ἀλθαίνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *h₂el-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀλθαίνω • (althaínō)

  1. (medicine) to heal
    • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Lycophron, Alexandra 1.580-583:
      αἳ καὶ στρατοῦ βούπειναν ὀθνείων κυνῶν τρύχουσαν ἀλθανοῦσιν, ἐλθοῦσαί ποτε Σιθῶνος εἰς θυγατρὸς εὺναστήριον.
      haì kaì stratoû boúpeinan othneíōn kunôn trúkhousan althanoûsin, elthoûsaí pote Sithônos eis thugatròs eùnastḗrion.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Lycophron, Alexandra 1.1388-1396:
      οἱ δ᾽ αὖ τέταρτοι τῆς Δυμαντείου σπορᾶς, Λακμώνιοί τε καὶ Κυτιναῖοι Κόδροι, οἳ Θίγρον οἰκήσουσι Σάτνιόν τ᾽ ὄρος, καὶ χερσόνησον τοῦ πάλαι ληκτηρίαν θεᾷ Κυρίτᾳ πάμπαν ἐστυγημένου, τῆς παντομόρφου βασσάρας λαμπούριδος τοκῆος, ἥτ᾽ ἀλφαῖσι ταῖς καθ᾽ ἡμέραν βούπειναν ἀλθαίνεσκεν ἀκμαίαν πατρός, ὀθνεῖα γατομοῦντος Αἴθωνος πτερά.
      hoi d’ aû tétartoi tês Dumanteíou sporâs, Lakmṓnioí te kaì Kutinaîoi Kódroi, hoì Thígron oikḗsousi Sátnión t’ óros, kaì khersónēson toû pálai lēktērían theāî Kurítāi pámpan estugēménou, tês pantomórphou bassáras lampoúridos tokêos, hḗt’ alphaîsi taîs kath’ hēméran boúpeinan althaínesken akmaían patrós, othneîa gatomoûntos Aíthōnos pterá.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (passive voice) to be healed; become well, whole
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.417:
      Ἦ ῥα, καὶ ἀμφοτέρῃσιν ἀπ᾿ ἰχῶ χειρὸς ὀμόργνυ· ἄλθετο χείρ, ὀδύναι δὲ κατηπιόωντο βαρεῖαι.
      Ê rha, kaì amphotérēisin ap’ ikhô kheiròs omórgnu; áltheto kheír, odúnai dè katēpióōnto bareîai.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

The form ἄλθετο (áltheto) may be a second aorist form of this verb or an imperfect form of a synonymous ἄλθομαι (álthomai).

   Present: ἀλθαίνω, ἀλθαίνομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀλθαίνω ἀλθαίνεις ἀλθαίνει ἀλθαίνετον ἀλθαίνετον ἀλθαίνομεν ἀλθαίνετε ἀλθαίνουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἀλθαίνω ἀλθαίνῃς ἀλθαίνῃ ἀλθαίνητον ἀλθαίνητον ἀλθαίνωμεν ἀλθαίνητε ἀλθαίνωσῐ(ν)
optative ἀλθαίνοιμῐ ἀλθαίνοις ἀλθαίνοι ἀλθαίνοιτον ἀλθαινοίτην ἀλθαίνοιμεν ἀλθαίνοιτε ἀλθαίνοιεν
imperative   ἄλθαινε ἀλθαινέτω ἀλθαίνετον ἀλθαινέτων   ἀλθαίνετε ἀλθαινόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἀλθαίνομαι ἀλθαίνῃ / ἀλθαίνει ἀλθαίνεται ἀλθαίνεσθον ἀλθαίνεσθον ἀλθαινόμεθᾰ ἀλθαίνεσθε ἀλθαίνονται
subjunctive ἀλθαίνωμαι ἀλθαίνῃ ἀλθαίνηται ἀλθαίνησθον ἀλθαίνησθον ἀλθαινώμεθᾰ ἀλθαίνησθε ἀλθαίνωνται
optative ἀλθαινοίμην ἀλθαίνοιο ἀλθαίνοιτο ἀλθαίνοισθον ἀλθαινοίσθην ἀλθαινοίμεθᾰ ἀλθαίνοισθε ἀλθαίνοιντο
imperative   ἀλθαίνου ἀλθαινέσθω ἀλθαίνεσθον ἀλθαινέσθων   ἀλθαίνεσθε ἀλθαινέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἀλθαίνειν ἀλθαίνεσθαι
participle m ἀλθαίνων ἀλθαινόμενος
f ἀλθαίνουσᾰ ἀλθαινομένη
n ἀλθαῖνον ἀλθαινόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ἀλθήσω, ἀλθήσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀλθήσω ἀλθήσεις ἀλθήσει ἀλθήσετον ἀλθήσετον ἀλθήσομεν ἀλθήσετε ἀλθήσουσῐ(ν)
optative ἀλθήσοιμῐ ἀλθήσοις ἀλθήσοι ἀλθήσοιτον ἀλθησοίτην ἀλθήσοιμεν ἀλθήσοιτε ἀλθήσοιεν
middle indicative ἀλθήσομαι ἀλθήσῃ / ἀλθήσει ἀλθήσεται ἀλθήσεσθον ἀλθήσεσθον ἀλθησόμεθᾰ ἀλθήσεσθε ἀλθήσονται
optative ἀλθησοίμην ἀλθήσοιο ἀλθήσοιτο ἀλθήσοισθον ἀλθησοίσθην ἀλθησοίμεθᾰ ἀλθήσοισθε ἀλθήσοιντο
active middle
infinitive ἀλθήσειν ἀλθήσεσθαι
participle m ἀλθήσων ἀλθησόμενος
f ἀλθήσουσᾰ ἀλθησομένη
n ἀλθῆσον ἀλθησόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ἀλθανέω, ἀλθανέομαι (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀλθανέω ἀλθανέεις ἀλθανέει ἀλθανέετον ἀλθανέετον ἀλθανέομεν ἀλθανέετε ἀλθανέουσῐ(ν)
optative ἀλθανέοιμῐ ἀλθανέοις ἀλθανέοι ἀλθανέοιτον ἀλθανεοίτην ἀλθανέοιμεν ἀλθανέοιτε ἀλθανέοιεν
middle indicative ἀλθανέομαι ἀλθανέῃ / ἀλθανέει ἀλθανέεται ἀλθανέεσθον ἀλθανέεσθον ἀλθανεόμεθᾰ ἀλθανέεσθε ἀλθανέονται
optative ἀλθανεοίμην ἀλθανέοιο ἀλθανέοιτο ἀλθανέοισθον ἀλθανεοίσθην ἀλθανεοίμεθᾰ ἀλθανέοισθε ἀλθανέοιντο
active middle
infinitive ἀλθανέειν ἀλθανέεσθαι
participle m ἀλθανέων ἀλθανεόμενος
f ἀλθανέουσᾰ ἀλθανεομένη
n ἀλθανέον ἀλθανεόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ἀλθανῶ, ἀλθανοῦμαι (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀλθανῶ ἀλθανεῖς ἀλθανεῖ ἀλθανεῖτον ἀλθανεῖτον ἀλθανοῦμεν ἀλθανεῖτε ἀλθανοῦσῐ(ν)
optative ἀλθανοίην / ἀλθανοῖμῐ ἀλθανοίης / ἀλθανοῖς ἀλθανοίη / ἀλθανοῖ ἀλθανοῖτον / ἀλθανοίητον ἀλθανοίτην / ἀλθανοιήτην ἀλθανοῖμεν / ἀλθανοίημεν ἀλθανοῖτε / ἀλθανοίητε ἀλθανοῖεν / ἀλθανοίησᾰν
middle indicative ἀλθανοῦμαι ἀλθανῇ ἀλθανεῖται ἀλθανεῖσθον ἀλθανεῖσθον ἀλθανούμεθᾰ ἀλθανεῖσθε ἀλθανοῦνται
optative ἀλθανοίμην ἀλθανοῖο ἀλθανοῖτο ἀλθανοῖσθον ἀλθανοίσθην ἀλθανοίμεθᾰ ἀλθανοῖσθε ἀλθανοῖντο
active middle
infinitive ἀλθανεῖν ἀλθανεῖσθαι
participle m ἀλθανῶν ἀλθανούμενος
f ἀλθανοῦσᾰ ἀλθανουμένη
n ἀλθανοῦν ἀλθανούμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἤλθησᾰ, ἠλθησᾰ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἤλθησᾰ ἤλθησᾰς ἤλθησε(ν) ἠλθήσᾰτον ἠλθησᾰ́την ἠλθήσᾰμεν ἠλθήσᾰτε ἤλθησᾰν
subjunctive ἀλθήσω ἀλθήσῃς ἀλθήσῃ ἀλθήσητον ἀλθήσητον ἀλθήσωμεν ἀλθήσητε ἀλθήσωσῐ(ν)
optative ἀλθήσαιμῐ ἀλθήσειᾰς / ἀλθήσαις ἀλθήσειε(ν) / ἀλθήσαι ἀλθήσαιτον ἀλθησαίτην ἀλθήσαιμεν ἀλθήσαιτε ἀλθήσειᾰν / ἀλθήσαιεν
imperative   ἄλθησον ἀλθησᾰ́τω ἀλθήσᾰτον ἀλθησᾰ́των   ἀλθήσᾰτε ἀλθησᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ἠλθησᾰ́μην ἠλθήσω ἠλθήσᾰτο ἠλθήσᾰσθον ἠλθησᾰ́σθην ἠλθησᾰ́μεθᾰ ἠλθήσᾰσθε ἠλθήσᾰντο
subjunctive ἀλθήσωμαι ἀλθήσῃ ἀλθήσηται ἀλθήσησθον ἀλθήσησθον ἀλθησώμεθᾰ ἀλθήσησθε ἀλθήσωνται
optative ἀλθησαίμην ἀλθήσαιο ἀλθήσαιτο ἀλθήσαισθον ἀλθησαίσθην ἀλθησαίμεθᾰ ἀλθήσαισθε ἀλθήσαιντο
imperative   ἄλθησαι ἀλθησᾰ́σθω ἀλθήσᾰσθον ἀλθησᾰ́σθων   ἀλθήσᾰσθε ἀλθησᾰ́σθων
active middle
infinitive ἀλθῆσαι ἀλθήσᾰσθαι
participle m ἀλθήσᾱς ἀλθησᾰ́μενος
f ἀλθήσᾱσᾰ ἀλθησᾰμένη
n ἀλθῆσᾰν ἀλθησᾰ́μενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἀλθόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἀλθόμην ἄλθου ἄλθετο ἄλθεσθον ἀλθέσθην ἀλθόμεθᾰ ἄλθεσθε ἄλθοντο
subjunctive ἄλθωμαι ἄλθῃ ἄλθηται ἄλθησθον ἄλθησθον ἀλθώμεθᾰ ἄλθησθε ἄλθωνται
optative ἀλθοίμην ἄλθοιο ἄλθοιτο ἄλθοισθον ἀλθοίσθην ἀλθοίμεθᾰ ἄλθοισθε ἄλθοιντο
imperative   ἀλθοῦ ἀλθέσθω ἄλθεσθον ἀλθέσθων   ἄλθεσθε ἀλθέσθων
middle
infinitive ἀλθέσθαι
participle m ἀλθόμενος
f ἀλθομένη
n ἀλθόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

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