ἐμφύω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐμ- (em-) +‎ φύω (phúō, to bring forth, beget).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /em.pʰý.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /emˈpʰy.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /emˈɸy.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /emˈfy.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /emˈfi.o/

Verb

ἐμφύω • (emphúō)

to implant, graft; fix firmly, securely, deeply
(passive voice) to grow in or on
(passive voice, with dative) to hang on to, cling closely; be rooted in
- 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Cato the Younger 4:
  τοῖς ἠθικοῖς μάλιστα καὶ πολιτικοῖς ἐνεφύετο δόγμασι
  toîs ēthikoîs málista kaì politikoîs enephúeto dógmasi
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Present: ἐμφύω, ἐμφύομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐμφύω	ἐμφύεις	ἐμφύει	ἐμφύετον	ἐμφύετον	ἐμφύομεν	ἐμφύετε	ἐμφύουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐμφύω	ἐμφύῃς	ἐμφύῃ	ἐμφύητον	ἐμφύητον	ἐμφύωμεν	ἐμφύητε	ἐμφύωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐμφύοιμῐ	ἐμφύοις	ἐμφύοι	ἐμφύοιτον	ἐμφυοίτην	ἐμφύοιμεν	ἐμφύοιτε	ἐμφύοιεν
	imperative		ἔμφυε	ἐμφυέτω	ἐμφύετον	ἐμφυέτων		ἐμφύετε	ἐμφυόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐμφύομαι	ἐμφύῃ / ἐμφύει	ἐμφύεται	ἐμφύεσθον	ἐμφύεσθον	ἐμφυόμεθᾰ	ἐμφύεσθε	ἐμφύονται
	subjunctive	ἐμφύωμαι	ἐμφύῃ	ἐμφύηται	ἐμφύησθον	ἐμφύησθον	ἐμφυώμεθᾰ	ἐμφύησθε	ἐμφύωνται
	optative	ἐμφυοίμην	ἐμφύοιο	ἐμφύοιτο	ἐμφύοισθον	ἐμφυοίσθην	ἐμφυοίμεθᾰ	ἐμφύοισθε	ἐμφύοιντο
	imperative		ἐμφύου	ἐμφυέσθω	ἐμφύεσθον	ἐμφυέσθων		ἐμφύεσθε	ἐμφυέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐμφύειν				ἐμφύεσθαι
participle	m	ἐμφύων				ἐμφυόμενος
	f	ἐμφύουσᾰ				ἐμφυομένη
	n	ἐμφῦον				ἐμφυόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Future: ἐμφύσω, ἐμφύσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐμφύσω	ἐμφύσεις	ἐμφύσει	ἐμφύσετον	ἐμφύσετον	ἐμφύσομεν	ἐμφύσετε	ἐμφύσουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	ἐμφύσοιμῐ	ἐμφύσοις	ἐμφύσοι	ἐμφύσοιτον	ἐμφυσοίτην	ἐμφύσοιμεν	ἐμφύσοιτε	ἐμφύσοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐμφύσομαι	ἐμφύσῃ / ἐμφύσει	ἐμφύσεται	ἐμφύσεσθον	ἐμφύσεσθον	ἐμφυσόμεθᾰ	ἐμφύσεσθε	ἐμφύσονται
middle	optative	ἐμφυσοίμην	ἐμφύσοιο	ἐμφύσοιτο	ἐμφύσοισθον	ἐμφυσοίσθην	ἐμφυσοίμεθᾰ	ἐμφύσοισθε	ἐμφύσοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐμφύσειν			ἐμφύσεσθαι
participle	m	ἐμφύσων			ἐμφυσόμενος
	f	ἐμφύσουσᾰ			ἐμφυσομένη
	n	ἐμφῦσον			ἐμφυσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐνέφυον, ἐνεφυόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνέφυον	ἐνέφυες	ἐνέφυε(ν)	ἐνεφύετον	ἐνεφυέτην	ἐνεφύομεν	ἐνεφύετε	ἐνέφυον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐνεφυόμην	ἐνεφύου	ἐνεφύετο	ἐνεφύεσθον	ἐνεφυέσθην	ἐνεφυόμεθᾰ	ἐνεφύεσθε	ἐνεφύοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Perfect: ἐμπέφυκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐμπέφυκᾰ	ἐμπέφυκᾰς	ἐμπέφυκε(ν)	ἐμπεφύκᾰτον	ἐμπεφύκᾰτον	ἐμπεφύκᾰμεν	ἐμπεφύκᾰτε	ἐμπεφύκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐμπεφύκω	ἐμπεφύκῃς	ἐμπεφύκῃ	ἐμπεφύκητον	ἐμπεφύκητον	ἐμπεφύκωμεν	ἐμπεφύκητε	ἐμπεφύκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐμπεφύκοιμῐ / ἐμπεφυκοίην	ἐμπεφύκοις / ἐμπεφυκοίης	ἐμπεφύκοι / ἐμπεφυκοίη	ἐμπεφύκοιτον	ἐμπεφυκοίτην	ἐμπεφύκοιμεν	ἐμπεφύκοιτε	ἐμπεφύκοιεν
	imperative		ἐμπέφυκε	ἐμπεφυκέτω	ἐμπεφύκετον	ἐμπεφυκέτων		ἐμπεφύκετε	ἐμπεφυκόντων
		active
infinitive		ἐμπεφυκέναι
participle	m	ἐμπεφυκώς
	f	ἐμπεφυκυῖᾰ
	n	ἐμπεφυκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Perfect: ἐμπέφυᾰ (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐμπέφυᾰ	ἐμπέφυᾰς	ἐμπέφυε(ν)	ἐμπεφύᾰτον	ἐμπεφύᾰτον	ἐμπεφύᾰμεν	ἐμπεφύᾰτε	ἐμπεφύᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐμπεφύω	ἐμπεφύῃς	ἐμπεφύῃ	ἐμπεφύητον	ἐμπεφύητον	ἐμπεφύωμεν	ἐμπεφύητε	ἐμπεφύωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐμπεφύοιμῐ / ἐμπεφυοίην	ἐμπεφύοις / ἐμπεφυοίης	ἐμπεφύοι / ἐμπεφυοίη	ἐμπεφύοιτον	ἐμπεφυοίτην	ἐμπεφύοιμεν	ἐμπεφύοιτε	ἐμπεφύοιεν
	imperative		ἐμπέφυε	ἐμπεφυέτω	ἐμπεφύετον	ἐμπεφυέτων		ἐμπεφύετε	ἐμπεφυόντων
		active
infinitive		ἐμπεφυέναι
participle	m	ἐμπεφυώς
	f	ἐμπεφυυῖᾰ
	n	ἐμπεφυός
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.

References

“ἐμφύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ἐμφύω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἐμφύω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
“ἐμφύω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἐμφύω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
“ἐμφύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ἐμφύω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011