ἐπαΐω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ ἀΐω (aḯō).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pa.í.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.paˈi.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.paˈi.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.paˈi.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.paˈi.o/

Verb

ἐπαΐω • (epaḯō)

to hear, to give ear
to perceive
to understand
to have knowledge, to be an expert

Inflection

Present: ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ω, ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ω	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́εις	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ει	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ετον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ετον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ομεν	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ετε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ω	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ῃς	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ῃ	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ητον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ητον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ωμεν	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ητε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́οιμῐ	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́οις	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́οι	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́οιτον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈οίτην	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́οιμεν	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́οιτε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́οιεν
	imperative		ἐπᾰ̓́ῐ̈ε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈έτω	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ετον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈έτων		ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ετε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈όντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ομαι	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ῃ / ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ει	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́εται	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́εσθον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́εσθον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈όμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́εσθε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ονται
	subjunctive	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ωμαι	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ῃ	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ηται	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ησθον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ησθον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈ώμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ησθε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ωνται
	optative	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈οίμην	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́οιο	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́οιτο	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́οισθον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈οίσθην	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈οίμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́οισθε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́οιντο
	imperative		ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ου	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈έσθω	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́εσθον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈έσθων		ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́εσθε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈έσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ειν				ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́εσθαι
participle	m	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ων				ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈όμενος
	f	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ουσᾰ				ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈ομένη
	n	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́ον				ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈όμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἐπήῐ̈σᾰ, ἐπηῐ̈σᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπήῐ̈σᾰ	ἐπήῐ̈σᾰς	ἐπήῐ̈σε(ν)	ἐπηῐ̈́σᾰτον	ἐπηῐ̈σᾰ́την	ἐπηῐ̈́σᾰμεν	ἐπηῐ̈́σᾰτε	ἐπήῐ̈σᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σω	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σῃς	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σῃ	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σητον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σητον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σωμεν	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σητε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σαιμῐ	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σειᾰς / ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σαις	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σειε(ν) / ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σαι	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σαιτον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈σαίτην	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σαιμεν	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σαιτε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σειᾰν / ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σαιεν
	imperative		ἐπᾰ̓́ῐ̈σον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈σᾰ́τω	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σᾰτον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈σᾰ́των		ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σᾰτε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈σᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐπηῐ̈σᾰ́μην	ἐπηῐ̈́σω	ἐπηῐ̈́σᾰτο	ἐπηῐ̈́σᾰσθον	ἐπηῐ̈σᾰ́σθην	ἐπηῐ̈σᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπηῐ̈́σᾰσθε	ἐπηῐ̈́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σωμαι	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σῃ	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σηται	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σησθον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σησθον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈σώμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σησθε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σωνται
	optative	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈σαίμην	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σαιο	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σαιτο	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σαισθον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈σαίσθην	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈σαίμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σαισθε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σαιντο
	imperative		ἐπᾰ̓́ῐ̈σαι	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈σᾰ́σθω	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σᾰσθον	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈σᾰ́σθων		ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σᾰσθε	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈σᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σαι			ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σᾱς			ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈σᾰ́μενος
	f	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σᾱσᾰ			ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈σᾰμένη
	n	ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈́σᾰν			ἐπᾰ̓ῐ̈σᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

ἐπαΐων (epaḯōn)

References

“ἐπαΐω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press