ἐνέπω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
ἐν- (en-) + Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“say”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.né.pɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eˈne.po/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eˈne.po/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈne.po/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈne.po/
Verb
ἐνέπω • (enépō)
- (transitive) tell or tell about
- (intransitive) speak
- 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Works and Days 194:
- βλάψει δ’ ὁ κακὸς τὸν ἀρείονα φῶτα / μύθοισιν σκολιοῖς ἐνέπων
- blápsei d’ ho kakòs tòn areíona phôta / múthoisin skolioîs enépōn
- The evil man will try to ruin the better man, speaking with crooked words
- βλάψει δ’ ὁ κακὸς τὸν ἀρείονα φῶτα / μύθοισιν σκολιοῖς ἐνέπων
Conjugation
Present: ἐνέπω
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐνέπω | ἐνέπεις | ἐνέπει | ἐνέπετον | ἐνέπετον | ἐνέπομεν | ἐνέπετε | ἐνέπουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐνέπω | ἐνέπῃς | ἐνέπῃ | ἐνέπητον | ἐνέπητον | ἐνέπωμεν | ἐνέπητε | ἐνέπωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐνέποιμῐ | ἐνέποις | ἐνέποι | ἐνέποιτον | ἐνεποίτην | ἐνέποιμεν | ἐνέποιτε | ἐνέποιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔνεπε | ἐνεπέτω | ἐνέπετον | ἐνεπέτων | ἐνέπετε | ἐνεπόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐνέπειν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐνέπων | |||||||||||
| f | ἐνέπουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐνέπον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Present: ἐνῐ́σπω (Koine)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐνῐ́σπω | ἐνῐ́σπεις | ἐνῐ́σπει | ἐνῐ́σπετον | ἐνῐ́σπετον | ἐνῐ́σπομεν | ἐνῐ́σπετε | ἐνῐ́σπουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐνῐ́σπω | ἐνῐ́σπῃς | ἐνῐ́σπῃ | ἐνῐ́σπητον | ἐνῐ́σπητον | ἐνῐ́σπωμεν | ἐνῐ́σπητε | ἐνῐ́σπωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐνῐ́σποιμῐ | ἐνῐ́σποις | ἐνῐ́σποι | ἐνῐ́σποιτον | ἐνῐσποίτην | ἐνῐ́σποιμεν | ἐνῐ́σποιτε | ἐνῐ́σποιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔνῐσπε | ἐνῐσπέτω | ἐνῐ́σπετον | ἐνῐσπέτων | ἐνῐ́σπετε | ἐνῐσπόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐνῐ́σπειν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐνῐ́σπων | |||||||||||
| f | ἐνῐ́σπουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐνῐ́σπον | ||||||||||||
| 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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Imperfect: ἤνεπον
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἤνεπον | ἤνεπες | ἤνεπε(ν) | ἠνέπετον | ἠνεπέτην | ἠνέπομεν | ἠνέπετε | ἤνεπον | ||||
| 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: ἐνῐσπήσω
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐνῐσπήσω | ἐνῐσπήσεις | ἐνῐσπήσει | ἐνῐσπήσετον | ἐνῐσπήσετον | ἐνῐσπήσομεν | ἐνῐσπήσετε | ἐνῐσπήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐνῐσπήσοιμῐ | ἐνῐσπήσοις | ἐνῐσπήσοι | ἐνῐσπήσοιτον | ἐνῐσπησοίτην | ἐνῐσπήσοιμεν | ἐνῐσπήσοιτε | ἐνῐσπήσοιεν | |||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐνῐσπήσειν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐνῐσπήσων | |||||||||||
| f | ἐνῐσπήσουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐνῐσπῆσον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἐνῐ́ψω
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐνῐ́ψω | ἐνῐ́ψεις | ἐνῐ́ψει | ἐνῐ́ψετον | ἐνῐ́ψετον | ἐνῐ́ψομεν | ἐνῐ́ψετε | ἐνῐ́ψουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐνῐ́ψοιμῐ | ἐνῐ́ψοις | ἐνῐ́ψοι | ἐνῐ́ψοιτον | ἐνῐψοίτην | ἐνῐ́ψοιμεν | ἐνῐ́ψοιτε | ἐνῐ́ψοιεν | |||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐνῐ́ψειν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐνῐ́ψων | |||||||||||
| f | ἐνῐ́ψουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐνῐ́ψον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἐνῐ́σπον
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐνῐ́σπον | ἐνῐ́σπες | ἐνῐ́σπε(ν) | ἐνῐ́σπετον | ἐνῐσπέτην | ἐνῐ́σπομεν | ἐνῐ́σπετε | ἐνῐ́σπον | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐνῐ́σπω | ἐνῐ́σπῃς | ἐνῐ́σπῃ | ἐνῐ́σπητον | ἐνῐ́σπητον | ἐνῐ́σπωμεν | ἐνῐ́σπητε | ἐνῐ́σπωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐνῐ́σποιμῐ | ἐνῐ́σποις | ἐνῐ́σποι | ἐνῐ́σποιτον | ἐνῐσποίτην | ἐνῐ́σποιμεν | ἐνῐ́σποιτε | ἐνῐ́σποιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔνῐσπε | ἐνῐσπέτω | ἐνῐ́σπετον | ἐνῐσπέτων | ἔσπετε | ἐνῐσπόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐνῐσπεῖν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐνῐσπών | |||||||||||
| f | ἐνῐσποῦσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐνῐσπόν | ||||||||||||
| 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
- ἐνοπή (enopḗ)
References
- “ἐνέπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἐνέπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἐνέπω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- “ἐνέπω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐνέπω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐνέπω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963