ὁμιλέω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ὀμίλλω (omíllō) — Aeolic
Etymology
From ὅμῑλος (hómīlos, “crowd”) + -έω (-éō).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ho.miː.lé.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)o.miˈle.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /o.miˈle.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /o.miˈle.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /o.miˈle.o/
Verb
ὁμῑλέω • (homīléō)
- to be with, keep company
- (Byzantine) to talk, converse
Conjugation
Present: ὁμῑλέω, ὁμῑλέομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὁμῑλέω | ὁμῑλέεις | ὁμῑλέει | ὁμῑλέετον | ὁμῑλέετον | ὁμῑλέομεν | ὁμῑλέετε | ὁμῑλέουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ὁμῑλέω | ὁμῑλέῃς | ὁμῑλέῃ | ὁμῑλέητον | ὁμῑλέητον | ὁμῑλέωμεν | ὁμῑλέητε | ὁμῑλέωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ὁμῑλέοιμῐ | ὁμῑλέοις | ὁμῑλέοι | ὁμῑλέοιτον | ὁμῑλεοίτην | ὁμῑλέοιμεν | ὁμῑλέοιτε | ὁμῑλέοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ὁμῑ́λεε | ὁμῑλεέτω | ὁμῑλέετον | ὁμῑλεέτων | ὁμῑλέετε | ὁμῑλεόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ὁμῑλέομαι | ὁμῑλέῃ / ὁμῑλέει | ὁμῑλέεται | ὁμῑλέεσθον | ὁμῑλέεσθον | ὁμῑλεόμεθᾰ | ὁμῑλέεσθε | ὁμῑλέονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ὁμῑλέωμαι | ὁμῑλέῃ | ὁμῑλέηται | ὁμῑλέησθον | ὁμῑλέησθον | ὁμῑλεώμεθᾰ | ὁμῑλέησθε | ὁμῑλέωνται | |||||
| optative | ὁμῑλεοίμην | ὁμῑλέοιο | ὁμῑλέοιτο | ὁμῑλέοισθον | ὁμῑλεοίσθην | ὁμῑλεοίμεθᾰ | ὁμῑλέοισθε | ὁμῑλέοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ὁμῑλέου | ὁμῑλεέσθω | ὁμῑλέεσθον | ὁμῑλεέσθων | ὁμῑλέεσθε | ὁμῑλεέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ὁμῑλέειν | ὁμῑλέεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ὁμῑλέων | ὁμῑλεόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ὁμῑλέουσᾰ | ὁμῑλεομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ὁμῑλέον | ὁμῑλεόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Present: ὁμῑλῶ, ὁμῑλοῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὁμῑλῶ | ὁμῑλεῖς | ὁμῑλεῖ | ὁμῑλεῖτον | ὁμῑλεῖτον | ὁμῑλοῦμεν | ὁμῑλεῖτε | ὁμῑλοῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ὁμῑλῶ | ὁμῑλῇς | ὁμῑλῇ | ὁμῑλῆτον | ὁμῑλῆτον | ὁμῑλῶμεν | ὁμῑλῆτε | ὁμῑλῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ὁμῑλοίην / ὁμῑλοῖμῐ | ὁμῑλοίης / ὁμῑλοῖς | ὁμῑλοίη / ὁμῑλοῖ | ὁμῑλοῖτον / ὁμῑλοίητον | ὁμῑλοίτην / ὁμῑλοιήτην | ὁμῑλοῖμεν / ὁμῑλοίημεν | ὁμῑλοῖτε / ὁμῑλοίητε | ὁμῑλοῖεν / ὁμῑλοίησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ὁμῑ́λει | ὁμῑλείτω | ὁμῑλεῖτον | ὁμῑλείτων | ὁμῑλεῖτε | ὁμῑλούντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ὁμῑλοῦμαι | ὁμῑλεῖ, ὁμῑλῇ |
ὁμῑλεῖται | ὁμῑλεῖσθον | ὁμῑλεῖσθον | ὁμῑλούμεθᾰ | ὁμῑλεῖσθε | ὁμῑλοῦνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ὁμῑλῶμαι | ὁμῑλῇ | ὁμῑλῆται | ὁμῑλῆσθον | ὁμῑλῆσθον | ὁμῑλώμεθᾰ | ὁμῑλῆσθε | ὁμῑλῶνται | |||||
| optative | ὁμῑλοίμην | ὁμῑλοῖο | ὁμῑλοῖτο | ὁμῑλοῖσθον | ὁμῑλοίσθην | ὁμῑλοίμεθᾰ | ὁμῑλοῖσθε | ὁμῑλοῖντο | |||||
| imperative | ὁμῑλοῦ | ὁμῑλείσθω | ὁμῑλεῖσθον | ὁμῑλείσθων | ὁμῑλεῖσθε | ὁμῑλείσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ὁμῑλεῖν | ὁμῑλεῖσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ὁμῑλῶν | ὁμῑλούμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ὁμῑλοῦσᾰ | ὁμῑλουμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ὁμῑλοῦν | ὁμῑλούμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ὡμῑ́λεον, ὡμῑλεόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὡμῑ́λεον | ὡμῑ́λεες | ὡμῑ́λεε(ν) | ὡμῑλέετον | ὡμῑλεέτην | ὡμῑλέομεν | ὡμῑλέετε | ὡμῑ́λεον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ὡμῑλεόμην | ὡμῑλέου | ὡμῑλέετο | ὡμῑλέεσθον | ὡμῑλεέσθην | ὡμῑλεόμεθᾰ | ὡμῑλέεσθε | ὡμῑλέοντο | ||||
| 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: ὡμῑ́λουν, ὡμῑλούμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὡμῑ́λουν | ὡμῑ́λεις | ὡμῑ́λει | ὡμῑλεῖτον | ὡμῑλείτην | ὡμῑλοῦμεν | ὡμῑλεῖτε | ὡμῑ́λουν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ὡμῑλούμην | ὡμῑλοῦ | ὡμῑλεῖτο | ὡμῑλεῖσθον | ὡμῑλείσθην | ὡμῑλούμεθᾰ | ὡμῑλεῖσθε | ὡμῑλοῦντο | ||||
| 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: ὁμῑλήσω, ὁμῑλήσομαι, ὁμῑληθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὁμῑλήσω | ὁμῑλήσεις | ὁμῑλήσει | ὁμῑλήσετον | ὁμῑλήσετον | ὁμῑλήσομεν | ὁμῑλήσετε | ὁμῑλήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ὁμῑλήσοιμῐ | ὁμῑλήσοις | ὁμῑλήσοι | ὁμῑλήσοιτον | ὁμῑλησοίτην | ὁμῑλήσοιμεν | ὁμῑλήσοιτε | ὁμῑλήσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ὁμῑλήσομαι | ὁμῑλήσῃ / ὁμῑλήσει | ὁμῑλήσεται | ὁμῑλήσεσθον | ὁμῑλήσεσθον | ὁμῑλησόμεθᾰ | ὁμῑλήσεσθε | ὁμῑλήσονται | ||||
| optative | ὁμῑλησοίμην | ὁμῑλήσοιο | ὁμῑλήσοιτο | ὁμῑλήσοισθον | ὁμῑλησοίσθην | ὁμῑλησοίμεθᾰ | ὁμῑλήσοισθε | ὁμῑλήσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ὁμῑληθήσομαι | ὁμῑληθήσῃ | ὁμῑληθήσεται | ὁμῑληθήσεσθον | ὁμῑληθήσεσθον | ὁμῑληθησόμεθᾰ | ὁμῑληθήσεσθε | ὁμῑληθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ὁμῑληθησοίμην | ὁμῑληθήσοιο | ὁμῑληθήσοιτο | ὁμῑληθήσοισθον | ὁμῑληθησοίσθην | ὁμῑληθησοίμεθᾰ | ὁμῑληθήσοισθε | ὁμῑληθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ὁμῑλήσειν | ὁμῑλήσεσθαι | ὁμῑληθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ὁμῑλήσων | ὁμῑλησόμενος | ὁμῑληθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ὁμῑλήσουσᾰ | ὁμῑλησομένη | ὁμῑληθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ὁμῑλῆσον | ὁμῑλησόμενον | ὁμῑληθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ὡμῑ́λησᾰ, ὡμῑλησᾰ́μην, ὡμῑλήθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὡμῑ́λησᾰ | ὡμῑ́λησᾰς | ὡμῑ́λησε(ν) | ὡμῑλήσᾰτον | ὡμῑλησᾰ́την | ὡμῑλήσᾰμεν | ὡμῑλήσᾰτε | ὡμῑ́λησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ὁμῑλήσω | ὁμῑλήσῃς | ὁμῑλήσῃ | ὁμῑλήσητον | ὁμῑλήσητον | ὁμῑλήσωμεν | ὁμῑλήσητε | ὁμῑλήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ὁμῑλήσαιμῐ | ὁμῑλήσειᾰς / ὁμῑλήσαις | ὁμῑλήσειε(ν) / ὁμῑλήσαι | ὁμῑλήσαιτον | ὁμῑλησαίτην | ὁμῑλήσαιμεν | ὁμῑλήσαιτε | ὁμῑλήσειᾰν / ὁμῑλήσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ὁμῑ́λησον | ὁμῑλησᾰ́τω | ὁμῑλήσᾰτον | ὁμῑλησᾰ́των | ὁμῑλήσᾰτε | ὁμῑλησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ὡμῑλησᾰ́μην | ὡμῑλήσω | ὡμῑλήσᾰτο | ὡμῑλήσᾰσθον | ὡμῑλησᾰ́σθην | ὡμῑλησᾰ́μεθᾰ | ὡμῑλήσᾰσθε | ὡμῑλήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ὁμῑλήσωμαι | ὁμῑλήσῃ | ὁμῑλήσηται | ὁμῑλήσησθον | ὁμῑλήσησθον | ὁμῑλησώμεθᾰ | ὁμῑλήσησθε | ὁμῑλήσωνται | |||||
| optative | ὁμῑλησαίμην | ὁμῑλήσαιο | ὁμῑλήσαιτο | ὁμῑλήσαισθον | ὁμῑλησαίσθην | ὁμῑλησαίμεθᾰ | ὁμῑλήσαισθε | ὁμῑλήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ὁμῑ́λησαι | ὁμῑλησᾰ́σθω | ὁμῑλήσᾰσθον | ὁμῑλησᾰ́σθων | ὁμῑλήσᾰσθε | ὁμῑλησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ὡμῑλήθην | ὡμῑλήθης | ὡμῑλήθη | ὡμῑλήθητον | ὡμῑληθήτην | ὡμῑλήθημεν | ὡμῑλήθητε | ὡμῑλήθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ὁμῑληθῶ | ὁμῑληθῇς | ὁμῑληθῇ | ὁμῑληθῆτον | ὁμῑληθῆτον | ὁμῑληθῶμεν | ὁμῑληθῆτε | ὁμῑληθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ὁμῑληθείην | ὁμῑληθείης | ὁμῑληθείη | ὁμῑληθεῖτον / ὁμῑληθείητον | ὁμῑληθείτην / ὁμῑληθειήτην | ὁμῑληθεῖμεν / ὁμῑληθείημεν | ὁμῑληθεῖτε / ὁμῑληθείητε | ὁμῑληθεῖεν / ὁμῑληθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ὁμῑλήθητῐ | ὁμῑληθήτω | ὁμῑλήθητον | ὁμῑληθήτων | ὁμῑλήθητε | ὁμῑληθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ὁμῑλῆσαι | ὁμῑλήσᾰσθαι | ὁμῑληθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ὁμῑλήσᾱς | ὁμῑλησᾰ́μενος | ὁμῑληθείς | |||||||||
| f | ὁμῑλήσᾱσᾰ | ὁμῑλησᾰμένη | ὁμῑληθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ὁμῑλῆσᾰν | ὁμῑλησᾰ́μενον | ὁμῑληθέν | ||||||||||
| 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: ὡμῑ́ληκᾰ, ὡμῑ́λημαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὡμῑ́ληκᾰ | ὡμῑ́ληκᾰς | ὡμῑ́ληκε(ν) | ὡμῑλήκᾰτον | ὡμῑλήκᾰτον | ὡμῑλήκᾰμεν | ὡμῑλήκᾰτε | ὡμῑλήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ὡμῑλήκω | ὡμῑλήκῃς | ὡμῑλήκῃ | ὡμῑλήκητον | ὡμῑλήκητον | ὡμῑλήκωμεν | ὡμῑλήκητε | ὡμῑλήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ὡμῑλήκοιμῐ / ὡμῑληκοίην | ὡμῑλήκοις / ὡμῑληκοίης | ὡμῑλήκοι / ὡμῑληκοίη | ὡμῑλήκοιτον | ὡμῑληκοίτην | ὡμῑλήκοιμεν | ὡμῑλήκοιτε | ὡμῑλήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ὡμῑ́ληκε | ὡμῑληκέτω | ὡμῑλήκετον | ὡμῑληκέτων | ὡμῑλήκετε | ὡμῑληκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ὡμῑ́λημαι | ὡμῑ́λησαι | ὡμῑ́ληται | ὡμῑ́λησθον | ὡμῑ́λησθον | ὡμῑλήμεθᾰ | ὡμῑ́λησθε | ὡμῑ́ληνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ὡμῑλημένος ὦ | ὡμῑλημένος ᾖς | ὡμῑλημένος ᾖ | ὡμῑλημένω ἦτον | ὡμῑλημένω ἦτον | ὡμῑλημένοι ὦμεν | ὡμῑλημένοι ἦτε | ὡμῑλημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ὡμῑλημένος εἴην | ὡμῑλημένος εἴης | ὡμῑλημένος εἴη | ὡμῑλημένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ὡμῑλημένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ὡμῑλημένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ὡμῑλημένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ὡμῑλημένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ὡμῑ́λησο | ὡμῑλήσθω | ὡμῑ́λησθον | ὡμῑλήσθων | ὡμῑ́λησθε | ὡμῑλήσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ὡμῑληκέναι | ὡμῑλῆσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ὡμῑληκώς | ὡμῑλημένος | ||||||||||
| f | ὡμῑληκυῖᾰ | ὡμῑλημένη | |||||||||||
| n | ὡμῑληκός | ὡμῑλημένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: ὡμῑλήκειν / ὡμῑλήκη, ὡμῑλήμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὡμῑλήκειν / ὡμῑλήκη | ὡμῑλήκεις / ὡμῑλήκης | ὡμῑλήκει(ν) | ὡμῑλήκετον | ὡμῑληκέτην | ὡμῑλήκεμεν | ὡμῑλήκετε | ὡμῑλήκεσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ὡμῑλήμην | ὡμῑ́λησο | ὡμῑ́λητο | ὡμῑ́λησθον | ὡμῑλήσθην | ὡμῑλήμεθᾰ | ὡμῑ́λησθε | ὡμῑ́ληντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὁμῑ́λεον | ὁμῑ́λεες | ὁμῑ́λεε(ν) | ὁμῑλέετον | ὁμῑλεέτην | ὁμῑλέομεν | ὁμῑλέετε | ὁμῑ́λεον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ὁμῑλεόμην | ὁμῑλέου | ὁμῑλέετο | ὁμῑλέεσθον | ὁμῑλεέσθην | ὁμῑλεόμε(σ)θᾰ | ὁμῑλέεσθε | ὁμῑλέοντο | ||||
| 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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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ὁμῑ́λευν | ὁμῑ́λεις | ὁμῑ́λει | ὁμῑλεῖτον | ὁμῑλείτην | ὁμῑλεῦμεν | ὁμῑλεῖτε | ὁμῑ́λευν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ὁμῑλεύμην | ὁμῑλεῖο / ὁμῑλέο | ὁμῑλεῖτο | ὁμῑλεῖσθον | ὁμῑλείσθην | ὁμῑλεύμε(σ)θᾰ | ὁμῑλεῖσθε | ὁμῑλεῦντο | ||||
| 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
- ὁμῑλητής (homīlētḗs)
Descendants
Further reading
- “ὁμιλέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ὁμιλέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ὁμιλέω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ὁμιλέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ὁμιλέω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G3656 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- accompany idem, page 6.
- acquaint idem, page 8.
- active idem, page 10.
- associate idem, page 46.
- attend idem, page 50.
- busy idem, page 106.
- commune with idem, page 149.
- communicate idem, page 149.
- company idem, page 150.
- connect idem, page 161.
- consort with idem, page 164.
- contact idem, page 166.
- conversant idem, page 173.
- converse idem, page 173.
- dealings idem, page 198.
- engage idem, page 274.
- escort idem, page 282.
- expedience idem, page 293.
- experience idem, page 294.
- familiar idem, page 305.
- intercourse idem, page 449.
- meet idem, page 522.
- relation idem, page 689.
- touch idem, page 884.