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Greek
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ἕρπω (hérpō, “to creep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈerpo/
- Hyphenation: έρ‧πω
Verb
έρπω • (érpo) chiefly found in the present stem
- to crawl, creep
Το φίδι και όλα τα ερπετά, έρπουν.- To fídi kai óla ta erpetá, érpoun.
- The snake and all reptiles crawl.
- to cringe, grovel
Conjugation
έρπω (active forms only, chiefly in present stem)
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Active voice ➤ — Imperfective aspect ➤
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Present ➤
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Imperfect ➤
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Future ➤
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έρπω
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{είρπα}, {ήρπα}1
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θα έρπω
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έρπεις
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{είρπες}, {ήρπες}
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θα έρπεις
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έρπει
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{είρπε}, {ήρπε}
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θα έρπει
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έρπουμε, [‑ομε]
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{είρπαμε}, {ήρπαμε}
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θα έρπουμε, [‑ομε]
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έρπετε
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{είρπατε}, {ήρπατε}
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θα έρπετε
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έρπουν(ε)
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{είρπαν}, {ήρπαν}
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θα έρπουν(ε)
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Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας).
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2 sg
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2 pl
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[{έρπε}]
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έρπετε
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Present participle ➤
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έρποντας2 ➤
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Notes
Appendix:Greek verbs
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1. Rare forms with modern endings from ancient imperfect εἷρπον/ἧρπον of ἕρπω. In Katharevousa: εἷρπον/ἧρπον, εἷρπες/ἧρπες, εἷρπε(ν)/ἧρπε(ν), plural: εἵρπομεν/ἧρπομεν, εἵρπετε/ἧρπετε, εἷρπον/ἧρπον.
2. Also formal declinable present participle ο έρπων, η έρπουσα, το έρπον "one who crawls".
• (…) optional or informal. rare. {…} learned, archaic.
• Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.
• Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.
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Synonyms
Related terms
- ερπετό n (erpetó, “reptile”) and σερπετό n (serpetó) (vernacular)
- ερπετολογία f (erpetología, “ερπετολογία”)
- έρπης m (érpis, “herpes”) (medicine)
- ερπητικός (erpitikós, “herpetic”) (medicine)
- ερπύστρια f (erpýstria, “caterpillar track”)
- ερπυστριοφόρος (erpystriofóros, “fitted with caterpillar track”) (engineering)
- έρπων (érpon, “one who crawls”, participle)
- υφέρπω (yférpo, “I creep”)
- υφέρπων (yférpon, “one who creeps”, participle)
- χαμέρπεια f (chamérpeia, “crawling”) (chiefly used figuratively)
- χαμερπής (chamerpís, “one who crawls”)
Further reading
- έρπω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.