ὀρούω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *orówō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rew-. Cognate with Latin ruō (“to hurry, hasten”) and Proto-Slavic *ruxъ (“movement”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /o.rǔː.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /oˈru.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /oˈru.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /oˈru.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /oˈru.o/
Verb
ὀρούω • (oroúō)
Conjugation
Present: ὀρούω
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὀρούω | ὀρούεις | ὀρούει | ὀρούετον | ὀρούετον | ὀρούομεν | ὀρούετε | ὀρούουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ὀρούω | ὀρούῃς | ὀρούῃ | ὀρούητον | ὀρούητον | ὀρούωμεν | ὀρούητε | ὀρούωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ὀρούοιμῐ | ὀρούοις | ὀρούοι | ὀρούοιτον | ὀρουοίτην | ὀρούοιμεν | ὀρούοιτε | ὀρούοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ὄρουε | ὀρουέτω | ὀρούετον | ὀρουέτων | ὀρούετε | ὀρουόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ὀρούειν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ὀρούων | |||||||||||
| f | ὀρούουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ὀροῦον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ὤρουον
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὤρουον | ὤρουες | ὤρουε(ν) | ὠρούετον | ὠρουέτην | ὠρούομεν | ὠρούετε | ὤρουον | ||||
| 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: ὀρούσω
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὀρούσω | ὀρούσεις | ὀρούσει | ὀρούσετον | ὀρούσετον | ὀρούσομεν | ὀρούσετε | ὀρούσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ὀρούσοιμῐ | ὀρούσοις | ὀρούσοι | ὀρούσοιτον | ὀρουσοίτην | ὀρούσοιμεν | ὀρούσοιτε | ὀρούσοιεν | |||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ὀρούσειν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ὀρούσων | |||||||||||
| f | ὀρούσουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ὀροῦσον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ὤρουσᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὤρουσᾰ | ὤρουσᾰς | ὤρουσε(ν) | ὠρούσᾰτον | ὠρουσᾰ́την | ὠρούσᾰμεν | ὠρούσᾰτε | ὤρουσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ὀρούσω | ὀρούσῃς | ὀρούσῃ | ὀρούσητον | ὀρούσητον | ὀρούσωμεν | ὀρούσητε | ὀρούσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ὀρούσαιμῐ | ὀρούσειᾰς / ὀρούσαις | ὀρούσειε(ν) / ὀρούσαι | ὀρούσαιτον | ὀρουσαίτην | ὀρούσαιμεν | ὀρούσαιτε | ὀρούσειᾰν / ὀρούσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ὄρουσον | ὀρουσᾰ́τω | ὀρούσᾰτον | ὀρουσᾰ́των | ὀρούσᾰτε | ὀρουσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ὀροῦσαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ὀρούσᾱς | |||||||||||
| f | ὀρούσᾱσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ὀροῦσᾰν | ||||||||||||
| 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: ὄρουσᾰ (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὄρουσᾰ | ὄρουσᾰς | ὄρουσε(ν) | ὀρούσᾰτον | ὀρουσᾰ́την | ὀρούσᾰμεν | ὀρούσᾰτε | ὄρουσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ὀρούσω, ὀρούσωμῐ |
ὀρούσῃς, ὀρούσῃσθᾰ |
ὀρούσῃ, ὀρούσῃσῐ |
ὀρούσητον | ὀρούσητον | ὀρούσωμεν | ὀρούσητε | ὀρούσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ὀρούσαιμῐ | ὀρούσαις, ὀρούσαισθᾰ, ὀρούσειᾰς |
ὀρούσειε(ν) / ὀρούσαι | ὀρουσεῖτον | ὀρουσείτην | ὀρουσεῖμεν | ὀρουσεῖτε | ὀρουσεῖεν | |||||
| imperative | ὄρουσον | ὀρουσᾰ́τω | ὀρούσᾰτον | ὀρουσᾰ́των | ὀρούσᾰτε | ὀρουσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ὀροῦσαι / ὀρουσᾰ́μεν / ὀρουσᾰμέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ὀρούσᾱς | |||||||||||
| f | ὀρούσᾱσᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ὀροῦσᾰν | ||||||||||||
| 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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Derived terms
Further reading
- “ὀρούω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ὀρούω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ὀρούω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ὀρούω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ὀρούω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.