ἐφέλκω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἐπέλκω (epélkō) — Ionic
Etymology
From ἐπι- (epi-) + ἕλκω (hélkō).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.pʰél.kɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eˈpʰel.ko/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eˈɸel.ko/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈfel.ko/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈfel.ko/
Verb
ἐφέλκω • (ephélkō)
- to draw on, drag or trail after, lead
- to bring on, bring in its train
- to drink off
- (middle voice) to draw to oneself, attract
- (middle voice) to draw or pull over
- (middle voice) to bring on consequences
- (middle voice) to assume
Conjugation
Present: ἐφέλκω, ἐφέλκομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφέλκω | ἐφέλκεις | ἐφέλκει | ἐφέλκετον | ἐφέλκετον | ἐφέλκομεν | ἐφέλκετε | ἐφέλκουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφέλκω | ἐφέλκῃς | ἐφέλκῃ | ἐφέλκητον | ἐφέλκητον | ἐφέλκωμεν | ἐφέλκητε | ἐφέλκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφέλκοιμῐ | ἐφέλκοις | ἐφέλκοι | ἐφέλκοιτον | ἐφελκοίτην | ἐφέλκοιμεν | ἐφέλκοιτε | ἐφέλκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔφελκε | ἐφελκέτω | ἐφέλκετον | ἐφελκέτων | ἐφέλκετε | ἐφελκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφέλκομαι | ἐφέλκῃ / ἐφέλκει | ἐφέλκεται | ἐφέλκεσθον | ἐφέλκεσθον | ἐφελκόμεθᾰ | ἐφέλκεσθε | ἐφέλκονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφέλκωμαι | ἐφέλκῃ | ἐφέλκηται | ἐφέλκησθον | ἐφέλκησθον | ἐφελκώμεθᾰ | ἐφέλκησθε | ἐφέλκωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐφελκοίμην | ἐφέλκοιο | ἐφέλκοιτο | ἐφέλκοισθον | ἐφελκοίσθην | ἐφελκοίμεθᾰ | ἐφέλκοισθε | ἐφέλκοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐφέλκου | ἐφελκέσθω | ἐφέλκεσθον | ἐφελκέσθων | ἐφέλκεσθε | ἐφελκέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφέλκειν | ἐφέλκεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφέλκων | ἐφελκόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐφέλκουσᾰ | ἐφελκομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐφέλκον | ἐφελκόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἔφειλκον, ἐφειλκόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔφειλκον | ἔφειλκες | ἔφειλκε(ν) | ἐφείλκετον | ἐφειλκέτην | ἐφείλκομεν | ἐφείλκετε | ἔφειλκον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφειλκόμην | ἐφείλκου | ἐφείλκετο | ἐφείλκεσθον | ἐφειλκέσθην | ἐφειλκόμεθᾰ | ἐφείλκεσθε | ἐφείλκοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐφέλξω, ἐφέλξομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφέλξω | ἐφέλξεις | ἐφέλξει | ἐφέλξετον | ἐφέλξετον | ἐφέλξομεν | ἐφέλξετε | ἐφέλξουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐφέλξοιμῐ | ἐφέλξοις | ἐφέλξοι | ἐφέλξοιτον | ἐφελξοίτην | ἐφέλξοιμεν | ἐφέλξοιτε | ἐφέλξοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἐφέλξομαι | ἐφέλξῃ / ἐφέλξει | ἐφέλξεται | ἐφέλξεσθον | ἐφέλξεσθον | ἐφελξόμεθᾰ | ἐφέλξεσθε | ἐφέλξονται | ||||
| optative | ἐφελξοίμην | ἐφέλξοιο | ἐφέλξοιτο | ἐφέλξοισθον | ἐφελξοίσθην | ἐφελξοίμεθᾰ | ἐφέλξοισθε | ἐφέλξοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφέλξειν | ἐφέλξεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφέλξων | ἐφελξόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐφέλξουσᾰ | ἐφελξομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐφέλξον | ἐφελξόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐφελκῠ́σομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐφελκῠ́σομαι | ἐφελκῠ́σῃ / ἐφελκῠ́σει | ἐφελκῠ́σεται | ἐφελκῠ́σεσθον | ἐφελκῠ́σεσθον | ἐφελκῠσόμεθᾰ | ἐφελκῠ́σεσθε | ἐφελκῠ́σονται | ||||
| optative | ἐφελκῠσοίμην | ἐφελκῠ́σοιο | ἐφελκῠ́σοιτο | ἐφελκῠ́σοισθον | ἐφελκῠσοίσθην | ἐφελκῠσοίμεθᾰ | ἐφελκῠ́σοισθε | ἐφελκῠ́σοιντο | |||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφελκῠ́σεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφελκῠσόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἐφελκῠσομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐφελκῠσόμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἐφείλκῠσᾰ, ἐφειλκῠσᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφείλκῠσᾰ | ἐφείλκῠσᾰς | ἐφείλκῠσε(ν) | ἐφειλκῠ́σᾰτον | ἐφειλκῠσᾰ́την | ἐφειλκῠ́σᾰμεν | ἐφειλκῠ́σᾰτε | ἐφείλκῠσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφελκῠ́σω | ἐφελκῠ́σῃς | ἐφελκῠ́σῃ | ἐφελκῠ́σητον | ἐφελκῠ́σητον | ἐφελκῠ́σωμεν | ἐφελκῠ́σητε | ἐφελκῠ́σωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφελκῠ́σαιμῐ | ἐφελκῠ́σειᾰς / ἐφελκῠ́σαις | ἐφελκῠ́σειε(ν) / ἐφελκῠ́σαι | ἐφελκῠ́σαιτον | ἐφελκῠσαίτην | ἐφελκῠ́σαιμεν | ἐφελκῠ́σαιτε | ἐφελκῠ́σειᾰν / ἐφελκῠ́σαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐφέλκῠσον | ἐφελκῠσᾰ́τω | ἐφελκῠ́σᾰτον | ἐφελκῠσᾰ́των | ἐφελκῠ́σᾰτε | ἐφελκῠσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐφειλκῠσᾰ́μην | ἐφειλκῠ́σω | ἐφειλκῠ́σᾰτο | ἐφειλκῠ́σᾰσθον | ἐφειλκῠσᾰ́σθην | ἐφειλκῠσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐφειλκῠ́σᾰσθε | ἐφειλκῠ́σᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφελκῠ́σωμαι | ἐφελκῠ́σῃ | ἐφελκῠ́σηται | ἐφελκῠ́σησθον | ἐφελκῠ́σησθον | ἐφελκῠσώμεθᾰ | ἐφελκῠ́σησθε | ἐφελκῠ́σωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐφελκῠσαίμην | ἐφελκῠ́σαιο | ἐφελκῠ́σαιτο | ἐφελκῠ́σαισθον | ἐφελκῠσαίσθην | ἐφελκῠσαίμεθᾰ | ἐφελκῠ́σαισθε | ἐφελκῠ́σαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐφέλκῠσαι | ἐφελκῠσᾰ́σθω | ἐφελκῠ́σᾰσθον | ἐφελκῠσᾰ́σθων | ἐφελκῠ́σᾰσθε | ἐφελκῠσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφελκῠ́σαι | ἐφελκῠ́σᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφελκῠ́σᾱς | ἐφελκῠσᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐφελκῠ́σᾱσᾰ | ἐφελκῠσᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐφελκῠ́σᾰν | ἐφελκῠσᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| 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
Further reading
- “ἐφέλκω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐφέλκω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐφέλκω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἐφέλκω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “ἐφέλκω”, 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.