ἵετο

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἵετ’ (híet’) — apocopic

Pronunciation

In poetry, the ι can be either long or short, depending on the metrical requirements.

With long ι:

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hǐː.e.to/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)i.e.to/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.e.to/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.e.to/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.e.to/

With short ι:

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hí.e.to/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)i.e.to/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.e.to/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.e.to/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.e.to/

Verb

ἵετο • (híeto)

third-person singular imperfect mediopassive indicative of ἵημι (híēmi)