ἀμφιέπω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

ἀμφι- (amphi-) +‎ ἕπω (hépō)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀμφῐέπω • (amphĭépō)

  1. to go about, to surround
  2. to be busy about, to perform
    Homer, Iliad, 24.804
    ὣς οἵ γ’ ἀμφίεπον τάφον Ἕκτορος ἱπποδάμοιο.
    hṑs hoí g’ amphíepon táphon Héktoros hippodámoio.
    Thus they performed the funeral of Hector the tamer of horses.
  3. to care for

Inflection

   Present: ἀμφῐέπω, ἀμφῐέπομαι (Attic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀμφῐέπω ἀμφῐέπεις ἀμφῐέπει ἀμφῐέπετον ἀμφῐέπετον ἀμφῐέπομεν ἀμφῐέπετε ἀμφῐέπουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἀμφῐέπω ἀμφῐέπῃς ἀμφῐέπῃ ἀμφῐέπητον ἀμφῐέπητον ἀμφῐέπωμεν ἀμφῐέπητε ἀμφῐέπωσῐ(ν)
optative ἀμφῐέποιμῐ ἀμφῐέποις ἀμφῐέποι ἀμφῐέποιτον ἀμφῐεποίτην ἀμφῐέποιμεν ἀμφῐέποιτε ἀμφῐέποιεν
imperative   ἀμφῐ́επε ἀμφῐεπέτω ἀμφῐέπετον ἀμφῐεπέτων   ἀμφῐέπετε ἀμφῐεπόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἀμφῐέπομαι ἀμφῐέπῃ,
ἀμφῐέπει 		ἀμφῐέπεται ἀμφῐέπεσθον ἀμφῐέπεσθον ἀμφῐεπόμεθᾰ ἀμφῐέπεσθε ἀμφῐέπονται
subjunctive ἀμφῐέπωμαι ἀμφῐέπῃ ἀμφῐέπηται ἀμφῐέπησθον ἀμφῐέπησθον ἀμφῐεπώμεθᾰ ἀμφῐέπησθε ἀμφῐέπωνται
optative ἀμφῐεποίμην ἀμφῐέποιο ἀμφῐέποιτο ἀμφῐέποισθον ἀμφῐεποίσθην ἀμφῐεποίμεθᾰ ἀμφῐέποισθε ἀμφῐέποιντο
imperative   ἀμφῐέπου ἀμφῐεπέσθω ἀμφῐέπεσθον ἀμφῐεπέσθων   ἀμφῐέπεσθε ἀμφῐεπέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἀμφῐέπειν ἀμφῐέπεσθαι
participle m ἀμφῐέπων ἀμφῐεπόμενος
f ἀμφῐέπουσᾰ ἀμφῐεπομένη
n ἀμφῐέπον ἀμφῐεπόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: ἀμφῐέπω, ἀμφῐέπομαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀμφῐέπω ἀμφῐέπεις ἀμφῐέπει ἀμφῐέπετον ἀμφῐέπετον ἀμφῐέπομεν ἀμφῐέπετε ἀμφῐέπουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἀμφῐέπω,
ἀμφῐέπωμῐ 		ἀμφῐέπῃς,
ἀμφῐέπῃσθᾰ 		ἀμφῐέπῃ,
ἀμφῐέπῃσῐ 		ἀμφῐέπητον ἀμφῐέπητον ἀμφῐέπωμεν ἀμφῐέπητε ἀμφῐέπωσῐ(ν)
optative ἀμφῐέποιμῐ ἀμφῐέποισ(θᾰ) ἀμφῐέποι ἀμφῐέποιτον ἀμφῐεποίτην ἀμφῐέποιμεν ἀμφῐέποιτε ἀμφῐέποιεν
imperative   ἀμφῐ́επε ἀμφῐεπέτω ἀμφῐέπετον ἀμφῐεπέτων   ἀμφῐέπετε ἀμφῐεπόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἀμφῐέπομαι ἀμφῐέπεαι ἀμφῐέπεται ἀμφῐέπεσθον ἀμφῐέπεσθον ἀμφῐεπόμε(σ)θᾰ ἀμφῐέπεσθε ἀμφῐέπονται
subjunctive ἀμφῐέπωμαι ἀμφῐέπηαι ἀμφῐέπηται ἀμφῐέπησθον ἀμφῐέπησθον ἀμφῐεπώμε(σ)θᾰ ἀμφῐέπησθε ἀμφῐέπωνται
optative ἀμφῐεποίμην ἀμφῐέποιο ἀμφῐέποιτο ἀμφῐέποισθον ἀμφῐεποίσθην ἀμφῐεποίμε(σ)θᾰ ἀμφῐέποισθε ἀμφῐεποίᾰτο
imperative   ἀμφῐέπεο ἀμφῐεπέσθω ἀμφῐέπεσθον ἀμφῐεπέσθων   ἀμφῐέπεσθε ἀμφῐεπέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἀμφῐέπειν/ἀμφῐεπέμεν(αι)/ἀμφῐέπμεν(αι) ἀμφῐέπεσθαι
participle m ἀμφῐέπων ἀμφῐεπόμενος
f ἀμφῐέπουσᾰ ἀμφῐεπομένη
n ἀμφῐέπον ἀμφῐεπόμενον
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.
   Imperfect: ἀμφῐ́επον, ἀμφῐεπόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀμφῐ́επον ἀμφῐ́επες ἀμφῐ́επε(ν) ἀμφῐέπετον ἀμφῐεπέτην ἀμφῐέπομεν ἀμφῐέπετε ἀμφῐ́επον
middle indicative ἀμφῐεπόμην ἀμφῐέπου ἀμφῐέπετο ἀμφῐέπεσθον ἀμφῐεπέσθην ἀμφῐεπόμεθᾰ ἀμφῐέπεσθε ἀμφῐέποντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

The imperfect tense has often aorist meaning. Middle forms are very rare.

References

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