ἐπακούω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἐπι- (epi-) + ἀκούω (akoúō).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.pa.kǔː.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /e.paˈku.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /e.paˈku.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /e.paˈku.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /e.paˈku.o/
Verb
ἐπᾰκούω • (epăkoúō)
- (transitive)to listen to, hearken to, hear
- (intransitive) to give ear, listen
- to obey [with genitive]
Conjugation
Present: ἐπᾰκούω, ἐπᾰκούομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐπᾰκούω | ἐπᾰκούεις | ἐπᾰκούει | ἐπᾰκούετον | ἐπᾰκούετον | ἐπᾰκούομεν | ἐπᾰκούετε | ἐπᾰκούουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐπᾰκούω | ἐπᾰκούῃς | ἐπᾰκούῃ | ἐπᾰκούητον | ἐπᾰκούητον | ἐπᾰκούωμεν | ἐπᾰκούητε | ἐπᾰκούωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐπᾰκούοιμῐ | ἐπᾰκούοις | ἐπᾰκούοι | ἐπᾰκούοιτον | ἐπᾰκουοίτην | ἐπᾰκούοιμεν | ἐπᾰκούοιτε | ἐπᾰκούοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐπᾰ́κουε | ἐπᾰκουέτω | ἐπᾰκούετον | ἐπᾰκουέτων | ἐπᾰκούετε | ἐπᾰκουόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐπᾰκούομαι | ἐπᾰκούῃ / ἐπᾰκούει | ἐπᾰκούεται | ἐπᾰκούεσθον | ἐπᾰκούεσθον | ἐπᾰκουόμεθᾰ | ἐπᾰκούεσθε | ἐπᾰκούονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐπᾰκούωμαι | ἐπᾰκούῃ | ἐπᾰκούηται | ἐπᾰκούησθον | ἐπᾰκούησθον | ἐπᾰκουώμεθᾰ | ἐπᾰκούησθε | ἐπᾰκούωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐπᾰκουοίμην | ἐπᾰκούοιο | ἐπᾰκούοιτο | ἐπᾰκούοισθον | ἐπᾰκουοίσθην | ἐπᾰκουοίμεθᾰ | ἐπᾰκούοισθε | ἐπᾰκούοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐπᾰκούου | ἐπᾰκουέσθω | ἐπᾰκούεσθον | ἐπᾰκουέσθων | ἐπᾰκούεσθε | ἐπᾰκουέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐπᾰκούειν | ἐπᾰκούεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐπᾰκούων | ἐπᾰκουόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐπᾰκούουσᾰ | ἐπᾰκουομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐπᾰκοῦον | ἐπᾰκουόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐπήκουον, ἐπηκουόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐπήκουον | ἐπήκουες | ἐπήκουε(ν) | ἐπηκούετον | ἐπηκουέτην | ἐπηκούομεν | ἐπηκούετε | ἐπήκουον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐπηκουόμην | ἐπηκούου | ἐπηκούετο | ἐπηκούεσθον | ἐπηκουέσθην | ἐπηκουόμεθᾰ | ἐπηκούεσθε | ἐπηκούοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐπᾰκούσω, ἐπᾰκούσομαι, ἐπᾰκουσθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐπᾰκούσω | ἐπᾰκούσεις | ἐπᾰκούσει | ἐπᾰκούσετον | ἐπᾰκούσετον | ἐπᾰκούσομεν | ἐπᾰκούσετε | ἐπᾰκούσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐπᾰκούσοιμῐ | ἐπᾰκούσοις | ἐπᾰκούσοι | ἐπᾰκούσοιτον | ἐπᾰκουσοίτην | ἐπᾰκούσοιμεν | ἐπᾰκούσοιτε | ἐπᾰκούσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἐπᾰκούσομαι | ἐπᾰκούσῃ / ἐπᾰκούσει | ἐπᾰκούσεται | ἐπᾰκούσεσθον | ἐπᾰκούσεσθον | ἐπᾰκουσόμεθᾰ | ἐπᾰκούσεσθε | ἐπᾰκούσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐπᾰκουσοίμην | ἐπᾰκούσοιο | ἐπᾰκούσοιτο | ἐπᾰκούσοισθον | ἐπᾰκουσοίσθην | ἐπᾰκουσοίμεθᾰ | ἐπᾰκούσοισθε | ἐπᾰκούσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ἐπᾰκουσθήσομαι | ἐπᾰκουσθήσῃ | ἐπᾰκουσθήσεται | ἐπᾰκουσθήσεσθον | ἐπᾰκουσθήσεσθον | ἐπᾰκουσθησόμεθᾰ | ἐπᾰκουσθήσεσθε | ἐπᾰκουσθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐπᾰκουσθησοίμην | ἐπᾰκουσθήσοιο | ἐπᾰκουσθήσοιτο | ἐπᾰκουσθήσοισθον | ἐπᾰκουσθησοίσθην | ἐπᾰκουσθησοίμεθᾰ | ἐπᾰκουσθήσοισθε | ἐπᾰκουσθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐπᾰκούσειν | ἐπᾰκούσεσθαι | ἐπᾰκουσθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐπᾰκούσων | ἐπᾰκουσόμενος | ἐπᾰκουσθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ἐπᾰκούσουσᾰ | ἐπᾰκουσομένη | ἐπᾰκουσθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ἐπᾰκοῦσον | ἐπᾰκουσόμενον | ἐπᾰκουσθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐπήκουσᾰ, ἐπηκουσᾰ́μην, ἐπηκούσθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐπήκουσᾰ | ἐπήκουσᾰς | ἐπήκουσε(ν) | ἐπηκούσᾰτον | ἐπηκουσᾰ́την | ἐπηκούσᾰμεν | ἐπηκούσᾰτε | ἐπήκουσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐπᾰκούσω | ἐπᾰκούσῃς | ἐπᾰκούσῃ | ἐπᾰκούσητον | ἐπᾰκούσητον | ἐπᾰκούσωμεν | ἐπᾰκούσητε | ἐπᾰκούσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐπᾰκούσαιμῐ | ἐπᾰκούσειᾰς / ἐπᾰκούσαις | ἐπᾰκούσειε(ν) / ἐπᾰκούσαι | ἐπᾰκούσαιτον | ἐπᾰκουσαίτην | ἐπᾰκούσαιμεν | ἐπᾰκούσαιτε | ἐπᾰκούσειᾰν / ἐπᾰκούσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐπᾰ́κουσον | ἐπᾰκουσᾰ́τω | ἐπᾰκούσᾰτον | ἐπᾰκουσᾰ́των | ἐπᾰκούσᾰτε | ἐπᾰκουσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐπηκουσᾰ́μην | ἐπηκούσω | ἐπηκούσᾰτο | ἐπηκούσᾰσθον | ἐπηκουσᾰ́σθην | ἐπηκουσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐπηκούσᾰσθε | ἐπηκούσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐπᾰκούσωμαι | ἐπᾰκούσῃ | ἐπᾰκούσηται | ἐπᾰκούσησθον | ἐπᾰκούσησθον | ἐπᾰκουσώμεθᾰ | ἐπᾰκούσησθε | ἐπᾰκούσωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐπᾰκουσαίμην | ἐπᾰκούσαιο | ἐπᾰκούσαιτο | ἐπᾰκούσαισθον | ἐπᾰκουσαίσθην | ἐπᾰκουσαίμεθᾰ | ἐπᾰκούσαισθε | ἐπᾰκούσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐπᾰ́κουσαι | ἐπᾰκουσᾰ́σθω | ἐπᾰκούσᾰσθον | ἐπᾰκουσᾰ́σθων | ἐπᾰκούσᾰσθε | ἐπᾰκουσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐπηκούσθην | ἐπηκούσθης | ἐπηκούσθη | ἐπηκούσθητον | ἐπηκουσθήτην | ἐπηκούσθημεν | ἐπηκούσθητε | ἐπηκούσθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐπᾰκουσθῶ | ἐπᾰκουσθῇς | ἐπᾰκουσθῇ | ἐπᾰκουσθῆτον | ἐπᾰκουσθῆτον | ἐπᾰκουσθῶμεν | ἐπᾰκουσθῆτε | ἐπᾰκουσθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐπᾰκουσθείην | ἐπᾰκουσθείης | ἐπᾰκουσθείη | ἐπᾰκουσθεῖτον / ἐπᾰκουσθείητον | ἐπᾰκουσθείτην / ἐπᾰκουσθειήτην | ἐπᾰκουσθεῖμεν / ἐπᾰκουσθείημεν | ἐπᾰκουσθεῖτε / ἐπᾰκουσθείητε | ἐπᾰκουσθεῖεν / ἐπᾰκουσθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἐπᾰκούσθητῐ | ἐπᾰκουσθήτω | ἐπᾰκούσθητον | ἐπᾰκουσθήτων | ἐπᾰκούσθητε | ἐπᾰκουσθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐπᾰκοῦσαι | ἐπᾰκούσᾰσθαι | ἐπᾰκουσθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐπᾰκούσᾱς | ἐπᾰκουσᾰ́μενος | ἐπᾰκουσθείς | |||||||||
| f | ἐπᾰκούσᾱσᾰ | ἐπᾰκουσᾰμένη | ἐπᾰκουσθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ἐπᾰκοῦσᾰν | ἐπᾰκουσᾰ́μενον | ἐπᾰκουσθέν | ||||||||||
| 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
- “ἐπακούω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐπακούω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐπακούω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἐπακούω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “ἐπακούω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἐπακούω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G1873 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.