ἐκστρατεύω
See also: εκστρατεύω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
ἐκ- (ek-, “out of, from”) + στρᾰτεύω (străteúō, “to advance with an army; wage war; serve in an army”) from στρᾰτός (strătós, “army, band of men”) + -εύω (-eúō, verbal suffix)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /eks.tra.těu̯.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eks.traˈte.wo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eks.traˈte.βo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eks.traˈte.vo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eks.traˈte.vo/
Verb
ἐκστρᾰτεύω • (ekstrăteúō)
- (intransitive) to march out; go off on an expedition, depart for a campaign
- (intransitive) to organize and launch an expedition or campaign
- (transitive) to march out (an individual or band of men); order (a soldier or an army) to start marching
- (military) to recruit for and wage a campaign; plan and execute an operation (as part of a battle or war)
- (perfect, military) to conclude a campaign
- (middle voice, military) to take the field (for combat operations)
- (passive voice, military) to be in the field (said of a general or his troops on a battlefield)
- (passive voice, military) to be engaged in active service; be employed on active duty
- (perfect, mediopassive, military) to have ended a campaign; be a veteran of a completed expedition
- (perfect, mediopassive, military, participle, substantively) a veteran (who experienced a campaign or expedition to its conclusion)
Conjugation
Present: ἐκστρᾰτεύω, ἐκστρᾰτεύομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκστρᾰτεύω | ἐκστρᾰτεύεις | ἐκστρᾰτεύει | ἐκστρᾰτεύετον | ἐκστρᾰτεύετον | ἐκστρᾰτεύομεν | ἐκστρᾰτεύετε | ἐκστρᾰτεύουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκστρᾰτεύω | ἐκστρᾰτεύῃς | ἐκστρᾰτεύῃ | ἐκστρᾰτεύητον | ἐκστρᾰτεύητον | ἐκστρᾰτεύωμεν | ἐκστρᾰτεύητε | ἐκστρᾰτεύωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκστρᾰτεύοιμῐ | ἐκστρᾰτεύοις | ἐκστρᾰτεύοι | ἐκστρᾰτεύοιτον | ἐκστρᾰτευοίτην | ἐκστρᾰτεύοιμεν | ἐκστρᾰτεύοιτε | ἐκστρᾰτεύοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐκστρᾰ́τευε | ἐκστρᾰτευέτω | ἐκστρᾰτεύετον | ἐκστρᾰτευέτων | ἐκστρᾰτεύετε | ἐκστρᾰτευόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκστρᾰτεύομαι | ἐκστρᾰτεύῃ / ἐκστρᾰτεύει | ἐκστρᾰτεύεται | ἐκστρᾰτεύεσθον | ἐκστρᾰτεύεσθον | ἐκστρᾰτευόμεθᾰ | ἐκστρᾰτεύεσθε | ἐκστρᾰτεύονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκστρᾰτεύωμαι | ἐκστρᾰτεύῃ | ἐκστρᾰτεύηται | ἐκστρᾰτεύησθον | ἐκστρᾰτεύησθον | ἐκστρᾰτευώμεθᾰ | ἐκστρᾰτεύησθε | ἐκστρᾰτεύωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐκστρᾰτευοίμην | ἐκστρᾰτεύοιο | ἐκστρᾰτεύοιτο | ἐκστρᾰτεύοισθον | ἐκστρᾰτευοίσθην | ἐκστρᾰτευοίμεθᾰ | ἐκστρᾰτεύοισθε | ἐκστρᾰτεύοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐκστρᾰτεύου | ἐκστρᾰτευέσθω | ἐκστρᾰτεύεσθον | ἐκστρᾰτευέσθων | ἐκστρᾰτεύεσθε | ἐκστρᾰτευέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκστρᾰτεύειν | ἐκστρᾰτεύεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκστρᾰτεύων | ἐκστρᾰτευόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐκστρᾰτεύουσᾰ | ἐκστρᾰτευομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐκστρᾰτεῦον | ἐκστρᾰτευόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐξεστρᾰ́τευον, ἐξεστρᾰτευόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευον | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευες | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευε(ν) | ἐξεστρᾰτεύετον | ἐξεστρᾰτευέτην | ἐξεστρᾰτεύομεν | ἐξεστρᾰτεύετε | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐξεστρᾰτευόμην | ἐξεστρᾰτεύου | ἐξεστρᾰτεύετο | ἐξεστρᾰτεύεσθον | ἐξεστρᾰτευέσθην | ἐξεστρᾰτευόμεθᾰ | ἐξεστρᾰτεύεσθε | ἐξεστρᾰτεύοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐκστρᾰτεύσω, ἐκστρᾰτεύσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκστρᾰτεύσω | ἐκστρᾰτεύσεις | ἐκστρᾰτεύσει | ἐκστρᾰτεύσετον | ἐκστρᾰτεύσετον | ἐκστρᾰτεύσομεν | ἐκστρᾰτεύσετε | ἐκστρᾰτεύσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐκστρᾰτεύσοιμῐ | ἐκστρᾰτεύσοις | ἐκστρᾰτεύσοι | ἐκστρᾰτεύσοιτον | ἐκστρᾰτευσοίτην | ἐκστρᾰτεύσοιμεν | ἐκστρᾰτεύσοιτε | ἐκστρᾰτεύσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἐκστρᾰτεύσομαι | ἐκστρᾰτεύσῃ / ἐκστρᾰτεύσει | ἐκστρᾰτεύσεται | ἐκστρᾰτεύσεσθον | ἐκστρᾰτεύσεσθον | ἐκστρᾰτευσόμεθᾰ | ἐκστρᾰτεύσεσθε | ἐκστρᾰτεύσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐκστρᾰτευσοίμην | ἐκστρᾰτεύσοιο | ἐκστρᾰτεύσοιτο | ἐκστρᾰτεύσοισθον | ἐκστρᾰτευσοίσθην | ἐκστρᾰτευσοίμεθᾰ | ἐκστρᾰτεύσοισθε | ἐκστρᾰτεύσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκστρᾰτεύσειν | ἐκστρᾰτεύσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκστρᾰτεύσων | ἐκστρᾰτευσόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐκστρᾰτεύσουσᾰ | ἐκστρᾰτευσομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐκστρᾰτεῦσον | ἐκστρᾰτευσόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐξεστρᾰ́τευσᾰ, ἐξεστρᾰτευσᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευσᾰ | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευσᾰς | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευσε(ν) | ἐξεστρᾰτεύσᾰτον | ἐξεστρᾰτευσᾰ́την | ἐξεστρᾰτεύσᾰμεν | ἐξεστρᾰτεύσᾰτε | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκστρᾰτεύσω | ἐκστρᾰτεύσῃς | ἐκστρᾰτεύσῃ | ἐκστρᾰτεύσητον | ἐκστρᾰτεύσητον | ἐκστρᾰτεύσωμεν | ἐκστρᾰτεύσητε | ἐκστρᾰτεύσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκστρᾰτεύσαιμῐ | ἐκστρᾰτεύσειᾰς / ἐκστρᾰτεύσαις | ἐκστρᾰτεύσειε(ν) / ἐκστρᾰτεύσαι | ἐκστρᾰτεύσαιτον | ἐκστρᾰτευσαίτην | ἐκστρᾰτεύσαιμεν | ἐκστρᾰτεύσαιτε | ἐκστρᾰτεύσειᾰν / ἐκστρᾰτεύσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐκστρᾰ́τευσον | ἐκστρᾰτευσᾰ́τω | ἐκστρᾰτεύσᾰτον | ἐκστρᾰτευσᾰ́των | ἐκστρᾰτεύσᾰτε | ἐκστρᾰτευσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐξεστρᾰτευσᾰ́μην | ἐξεστρᾰτεύσω | ἐξεστρᾰτεύσᾰτο | ἐξεστρᾰτεύσᾰσθον | ἐξεστρᾰτευσᾰ́σθην | ἐξεστρᾰτευσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐξεστρᾰτεύσᾰσθε | ἐξεστρᾰτεύσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκστρᾰτεύσωμαι | ἐκστρᾰτεύσῃ | ἐκστρᾰτεύσηται | ἐκστρᾰτεύσησθον | ἐκστρᾰτεύσησθον | ἐκστρᾰτευσώμεθᾰ | ἐκστρᾰτεύσησθε | ἐκστρᾰτεύσωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐκστρᾰτευσαίμην | ἐκστρᾰτεύσαιο | ἐκστρᾰτεύσαιτο | ἐκστρᾰτεύσαισθον | ἐκστρᾰτευσαίσθην | ἐκστρᾰτευσαίμεθᾰ | ἐκστρᾰτεύσαισθε | ἐκστρᾰτεύσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐκστρᾰ́τευσαι | ἐκστρᾰτευσᾰ́σθω | ἐκστρᾰτεύσᾰσθον | ἐκστρᾰτευσᾰ́σθων | ἐκστρᾰτεύσᾰσθε | ἐκστρᾰτευσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκστρᾰτεῦσαι | ἐκστρᾰτεύσᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκστρᾰτεύσᾱς | ἐκστρᾰτευσᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐκστρᾰτεύσᾱσᾰ | ἐκστρᾰτευσᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐκστρᾰτεῦσᾰν | ἐκστρᾰτευσᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐξεστρᾰ́τευμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευμαι | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευσαι | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευται | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευσθον | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευσθον | ἐξεστρᾰτεύμεθᾰ | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευσθε | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένος ὦ | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένος ᾖς | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένος ᾖ | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένω ἦτον | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένω ἦτον | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένοι ὦμεν | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένοι ἦτε | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένος εἴην | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένος εἴης | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένος εἴη | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευσο | ἐξεστρᾰτεύσθω | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευσθον | ἐξεστρᾰτεύσθων | ἐξεστρᾰ́τευσθε | ἐξεστρᾰτεύσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐξεστρᾰτεῦσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένος | |||||||||||
| f | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐξεστρᾰτευμένον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Related terms
- ἐκστρατεία (ekstrateía)
- ἐκστράτευσις (ekstráteusis)
Descendants
- Greek: εκστρατεύω (ekstratévo)
Further reading
- “ἐκστρατεύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἐκστρατεύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἐκστρατεύω 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
- ἐκστρατεύω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐκστρατεύω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- active idem, page 10.
- campaign idem, page 110.
- expedition idem, page 293.
- field idem, page 317.
- march idem, page 513.