ἐκφαίνω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἐκ- (ek-) + φαίνω (phaínō).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ekʰ.pʰǎi̯.nɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ekˈpʰɛ.no/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ekˈɸɛ.no/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ekˈfe.no/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ekˈfe.no/
Verb
ἐκφαίνω • (ekphaínō)
- to show forth, bring to light, disclose, reveal, make manifest
- (passive voice) to show oneself, shine forth, come into view
- to exhibit
- to declare (war)
Inflection
Present: ἐκφαίνω, ἐκφαίνομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκφαίνω | ἐκφαίνεις | ἐκφαίνει | ἐκφαίνετον | ἐκφαίνετον | ἐκφαίνομεν | ἐκφαίνετε | ἐκφαίνουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκφαίνω | ἐκφαίνῃς | ἐκφαίνῃ | ἐκφαίνητον | ἐκφαίνητον | ἐκφαίνωμεν | ἐκφαίνητε | ἐκφαίνωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκφαίνοιμῐ | ἐκφαίνοις | ἐκφαίνοι | ἐκφαίνοιτον | ἐκφαινοίτην | ἐκφαίνοιμεν | ἐκφαίνοιτε | ἐκφαίνοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔκφαινε | ἐκφαινέτω | ἐκφαίνετον | ἐκφαινέτων | ἐκφαίνετε | ἐκφαινόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκφαίνομαι | ἐκφαίνῃ / ἐκφαίνει | ἐκφαίνεται | ἐκφαίνεσθον | ἐκφαίνεσθον | ἐκφαινόμεθᾰ | ἐκφαίνεσθε | ἐκφαίνονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκφαίνωμαι | ἐκφαίνῃ | ἐκφαίνηται | ἐκφαίνησθον | ἐκφαίνησθον | ἐκφαινώμεθᾰ | ἐκφαίνησθε | ἐκφαίνωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐκφαινοίμην | ἐκφαίνοιο | ἐκφαίνοιτο | ἐκφαίνοισθον | ἐκφαινοίσθην | ἐκφαινοίμεθᾰ | ἐκφαίνοισθε | ἐκφαίνοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐκφαίνου | ἐκφαινέσθω | ἐκφαίνεσθον | ἐκφαινέσθων | ἐκφαίνεσθε | ἐκφαινέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκφαίνειν | ἐκφαίνεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκφαίνων | ἐκφαινόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐκφαίνουσᾰ | ἐκφαινομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐκφαῖνον | ἐκφαινόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐξέφαινον, ἐξεφαινόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξέφαινον | ἐξέφαινες | ἐξέφαινε(ν) | ἐξεφαίνετον | ἐξεφαινέτην | ἐξεφαίνομεν | ἐξεφαίνετε | ἐξέφαινον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐξεφαινόμην | ἐξεφαίνου | ἐξεφαίνετο | ἐξεφαίνεσθον | ἐξεφαινέσθην | ἐξεφαινόμεθᾰ | ἐξεφαίνεσθε | ἐξεφαίνοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐκφᾰνέω, ἐκφᾰνέομαι, ἐκφᾰνήσομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκφᾰνέω | ἐκφᾰνέεις | ἐκφᾰνέει | ἐκφᾰνέετον | ἐκφᾰνέετον | ἐκφᾰνέομεν | ἐκφᾰνέετε | ἐκφᾰνέουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐκφᾰνέοιμῐ | ἐκφᾰνέοις | ἐκφᾰνέοι | ἐκφᾰνέοιτον | ἐκφᾰνεοίτην | ἐκφᾰνέοιμεν | ἐκφᾰνέοιτε | ἐκφᾰνέοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἐκφᾰνέομαι | ἐκφᾰνέῃ / ἐκφᾰνέει | ἐκφᾰνέεται | ἐκφᾰνέεσθον | ἐκφᾰνέεσθον | ἐκφᾰνεόμεθᾰ | ἐκφᾰνέεσθε | ἐκφᾰνέονται | ||||
| optative | ἐκφᾰνεοίμην | ἐκφᾰνέοιο | ἐκφᾰνέοιτο | ἐκφᾰνέοισθον | ἐκφᾰνεοίσθην | ἐκφᾰνεοίμεθᾰ | ἐκφᾰνέοισθε | ἐκφᾰνέοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ἐκφᾰνήσομαι | ἐκφᾰνήσῃ | ἐκφᾰνήσεται | ἐκφᾰνήσεσθον | ἐκφᾰνήσεσθον | ἐκφᾰνησόμεθᾰ | ἐκφᾰνήσεσθε | ἐκφᾰνήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐκφᾰνησοίμην | ἐκφᾰνήσοιο | ἐκφᾰνήσοιτο | ἐκφᾰνήσοισθον | ἐκφᾰνησοίσθην | ἐκφᾰνησοίμεθᾰ | ἐκφᾰνήσοισθε | ἐκφᾰνήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκφᾰνέειν | ἐκφᾰνέεσθαι | ἐκφᾰνήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκφᾰνέων | ἐκφᾰνεόμενος | ἐκφᾰνησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ἐκφᾰνέουσᾰ | ἐκφᾰνεομένη | ἐκφᾰνησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ἐκφᾰνέον | ἐκφᾰνεόμενον | ἐκφᾰνησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐκφᾰνῶ, ἐκφᾰνοῦμαι, ἐκφᾰνήσομαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκφᾰνῶ | ἐκφᾰνεῖς | ἐκφᾰνεῖ | ἐκφᾰνεῖτον | ἐκφᾰνεῖτον | ἐκφᾰνοῦμεν | ἐκφᾰνεῖτε | ἐκφᾰνοῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐκφᾰνοίην / ἐκφᾰνοῖμῐ | ἐκφᾰνοίης / ἐκφᾰνοῖς | ἐκφᾰνοίη / ἐκφᾰνοῖ | ἐκφᾰνοῖτον / ἐκφᾰνοίητον | ἐκφᾰνοίτην / ἐκφᾰνοιήτην | ἐκφᾰνοῖμεν / ἐκφᾰνοίημεν | ἐκφᾰνοῖτε / ἐκφᾰνοίητε | ἐκφᾰνοῖεν / ἐκφᾰνοίησᾰν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἐκφᾰνοῦμαι | ἐκφᾰνῇ | ἐκφᾰνεῖται | ἐκφᾰνεῖσθον | ἐκφᾰνεῖσθον | ἐκφᾰνούμεθᾰ | ἐκφᾰνεῖσθε | ἐκφᾰνοῦνται | ||||
| optative | ἐκφᾰνοίμην | ἐκφᾰνοῖο | ἐκφᾰνοῖτο | ἐκφᾰνοῖσθον | ἐκφᾰνοίσθην | ἐκφᾰνοίμεθᾰ | ἐκφᾰνοῖσθε | ἐκφᾰνοῖντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ἐκφᾰνήσομαι | ἐκφᾰνήσῃ | ἐκφᾰνήσεται | ἐκφᾰνήσεσθον | ἐκφᾰνήσεσθον | ἐκφᾰνησόμεθᾰ | ἐκφᾰνήσεσθε | ἐκφᾰνήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐκφᾰνησοίμην | ἐκφᾰνήσοιο | ἐκφᾰνήσοιτο | ἐκφᾰνήσοισθον | ἐκφᾰνησοίσθην | ἐκφᾰνησοίμεθᾰ | ἐκφᾰνήσοισθε | ἐκφᾰνήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκφᾰνεῖν | ἐκφᾰνεῖσθαι | ἐκφᾰνήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκφᾰνῶν | ἐκφᾰνούμενος | ἐκφᾰνησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ἐκφᾰνοῦσᾰ | ἐκφᾰνουμένη | ἐκφᾰνησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ἐκφᾰνοῦν | ἐκφᾰνούμενον | ἐκφᾰνησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐξέφηνᾰ, ἐξεφηνᾰ́μην, ἐξεφᾰ́νθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξέφηνᾰ | ἐξέφηνᾰς | ἐξέφηνε(ν) | ἐξεφήνᾰτον | ἐξεφηνᾰ́την | ἐξεφήνᾰμεν | ἐξεφήνᾰτε | ἐξέφηνᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκφήνω | ἐκφήνῃς | ἐκφήνῃ | ἐκφήνητον | ἐκφήνητον | ἐκφήνωμεν | ἐκφήνητε | ἐκφήνωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκφήναιμῐ | ἐκφήνειᾰς / ἐκφήναις | ἐκφήνειε(ν) / ἐκφήναι | ἐκφήναιτον | ἐκφηναίτην | ἐκφήναιμεν | ἐκφήναιτε | ἐκφήνειᾰν / ἐκφήναιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔκφηνον | ἐκφηνᾰ́τω | ἐκφήνᾰτον | ἐκφηνᾰ́των | ἐκφήνᾰτε | ἐκφηνᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐξεφηνᾰ́μην | ἐξεφήνω | ἐξεφήνᾰτο | ἐξεφήνᾰσθον | ἐξεφηνᾰ́σθην | ἐξεφηνᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐξεφήνᾰσθε | ἐξεφήνᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκφήνωμαι | ἐκφήνῃ | ἐκφήνηται | ἐκφήνησθον | ἐκφήνησθον | ἐκφηνώμεθᾰ | ἐκφήνησθε | ἐκφήνωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐκφηναίμην | ἐκφήναιο | ἐκφήναιτο | ἐκφήναισθον | ἐκφηναίσθην | ἐκφηναίμεθᾰ | ἐκφήναισθε | ἐκφήναιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἔκφηναι | ἐκφηνᾰ́σθω | ἐκφήνᾰσθον | ἐκφηνᾰ́σθων | ἐκφήνᾰσθε | ἐκφηνᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐξεφᾰ́νθην | ἐξεφᾰ́νθης | ἐξεφᾰ́νθη | ἐξεφᾰ́νθητον | ἐξεφᾰνθήτην | ἐξεφᾰ́νθημεν | ἐξεφᾰ́νθητε | ἐξεφᾰ́νθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκφᾰνθῶ | ἐκφᾰνθῇς | ἐκφᾰνθῇ | ἐκφᾰνθῆτον | ἐκφᾰνθῆτον | ἐκφᾰνθῶμεν | ἐκφᾰνθῆτε | ἐκφᾰνθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκφᾰνθείην | ἐκφᾰνθείης | ἐκφᾰνθείη | ἐκφᾰνθεῖτον / ἐκφᾰνθείητον | ἐκφᾰνθείτην / ἐκφᾰνθειήτην | ἐκφᾰνθεῖμεν / ἐκφᾰνθείημεν | ἐκφᾰνθεῖτε / ἐκφᾰνθείητε | ἐκφᾰνθεῖεν / ἐκφᾰνθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἐκφᾰ́νθητῐ | ἐκφᾰνθήτω | ἐκφᾰ́νθητον | ἐκφᾰνθήτων | ἐκφᾰ́νθητε | ἐκφᾰνθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκφῆναι | ἐκφήνᾰσθαι | ἐκφᾰνθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκφήνᾱς | ἐκφηνᾰ́μενος | ἐκφᾰνθείς | |||||||||
| f | ἐκφήνᾱσᾰ | ἐκφηνᾰμένη | ἐκφᾰνθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ἐκφῆνᾰν | ἐκφηνᾰ́μενον | ἐκφᾰνθέν | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐξεφᾰ́νην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐξεφᾰ́νην | ἐξεφᾰ́νης | ἐξεφᾰ́νη | ἐξεφᾰ́νητον | ἐξεφᾰνήτην | ἐξεφᾰ́νημεν | ἐξεφᾰ́νητε | ἐξεφᾰ́νησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκφᾰνῶ | ἐκφᾰνῇς | ἐκφᾰνῇ | ἐκφᾰνῆτον | ἐκφᾰνῆτον | ἐκφᾰνῶμεν | ἐκφᾰνῆτε | ἐκφᾰνῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκφᾰνείην | ἐκφᾰνείης | ἐκφᾰνείη | ἐκφᾰνεῖτον / ἐκφᾰνείητον | ἐκφᾰνείτην / ἐκφᾰνειήτην | ἐκφᾰνεῖμεν / ἐκφᾰνείημεν | ἐκφᾰνεῖτε / ἐκφᾰνείητε | ἐκφᾰνεῖεν / ἐκφᾰνείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἐκφᾰ́νηθῐ | ἐκφᾰνήτω | ἐκφᾰ́νητον | ἐκφᾰνήτων | ἐκφᾰ́νητε | ἐκφᾰνέντων | |||||||
| passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκφᾰνῆναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκφᾰνείς | |||||||||||
| f | ἐκφᾰνεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐκφᾰνέν | ||||||||||||
| 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
- ἀνέκφαντος (anékphantos)
- ἐκφάνδην (ekphándēn)
- ἐκφάνεια (ekpháneia)
- ἐκφανής (ekphanḗs)
- ἐκφανίζω (ekphanízō)
- ἔκφανσις (ékphansis)
- ἐκφαντικός (ekphantikós)
- ἐκφαντορία (ekphantoría)
- ἐκφαντορικός (ekphantorikós)
- ἔκφαντος (ékphantos)
- ἐκφάντωρ (ekphántōr)
- ἡμιεκφανής (hēmiekphanḗs)
Further reading
Further reading
- “ἐκφαίνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐκφαίνω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐκφαίνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἐκφαίνω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- ἐκφαίνω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “ἐκφαίνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pape, Wilhelm (1914) “ἐκφαίνω”, in Max Sengebusch, editor, Handwörterbuch der griechischen Sprache[1] (in German), 3rd edition, Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn
- “ἐκφαίνω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[2], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.