ἐξετάζω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἐξ- (ex-, “ex-, from”) + ἐτάζω (etázō, “to examine, test”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ek.se.táz.dɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ek.seˈta.zo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ek.seˈta.zo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ek.seˈta.zo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ek.seˈta.zo/
Verb
ἐξετάζω • (exetázō)
- to examine well or closely, inquire into, scrutinise
- to examine or question a person closely
- to estimate, compare τι πρός τι one thing by or with another
- (of gold) to prove by testing
Conjugation
Present: ἐξετᾰ́ζω, ἐξετᾰ́ζομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξετᾰ́ζω | ἐξετᾰ́ζεις | ἐξετᾰ́ζει | ἐξετᾰ́ζετον | ἐξετᾰ́ζετον | ἐξετᾰ́ζομεν | ἐξετᾰ́ζετε | ἐξετᾰ́ζουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξετᾰ́ζω | ἐξετᾰ́ζῃς | ἐξετᾰ́ζῃ | ἐξετᾰ́ζητον | ἐξετᾰ́ζητον | ἐξετᾰ́ζωμεν | ἐξετᾰ́ζητε | ἐξετᾰ́ζωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐξετᾰ́ζοιμῐ | ἐξετᾰ́ζοις | ἐξετᾰ́ζοι | ἐξετᾰ́ζοιτον | ἐξετᾰζοίτην | ἐξετᾰ́ζοιμεν | ἐξετᾰ́ζοιτε | ἐξετᾰ́ζοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐξέτᾰζε | ἐξετᾰζέτω | ἐξετᾰ́ζετον | ἐξετᾰζέτων | ἐξετᾰ́ζετε | ἐξετᾰζόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐξετᾰ́ζομαι | ἐξετᾰ́ζῃ / ἐξετᾰ́ζει | ἐξετᾰ́ζεται | ἐξετᾰ́ζεσθον | ἐξετᾰ́ζεσθον | ἐξετᾰζόμεθᾰ | ἐξετᾰ́ζεσθε | ἐξετᾰ́ζονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξετᾰ́ζωμαι | ἐξετᾰ́ζῃ | ἐξετᾰ́ζηται | ἐξετᾰ́ζησθον | ἐξετᾰ́ζησθον | ἐξετᾰζώμεθᾰ | ἐξετᾰ́ζησθε | ἐξετᾰ́ζωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐξετᾰζοίμην | ἐξετᾰ́ζοιο | ἐξετᾰ́ζοιτο | ἐξετᾰ́ζοισθον | ἐξετᾰζοίσθην | ἐξετᾰζοίμεθᾰ | ἐξετᾰ́ζοισθε | ἐξετᾰ́ζοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐξετᾰ́ζου | ἐξετᾰζέσθω | ἐξετᾰ́ζεσθον | ἐξετᾰζέσθων | ἐξετᾰ́ζεσθε | ἐξετᾰζέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐξετᾰ́ζειν | ἐξετᾰ́ζεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐξετᾰ́ζων | ἐξετᾰζόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐξετᾰ́ζουσᾰ | ἐξετᾰζομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐξετᾰ́ζον | ἐξετᾰζόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐξέτᾰζον, ἐξετᾰζόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξέτᾰζον | ἐξέτᾰζες | ἐξέτᾰζε(ν) | ἐξετᾰ́ζετον | ἐξετᾰζέτην | ἐξετᾰ́ζομεν | ἐξετᾰ́ζετε | ἐξέτᾰζον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐξετᾰζόμην | ἐξετᾰ́ζου | ἐξετᾰ́ζετο | ἐξετᾰ́ζεσθον | ἐξετᾰζέσθην | ἐξετᾰζόμεθᾰ | ἐξετᾰ́ζεσθε | ἐξετᾰ́ζοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐξετᾰ́σω, ἐξετᾰ́σομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξετᾰ́σω | ἐξετᾰ́σεις | ἐξετᾰ́σει | ἐξετᾰ́σετον | ἐξετᾰ́σετον | ἐξετᾰ́σομεν | ἐξετᾰ́σετε | ἐξετᾰ́σουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐξετᾰ́σοιμῐ | ἐξετᾰ́σοις | ἐξετᾰ́σοι | ἐξετᾰ́σοιτον | ἐξετᾰσοίτην | ἐξετᾰ́σοιμεν | ἐξετᾰ́σοιτε | ἐξετᾰ́σοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἐξετᾰ́σομαι | ἐξετᾰ́σῃ / ἐξετᾰ́σει | ἐξετᾰ́σεται | ἐξετᾰ́σεσθον | ἐξετᾰ́σεσθον | ἐξετᾰσόμεθᾰ | ἐξετᾰ́σεσθε | ἐξετᾰ́σονται | ||||
| optative | ἐξετᾰσοίμην | ἐξετᾰ́σοιο | ἐξετᾰ́σοιτο | ἐξετᾰ́σοισθον | ἐξετᾰσοίσθην | ἐξετᾰσοίμεθᾰ | ἐξετᾰ́σοισθε | ἐξετᾰ́σοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐξετᾰ́σειν | ἐξετᾰ́σεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐξετᾰ́σων | ἐξετᾰσόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐξετᾰ́σουσᾰ | ἐξετᾰσομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐξετᾰ́σον | ἐξετᾰσόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξετᾰ́ω | ἐξετᾰ́εις | ἐξετᾰ́ει | ἐξετᾰ́ετον | ἐξετᾰ́ετον | ἐξετᾰ́ομεν | ἐξετᾰ́ετε | ἐξετᾰ́ουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐξετᾰ́οιμῐ | ἐξετᾰ́οις | ἐξετᾰ́οι | ἐξετᾰ́οιτον | ἐξετᾰοίτην | ἐξετᾰ́οιμεν | ἐξετᾰ́οιτε | ἐξετᾰ́οιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἐξετᾰ́ομαι | ἐξετᾰ́ῃ / ἐξετᾰ́ει | ἐξετᾰ́εται | ἐξετᾰ́εσθον | ἐξετᾰ́εσθον | ἐξετᾰόμεθᾰ | ἐξετᾰ́εσθε | ἐξετᾰ́ονται | ||||
| optative | ἐξετᾰοίμην | ἐξετᾰ́οιο | ἐξετᾰ́οιτο | ἐξετᾰ́οισθον | ἐξετᾰοίσθην | ἐξετᾰοίμεθᾰ | ἐξετᾰ́οισθε | ἐξετᾰ́οιντο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐξετᾰ́ειν | ἐξετᾰ́εσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐξετᾰ́ων | ἐξετᾰόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐξετᾰ́ουσᾰ | ἐξετᾰομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐξετᾰ́ον | ἐξετᾰόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξετῶ | ἐξετᾷς | ἐξετᾷ | ἐξετᾶτον | ἐξετᾶτον | ἐξετῶμεν | ἐξετᾶτε | ἐξετῶσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐξετῴην / ἐξετῷμῐ | ἐξετῴης / ἐξετῷς | ἐξετῴη / ἐξετῷ | ἐξετῷτον / ἐξετῴητον | ἐξετῴτην / ἐξετῳήτην | ἐξετῷμεν / ἐξετῴημεν | ἐξετῷτε / ἐξετῴητε | ἐξετῷεν / ἐξετῴησᾰν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἐξετῶμαι | ἐξετᾷ | ἐξετᾶται | ἐξετᾶσθον | ἐξετᾶσθον | ἐξετώμεθᾰ | ἐξετᾶσθε | ἐξετῶνται | ||||
| optative | ἐξετῴμην | ἐξετῷο | ἐξετῷτο | ἐξετῷσθον | ἐξετῴσθην | ἐξετῴμεθᾰ | ἐξετῷσθε | ἐξετῷντο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐξετᾶν | ἐξετᾶσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐξετῶν | ἐξετώμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐξετῶσᾰ | ἐξετωμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐξετῶν | ἐξετώμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐξήτᾰσᾰ, ἐξητᾰσᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξήτᾰσᾰ | ἐξήτᾰσᾰς | ἐξήτᾰσε(ν) | ἐξητᾰ́σᾰτον | ἐξητᾰσᾰ́την | ἐξητᾰ́σᾰμεν | ἐξητᾰ́σᾰτε | ἐξήτᾰσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξετᾰ́σω | ἐξετᾰ́σῃς | ἐξετᾰ́σῃ | ἐξετᾰ́σητον | ἐξετᾰ́σητον | ἐξετᾰ́σωμεν | ἐξετᾰ́σητε | ἐξετᾰ́σωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐξετᾰ́σαιμῐ | ἐξετᾰ́σειᾰς / ἐξετᾰ́σαις | ἐξετᾰ́σειε(ν) / ἐξετᾰ́σαι | ἐξετᾰ́σαιτον | ἐξετᾰσαίτην | ἐξετᾰ́σαιμεν | ἐξετᾰ́σαιτε | ἐξετᾰ́σειᾰν / ἐξετᾰ́σαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐξέτᾰσον | ἐξετᾰσᾰ́τω | ἐξετᾰ́σᾰτον | ἐξετᾰσᾰ́των | ἐξετᾰ́σᾰτε | ἐξετᾰσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐξητᾰσᾰ́μην | ἐξητᾰ́σω | ἐξητᾰ́σᾰτο | ἐξητᾰ́σᾰσθον | ἐξητᾰσᾰ́σθην | ἐξητᾰσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐξητᾰ́σᾰσθε | ἐξητᾰ́σᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξετᾰ́σωμαι | ἐξετᾰ́σῃ | ἐξετᾰ́σηται | ἐξετᾰ́σησθον | ἐξετᾰ́σησθον | ἐξετᾰσώμεθᾰ | ἐξετᾰ́σησθε | ἐξετᾰ́σωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐξετᾰσαίμην | ἐξετᾰ́σαιο | ἐξετᾰ́σαιτο | ἐξετᾰ́σαισθον | ἐξετᾰσαίσθην | ἐξετᾰσαίμεθᾰ | ἐξετᾰ́σαισθε | ἐξετᾰ́σαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐξέτᾰσαι | ἐξετᾰσᾰ́σθω | ἐξετᾰ́σᾰσθον | ἐξετᾰσᾰ́σθων | ἐξετᾰ́σᾰσθε | ἐξετᾰσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐξετᾰ́σαι | ἐξετᾰ́σᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐξετᾰ́σᾱς | ἐξετᾰσᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐξετᾰ́σᾱσᾰ | ἐξετᾰσᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐξετᾰ́σᾰν | ἐξετᾰσᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐξήτᾰκᾰ, ἐξήτᾰμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξήτᾰκᾰ | ἐξήτᾰκᾰς | ἐξήτᾰκε(ν) | ἐξητᾰ́κᾰτον | ἐξητᾰ́κᾰτον | ἐξητᾰ́κᾰμεν | ἐξητᾰ́κᾰτε | ἐξητᾰ́κᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξητᾰ́κω | ἐξητᾰ́κῃς | ἐξητᾰ́κῃ | ἐξητᾰ́κητον | ἐξητᾰ́κητον | ἐξητᾰ́κωμεν | ἐξητᾰ́κητε | ἐξητᾰ́κωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐξητᾰ́κοιμῐ / ἐξητᾰκοίην | ἐξητᾰ́κοις / ἐξητᾰκοίης | ἐξητᾰ́κοι / ἐξητᾰκοίη | ἐξητᾰ́κοιτον | ἐξητᾰκοίτην | ἐξητᾰ́κοιμεν | ἐξητᾰ́κοιτε | ἐξητᾰ́κοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐξήτᾰκε | ἐξητᾰκέτω | ἐξητᾰ́κετον | ἐξητᾰκέτων | ἐξητᾰ́κετε | ἐξητᾰκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐξήτᾰμαι | ἐξήτᾰσαι | ἐξήτᾰται | ἐξήτᾰσθον | ἐξήτᾰσθον | ἐξητᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐξήτᾰσθε | ἐξήτᾰνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξητᾰμένος ὦ | ἐξητᾰμένος ᾖς | ἐξητᾰμένος ᾖ | ἐξητᾰμένω ἦτον | ἐξητᾰμένω ἦτον | ἐξητᾰμένοι ὦμεν | ἐξητᾰμένοι ἦτε | ἐξητᾰμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐξητᾰμένος εἴην | ἐξητᾰμένος εἴης | ἐξητᾰμένος εἴη | ἐξητᾰμένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἐξητᾰμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἐξητᾰμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἐξητᾰμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἐξητᾰμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐξήτᾰσο | ἐξητᾰ́σθω | ἐξήτᾰσθον | ἐξητᾰ́σθων | ἐξήτᾰσθε | ἐξητᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐξητᾰκέναι | ἐξητᾰ́σθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐξητᾰκώς | ἐξητᾰμένος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐξητᾰκυῖᾰ | ἐξητᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐξητᾰκός | ἐξητᾰμένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Further reading
- “ἐξετάζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἐξετάζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- (no entry for the specified headword) Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ἐξετάζω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- “ἐξετάζω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐξετάζω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011