ἀπατάω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ᾰ̓πᾰ́τη (ăpắtē, “deceit, fraud”) + -άω (-áō).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.pa.tá.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.paˈta.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.paˈta.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.paˈta.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.paˈta.o/
Verb
ἀπᾰτάω • (apătáō)
- to deceive
Conjugation
Present: ἀπᾰτᾰ́ω, ἀπᾰτᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ω | ἀπᾰτᾰ́εις | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ει | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ετον | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ετον | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ομεν | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ετε | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ω | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ῃς | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ῃ | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ητον | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ητον | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ωμεν | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ητε | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἀπᾰτᾰ́οιμῐ | ἀπᾰτᾰ́οις | ἀπᾰτᾰ́οι | ἀπᾰτᾰ́οιτον | ἀπᾰτᾰοίτην | ἀπᾰτᾰ́οιμεν | ἀπᾰτᾰ́οιτε | ἀπᾰτᾰ́οιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἀπᾰ́τᾰε | ἀπᾰτᾰέτω | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ετον | ἀπᾰτᾰέτων | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ετε | ἀπᾰτᾰόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ομαι | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ῃ, ἀπᾰτᾰ́ει |
ἀπᾰτᾰ́εται | ἀπᾰτᾰ́εσθον | ἀπᾰτᾰ́εσθον | ἀπᾰτᾰόμεθᾰ | ἀπᾰτᾰ́εσθε | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ωμαι | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ῃ | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ηται | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ησθον | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ησθον | ἀπᾰτᾰώμεθᾰ | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ησθε | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ωνται | |||||
| optative | ἀπᾰτᾰοίμην | ἀπᾰτᾰ́οιο | ἀπᾰτᾰ́οιτο | ἀπᾰτᾰ́οισθον | ἀπᾰτᾰοίσθην | ἀπᾰτᾰοίμεθᾰ | ἀπᾰτᾰ́οισθε | ἀπᾰτᾰ́οιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ου | ἀπᾰτᾰέσθω | ἀπᾰτᾰ́εσθον | ἀπᾰτᾰέσθων | ἀπᾰτᾰ́εσθε | ἀπᾰτᾰέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ειν | ἀπᾰτᾰ́εσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ων | ἀπᾰτᾰόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ουσᾰ | ἀπᾰτᾰομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἀπᾰτᾰ́ον | ἀπᾰτᾰόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἀπᾰτῶ, ἀπᾰτῶμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἀπᾰτῶ | ἀπᾰτᾷς | ἀπᾰτᾷ | ἀπᾰτᾶτον | ἀπᾰτᾶτον | ἀπᾰτῶμεν | ἀπᾰτᾶτε | ἀπᾰτῶσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀπᾰτῶ | ἀπᾰτᾷς | ἀπᾰτᾷ | ἀπᾰτᾶτον | ἀπᾰτᾶτον | ἀπᾰτῶμεν | ἀπᾰτᾶτε | ἀπᾰτῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἀπᾰτῴην, ἀπᾰτῷμῐ |
ἀπᾰτῴης, ἀπᾰτῷς |
ἀπᾰτῴη, ἀπᾰτῷ |
ἀπᾰτῷτον, ἀπᾰτῴητον |
ἀπᾰτῴτην, ἀπᾰτῳήτην |
ἀπᾰτῷμεν, ἀπᾰτῴημεν |
ἀπᾰτῷτε, ἀπᾰτῴητε |
ἀπᾰτῷεν, ἀπᾰτῴησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἀπᾰ́τᾱ | ἀπᾰτᾱ́τω | ἀπᾰτᾶτον | ἀπᾰτᾱ́των | ἀπᾰτᾶτε | ἀπᾰτώντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἀπᾰτῶμαι | ἀπᾰτᾷ | ἀπᾰτᾶται | ἀπᾰτᾶσθον | ἀπᾰτᾶσθον | ἀπᾰτώμεθᾰ | ἀπᾰτᾶσθε | ἀπᾰτῶνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀπᾰτῶμαι | ἀπᾰτᾷ | ἀπᾰτᾶται | ἀπᾰτᾶσθον | ἀπᾰτᾶσθον | ἀπᾰτώμεθᾰ | ἀπᾰτᾶσθε | ἀπᾰτῶνται | |||||
| optative | ἀπᾰτῴμην | ἀπᾰτῷο | ἀπᾰτῷτο | ἀπᾰτῷσθον | ἀπᾰτῴσθην | ἀπᾰτῴμεθᾰ | ἀπᾰτῷσθε | ἀπᾰτῷντο | |||||
| imperative | ἀπᾰτῶ | ἀπᾰτᾱ́σθω | ἀπᾰτᾶσθον | ἀπᾰτᾱ́σθων | ἀπᾰτᾶσθε | ἀπᾰτᾱ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀπᾰτᾶν | ἀπᾰτᾶσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀπᾰτῶν | ἀπᾰτώμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἀπᾰτῶσᾰ | ἀπᾰτωμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἀπᾰτῶν | ἀπᾰτώμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἠπᾰ́τᾰον, ἠπᾰτᾰόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἠπᾰ́τᾰον | ἠπᾰ́τᾰες | ἠπᾰ́τᾰε(ν) | ἠπᾰτᾰ́ετον | ἠπᾰτᾰέτην | ἠπᾰτᾰ́ομεν | ἠπᾰτᾰ́ετε | ἠπᾰ́τᾰον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠπᾰτᾰόμην | ἠπᾰτᾰ́ου | ἠπᾰτᾰ́ετο | ἠπᾰτᾰ́εσθον | ἠπᾰτᾰέσθην | ἠπᾰτᾰόμεθᾰ | ἠπᾰτᾰ́εσθε | ἠπᾰτᾰ́οντο | ||||
| 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: ἠπᾰ́των, ἠπᾰτώμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἠπᾰ́των | ἠπᾰ́τᾱς | ἠπᾰ́τᾱ | ἠπᾰτᾶτον | ἠπᾰτᾱ́την | ἠπᾰτῶμεν | ἠπᾰτᾶτε | ἠπᾰ́των | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠπᾰτώμην | ἠπᾰτῶ | ἠπᾰτᾶτο | ἠπᾰτᾶσθον | ἠπᾰτᾱ́σθην | ἠπᾰτώμεθᾰ | ἠπᾰτᾶσθε | ἠπᾰτῶντο | ||||
| 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: ἀπᾰτήσω, ἀπᾰτήσομαι, ἀπᾰτηθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἀπᾰτήσω | ἀπᾰτήσεις | ἀπᾰτήσει | ἀπᾰτήσετον | ἀπᾰτήσετον | ἀπᾰτήσομεν | ἀπᾰτήσετε | ἀπᾰτήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἀπᾰτήσοιμῐ | ἀπᾰτήσοις | ἀπᾰτήσοι | ἀπᾰτήσοιτον | ἀπᾰτησοίτην | ἀπᾰτήσοιμεν | ἀπᾰτήσοιτε | ἀπᾰτήσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἀπᾰτήσομαι | ἀπᾰτήσῃ, ἀπᾰτήσει |
ἀπᾰτήσεται | ἀπᾰτήσεσθον | ἀπᾰτήσεσθον | ἀπᾰτησόμεθᾰ | ἀπᾰτήσεσθε | ἀπᾰτήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἀπᾰτησοίμην | ἀπᾰτήσοιο | ἀπᾰτήσοιτο | ἀπᾰτήσοισθον | ἀπᾰτησοίσθην | ἀπᾰτησοίμεθᾰ | ἀπᾰτήσοισθε | ἀπᾰτήσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ἀπᾰτηθήσομαι | ἀπᾰτηθήσῃ | ἀπᾰτηθήσεται | ἀπᾰτηθήσεσθον | ἀπᾰτηθήσεσθον | ἀπᾰτηθησόμεθᾰ | ἀπᾰτηθήσεσθε | ἀπᾰτηθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἀπᾰτηθησοίμην | ἀπᾰτηθήσοιο | ἀπᾰτηθήσοιτο | ἀπᾰτηθήσοισθον | ἀπᾰτηθησοίσθην | ἀπᾰτηθησοίμεθᾰ | ἀπᾰτηθήσοισθε | ἀπᾰτηθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀπᾰτήσειν | ἀπᾰτήσεσθαι | ἀπᾰτηθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀπᾰτήσων | ἀπᾰτησόμενος | ἀπᾰτηθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ἀπᾰτήσουσᾰ | ἀπᾰτησομένη | ἀπᾰτηθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ἀπᾰτῆσον | ἀπᾰτησόμενον | ἀπᾰτηθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἠπᾰ́τησᾰ, ἠπᾰτησᾰ́μην, ἠπᾰτήθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἠπᾰ́τησᾰ | ἠπᾰ́τησᾰς | ἠπᾰ́τησε(ν) | ἠπᾰτήσᾰτον | ἠπᾰτησᾰ́την | ἠπᾰτήσᾰμεν | ἠπᾰτήσᾰτε | ἠπᾰ́τησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀπᾰτήσω | ἀπᾰτήσῃς | ἀπᾰτήσῃ | ἀπᾰτήσητον | ἀπᾰτήσητον | ἀπᾰτήσωμεν | ἀπᾰτήσητε | ἀπᾰτήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἀπᾰτήσαιμῐ | ἀπᾰτήσειᾰς, ἀπᾰτήσαις |
ἀπᾰτήσειε(ν), ἀπᾰτήσαι |
ἀπᾰτήσαιτον | ἀπᾰτησαίτην | ἀπᾰτήσαιμεν | ἀπᾰτήσαιτε | ἀπᾰτήσειᾰν, ἀπᾰτήσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἀπᾰ́τησον | ἀπᾰτησᾰ́τω | ἀπᾰτήσᾰτον | ἀπᾰτησᾰ́των | ἀπᾰτήσᾰτε | ἀπᾰτησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠπᾰτησᾰ́μην | ἠπᾰτήσω | ἠπᾰτήσᾰτο | ἠπᾰτήσᾰσθον | ἠπᾰτησᾰ́σθην | ἠπᾰτησᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἠπᾰτήσᾰσθε | ἠπᾰτήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀπᾰτήσωμαι | ἀπᾰτήσῃ | ἀπᾰτήσηται | ἀπᾰτήσησθον | ἀπᾰτήσησθον | ἀπᾰτησώμεθᾰ | ἀπᾰτήσησθε | ἀπᾰτήσωνται | |||||
| optative | ἀπᾰτησαίμην | ἀπᾰτήσαιο | ἀπᾰτήσαιτο | ἀπᾰτήσαισθον | ἀπᾰτησαίσθην | ἀπᾰτησαίμεθᾰ | ἀπᾰτήσαισθε | ἀπᾰτήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἀπᾰ́τησαι | ἀπᾰτησᾰ́σθω | ἀπᾰτήσᾰσθον | ἀπᾰτησᾰ́σθων | ἀπᾰτήσᾰσθε | ἀπᾰτησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἠπᾰτήθην | ἠπᾰτήθης | ἠπᾰτήθη | ἠπᾰτήθητον | ἠπᾰτηθήτην | ἠπᾰτήθημεν | ἠπᾰτήθητε | ἠπᾰτήθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀπᾰτηθῶ | ἀπᾰτηθῇς | ἀπᾰτηθῇ | ἀπᾰτηθῆτον | ἀπᾰτηθῆτον | ἀπᾰτηθῶμεν | ἀπᾰτηθῆτε | ἀπᾰτηθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἀπᾰτηθείην | ἀπᾰτηθείης | ἀπᾰτηθείη | ἀπᾰτηθεῖτον, ἀπᾰτηθείητον |
ἀπᾰτηθείτην, ἀπᾰτηθειήτην |
ἀπᾰτηθεῖμεν, ἀπᾰτηθείημεν |
ἀπᾰτηθεῖτε, ἀπᾰτηθείητε |
ἀπᾰτηθεῖεν, ἀπᾰτηθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἀπᾰτήθητῐ | ἀπᾰτηθήτω | ἀπᾰτήθητον | ἀπᾰτηθήτων | ἀπᾰτήθητε | ἀπᾰτηθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀπᾰτῆσαι | ἀπᾰτήσᾰσθαι | ἀπᾰτηθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀπᾰτήσᾱς | ἀπᾰτησᾰ́μενος | ἀπᾰτηθείς | |||||||||
| f | ἀπᾰτήσᾱσᾰ | ἀπᾰτησᾰμένη | ἀπᾰτηθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ἀπᾰτῆσᾰν | ἀπᾰτησᾰ́μενον | ἀπᾰτηθέν | ||||||||||
| 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: ἠπᾰ́τηκᾰ, ἠπᾰ́τημαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἠπᾰ́τηκᾰ | ἠπᾰ́τηκᾰς | ἠπᾰ́τηκε(ν) | ἠπᾰτήκᾰτον | ἠπᾰτήκᾰτον | ἠπᾰτήκᾰμεν | ἠπᾰτήκᾰτε | ἠπᾰτήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἠπᾰτήκω | ἠπᾰτήκῃς | ἠπᾰτήκῃ | ἠπᾰτήκητον | ἠπᾰτήκητον | ἠπᾰτήκωμεν | ἠπᾰτήκητε | ἠπᾰτήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἠπᾰτήκοιμῐ, ἠπᾰτηκοίην |
ἠπᾰτήκοις, ἠπᾰτηκοίης |
ἠπᾰτήκοι, ἠπᾰτηκοίη |
ἠπᾰτήκοιτον | ἠπᾰτηκοίτην | ἠπᾰτήκοιμεν | ἠπᾰτήκοιτε | ἠπᾰτήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἠπᾰ́τηκε | ἠπᾰτηκέτω | ἠπᾰτήκετον | ἠπᾰτηκέτων | ἠπᾰτήκετε | ἠπᾰτηκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠπᾰ́τημαι | ἠπᾰ́τησαι | ἠπᾰ́τηται | ἠπᾰ́τησθον | ἠπᾰ́τησθον | ἠπᾰτήμεθᾰ | ἠπᾰ́τησθε | ἠπᾰ́τηνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἠπᾰτημένος ὦ | ἠπᾰτημένος ᾖς | ἠπᾰτημένος ᾖ | ἠπᾰτημένω ἦτον | ἠπᾰτημένω ἦτον | ἠπᾰτημένοι ὦμεν | ἠπᾰτημένοι ἦτε | ἠπᾰτημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἠπᾰτημένος εἴην | ἠπᾰτημένος εἴης | ἠπᾰτημένος εἴη | ἠπᾰτημένω εἴητον/εἶτον | ἠπᾰτημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην | ἠπᾰτημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν | ἠπᾰτημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε | ἠπᾰτημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἠπᾰ́τησο | ἠπᾰτήσθω | ἠπᾰ́τησθον | ἠπᾰτήσθων | ἠπᾰ́τησθε | ἠπᾰτήσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἠπᾰτηκέναι | ἠπᾰτῆσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἠπᾰτηκώς | ἠπᾰτημένος | ||||||||||
| f | ἠπᾰτηκυῖᾰ | ἠπᾰτημένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἠπᾰτηκός | ἠπᾰτημένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Descendants
- Greek: απατάω (apatáo)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀπάτη (> DER > Denominative ἀπατάω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 113-4
Further reading
- ἀπατάω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “ἀπατάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀπατάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἀπατάω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀπατάω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀπατάω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἀπατάω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- G538 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible