ἐξηγέομαι
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἐκ- (ek-) + ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ek.sɛː.ɡé.o.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ek.se̝ˈɡe.o.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ek.siˈʝe.o.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ek.siˈʝe.o.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ek.siˈʝe.o.me/
Verb
ἐξηγέομαι • (exēgéomai)
- to lead (the way)
- to lead (an army) or govern
- to dictate
- to prescribe, order
- to expound, interpret
- to relate, tell at length, explain
Inflection
Present: ἐξηγέομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐξηγέομαι | ἐξηγέῃ / ἐξηγέει | ἐξηγέεται | ἐξηγέεσθον | ἐξηγέεσθον | ἐξηγεόμεθᾰ | ἐξηγέεσθε | ἐξηγέονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξηγέωμαι | ἐξηγέῃ | ἐξηγέηται | ἐξηγέησθον | ἐξηγέησθον | ἐξηγεώμεθᾰ | ἐξηγέησθε | ἐξηγέωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐξηγεοίμην | ἐξηγέοιο | ἐξηγέοιτο | ἐξηγέοισθον | ἐξηγεοίσθην | ἐξηγεοίμεθᾰ | ἐξηγέοισθε | ἐξηγέοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐξηγέου | ἐξηγεέσθω | ἐξηγέεσθον | ἐξηγεέσθων | ἐξηγέεσθε | ἐξηγεέσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐξηγέεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐξηγεόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἐξηγεομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐξηγεόμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἐξηγοῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐξηγοῦμαι | ἐξηγεῖ, ἐξηγῇ |
ἐξηγεῖται | ἐξηγεῖσθον | ἐξηγεῖσθον | ἐξηγούμεθᾰ | ἐξηγεῖσθε | ἐξηγοῦνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξηγῶμαι | ἐξηγῇ | ἐξηγῆται | ἐξηγῆσθον | ἐξηγῆσθον | ἐξηγώμεθᾰ | ἐξηγῆσθε | ἐξηγῶνται | |||||
| optative | ἐξηγοίμην | ἐξηγοῖο | ἐξηγοῖτο | ἐξηγοῖσθον | ἐξηγοίσθην | ἐξηγοίμεθᾰ | ἐξηγοῖσθε | ἐξηγοῖντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐξηγοῦ | ἐξηγείσθω | ἐξηγεῖσθον | ἐξηγείσθων | ἐξηγεῖσθε | ἐξηγείσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐξηγεῖσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐξηγούμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἐξηγουμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐξηγούμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἐξηγεόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐξηγεόμην | ἐξηγέου | ἐξηγέετο | ἐξηγέεσθον | ἐξηγεέσθην | ἐξηγεόμεθᾰ | ἐξηγέεσθε | ἐξηγέοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐξηγούμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐξηγούμην | ἐξηγοῦ | ἐξηγεῖτο | ἐξηγεῖσθον | ἐξηγείσθην | ἐξηγούμεθᾰ | ἐξηγεῖσθε | ἐξηγοῦντο | ||||
| 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: ἐξηγήσομαι, ἐξηγηθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐξηγήσομαι | ἐξηγήσῃ / ἐξηγήσει | ἐξηγήσεται | ἐξηγήσεσθον | ἐξηγήσεσθον | ἐξηγησόμεθᾰ | ἐξηγήσεσθε | ἐξηγήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐξηγησοίμην | ἐξηγήσοιο | ἐξηγήσοιτο | ἐξηγήσοισθον | ἐξηγησοίσθην | ἐξηγησοίμεθᾰ | ἐξηγήσοισθε | ἐξηγήσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ἐξηγηθήσομαι | ἐξηγηθήσῃ | ἐξηγηθήσεται | ἐξηγηθήσεσθον | ἐξηγηθήσεσθον | ἐξηγηθησόμεθᾰ | ἐξηγηθήσεσθε | ἐξηγηθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐξηγηθησοίμην | ἐξηγηθήσοιο | ἐξηγηθήσοιτο | ἐξηγηθήσοισθον | ἐξηγηθησοίσθην | ἐξηγηθησοίμεθᾰ | ἐξηγηθήσοισθε | ἐξηγηθήσοιντο | |||||
| middle | passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐξηγήσεσθαι | ἐξηγηθήσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐξηγησόμενος | ἐξηγηθησόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐξηγησομένη | ἐξηγηθησομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐξηγησόμενον | ἐξηγηθησόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐξηγησᾰ́μην, ἐξηγήθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐξηγησᾰ́μην | ἐξηγήσω | ἐξηγήσᾰτο | ἐξηγήσᾰσθον | ἐξηγησᾰ́σθην | ἐξηγησᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐξηγήσᾰσθε | ἐξηγήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξηγήσωμαι | ἐξηγήσῃ | ἐξηγήσηται | ἐξηγήσησθον | ἐξηγήσησθον | ἐξηγησώμεθᾰ | ἐξηγήσησθε | ἐξηγήσωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐξηγησαίμην | ἐξηγήσαιο | ἐξηγήσαιτο | ἐξηγήσαισθον | ἐξηγησαίσθην | ἐξηγησαίμεθᾰ | ἐξηγήσαισθε | ἐξηγήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐξήγησαι | ἐξηγησᾰ́σθω | ἐξηγήσᾰσθον | ἐξηγησᾰ́σθων | ἐξηγήσᾰσθε | ἐξηγησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐξηγήθην | ἐξηγήθης | ἐξηγήθη | ἐξηγήθητον | ἐξηγηθήτην | ἐξηγήθημεν | ἐξηγήθητε | ἐξηγήθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξηγηθῶ | ἐξηγηθῇς | ἐξηγηθῇ | ἐξηγηθῆτον | ἐξηγηθῆτον | ἐξηγηθῶμεν | ἐξηγηθῆτε | ἐξηγηθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐξηγηθείην | ἐξηγηθείης | ἐξηγηθείη | ἐξηγηθεῖτον / ἐξηγηθείητον | ἐξηγηθείτην / ἐξηγηθειήτην | ἐξηγηθεῖμεν / ἐξηγηθείημεν | ἐξηγηθεῖτε / ἐξηγηθείητε | ἐξηγηθεῖεν / ἐξηγηθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἐξηγήθητῐ | ἐξηγηθήτω | ἐξηγήθητον | ἐξηγηθήτων | ἐξηγήθητε | ἐξηγηθέντων | |||||||
| middle | passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐξηγήσᾰσθαι | ἐξηγηθῆναι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐξηγησᾰ́μενος | ἐξηγηθείς | ||||||||||
| f | ἐξηγησᾰμένη | ἐξηγηθεῖσᾰ | |||||||||||
| n | ἐξηγησᾰ́μενον | ἐξηγηθέν | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐξήγημαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐξήγημαι | ἐξήγησαι | ἐξήγηται | ἐξήγησθον | ἐξήγησθον | ἐξηγήμεθᾰ | ἐξήγησθε | ἐξήγηνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξηγημένος ὦ | ἐξηγημένος ᾖς | ἐξηγημένος ᾖ | ἐξηγημένω ἦτον | ἐξηγημένω ἦτον | ἐξηγημένοι ὦμεν | ἐξηγημένοι ἦτε | ἐξηγημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐξηγημένος εἴην | ἐξηγημένος εἴης | ἐξηγημένος εἴη | ἐξηγημένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἐξηγημένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἐξηγημένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἐξηγημένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἐξηγημένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐξήγησο | ἐξηγήσθω | ἐξήγησθον | ἐξηγήσθων | ἐξήγησθε | ἐξηγήσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐξηγῆσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐξηγημένος | |||||||||||
| f | ἐξηγημένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐξηγημένον | ||||||||||||
| 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
- ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis)
- ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs)
- ἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós)
- ἐπεξηγέομαι (epexēgéomai)
References
- “ἐξηγέομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press