ἀποθνῄσκω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀπο- (apo-) +‎ θνῄσκω (thnēískō, “to die”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀποθνῄσκω • (apothnēískō)

  1. Strengthened form of θνῄσκω (thnēískō), but essentially synonymous
    1. to die
      ὅν οἱ θεοὶ φιλοῦσιν ἀποθνῄσκει νέος
      hón hoi theoì philoûsin apothnēískei néos
      He whom the gods love dies young.
    2. to be killed, put to death, slain: serves as passive of ἀποκτείνω (apokteínō)
      • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 3.140.5:
        ἀδελφεοῦ τοῦ ἐμοῦ Πολυκράτεος ὑπὸ Ὀροίτεω ἀποθανόντος
        adelpheoû toû emoû Polukráteos hupò Oroíteō apothanóntos
        because my brother Polycrates has been killed by Oroites

Inflection

   Present: ἀποθνῄσκω
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀποθνῄσκω ἀποθνῄσκεις ἀποθνῄσκει ἀποθνῄσκετον ἀποθνῄσκετον ἀποθνῄσκομεν ἀποθνῄσκετε ἀποθνῄσκουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἀποθνῄσκω ἀποθνῄσκῃς ἀποθνῄσκῃ ἀποθνῄσκητον ἀποθνῄσκητον ἀποθνῄσκωμεν ἀποθνῄσκητε ἀποθνῄσκωσῐ(ν)
optative ἀποθνῄσκοιμῐ ἀποθνῄσκοις ἀποθνῄσκοι ἀποθνῄσκοιτον ἀποθνῃσκοίτην ἀποθνῄσκοιμεν ἀποθνῄσκοιτε ἀποθνῄσκοιεν
imperative   ἀπόθνῃσκε ἀποθνῃσκέτω ἀποθνῄσκετον ἀποθνῃσκέτων   ἀποθνῄσκετε ἀποθνῃσκόντων
active
infinitive ἀποθνῄσκειν
participle m ἀποθνῄσκων
f ἀποθνῄσκουσᾰ
n ἀποθνῇσκον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἀπέθνῃσκον
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀπέθνῃσκον ἀπέθνῃσκες ἀπέθνῃσκε(ν) ἀπεθνῄσκετον ἀπεθνῃσκέτην ἀπεθνῄσκομεν ἀπεθνῄσκετε ἀπέθνῃσκον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ἀποθᾰνέομαι (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἀποθᾰνέομαι ἀποθᾰνέῃ / ἀποθᾰνέει ἀποθᾰνέεται ἀποθᾰνέεσθον ἀποθᾰνέεσθον ἀποθᾰνεόμεθᾰ ἀποθᾰνέεσθε ἀποθᾰνέονται
optative ἀποθᾰνεοίμην ἀποθᾰνέοιο ἀποθᾰνέοιτο ἀποθᾰνέοισθον ἀποθᾰνεοίσθην ἀποθᾰνεοίμεθᾰ ἀποθᾰνέοισθε ἀποθᾰνέοιντο
middle
infinitive ἀποθᾰνέεσθαι
participle m ἀποθᾰνεόμενος
f ἀποθᾰνεομένη
n ἀποθᾰνεόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ἀποθᾰνοῦμαι (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἀποθᾰνοῦμαι ἀποθᾰνῇ ἀποθᾰνεῖται ἀποθᾰνεῖσθον ἀποθᾰνεῖσθον ἀποθᾰνούμεθᾰ ἀποθᾰνεῖσθε ἀποθᾰνοῦνται
optative ἀποθᾰνοίμην ἀποθᾰνοῖο ἀποθᾰνοῖτο ἀποθᾰνοῖσθον ἀποθᾰνοίσθην ἀποθᾰνοίμεθᾰ ἀποθᾰνοῖσθε ἀποθᾰνοῖντο
middle
infinitive ἀποθᾰνεῖσθαι
participle m ἀποθᾰνούμενος
f ἀποθᾰνουμένη
n ἀποθᾰνούμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἀπέθᾰνον
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀπέθᾰνον ἀπέθᾰνες ἀπέθᾰνε(ν) ἀπεθᾰ́νετον ἀπεθᾰνέτην ἀπεθᾰ́νομεν ἀπεθᾰ́νετε ἀπέθᾰνον
subjunctive ἀποθᾰ́νω ἀποθᾰ́νῃς ἀποθᾰ́νῃ ἀποθᾰ́νητον ἀποθᾰ́νητον ἀποθᾰ́νωμεν ἀποθᾰ́νητε ἀποθᾰ́νωσῐ(ν)
optative ἀποθᾰ́νοιμῐ ἀποθᾰ́νοις ἀποθᾰ́νοι ἀποθᾰ́νοιτον ἀποθᾰνοίτην ἀποθᾰ́νοιμεν ἀποθᾰ́νοιτε ἀποθᾰ́νοιεν
imperative   ἀπόθᾰνε ἀποθᾰνέτω ἀποθᾰ́νετον ἀποθᾰνέτων   ἀποθᾰ́νετε ἀποθᾰνόντων
active
infinitive ἀποθᾰνεῖν
participle m ἀποθᾰνών
f ἀποθᾰνοῦσᾰ
n ἀποθᾰνόν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ἀποτέθνηκᾰ
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀποτέθνηκᾰ ἀποτέθνηκᾰς ἀποτέθνηκε(ν) ἀποτεθνήκᾰτον ἀποτεθνήκᾰτον ἀποτεθνήκᾰμεν ἀποτεθνήκᾰτε ἀποτεθνήκᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἀποτεθνήκω ἀποτεθνήκῃς ἀποτεθνήκῃ ἀποτεθνήκητον ἀποτεθνήκητον ἀποτεθνήκωμεν ἀποτεθνήκητε ἀποτεθνήκωσῐ(ν)
optative ἀποτεθνήκοιμῐ / ἀποτεθνηκοίην ἀποτεθνήκοις / ἀποτεθνηκοίης ἀποτεθνήκοι / ἀποτεθνηκοίη ἀποτεθνήκοιτον ἀποτεθνηκοίτην ἀποτεθνήκοιμεν ἀποτεθνήκοιτε ἀποτεθνήκοιεν
imperative   ἀποτέθνηκε ἀποτεθνηκέτω ἀποτεθνήκετον ἀποτεθνηκέτων   ἀποτεθνήκετε ἀποτεθνηκόντων
active
infinitive ἀποτεθνηκέναι
participle m ἀποτεθνηκώς
f ἀποτεθνηκυῖᾰ
n ἀποτεθνηκός
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Descendants

  • Greek: πεθαίνω (pethaíno) (from the aorist stem)

Further reading

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