ἄγαμαι
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἀγάομαι (agáomai) — Epic
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *əga-, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂-, zero-grade prefix from *méǵh₂s (“big, great”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /á.ɡa.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɣa.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɣa.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɣa.me/
Verb
ἄγᾰμαι • (ágămai)
Conjugation
Present: ᾰ̓́γᾰμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ᾰ̓́γᾰμαι | ᾰ̓́γᾰσαι | ᾰ̓́γᾰται | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθον | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰ́μεθᾰ | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθε | ᾰ̓́γᾰνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓γῶμαι | ᾰ̓γῇ | ᾰ̓γῆται | ᾰ̓γῆσθον | ᾰ̓γῆσθον | ᾰ̓γώμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓γῆσθε | ᾰ̓γῶνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓γαίμην | ᾰ̓́γαιο | ᾰ̓́γαιτο | ᾰ̓́γαισθον | ᾰ̓γαίσθην | ᾰ̓γαίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓́γαισθε | ᾰ̓́γαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓́γᾰσο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθω | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθων | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθε | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓γᾰ́μενος | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓γᾰμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓γᾰ́μενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ᾰ̓́γᾰμαι (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ᾰ̓́γᾰμαι | ᾰ̓́γᾰσαι | ᾰ̓́γᾰται | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθον | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθε, ᾰ̓γᾰ́ασθε |
ᾰ̓́γᾰνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓γῶμαι | ᾰ̓γῇ | ᾰ̓γῆται | ᾰ̓γῆσθον | ᾰ̓γῆσθον | ᾰ̓γώμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓γῆσθε | ᾰ̓γῶνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓γαίμην | ᾰ̓́γαιο | ᾰ̓́γαιτο | ᾰ̓́γαισθον | ᾰ̓γαίσθην | ᾰ̓γαίμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓́γαισθε | ᾰ̓γαίᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓́γᾰσο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθω | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθων | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθε | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓γᾰ́ασθαι, ᾰ̓́γᾰσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓γᾰ́μενος | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓γᾰμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓γᾰ́μενον | ||||||||||||
| 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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Imperfect: ἠγᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠγᾰ́μην | ἤγᾰσο | ἤγᾰτο | ἤγᾰσθον | ἠγᾰ́σθην | ἠγᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἤγᾰσθε | ἤγᾰντο | ||||
| 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: ἠγᾰ́μην (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠγᾰ́μην | ἤγᾰσο | ἤγᾰτο | ἤγᾰσθον | ἠγᾰ́σθην | ἠγᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ἤγᾰσθε, ἠγᾰ́ασθε |
ἤγᾰντο | ||||
| 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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Future: ᾰ̓γάσσομαι, ᾰ̓γασθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ᾰ̓γάσσομαι | ᾰ̓γάσσῃ / ᾰ̓γάσσει | ᾰ̓γάσσεται | ᾰ̓γάσσεσθον | ᾰ̓γάσσεσθον | ᾰ̓γασσόμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓γάσσεσθε | ᾰ̓γάσσονται | ||||
| optative | ᾰ̓γασσοίμην | ᾰ̓γάσσοιο | ᾰ̓γάσσοιτο | ᾰ̓γάσσοισθον | ᾰ̓γασσοίσθην | ᾰ̓γασσοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓γάσσοισθε | ᾰ̓γάσσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ᾰ̓γασθήσομαι | ᾰ̓γασθήσῃ | ᾰ̓γασθήσεται | ᾰ̓γασθήσεσθον | ᾰ̓γασθήσεσθον | ᾰ̓γασθησόμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓γασθήσεσθε | ᾰ̓γασθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ᾰ̓γασθησοίμην | ᾰ̓γασθήσοιο | ᾰ̓γασθήσοιτο | ᾰ̓γασθήσοισθον | ᾰ̓γασθησοίσθην | ᾰ̓γασθησοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓γασθήσοισθε | ᾰ̓γασθήσοιντο | |||||
| middle | passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓γάσσεσθαι | ᾰ̓γασθήσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓γασσόμενος | ᾰ̓γασθησόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓γασσομένη | ᾰ̓γασθησομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓γασσόμενον | ᾰ̓γασθησόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἠγᾰσᾰ́μην, ἠγάσθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠγᾰσᾰ́μην | ἠγᾰ́σω | ἠγᾰ́σᾰτο | ἠγᾰ́σᾰσθον | ἠγᾰσᾰ́σθην | ἠγᾰσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἠγᾰ́σᾰσθε | ἠγᾰ́σᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σωμαι | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σῃ | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σηται | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σησθον | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σησθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσώμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σησθε | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σωνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓γᾰσαίμην | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σαιο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σαιτο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σαισθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσαίσθην | ᾰ̓γᾰσαίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σαισθε | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓́γᾰσαι | ᾰ̓γᾰσᾰ́σθω | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σᾰσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσᾰ́σθων | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σᾰσθε | ᾰ̓γᾰσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἠγάσθην | ἠγάσθης | ἠγάσθη | ἠγάσθητον | ἠγασθήτην | ἠγάσθημεν | ἠγάσθητε | ἠγάσθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓γασθῶ | ᾰ̓γασθῇς | ᾰ̓γασθῇ | ᾰ̓γασθῆτον | ᾰ̓γασθῆτον | ᾰ̓γασθῶμεν | ᾰ̓γασθῆτε | ᾰ̓γασθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓γασθείην | ᾰ̓γασθείης | ᾰ̓γασθείη | ᾰ̓γασθεῖτον / ᾰ̓γασθείητον | ᾰ̓γασθείτην / ᾰ̓γασθειήτην | ᾰ̓γασθεῖμεν / ᾰ̓γασθείημεν | ᾰ̓γασθεῖτε / ᾰ̓γασθείητε | ᾰ̓γασθεῖεν / ᾰ̓γασθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓γάσθητῐ | ᾰ̓γασθήτω | ᾰ̓γάσθητον | ᾰ̓γασθήτων | ᾰ̓γάσθητε | ᾰ̓γασθέντων | |||||||
| middle | passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σᾰσθαι | ᾰ̓γασθῆναι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓γᾰσᾰ́μενος | ᾰ̓γασθείς | ||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓γᾰσᾰμένη | ᾰ̓γασθεῖσᾰ | |||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓γᾰσᾰ́μενον | ᾰ̓γασθέν | |||||||||||
| 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: ἠγᾰσσᾰ́μην (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠγᾰσσᾰ́μην | ἠγᾰ́σσᾰο | ἠγᾰ́σσᾰτο | ἠγᾰ́σσᾰσθον | ἠγᾰσσᾰ́σθην | ἠγᾰσσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ἠγᾰ́σσᾰσθε | ἠγᾰ́σσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσωμαι | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσηαι | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσηται | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσησθον | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσησθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσσώμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσησθε | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσωνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓γᾰσσαίμην | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσαιο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσαιτο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσαισθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσσαίσθην | ᾰ̓γᾰσσαίμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσαισθε | ᾰ̓γᾰσσαίᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓́γᾰσσαι | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́σθω | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́σθων | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰσθε | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́μενος | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́μενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́μην (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́μην | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰτο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́σθην | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰσθε | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰντο | ||||
| 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
- “ἄγαμαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἄγαμαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἄγαμαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ἄγαμαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἄγαμαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 7
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- admire idem, page 12.