ἄλθομαι

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἄλθομαι • (álthomai)

  1. (Epic) synonym of ἀλθαίνω (althaínō, “to heal; become well”)
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.417:
      Ἦ ῥα, καὶ ἀμφοτέρῃσιν ἀπ᾿ ἰχῶ χειρὸς ὀμόργνυ· ἄλθετο χείρ, ὀδύναι δὲ κατηπιόωντο βαρεῖαι.
      Ê rha, kaì amphotérēisin ap’ ikhô kheiròs omórgnu; áltheto kheír, odúnai dè katēpióōnto bareîai.
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Conjugation

The form ἄλθετο (áltheto) may also be a second aorist form of ἀλθαίνω (althaínō).

   Present: ἄλθομαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἄλθομαι ἄλθεαι ἄλθεται ἄλθεσθον ἄλθεσθον ἀλθόμεθᾰ ἄλθεσθε ἄλθονται
subjunctive ἄλθωμαι ἄλθηαι ἄλθηται ἄλθησθον ἄλθησθον ἀλθώμεθᾰ ἄλθησθε ἄλθωνται
optative ἀλθοίμην ἄλθοιο ἄλθοιτο ἄλθοισθον ἀλθοίσθην ἀλθοίμεθᾰ ἄλθοισθε ἄλθοιντο
imperative   ἄλθεο ἀλθέσθω ἄλθεσθον ἀλθέσθων   ἄλθεσθε ἀλθέσθων
middle/passive
infinitive ἄλθεσθαι
participle m ἀλθόμενος
f ἀλθομένη
n ἀλθόμενον
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.
   Imperfect: ἀλθόμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἀλθόμην ἄλθου ἄλθετο ἄλθεσθον ἀλθέσθην ἀλθόμεθᾰ ἄλθεσθε ἄλθοντο
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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