ἀπέχω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-, “away from”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to keep”)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.pé.kʰɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /aˈpe.kʰo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /aˈpe.xo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /aˈpe.xo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /aˈpe.xo/
Verb
ᾰ̓πέχω • (ăpékhō)
- (active voice) to keep off or away from
- (middle voice) to keep oneself off or away from
- (active voice, intransitive) to be away from, to be far from [with genitive ‘from something or someone’]
- (active voice) to receive in full, to have all of
Conjugation
Present: ᾰ̓πέχω, ᾰ̓πέχομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓πέχω | ᾰ̓πέχεις | ᾰ̓πέχει | ᾰ̓πέχετον | ᾰ̓πέχετον | ᾰ̓πέχομεν | ᾰ̓πέχετε | ᾰ̓πέχουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓πέχω | ᾰ̓πέχῃς | ᾰ̓πέχῃ | ᾰ̓πέχητον | ᾰ̓πέχητον | ᾰ̓πέχωμεν | ᾰ̓πέχητε | ᾰ̓πέχωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓πέχοιμῐ | ᾰ̓πέχοις | ᾰ̓πέχοι | ᾰ̓πέχοιτον | ᾰ̓πεχοίτην | ᾰ̓πέχοιμεν | ᾰ̓πέχοιτε | ᾰ̓πέχοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓́πεχε | ᾰ̓πεχέτω | ᾰ̓πέχετον | ᾰ̓πεχέτων | ᾰ̓πέχετε | ᾰ̓πεχόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ᾰ̓πέχομαι | ᾰ̓πέχῃ / ᾰ̓πέχει | ᾰ̓πέχεται | ᾰ̓πέχεσθον | ᾰ̓πέχεσθον | ᾰ̓πεχόμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓πέχεσθε | ᾰ̓πέχονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓πέχωμαι | ᾰ̓πέχῃ | ᾰ̓πέχηται | ᾰ̓πέχησθον | ᾰ̓πέχησθον | ᾰ̓πεχώμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓πέχησθε | ᾰ̓πέχωνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓πεχοίμην | ᾰ̓πέχοιο | ᾰ̓πέχοιτο | ᾰ̓πέχοισθον | ᾰ̓πεχοίσθην | ᾰ̓πεχοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓πέχοισθε | ᾰ̓πέχοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓πέχου | ᾰ̓πεχέσθω | ᾰ̓πέχεσθον | ᾰ̓πεχέσθων | ᾰ̓πέχεσθε | ᾰ̓πεχέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓πέχειν | ᾰ̓πέχεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓πέχων | ᾰ̓πεχόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓πέχουσᾰ | ᾰ̓πεχομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓πέχον | ᾰ̓πεχόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ᾰ̓πεῖχον, ᾰ̓πειχόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓πεῖχον | ᾰ̓πεῖχες | ᾰ̓πεῖχε(ν) | ᾰ̓πείχετον | ᾰ̓πειχέτην | ᾰ̓πείχομεν | ᾰ̓πείχετε | ᾰ̓πεῖχον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ᾰ̓πειχόμην | ᾰ̓πείχου | ᾰ̓πείχετο | ᾰ̓πείχεσθον | ᾰ̓πειχέσθην | ᾰ̓πειχόμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓πείχεσθε | ᾰ̓πείχοντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: ᾰ̓φέξω, ᾰ̓φέξομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓φέξω | ᾰ̓φέξεις | ᾰ̓φέξει | ᾰ̓φέξετον | ᾰ̓φέξετον | ᾰ̓φέξομεν | ᾰ̓φέξετε | ᾰ̓φέξουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ᾰ̓φέξοιμῐ | ᾰ̓φέξοις | ᾰ̓φέξοι | ᾰ̓φέξοιτον | ᾰ̓φεξοίτην | ᾰ̓φέξοιμεν | ᾰ̓φέξοιτε | ᾰ̓φέξοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ᾰ̓φέξομαι | ᾰ̓φέξῃ / ᾰ̓φέξει | ᾰ̓φέξεται | ᾰ̓φέξεσθον | ᾰ̓φέξεσθον | ᾰ̓φεξόμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓φέξεσθε | ᾰ̓φέξονται | ||||
| optative | ᾰ̓φεξοίμην | ᾰ̓φέξοιο | ᾰ̓φέξοιτο | ᾰ̓φέξοισθον | ᾰ̓φεξοίσθην | ᾰ̓φεξοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓φέξοισθε | ᾰ̓φέξοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓φέξειν | ᾰ̓φέξεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓φέξων | ᾰ̓φεξόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓φέξουσᾰ | ᾰ̓φεξομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓φέξον | ᾰ̓φεξόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: ᾰ̓ποσχήσω (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓ποσχήσω | ᾰ̓ποσχήσεις | ᾰ̓ποσχήσει | ᾰ̓ποσχήσετον | ᾰ̓ποσχήσετον | ᾰ̓ποσχήσομεν | ᾰ̓ποσχήσετε | ᾰ̓ποσχήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ᾰ̓ποσχήσοιμῐ | ᾰ̓ποσχήσοισ(θᾰ) | ᾰ̓ποσχήσοι | ᾰ̓ποσχήσοιτον | ᾰ̓ποσχησοίτην | ᾰ̓ποσχήσοιμεν | ᾰ̓ποσχήσοιτε | ᾰ̓ποσχήσοιεν | |||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓ποσχήσειν / ᾰ̓ποσχησέμεν(αι) / ᾰ̓ποσχησμέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓ποσχήσων | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓ποσχήσουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓ποσχῆσον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ᾰ̓πέσχον, ᾰ̓πεσχόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓πέσχον | ᾰ̓πέσχες | ᾰ̓πέσχε(ν) | ᾰ̓πέσχετον | ᾰ̓πεσχέτην | ᾰ̓πέσχομεν | ᾰ̓πέσχετε | ᾰ̓πέσχον | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓πόσχω | ᾰ̓πόσχῃς | ᾰ̓πόσχῃ | ᾰ̓πόσχητον | ᾰ̓πόσχητον | ᾰ̓πόσχωμεν | ᾰ̓πόσχητε | ᾰ̓πόσχωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓πόσχοιμῐ | ᾰ̓πόσχοις | ᾰ̓πόσχοι | ᾰ̓πόσχοιτον | ᾰ̓ποσχοίτην | ᾰ̓πόσχοιμεν | ᾰ̓πόσχοιτε | ᾰ̓πόσχοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓πόσχες | ᾰ̓ποσχέτω | ᾰ̓πόσχετον | ᾰ̓ποσχέτων | ᾰ̓πόσχετε | ᾰ̓ποσχόντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ᾰ̓πεσχόμην | ᾰ̓πέσχου | ᾰ̓πέσχετο | ᾰ̓πέσχεσθον | ᾰ̓πεσχέσθην | ᾰ̓πεσχόμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓πέσχεσθε | ᾰ̓πέσχοντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓πόσχωμαι | ᾰ̓πόσχῃ | ᾰ̓πόσχηται | ᾰ̓πόσχησθον | ᾰ̓πόσχησθον | ᾰ̓ποσχώμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓πόσχησθε | ᾰ̓πόσχωνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓ποσχοίμην | ᾰ̓πόσχοιο | ᾰ̓πόσχοιτο | ᾰ̓πόσχοισθον | ᾰ̓ποσχοίσθην | ᾰ̓ποσχοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓πόσχοισθε | ᾰ̓πόσχοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓πόσχου | ᾰ̓ποσχέσθω | ᾰ̓πόσχεσθον | ᾰ̓ποσχέσθων | ᾰ̓πόσχεσθε | ᾰ̓ποσχέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓ποσχεῖν | ᾰ̓ποσχέσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓ποσχών | ᾰ̓ποσχόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓ποσχοῦσᾰ | ᾰ̓ποσχομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓ποσχόν | ᾰ̓ποσχόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ᾰ̓πέσχηκᾰ, ᾰ̓πέσχημαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓πέσχηκᾰ | ᾰ̓πέσχηκᾰς | ᾰ̓πέσχηκε(ν) | ᾰ̓πεσχήκᾰτον | ᾰ̓πεσχήκᾰτον | ᾰ̓πεσχήκᾰμεν | ᾰ̓πεσχήκᾰτε | ᾰ̓πεσχήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓πεσχήκω | ᾰ̓πεσχήκῃς | ᾰ̓πεσχήκῃ | ᾰ̓πεσχήκητον | ᾰ̓πεσχήκητον | ᾰ̓πεσχήκωμεν | ᾰ̓πεσχήκητε | ᾰ̓πεσχήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓πεσχήκοιμῐ / ᾰ̓πεσχηκοίην | ᾰ̓πεσχήκοις / ᾰ̓πεσχηκοίης | ᾰ̓πεσχήκοι / ᾰ̓πεσχηκοίη | ᾰ̓πεσχήκοιτον | ᾰ̓πεσχηκοίτην | ᾰ̓πεσχήκοιμεν | ᾰ̓πεσχήκοιτε | ᾰ̓πεσχήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓πέσχηκε | ᾰ̓πεσχηκέτω | ᾰ̓πεσχήκετον | ᾰ̓πεσχηκέτων | ᾰ̓πεσχήκετε | ᾰ̓πεσχηκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ᾰ̓πέσχημαι | ᾰ̓πέσχησαι | ᾰ̓πέσχηται | ᾰ̓πέσχησθον | ᾰ̓πέσχησθον | ᾰ̓πεσχήμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓πέσχησθε | ᾰ̓πέσχηνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓πεσχημένος ὦ | ᾰ̓πεσχημένος ᾖς | ᾰ̓πεσχημένος ᾖ | ᾰ̓πεσχημένω ἦτον | ᾰ̓πεσχημένω ἦτον | ᾰ̓πεσχημένοι ὦμεν | ᾰ̓πεσχημένοι ἦτε | ᾰ̓πεσχημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓πεσχημένος εἴην | ᾰ̓πεσχημένος εἴης | ᾰ̓πεσχημένος εἴη | ᾰ̓πεσχημένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ᾰ̓πεσχημένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ᾰ̓πεσχημένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ᾰ̓πεσχημένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ᾰ̓πεσχημένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓πέσχησο | ᾰ̓πεσχήσθω | ᾰ̓πέσχησθον | ᾰ̓πεσχήσθων | ᾰ̓πέσχησθε | ᾰ̓πεσχήσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓πεσχηκέναι | ᾰ̓πεσχῆσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓πεσχηκώς | ᾰ̓πεσχημένος | ||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓πεσχηκυῖᾰ | ᾰ̓πεσχημένη | |||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓πεσχηκός | ᾰ̓πεσχημένον | |||||||||||
| 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
- ᾰ̓πεκτέος (ăpektéos)
Further reading
- “ἀπέχω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀπέχω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἀπέχω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ἀπέχω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- “ἀπέχω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers