ἐπιστέφω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.pis.té.pʰɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /e.pisˈte.pʰo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /e.pisˈte.ɸo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /e.pisˈte.fo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /e.pisˈte.fo/
Verb
ἐπιστέφω • (epistéphō)
- to surround with or as with a chaplet
- (Epic, in middle) to fill to the brim
- to offer (libations as an honour to the dead)
Conjugation
Present: ἐπιστέφω, ἐπιστέφομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐπιστέφω | ἐπιστέφεις | ἐπιστέφει | ἐπιστέφετον | ἐπιστέφετον | ἐπιστέφομεν | ἐπιστέφετε | ἐπιστέφουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐπιστέφω | ἐπιστέφῃς | ἐπιστέφῃ | ἐπιστέφητον | ἐπιστέφητον | ἐπιστέφωμεν | ἐπιστέφητε | ἐπιστέφωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐπιστέφοιμῐ | ἐπιστέφοις | ἐπιστέφοι | ἐπιστέφοιτον | ἐπιστεφοίτην | ἐπιστέφοιμεν | ἐπιστέφοιτε | ἐπιστέφοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐπίστεφε | ἐπιστεφέτω | ἐπιστέφετον | ἐπιστεφέτων | ἐπιστέφετε | ἐπιστεφόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐπιστέφομαι | ἐπιστέφῃ / ἐπιστέφει | ἐπιστέφεται | ἐπιστέφεσθον | ἐπιστέφεσθον | ἐπιστεφόμεθᾰ | ἐπιστέφεσθε | ἐπιστέφονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐπιστέφωμαι | ἐπιστέφῃ | ἐπιστέφηται | ἐπιστέφησθον | ἐπιστέφησθον | ἐπιστεφώμεθᾰ | ἐπιστέφησθε | ἐπιστέφωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐπιστεφοίμην | ἐπιστέφοιο | ἐπιστέφοιτο | ἐπιστέφοισθον | ἐπιστεφοίσθην | ἐπιστεφοίμεθᾰ | ἐπιστέφοισθε | ἐπιστέφοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐπιστέφου | ἐπιστεφέσθω | ἐπιστέφεσθον | ἐπιστεφέσθων | ἐπιστέφεσθε | ἐπιστεφέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐπιστέφειν | ἐπιστέφεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐπιστέφων | ἐπιστεφόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐπιστέφουσᾰ | ἐπιστεφομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐπιστέφον | ἐπιστεφόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐπέστεφον, ἐπεστεφόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐπέστεφον | ἐπέστεφες | ἐπέστεφε(ν) | ἐπεστέφετον | ἐπεστεφέτην | ἐπεστέφομεν | ἐπεστέφετε | ἐπέστεφον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐπεστεφόμην | ἐπεστέφου | ἐπεστέφετο | ἐπεστέφεσθον | ἐπεστεφέσθην | ἐπεστεφόμεθᾰ | ἐπεστέφεσθε | ἐπεστέφοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐπίστεφον, ἐπιστεφόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐπίστεφον | ἐπίστεφες | ἐπίστεφε(ν) | ἐπιστέφετον | ἐπιστεφέτην | ἐπιστέφομεν | ἐπιστέφετε | ἐπίστεφον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐπιστεφόμην | ἐπιστέφου | ἐπιστέφετο | ἐπιστέφεσθον | ἐπιστεφέσθην | ἐπιστεφόμεθᾰ | ἐπιστέφεσθε | ἐπιστέφοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐπιστέψω, ἐπιστέψομαι, ἐπιστεφθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐπιστέψω | ἐπιστέψεις | ἐπιστέψει | ἐπιστέψετον | ἐπιστέψετον | ἐπιστέψομεν | ἐπιστέψετε | ἐπιστέψουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐπιστέψοιμῐ | ἐπιστέψοις | ἐπιστέψοι | ἐπιστέψοιτον | ἐπιστεψοίτην | ἐπιστέψοιμεν | ἐπιστέψοιτε | ἐπιστέψοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἐπιστέψομαι | ἐπιστέψῃ / ἐπιστέψει | ἐπιστέψεται | ἐπιστέψεσθον | ἐπιστέψεσθον | ἐπιστεψόμεθᾰ | ἐπιστέψεσθε | ἐπιστέψονται | ||||
| optative | ἐπιστεψοίμην | ἐπιστέψοιο | ἐπιστέψοιτο | ἐπιστέψοισθον | ἐπιστεψοίσθην | ἐπιστεψοίμεθᾰ | ἐπιστέψοισθε | ἐπιστέψοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ἐπιστεφθήσομαι | ἐπιστεφθήσῃ | ἐπιστεφθήσεται | ἐπιστεφθήσεσθον | ἐπιστεφθήσεσθον | ἐπιστεφθησόμεθᾰ | ἐπιστεφθήσεσθε | ἐπιστεφθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐπιστεφθησοίμην | ἐπιστεφθήσοιο | ἐπιστεφθήσοιτο | ἐπιστεφθήσοισθον | ἐπιστεφθησοίσθην | ἐπιστεφθησοίμεθᾰ | ἐπιστεφθήσοισθε | ἐπιστεφθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐπιστέψειν | ἐπιστέψεσθαι | ἐπιστεφθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐπιστέψων | ἐπιστεψόμενος | ἐπιστεφθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ἐπιστέψουσᾰ | ἐπιστεψομένη | ἐπιστεφθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ἐπιστέψον | ἐπιστεψόμενον | ἐπιστεφθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐπέστεψᾰ, ἐπεστεψᾰ́μην, ἐπεστέφθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐπέστεψᾰ | ἐπέστεψᾰς | ἐπέστεψε(ν) | ἐπεστέψᾰτον | ἐπεστεψᾰ́την | ἐπεστέψᾰμεν | ἐπεστέψᾰτε | ἐπέστεψᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐπιστέψω | ἐπιστέψῃς | ἐπιστέψῃ | ἐπιστέψητον | ἐπιστέψητον | ἐπιστέψωμεν | ἐπιστέψητε | ἐπιστέψωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐπιστέψαιμῐ | ἐπιστέψειᾰς / ἐπιστέψαις | ἐπιστέψειε(ν) / ἐπιστέψαι | ἐπιστέψαιτον | ἐπιστεψαίτην | ἐπιστέψαιμεν | ἐπιστέψαιτε | ἐπιστέψειᾰν / ἐπιστέψαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐπίστεψον | ἐπιστεψᾰ́τω | ἐπιστέψᾰτον | ἐπιστεψᾰ́των | ἐπιστέψᾰτε | ἐπιστεψᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐπεστεψᾰ́μην | ἐπεστέψω | ἐπεστέψᾰτο | ἐπεστέψᾰσθον | ἐπεστεψᾰ́σθην | ἐπεστεψᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐπεστέψᾰσθε | ἐπεστέψᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐπιστέψωμαι | ἐπιστέψῃ | ἐπιστέψηται | ἐπιστέψησθον | ἐπιστέψησθον | ἐπιστεψώμεθᾰ | ἐπιστέψησθε | ἐπιστέψωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐπιστεψαίμην | ἐπιστέψαιο | ἐπιστέψαιτο | ἐπιστέψαισθον | ἐπιστεψαίσθην | ἐπιστεψαίμεθᾰ | ἐπιστέψαισθε | ἐπιστέψαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐπίστεψαι | ἐπιστεψᾰ́σθω | ἐπιστέψᾰσθον | ἐπιστεψᾰ́σθων | ἐπιστέψᾰσθε | ἐπιστεψᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐπεστέφθην | ἐπεστέφθης | ἐπεστέφθη | ἐπεστέφθητον | ἐπεστεφθήτην | ἐπεστέφθημεν | ἐπεστέφθητε | ἐπεστέφθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐπιστεφθῶ | ἐπιστεφθῇς | ἐπιστεφθῇ | ἐπιστεφθῆτον | ἐπιστεφθῆτον | ἐπιστεφθῶμεν | ἐπιστεφθῆτε | ἐπιστεφθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐπιστεφθείην | ἐπιστεφθείης | ἐπιστεφθείη | ἐπιστεφθεῖτον / ἐπιστεφθείητον | ἐπιστεφθείτην / ἐπιστεφθειήτην | ἐπιστεφθεῖμεν / ἐπιστεφθείημεν | ἐπιστεφθεῖτε / ἐπιστεφθείητε | ἐπιστεφθεῖεν / ἐπιστεφθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἐπιστέφθητῐ | ἐπιστεφθήτω | ἐπιστέφθητον | ἐπιστεφθήτων | ἐπιστέφθητε | ἐπιστεφθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐπιστέψαι | ἐπιστέψᾰσθαι | ἐπιστεφθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐπιστέψᾱς | ἐπιστεψᾰ́μενος | ἐπιστεφθείς | |||||||||
| f | ἐπιστέψᾱσᾰ | ἐπιστεψᾰμένη | ἐπιστεφθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ἐπιστέψᾰν | ἐπιστεψᾰ́μενον | ἐπιστεφθέν | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐπέστεμμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐπέστεμμαι | ἐπέστεψαι | ἐπέστεπται | ἐπέστεφθον | ἐπέστεφθον | ἐπεστέμμεθᾰ | ἐπέστεφθε | ἐπεστέφᾰται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐπεστεμμένος ὦ | ἐπεστεμμένος ᾖς | ἐπεστεμμένος ᾖ | ἐπεστεμμένω ἦτον | ἐπεστεμμένω ἦτον | ἐπεστεμμένοι ὦμεν | ἐπεστεμμένοι ἦτε | ἐπεστεμμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐπεστεμμένος εἴην | ἐπεστεμμένος εἴης | ἐπεστεμμένος εἴη | ἐπεστεμμένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἐπεστεμμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἐπεστεμμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἐπεστεμμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἐπεστεμμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐπέστεψο | ἐπεστέφθω | ἐπέστεφθον | ἐπεστέφθων | ἐπέστεφθε | ἐπεστέφθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐπεστέφθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐπεστεμμένος | |||||||||||
| f | ἐπεστεμμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐπεστεμμένον | ||||||||||||
| 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
- “ἐπιστέφω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐπιστέφω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐπιστέφω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ἐπιστέφω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- notice idem, page 562.