ἀναχάζομαι
Ancient Greek
Etymology
ἀνα- (ana-) + χάζομαι (kházomai)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.na.kʰáz.do.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.naˈkʰa.zo.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.naˈxa.zo.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.naˈxa.zo.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.naˈxa.zo.me/
Verb
ἀνᾰχάζομαι • (anăkházomai)
- (chiefly passive voice) to draw back, withdraw, fall back, retreat
- (rare, active voice) to force back
Conjugation
The active voice is found only once, in poetry, in the third-person plural aorist indicative form ἀνέχᾰσσᾰν (anékhăssăn).
Present: ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| passive | indicative | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζομαι | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζῃ, ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζει |
ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεται | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθον | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθον | ἀνᾰχᾰζόμεθᾰ | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθε | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζωμαι | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζῃ | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζηται | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζησθον | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζησθον | ἀνᾰχᾰζώμεθᾰ | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζησθε | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζωνται | |||||
| optative | ἀνᾰχᾰζοίμην | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζοιο | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζοιτο | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζοισθον | ἀνᾰχᾰζοίσθην | ἀνᾰχᾰζοίμεθᾰ | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζοισθε | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζου | ἀνᾰχᾰζέσθω | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθον | ἀνᾰχᾰζέσθων | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθε | ἀνᾰχᾰζέσθων | |||||||
| infinitive | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀνᾰχᾰζόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἀνᾰχᾰζομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἀνᾰχᾰζόμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἀνεχᾰζόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| passive | indicative | ἀνεχᾰζόμην | ἀνεχᾰ́ζου | ἀνεχᾰ́ζετο | ἀνεχᾰ́ζεσθον | ἀνεχᾰζέσθην | ἀνεχᾰζόμεθᾰ | ἀνεχᾰ́ζεσθε | ἀνεχᾰ́ζοντο | ||||
| 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: ἀνᾰχᾰζόμην (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| passive | indicative | ἀνᾰχᾰζόμην | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζου | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζετο | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθον | ἀνᾰχᾰζέσθην | ἀνᾰχᾰζόμε(σ)θᾰ | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθε | ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζοντο | ||||
| 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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Aorist: ἀνεχᾰσᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἀνεχᾰσᾰ́μην | ἀνεχᾰ́σω | ἀνεχᾰ́σᾰτο | ἀνεχᾰ́σᾰσθον | ἀνεχᾰσᾰ́σθην | ἀνεχᾰσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἀνεχᾰ́σᾰσθε | ἀνεχᾰ́σᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σωμαι | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σῃ | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σηται | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σησθον | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σησθον | ἀνᾰχᾰσώμεθᾰ | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σησθε | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σωνται | |||||
| optative | ἀνᾰχᾰσαίμην | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σαιο | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σαιτο | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σαισθον | ἀνᾰχᾰσαίσθην | ἀνᾰχᾰσαίμεθᾰ | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σαισθε | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἀνᾰ́χᾰσαι | ἀνᾰχᾰσᾰ́σθω | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σᾰσθον | ἀνᾰχᾰσᾰ́σθων | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σᾰσθε | ἀνᾰχᾰσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σᾰσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀνᾰχᾰσᾰ́μενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἀνᾰχᾰσᾰμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἀνᾰχᾰσᾰ́μενον | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἀνέχᾰσσᾰ | ἀνέχᾰσσᾰς | ἀνέχᾰσσε(ν) | ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰτον | ἀνεχᾰσσᾰ́την | ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰμεν | ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰτε | ἀνέχᾰσσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσω, ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσωμῐ |
ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσῃς, ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσῃσθᾰ |
ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσῃ, ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσῃσῐ |
ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσητον | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσητον | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσωμεν | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσητε | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαιμῐ | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαις, ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαισθᾰ, ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσειᾰς |
ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσειε(ν), ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαι |
ἀνᾰχᾰσσεῖτον | ἀνᾰχᾰσσείτην | ἀνᾰχᾰσσεῖμεν | ἀνᾰχᾰσσεῖτε | ἀνᾰχᾰσσεῖεν | |||||
| imperative | ἀνᾰ́χᾰσσον | ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́τω | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾰτον | ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́των | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾰτε | ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἀνεχᾰσσᾰ́μην | ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰο | ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰτο | ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰσθον | ἀνεχᾰσσᾰ́σθην | ἀνεχᾰσσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰσθε | ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσωμαι | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσηαι | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσηται | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσησθον | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσησθον | ἀνᾰχᾰσσώμε(σ)θᾰ | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσησθε | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσωνται | |||||
| optative | ἀνᾰχᾰσσαίμην | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαιο | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαιτο | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαισθον | ἀνᾰχᾰσσαίσθην | ἀνᾰχᾰσσαίμε(σ)θᾰ | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαισθε | ἀνᾰχᾰσσαίᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | ἀνᾰ́χᾰσσαι | ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́σθω | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾰσθον | ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́σθων | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾰσθε | ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαι/ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́μεν/ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰμέναι | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾱς | ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾱσᾰ | ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾰν | ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| 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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Further reading
- “ἀναχάζομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀναχάζομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀναχάζομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἀναχάζω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- “ἀναχάζομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀναχάζομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter