ἕπομαι

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Present stem from the e-grade of Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”). The nonfinite aorist stem σπ- (sp-) is from the zero-grade *skʷ-, and the finite aorist stem ἑσπ- (hesp-) was formed by adding a rough breathing ῾ (h) to the augment ἐ- (e-), by analogy with the present stem. Cognates include Sanskrit सचते (sácate), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬗𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬉 (hacaitē), and Latin sequor.[1]

Verb

ἕπομαι • (hépomai)

  1. to follow, obey [with dative ‘someone’]
    Synonym: ἀκολουθέω (akolouthéō)
  2. to stand by, support, help
  3. to attend, escort
  4. to pursue
  5. to keep pace with
  6. to come near, approach
  7. to cling, stick
  8. to belong to, be inseparable from
  9. to follow suit, agree with
  10. to follow, result, be a consequence of
  11. to understand
Inflection
   Present: ἕπομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἕπομαι ἕπῃ / ἕπει ἕπεται ἕπεσθον ἕπεσθον ἑπόμεθᾰ ἕπεσθε ἕπονται
subjunctive ἕπωμαι ἕπῃ ἕπηται ἕπησθον ἕπησθον ἑπώμεθᾰ ἕπησθε ἕπωνται
optative ἑποίμην ἕποιο ἕποιτο ἕποισθον ἑποίσθην ἑποίμεθᾰ ἕποισθε ἕποιντο
imperative   ἕπου ἑπέσθω ἕπεσθον ἑπέσθων   ἕπεσθε ἑπέσθων
middle/passive
infinitive ἕπεσθαι
participle m ἑπόμενος
f ἑπομένη
n ἑπόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: ἕπομαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἕπομαι ἕπεαι ἕπεται ἕπεσθον ἕπεσθον ἑπόμε(σ)θᾰ ἕπεσθε ἕπονται
subjunctive ἕπωμαι ἕπηαι ἕπηται ἕπησθον ἕπησθον ἑπώμε(σ)θᾰ ἕπησθε ἕπωνται
optative ἑποίμην ἕποιο ἕποιτο ἕποισθον ἑποίσθην ἑποίμε(σ)θᾰ ἕποισθε ἑποίᾰτο
imperative   ἕπεο/ἕπευ ἑπέσθω ἕπεσθον ἑπέσθων   ἕπεσθε ἑπέσθων
middle/passive
infinitive ἕπεσθαι
participle m ἑπόμενος
f ἑπομένη
n ἑπόμενον
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.
   Imperfect: εἱπόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative εἱπόμην εἵπου εἵπετο εἵπεσθον εἱπέσθην εἱπόμεθᾰ εἵπεσθε εἵποντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἑπόμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἑπόμην ἕπου ἕπετο ἕπεσθον ἑπέσθην ἑπόμε(σ)θᾰ ἕπεσθε ἕποντο
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.
   Future: ἕψομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἕψομαι ἕψῃ / ἕψει ἕψεται ἕψεσθον ἕψεσθον ἑψόμεθᾰ ἕψεσθε ἕψονται
optative ἑψοίμην ἕψοιο ἕψοιτο ἕψοισθον ἑψοίσθην ἑψοίμεθᾰ ἕψοισθε ἕψοιντο
middle
infinitive ἕψεσθαι
participle m ἑψόμενος
f ἑψομένη
n ἑψόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἑσπόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἑσπόμην ἕσπου ἕσπετο ἕσπεσθον ἑσπέσθην ἑσπόμεθᾰ ἕσπεσθε ἕσποντο
subjunctive σπῶμαι σπῇ σπῆται σπῆσθον σπῆσθον σπώμεθᾰ σπῆσθε σπῶνται
optative σποίμην σποῖο σποῖτο σποῖσθον σποίσθην σποίμεθᾰ σποῖσθε σποῖντο
imperative   σποῦ σπέσθω σπέσθον σπέσθων   σπέσθε σπέσθων
middle
infinitive σπέσθαι
participle m σπόμενος
f σπομένη
n σπόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἕπομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 447

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ἕπομαι • (hépomai)

  1. first-person singular present mediopassive indicative of ἕπω (hépō)
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