ἐφευρίσκω
See also: εφευρίσκω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἐπευρίσκω (epeurískō) — Ionic
Etymology
From ἐπι- (epi-) + εὑρίσκω (heurískō).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.pʰeu̯.rís.kɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /e.pʰewˈris.ko/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /e.ɸeˈβris.ko/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /e.feˈvris.ko/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /e.feˈvris.ko/
Verb
ἐφευρίσκω • (epheurískō)
- to light upon, discover
- to invent
Conjugation
Present: ἐφευρῐ́σκω, ἐφευρῐ́σκομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφευρῐ́σκω | ἐφευρῐ́σκεις | ἐφευρῐ́σκει | ἐφευρῐ́σκετον | ἐφευρῐ́σκετον | ἐφευρῐ́σκομεν | ἐφευρῐ́σκετε | ἐφευρῐ́σκουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφευρῐ́σκω | ἐφευρῐ́σκῃς | ἐφευρῐ́σκῃ | ἐφευρῐ́σκητον | ἐφευρῐ́σκητον | ἐφευρῐ́σκωμεν | ἐφευρῐ́σκητε | ἐφευρῐ́σκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφευρῐ́σκοιμῐ | ἐφευρῐ́σκοις | ἐφευρῐ́σκοι | ἐφευρῐ́σκοιτον | ἐφευρῐσκοίτην | ἐφευρῐ́σκοιμεν | ἐφευρῐ́σκοιτε | ἐφευρῐ́σκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐφεύρῐσκε | ἐφευρῐσκέτω | ἐφευρῐ́σκετον | ἐφευρῐσκέτων | ἐφευρῐ́σκετε | ἐφευρῐσκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφευρῐ́σκομαι | ἐφευρῐ́σκῃ / ἐφευρῐ́σκει | ἐφευρῐ́σκεται | ἐφευρῐ́σκεσθον | ἐφευρῐ́σκεσθον | ἐφευρῐσκόμεθᾰ | ἐφευρῐ́σκεσθε | ἐφευρῐ́σκονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφευρῐ́σκωμαι | ἐφευρῐ́σκῃ | ἐφευρῐ́σκηται | ἐφευρῐ́σκησθον | ἐφευρῐ́σκησθον | ἐφευρῐσκώμεθᾰ | ἐφευρῐ́σκησθε | ἐφευρῐ́σκωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐφευρῐσκοίμην | ἐφευρῐ́σκοιο | ἐφευρῐ́σκοιτο | ἐφευρῐ́σκοισθον | ἐφευρῐσκοίσθην | ἐφευρῐσκοίμεθᾰ | ἐφευρῐ́σκοισθε | ἐφευρῐ́σκοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐφευρῐ́σκου | ἐφευρῐσκέσθω | ἐφευρῐ́σκεσθον | ἐφευρῐσκέσθων | ἐφευρῐ́σκεσθε | ἐφευρῐσκέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφευρῐ́σκειν | ἐφευρῐ́σκεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφευρῐ́σκων | ἐφευρῐσκόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐφευρῐ́σκουσᾰ | ἐφευρῐσκομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐφευρῐ́σκον | ἐφευρῐσκόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐφηύρῐσκον, ἐφηυρῐσκόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφηύρῐσκον | ἐφηύρῐσκες | ἐφηύρῐσκε(ν) | ἐφηυρῐ́σκετον | ἐφηυρῐσκέτην | ἐφηυρῐ́σκομεν | ἐφηυρῐ́σκετε | ἐφηύρῐσκον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφηυρῐσκόμην | ἐφηυρῐ́σκου | ἐφηυρῐ́σκετο | ἐφηυρῐ́σκεσθον | ἐφηυρῐσκέσθην | ἐφηυρῐσκόμεθᾰ | ἐφηυρῐ́σκεσθε | ἐφηυρῐ́σκοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐφεύρῐσκον, ἐφευρῐσκόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφεύρῐσκον | ἐφεύρῐσκες | ἐφεύρῐσκε(ν) | ἐφευρῐ́σκετον | ἐφευρῐσκέτην | ἐφευρῐ́σκομεν | ἐφευρῐ́σκετε | ἐφεύρῐσκον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφευρῐσκόμην | ἐφευρῐ́σκου | ἐφευρῐ́σκετο | ἐφευρῐ́σκεσθον | ἐφευρῐσκέσθην | ἐφευρῐσκόμεθᾰ | ἐφευρῐ́σκεσθε | ἐφευρῐ́σκοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐφευρήσω, ἐφευρήσομαι, ἐφευρεθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφευρήσω | ἐφευρήσεις | ἐφευρήσει | ἐφευρήσετον | ἐφευρήσετον | ἐφευρήσομεν | ἐφευρήσετε | ἐφευρήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐφευρήσοιμῐ | ἐφευρήσοις | ἐφευρήσοι | ἐφευρήσοιτον | ἐφευρησοίτην | ἐφευρήσοιμεν | ἐφευρήσοιτε | ἐφευρήσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἐφευρήσομαι | ἐφευρήσῃ / ἐφευρήσει | ἐφευρήσεται | ἐφευρήσεσθον | ἐφευρήσεσθον | ἐφευρησόμεθᾰ | ἐφευρήσεσθε | ἐφευρήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐφευρησοίμην | ἐφευρήσοιο | ἐφευρήσοιτο | ἐφευρήσοισθον | ἐφευρησοίσθην | ἐφευρησοίμεθᾰ | ἐφευρήσοισθε | ἐφευρήσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ἐφευρεθήσομαι | ἐφευρεθήσῃ | ἐφευρεθήσεται | ἐφευρεθήσεσθον | ἐφευρεθήσεσθον | ἐφευρεθησόμεθᾰ | ἐφευρεθήσεσθε | ἐφευρεθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐφευρεθησοίμην | ἐφευρεθήσοιο | ἐφευρεθήσοιτο | ἐφευρεθήσοισθον | ἐφευρεθησοίσθην | ἐφευρεθησοίμεθᾰ | ἐφευρεθήσοισθε | ἐφευρεθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφευρήσειν | ἐφευρήσεσθαι | ἐφευρεθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφευρήσων | ἐφευρησόμενος | ἐφευρεθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ἐφευρήσουσᾰ | ἐφευρησομένη | ἐφευρεθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ἐφευρῆσον | ἐφευρησόμενον | ἐφευρεθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐφεῦρον, ἐφευρόμην, ἐφευρέθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφεῦρον | ἐφεῦρες | ἐφεῦρε(ν) | ἐφεύρετον | ἐφευρέτην | ἐφεύρομεν | ἐφεύρετε | ἐφεῦρον | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφεύρω | ἐφεύρῃς | ἐφεύρῃ | ἐφεύρητον | ἐφεύρητον | ἐφεύρωμεν | ἐφεύρητε | ἐφεύρωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφεύροιμῐ | ἐφεύροις | ἐφεύροι | ἐφεύροιτον | ἐφευροίτην | ἐφεύροιμεν | ἐφεύροιτε | ἐφεύροιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔφευρε | ἐφευρέτω | ἐφεύρετον | ἐφευρέτων | ἐφεύρετε | ἐφευρόντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐφευρόμην | ἐφεύρου | ἐφεύρετο | ἐφεύρεσθον | ἐφευρέσθην | ἐφευρόμεθᾰ | ἐφεύρεσθε | ἐφεύροντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφεύρωμαι | ἐφεύρῃ | ἐφεύρηται | ἐφεύρησθον | ἐφεύρησθον | ἐφευρώμεθᾰ | ἐφεύρησθε | ἐφεύρωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐφευροίμην | ἐφεύροιο | ἐφεύροιτο | ἐφεύροισθον | ἐφευροίσθην | ἐφευροίμεθᾰ | ἐφεύροισθε | ἐφεύροιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐφευροῦ | ἐφευρέσθω | ἐφεύρεσθον | ἐφευρέσθων | ἐφεύρεσθε | ἐφευρέσθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐφευρέθην | ἐφευρέθης | ἐφευρέθη | ἐφευρέθητον | ἐφευρεθήτην | ἐφευρέθημεν | ἐφευρέθητε | ἐφευρέθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφευρεθῶ | ἐφευρεθῇς | ἐφευρεθῇ | ἐφευρεθῆτον | ἐφευρεθῆτον | ἐφευρεθῶμεν | ἐφευρεθῆτε | ἐφευρεθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφευρεθείην | ἐφευρεθείης | ἐφευρεθείη | ἐφευρεθεῖτον / ἐφευρεθείητον | ἐφευρεθείτην / ἐφευρεθειήτην | ἐφευρεθεῖμεν / ἐφευρεθείημεν | ἐφευρεθεῖτε / ἐφευρεθείητε | ἐφευρεθεῖεν / ἐφευρεθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἐφευρέθητῐ | ἐφευρεθήτω | ἐφευρέθητον | ἐφευρεθήτων | ἐφευρέθητε | ἐφευρεθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφευρεῖν | ἐφευρέσθαι | ἐφευρεθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφευρών | ἐφευρόμενος | ἐφευρεθείς | |||||||||
| f | ἐφευροῦσᾰ | ἐφευρομένη | ἐφευρεθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ἐφευρόν | ἐφευρόμενον | ἐφευρεθέν | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐφηῦρον, ἐφηυρόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφηῦρον | ἐφηῦρες | ἐφηῦρε(ν) | ἐφηύρετον | ἐφηυρέτην | ἐφηύρομεν | ἐφηύρετε | ἐφηῦρον | ||||
| middle | indicative | ἐφηυρόμην | ἐφηύρου | ἐφηύρετο | ἐφηύρεσθον | ἐφηυρέσθην | ἐφηυρόμεθᾰ | ἐφηύρεσθε | ἐφηύροντο | ||||
| 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: ἐφεύρηκᾰ, ἐφεύρημαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφεύρηκᾰ | ἐφεύρηκᾰς | ἐφεύρηκε(ν) | ἐφευρήκᾰτον | ἐφευρήκᾰτον | ἐφευρήκᾰμεν | ἐφευρήκᾰτε | ἐφευρήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφευρήκω | ἐφευρήκῃς | ἐφευρήκῃ | ἐφευρήκητον | ἐφευρήκητον | ἐφευρήκωμεν | ἐφευρήκητε | ἐφευρήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφευρήκοιμῐ / ἐφευρηκοίην | ἐφευρήκοις / ἐφευρηκοίης | ἐφευρήκοι / ἐφευρηκοίη | ἐφευρήκοιτον | ἐφευρηκοίτην | ἐφευρήκοιμεν | ἐφευρήκοιτε | ἐφευρήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐφεύρηκε | ἐφευρηκέτω | ἐφευρήκετον | ἐφευρηκέτων | ἐφευρήκετε | ἐφευρηκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφεύρημαι | ἐφεύρησαι | ἐφεύρηται | ἐφεύρησθον | ἐφεύρησθον | ἐφευρήμεθᾰ | ἐφεύρησθε | ἐφεύρηνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφευρημένος ὦ | ἐφευρημένος ᾖς | ἐφευρημένος ᾖ | ἐφευρημένω ἦτον | ἐφευρημένω ἦτον | ἐφευρημένοι ὦμεν | ἐφευρημένοι ἦτε | ἐφευρημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφευρημένος εἴην | ἐφευρημένος εἴης | ἐφευρημένος εἴη | ἐφευρημένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἐφευρημένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἐφευρημένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἐφευρημένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἐφευρημένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐφεύρησο | ἐφευρήσθω | ἐφεύρησθον | ἐφευρήσθων | ἐφεύρησθε | ἐφευρήσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφευρηκέναι | ἐφευρῆσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφευρηκώς | ἐφευρημένος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐφευρηκυῖᾰ | ἐφευρημένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐφευρηκός | ἐφευρημένον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐφηύρηκᾰ, ἐφηύρημαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐφηύρηκᾰ | ἐφηύρηκᾰς | ἐφηύρηκε(ν) | ἐφηυρήκᾰτον | ἐφηυρήκᾰτον | ἐφηυρήκᾰμεν | ἐφηυρήκᾰτε | ἐφηυρήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφηυρήκω | ἐφηυρήκῃς | ἐφηυρήκῃ | ἐφηυρήκητον | ἐφηυρήκητον | ἐφηυρήκωμεν | ἐφηυρήκητε | ἐφηυρήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφηυρήκοιμῐ / ἐφηυρηκοίην | ἐφηυρήκοις / ἐφηυρηκοίης | ἐφηυρήκοι / ἐφηυρηκοίη | ἐφηυρήκοιτον | ἐφηυρηκοίτην | ἐφηυρήκοιμεν | ἐφηυρήκοιτε | ἐφηυρήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐφηύρηκε | ἐφηυρηκέτω | ἐφηυρήκετον | ἐφηυρηκέτων | ἐφηυρήκετε | ἐφηυρηκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφηύρημαι | ἐφηύρησαι | ἐφηύρηται | ἐφηύρησθον | ἐφηύρησθον | ἐφηυρήμεθᾰ | ἐφηύρησθε | ἐφηύρηνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐφηυρημένος ὦ | ἐφηυρημένος ᾖς | ἐφηυρημένος ᾖ | ἐφηυρημένω ἦτον | ἐφηυρημένω ἦτον | ἐφηυρημένοι ὦμεν | ἐφηυρημένοι ἦτε | ἐφηυρημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐφηυρημένος εἴην | ἐφηυρημένος εἴης | ἐφηυρημένος εἴη | ἐφηυρημένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἐφηυρημένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἐφηυρημένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἐφηυρημένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἐφηυρημένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐφηύρησο | ἐφηυρήσθω | ἐφηύρησθον | ἐφηυρήσθων | ἐφηύρησθε | ἐφηυρήσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐφηυρηκέναι | ἐφηυρῆσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐφηυρηκώς | ἐφηυρημένος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐφηυρηκυῖᾰ | ἐφηυρημένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐφηυρηκός | ἐφηυρημένον | |||||||||||
| 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
- “ἐφευρίσκω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐφευρίσκω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “ἐφευρίσκω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἐφευρίσκω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter