ἐκβαίνω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἐκ- (ek-) + βαίνω (baínō).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /eɡ.bǎi̯.nɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eɡˈbɛ.no/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eɡˈβɛ.no/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eɡˈve.no/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eɡˈve.no/
Verb
ἐκβαίνω • (ekbaínō)
- to go, step [with genitive ‘out of/off from’]
- (intransitive) to disembark, dismount
- to outstep, overstep [with accusative]
- (intransitive) to come out (a certain way), come to pass, turn out (to be)
- (intransitive) to be fulfilled (of a prophecy)
- (intransitive) to go out of due bounds, to go far
Conjugation
Present: ἐκβαίνω, ἐκβαίνομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκβαίνω | ἐκβαίνεις | ἐκβαίνει | ἐκβαίνετον | ἐκβαίνετον | ἐκβαίνομεν | ἐκβαίνετε | ἐκβαίνουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκβαίνω | ἐκβαίνῃς | ἐκβαίνῃ | ἐκβαίνητον | ἐκβαίνητον | ἐκβαίνωμεν | ἐκβαίνητε | ἐκβαίνωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκβαίνοιμῐ | ἐκβαίνοις | ἐκβαίνοι | ἐκβαίνοιτον | ἐκβαινοίτην | ἐκβαίνοιμεν | ἐκβαίνοιτε | ἐκβαίνοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔκβαινε | ἐκβαινέτω | ἐκβαίνετον | ἐκβαινέτων | ἐκβαίνετε | ἐκβαινόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκβαίνομαι | ἐκβαίνῃ / ἐκβαίνει | ἐκβαίνεται | ἐκβαίνεσθον | ἐκβαίνεσθον | ἐκβαινόμεθᾰ | ἐκβαίνεσθε | ἐκβαίνονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκβαίνωμαι | ἐκβαίνῃ | ἐκβαίνηται | ἐκβαίνησθον | ἐκβαίνησθον | ἐκβαινώμεθᾰ | ἐκβαίνησθε | ἐκβαίνωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐκβαινοίμην | ἐκβαίνοιο | ἐκβαίνοιτο | ἐκβαίνοισθον | ἐκβαινοίσθην | ἐκβαινοίμεθᾰ | ἐκβαίνοισθε | ἐκβαίνοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐκβαίνου | ἐκβαινέσθω | ἐκβαίνεσθον | ἐκβαινέσθων | ἐκβαίνεσθε | ἐκβαινέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκβαίνειν | ἐκβαίνεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκβαίνων | ἐκβαινόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐκβαίνουσᾰ | ἐκβαινομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐκβαῖνον | ἐκβαινόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐξέβαινον, ἐξεβαινόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξέβαινον | ἐξέβαινες | ἐξέβαινε(ν) | ἐξεβαίνετον | ἐξεβαινέτην | ἐξεβαίνομεν | ἐξεβαίνετε | ἐξέβαινον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐξεβαινόμην | ἐξεβαίνου | ἐξεβαίνετο | ἐξεβαίνεσθον | ἐξεβαινέσθην | ἐξεβαινόμεθᾰ | ἐξεβαίνεσθε | ἐξεβαίνοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐκβήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐκβήσομαι | ἐκβήσῃ / ἐκβήσει | ἐκβήσεται | ἐκβήσεσθον | ἐκβήσεσθον | ἐκβησόμεθᾰ | ἐκβήσεσθε | ἐκβήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐκβησοίμην | ἐκβήσοιο | ἐκβήσοιτο | ἐκβήσοισθον | ἐκβησοίσθην | ἐκβησοίμεθᾰ | ἐκβήσοισθε | ἐκβήσοιντο | |||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκβήσεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκβησόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἐκβησομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐκβησόμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἐξέβην, ἐξεβᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξέβην | ἐξέβης | ἐξέβη | ἐξέβητον | ἐξεβήτην | ἐξέβημεν | ἐξέβητε | ἐξέβησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκβῶ | ἐκβῇς | ἐκβῇ | ἐκβῆτον | ἐκβῆτον | ἐκβῶμεν | ἐκβῆτε | ἐκβῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκβαίην | ἐκβαίης | ἐκβαίη | ἐκβαῖτον / ἐκβαίητον | ἐκβαίτην / ἐκβαιήτην | ἐκβαῖμεν / ἐκβαίημεν | ἐκβαῖτε / ἐκβαίητε | ἐκβαῖεν / ἐκβαίησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἔκβηθῐ | ἐκβήτω | ἔκβητον | ἐκβήτων | ἔκβητε | ἐκβᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐξεβᾰ́μην | ἐξέβω | ἐξέβᾰτο | ἐξέβᾰσθον | ἐξεβᾰ́σθην | ἐξεβᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐξέβᾰσθε | ἐξέβᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκβῶμαι | ἐκβῇ | ἐκβῆται | ἐκβῆσθον | ἐκβῆσθον | ἐκβώμεθᾰ | ἐκβῆσθε | ἐκβῶνται | |||||
| optative | ἐκβαίμην | ἐκβαῖο | ἐκβαῖτο | ἐκβαῖσθον | ἐκβαίσθην | ἐκβαίμεθᾰ | ἐκβαῖσθε | ἐκβαῖντο | |||||
| imperative | ἔκβω | ἐκβᾰ́σθω | ἔκβᾰσθον | ἐκβᾰ́σθων | ἔκβᾰσθε | ἐκβᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκβῆναι | ἔκβᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκβᾱ́ς | ἐκβᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐκβᾶσᾰ | ἐκβᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐκβᾰ́ν | ἐκβᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐκβέβηκᾰ, ἐκβέβᾰμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκβέβηκᾰ | ἐκβέβηκᾰς | ἐκβέβηκε(ν) | ἐκβεβήκᾰτον | ἐκβεβήκᾰτον | ἐκβεβήκᾰμεν | ἐκβεβήκᾰτε | ἐκβεβήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκβεβήκω | ἐκβεβήκῃς | ἐκβεβήκῃ | ἐκβεβήκητον | ἐκβεβήκητον | ἐκβεβήκωμεν | ἐκβεβήκητε | ἐκβεβήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκβεβήκοιμῐ / ἐκβεβηκοίην | ἐκβεβήκοις / ἐκβεβηκοίης | ἐκβεβήκοι / ἐκβεβηκοίη | ἐκβεβήκοιτον | ἐκβεβηκοίτην | ἐκβεβήκοιμεν | ἐκβεβήκοιτε | ἐκβεβήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐκβέβηκε | ἐκβεβηκέτω | ἐκβεβήκετον | ἐκβεβηκέτων | ἐκβεβήκετε | ἐκβεβηκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκβέβᾰμαι | ἐκβέβᾰσαι | ἐκβέβᾰται | ἐκβέβᾰσθον | ἐκβέβᾰσθον | ἐκβεβᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐκβέβᾰσθε | ἐκβέβᾰνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκβεβᾰμένος ὦ | ἐκβεβᾰμένος ᾖς | ἐκβεβᾰμένος ᾖ | ἐκβεβᾰμένω ἦτον | ἐκβεβᾰμένω ἦτον | ἐκβεβᾰμένοι ὦμεν | ἐκβεβᾰμένοι ἦτε | ἐκβεβᾰμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκβεβᾰμένος εἴην | ἐκβεβᾰμένος εἴης | ἐκβεβᾰμένος εἴη | ἐκβεβᾰμένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἐκβεβᾰμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἐκβεβᾰμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἐκβεβᾰμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἐκβεβᾰμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐκβέβᾰσο | ἐκβεβᾰ́σθω | ἐκβέβᾰσθον | ἐκβεβᾰ́σθων | ἐκβέβᾰσθε | ἐκβεβᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκβεβηκέναι | ἐκβεβᾰ́σθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκβεβηκώς | ἐκβεβᾰμένος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐκβεβηκυῖᾰ | ἐκβεβᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐκβεβηκός | ἐκβεβᾰμένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
- ἔκβασις (ékbasis)
Descendants
- Byzantine Greek: ἐβγαίνω (ebgaínō) (by metathesis)
Further reading
Further reading
- “ἐκβαίνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐκβαίνω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐκβαίνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἐκβαίνω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- ἐβγαίνω in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
- ἐκβαίνω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “ἐκβαίνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pape, Wilhelm (1914) “ἐκβαίνω”, in Max Sengebusch, editor, Handwörterbuch der griechischen Sprache[1] (in German), 3rd edition, Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[2], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- alight idem, page 22.
- answer idem, page 31.
- chance idem, page 123.
- come idem, page 144.
- consequence idem, page 162.
- culminate idem, page 188.
- depart idem, page 211.
- digress idem, page 224.
- disembark idem, page 232.
- dismount idem, page 235.
- diverge idem, page 243.
- do idem, page 245.
- emerge idem, page 268.
- fulfil idem, page 348.
- go idem, page 364.
- happen idem, page 384.
- issue idem, page 461.
- land idem, page 475.
- overstep idem, page 586.
- pass idem, page 595.
- prove idem, page 654.
- result idem, page 706.
- spring idem, page 805.
- step idem, page 815.
- true idem, page 898.
- turn idem, page 901.