ἐρέσσω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἐρέττω (eréttō) — Attic
Etymology
Denominative verb, from ἐρέτης (erétēs, “rower”) + -σσω (-ssō).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.rés.sɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eˈres.so/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eˈres.so/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈres.so/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈre.so/
Verb
ἐρέσσω • (eréssō)
- to row, paddle
- to speed by rowing
- to put in quick motion, ply
- (passive voice, of a bow) to be plied, handled
- to row through, traverse
Conjugation
Present: ἐρέσσω, ἐρέσσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐρέσσω | ἐρέσσεις | ἐρέσσει | ἐρέσσετον | ἐρέσσετον | ἐρέσσομεν | ἐρέσσετε | ἐρέσσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐρέσσω | ἐρέσσῃς | ἐρέσσῃ | ἐρέσσητον | ἐρέσσητον | ἐρέσσωμεν | ἐρέσσητε | ἐρέσσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐρέσσοιμῐ | ἐρέσσοις | ἐρέσσοι | ἐρέσσοιτον | ἐρεσσοίτην | ἐρέσσοιμεν | ἐρέσσοιτε | ἐρέσσοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔρεσσε | ἐρεσσέτω | ἐρέσσετον | ἐρεσσέτων | ἐρέσσετε | ἐρεσσόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐρέσσομαι | ἐρέσσῃ, ἐρέσσει |
ἐρέσσεται | ἐρέσσεσθον | ἐρέσσεσθον | ἐρεσσόμεθᾰ | ἐρέσσεσθε | ἐρέσσονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐρέσσωμαι | ἐρέσσῃ | ἐρέσσηται | ἐρέσσησθον | ἐρέσσησθον | ἐρεσσώμεθᾰ | ἐρέσσησθε | ἐρέσσωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐρεσσοίμην | ἐρέσσοιο | ἐρέσσοιτο | ἐρέσσοισθον | ἐρεσσοίσθην | ἐρεσσοίμεθᾰ | ἐρέσσοισθε | ἐρέσσοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐρέσσου | ἐρεσσέσθω | ἐρέσσεσθον | ἐρεσσέσθων | ἐρέσσεσθε | ἐρεσσέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐρέσσειν | ἐρέσσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐρέσσων | ἐρεσσόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐρέσσουσᾰ | ἐρεσσομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐρέσσον | ἐρεσσόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔρεσσον | ἔρεσσες | ἔρεσσε(ν) | ἐρέσσετον | ἐρεσσέτην | ἐρέσσομεν | ἐρέσσετε | ἔρεσσον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐρεσσόμην | ἐρέσσου | ἐρέσσετο | ἐρέσσεσθον | ἐρεσσέσθην | ἐρεσσόμε(σ)θᾰ | ἐρέσσεσθε | ἐρέσσοντο | ||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: ἤρεσᾰ, ἠρεσᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἤρεσᾰ | ἤρεσᾰς | ἤρεσε(ν) | ἠρέσᾰτον | ἠρεσᾰ́την | ἠρέσᾰμεν | ἠρέσᾰτε | ἤρεσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐρέσω | ἐρέσῃς | ἐρέσῃ | ἐρέσητον | ἐρέσητον | ἐρέσωμεν | ἐρέσητε | ἐρέσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐρέσαιμῐ | ἐρέσειᾰς, ἐρέσαις |
ἐρέσειε(ν), ἐρέσαι |
ἐρέσαιτον | ἐρεσαίτην | ἐρέσαιμεν | ἐρέσαιτε | ἐρέσειᾰν, ἐρέσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔρεσον | ἐρεσᾰ́τω | ἐρέσᾰτον | ἐρεσᾰ́των | ἐρέσᾰτε | ἐρεσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠρεσᾰ́μην | ἠρέσω | ἠρέσᾰτο | ἠρέσᾰσθον | ἠρεσᾰ́σθην | ἠρεσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἠρέσᾰσθε | ἠρέσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐρέσωμαι | ἐρέσῃ | ἐρέσηται | ἐρέσησθον | ἐρέσησθον | ἐρεσώμεθᾰ | ἐρέσησθε | ἐρέσωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐρεσαίμην | ἐρέσαιο | ἐρέσαιτο | ἐρέσαισθον | ἐρεσαίσθην | ἐρεσαίμεθᾰ | ἐρέσαισθε | ἐρέσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἔρεσαι | ἐρεσᾰ́σθω | ἐρέσᾰσθον | ἐρεσᾰ́σθων | ἐρέσᾰσθε | ἐρεσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐρέσαι | ἐρέσᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐρέσᾱς | ἐρεσᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐρέσᾱσᾰ | ἐρεσᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐρέσᾰν | ἐρεσᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| 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
- δῐερέσσω (dĭeréssō)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐρέτης”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 454
Further reading
- “ἐρέσσω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἐρέσσω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἐρέσσω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐρέσσω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐρέσσω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963