαι | ἤλθησαι | ἤλθηται | ἤλθησθον | ἤλθησθον | ἠλθήμεθᾰ | ἤλθησθε | ἤλθηνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἠλθημένος ὦ | ἠλθημένος ᾖς | ἠλθημένος ᾖ | ἠλθημένω ἦτον | ἠλθημένω ἦτον | ἠλθημένοι ὦμεν | ἠλθημένοι ἦτε | ἠλθημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἠλθημένος εἴην | ἠλθημένος εἴης | ἠλθημένος εἴη | ἠλθημένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἠλθημένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἠλθημένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἠλθημένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἠλθημένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἤλθησο | ἠλθήσθω | ἤλθησθον | ἠλθήσθων | ἤλθησθε | ἠλθήσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἠλθηκέναι | ἠλθῆσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἠλθηκώς | ἠλθημένος | ||||||||||
| f | ἠλθηκυῖᾰ | ἠλθημένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἠλθηκός | ἠλθημένον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἠλθήκειν / ἠλθήκη, ἠλθήμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἠλθήκειν / ἠλθήκη | ἠλθήκεις / ἠλθήκης | ἠλθήκει(ν) | ἠλθήκετον | ἠλθηκέτην | ἠλθήκεμεν | ἠλθήκετε | ἠλθήκεσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠλθήμην | ἤλθησο | ἤλθητο | ἤλθησθον | ἠλθήσθην | ἠλθήμεθᾰ | ἤλθησθε | ἤλθηντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Related terms
- ἀλθαίνω (althaínō)
- ἄλθεξις (álthexis)
- ἀλθεστήρια (althestḗria)
- ἀλθεύς (altheús)
- ἀλθήεις (althḗeis)
- ἄλθησις (álthēsis)
- ἀλθήσκω (althḗskō)
- ἀλθηστήριον (althēstḗrion)
- ἀλθίσκω (althískō)
- ἄλθομαι (álthomai)
- ἄλθος (álthos)
- ἀναλθής (analthḗs)
- ἀπαλθαίνομαι (apalthaínomai)
- ἐπαλθαίνω (epalthaínō)
- ἐπαλθέω (epalthéō)
- ἐπαλθής (epalthḗs)
References
- ἀλθέω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- ἀλθέω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011