ἐπιχράομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ χράομαι (khráomai)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐπιχράομαι • (epikhráomai) (deponent)

  1. to make use of besides [with dative]
  2. to have dealings with, be friends with [with dative]
    • 484 BCE – 425 BCE, Herodotus, The Histories 3.99.2:
      ἣ δὲ ἂν γυνὴ κάμῃ, ὡσαύτως αἱ ἐπιχρεώμεναι μάλιστα γυναῖκες ταὐτὰ τοῖσι ἀνδράσι ποιεῦσι. τὸν γὰρ δὴ ἐς γῆρας ἀπικόμενον θύσαντες κατευωχέονται· ἐς δὲ τούτου λόγον οὐ πολλοί τινες αὐτῶν ἀπικνέονται· πρὸ γὰρ τοῦ τὸν ἐς νοῦσον πίπτοντα πάντα κτείνουσι.
      hḕ dè àn gunḕ kámēi, hōsaútōs hai epikhreṓmenai málista gunaîkes tautà toîsi andrási poieûsi. tòn gàr dḕ es gêras apikómenon thúsantes kateuōkhéontai; es dè toútou lógon ou polloí tines autôn apiknéontai; prò gàr toû tòn es noûson píptonta pánta kteínousi.
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Usage notes

The Ionic present participle form ἐπιχρεώμεναι (epikhreṓmenai) is attested.

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπιχρῶμαι (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπιχρῶμαι ἐπιχρῇ ἐπιχρῆται ἐπιχρῆσθον ἐπιχρῆσθον ἐπιχρώμεθᾰ ἐπιχρῆσθε ἐπιχρῶνται
subjunctive ἐπιχρῶμαι ἐπιχρῇ ἐπιχρῆται ἐπιχρῆσθον ἐπιχρῆσθον ἐπιχρώμεθᾰ ἐπιχρῆσθε ἐπιχρῶνται
optative ἐπιχρῴμην ἐπιχρῷο ἐπιχρῷτο ἐπιχρῷσθον ἐπιχρῴσθην ἐπιχρῴμεθᾰ ἐπιχρῷσθε ἐπιχρῷντο
imperative   ἐπιχρῶ ἐπιχρήσθω ἐπιχρῆσθον ἐπιχρήσθων   ἐπιχρῆσθε ἐπιχρήσθων
middle/passive
infinitive ἐπιχρῆσθαι
participle m ἐπιχρώμενος
f ἐπιχρωμένη
n ἐπιχρώμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐπεχρώμην (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπεχρώμην ἐπεχρῶ ἐπεχρῆτο ἐπεχρῆσθον ἐπεχρήσθην ἐπεχρώμεθᾰ ἐπεχρῆσθε ἐπεχρῶντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ἐπικέχρημαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπικέχρημαι ἐπικέχρησαι ἐπικέχρηται ἐπικέχρησθον ἐπικέχρησθον ἐπικεχρήμεθᾰ ἐπικέχρησθε ἐπικέχρηνται
subjunctive ἐπικεχρημένος ὦ ἐπικεχρημένος ᾖς ἐπικεχρημένος ᾖ ἐπικεχρημένω ἦτον ἐπικεχρημένω ἦτον ἐπικεχρημένοι ὦμεν ἐπικεχρημένοι ἦτε ἐπικεχρημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπικεχρημένος εἴην ἐπικεχρημένος εἴης ἐπικεχρημένος εἴη ἐπικεχρημένω εἴητον / εἶτον ἐπικεχρημένω εἰήτην / εἴτην ἐπικεχρημένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν ἐπικεχρημένοι εἴητε / εἶτε ἐπικεχρημένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν
imperative   ἐπικέχρησο ἐπικεχρήσθω ἐπικέχρησθον ἐπικεχρήσθων   ἐπικέχρησθε ἐπικεχρήσθων
middle/passive
infinitive ἐπικεχρῆσθαι
participle m ἐπικεχρημένος
f ἐπικεχρημένη
n ἐπικεχρημένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Pluperfect: ἐπεκεχρήμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπεκεχρήμην ἐπεκέχρησο ἐπεκέχρητο ἐπεκέχρησθον ἐπεκεχρήσθην ἐπεκεχρήμεθᾰ ἐπεκέχρησθε ἐπεκέχρηντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

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