ἀπαντάω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἀπο- (apo-) + ἀντάω (antáō).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.pan.tá.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.panˈta.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.panˈta.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.panˈta.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.panˈda.o/
Verb
ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ω • (ăpăntắō)
- (with dative) to meet
Conjugation
Present: ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ω (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ω | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́εις | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ει | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ετον | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ετον | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ομεν | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ετε | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ω | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ῃς | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ῃ | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ητον | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ητον | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ωμεν | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ητε | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́οιμῐ | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́οις | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́οι | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́οιτον | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰοίτην | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́οιμεν | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́οιτε | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́οιεν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓πᾰ́ντᾰε | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰέτω | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ετον | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰέτων | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ετε | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ειν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ων | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾰ́ον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ᾰ̓πᾰντῶ (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓πᾰντῶ | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾷς | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾷ | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾶτον | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾶτον | ᾰ̓πᾰντῶμεν | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾶτε | ᾰ̓πᾰντῶσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓πᾰντῶ | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾷς | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾷ | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾶτον | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾶτον | ᾰ̓πᾰντῶμεν | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾶτε | ᾰ̓πᾰντῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓πᾰντῴην / ᾰ̓πᾰντῷμῐ | ᾰ̓πᾰντῴης / ᾰ̓πᾰντῷς | ᾰ̓πᾰντῴη / ᾰ̓πᾰντῷ | ᾰ̓πᾰντῷτον / ᾰ̓πᾰντῴητον | ᾰ̓πᾰντῴτην / ᾰ̓πᾰντῳήτην | ᾰ̓πᾰντῷμεν / ᾰ̓πᾰντῴημεν | ᾰ̓πᾰντῷτε / ᾰ̓πᾰντῴητε | ᾰ̓πᾰντῷεν / ᾰ̓πᾰντῴησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓πᾰ́ντᾱ | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾱ́τω | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾶτον | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾱ́των | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾶτε | ᾰ̓πᾰντώντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓πᾰντᾶν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓πᾰντῶν | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓πᾰντῶσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓πᾰντῶν | ||||||||||||
| 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: ᾰ̓πήντᾰον (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓πήντᾰον | ᾰ̓πήντᾰες | ᾰ̓πήντᾰε(ν) | ᾰ̓πηντᾰ́ετον | ᾰ̓πηντᾰέτην | ᾰ̓πηντᾰ́ομεν | ᾰ̓πηντᾰ́ετε | ᾰ̓πήντᾰον | ||||
| 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: ᾰ̓πήντων (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓πήντων | ᾰ̓πήντᾱς | ᾰ̓πήντᾱ | ᾰ̓πηντᾶτον | ᾰ̓πηντᾱ́την | ᾰ̓πηντῶμεν | ᾰ̓πηντᾶτε | ᾰ̓πήντων | ||||
| 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: ᾰ̓πᾰντήσω
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσω | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσεις | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσει | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσετον | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσετον | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσομεν | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσετε | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσοιμῐ | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσοις | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσοι | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσοιτον | ᾰ̓πᾰντησοίτην | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσοιμεν | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσοιτε | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσοιεν | |||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσειν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσων | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓πᾰντῆσον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ᾰ̓πήντησᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾰ̓πήντησᾰ | ᾰ̓πήντησᾰς | ᾰ̓πήντησε(ν) | ᾰ̓πηντήσᾰτον | ᾰ̓πηντησᾰ́την | ᾰ̓πηντήσᾰμεν | ᾰ̓πηντήσᾰτε | ᾰ̓πήντησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσω | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσῃς | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσῃ | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσητον | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσητον | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσωμεν | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσητε | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσαιμῐ | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσειᾰς / ᾰ̓πᾰντήσαις | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσειε(ν) / ᾰ̓πᾰντήσαι | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσαιτον | ᾰ̓πᾰντησαίτην | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσαιμεν | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσαιτε | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσειᾰν / ᾰ̓πᾰντήσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓πᾰ́ντησον | ᾰ̓πᾰντησᾰ́τω | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσᾰτον | ᾰ̓πᾰντησᾰ́των | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσᾰτε | ᾰ̓πᾰντησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓πᾰντῆσαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσᾱς | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓πᾰντήσᾱσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓πᾰντῆσᾰν | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Quotations
- 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of John 4:51:
- ἤδη δὲ αὐτοῦ καταβαίνοντος, οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ ἀπήντησαν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν λέγοντες ὅτι Ὁ παῖς σου ζῇ.
- ḗdē dè autoû katabaínontos, hoi doûloi autoû apḗntēsan autōî, kaì apḗngeilan légontes hóti Ho paîs sou zēî.
- Translation by KJV
- And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
- ἤδη δὲ αὐτοῦ καταβαίνοντος, οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ ἀπήντησαν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν λέγοντες ὅτι Ὁ παῖς σου ζῇ.
Derived terms
- προαπαντάω (proapantáō)
Further reading
- ἀπαντάω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀπαντάω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- ἀπαντάω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “ἀπαντάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- G528 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible