δέμω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀆𐀕𐀃𐀳 (de-me-o-te), from Proto-Hellenic . Per Beekes, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dem-h₁-, an extension of the root *dem- (“to build”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

δέμω • (démō)

  1. to build, construct, prepare, make

Inflection

   Present: δέμω, δέμομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δέμω δέμεις δέμει δέμετον δέμετον δέμομεν δέμετε δέμουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive δέμω δέμῃς δέμῃ δέμητον δέμητον δέμωμεν δέμητε δέμωσῐ(ν)
optative δέμοιμῐ δέμοις δέμοι δέμοιτον δεμοίτην δέμοιμεν δέμοιτε δέμοιεν
imperative   δέμε δεμέτω δέμετον δεμέτων   δέμετε δεμόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative δέμομαι δέμῃ,
δέμει 		δέμεται δέμεσθον δέμεσθον δεμόμεθᾰ δέμεσθε δέμονται
subjunctive δέμωμαι δέμῃ δέμηται δέμησθον δέμησθον δεμώμεθᾰ δέμησθε δέμωνται
optative δεμοίμην δέμοιο δέμοιτο δέμοισθον δεμοίσθην δεμοίμεθᾰ δέμοισθε δέμοιντο
imperative   δέμου δεμέσθω δέμεσθον δεμέσθων   δέμεσθε δεμέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive δέμειν δέμεσθαι
participle m δέμων δεμόμενος
f δέμουσᾰ δεμομένη
n δέμον δεμόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἔδεμον, ἐδεμόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔδεμον ἔδεμες ἔδεμε(ν) ἐδέμετον ἐδεμέτην ἐδέμομεν ἐδέμετε ἔδεμον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐδεμόμην ἐδέμου ἐδέμετο ἐδέμεσθον ἐδεμέσθην ἐδεμόμεθᾰ ἐδέμεσθε ἐδέμοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἔδειμᾰ, ἐδειμᾰ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔδειμᾰ ἔδειμᾰς ἔδειμε(ν) ἐδείμᾰτον ἐδειμᾰ́την ἐδείμᾰμεν ἐδείμᾰτε ἔδειμᾰν
subjunctive δείμω δείμῃς δείμῃ δείμητον δείμητον δείμωμεν δείμητε δείμωσῐ(ν)
optative δείμαιμῐ δείμειᾰς,
δείμαις 		δείμειε(ν),
δείμαι 		δείμαιτον δειμαίτην δείμαιμεν δείμαιτε δείμειᾰν,
δείμαιεν
imperative   δεῖμον δειμᾰ́τω δείμᾰτον δειμᾰ́των   δείμᾰτε δειμᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ἐδειμᾰ́μην ἐδείμω ἐδείμᾰτο ἐδείμᾰσθον ἐδειμᾰ́σθην ἐδειμᾰ́μεθᾰ ἐδείμᾰσθε ἐδείμᾰντο
subjunctive δείμωμαι δείμῃ δείμηται δείμησθον δείμησθον δειμώμεθᾰ δείμησθε δείμωνται
optative δειμαίμην δείμαιο δείμαιτο δείμαισθον δειμαίσθην δειμαίμεθᾰ δείμαισθε δείμαιντο
imperative   δεῖμαι δειμᾰ́σθω δείμᾰσθον δειμᾰ́σθων   δείμᾰσθε δειμᾰ́σθων
active middle
infinitive δεῖμαι δείμᾰσθαι
participle m δείμᾱς δειμᾰ́μενος
f δείμᾱσᾰ δειμᾰμένη
n δεῖμᾰν δειμᾰ́μενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: δέδμημαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative δέδμημαι δέδμησαι δέδμηται δέδμησθον δέδμησθον δεδμήμεθᾰ δέδμησθε δέδμηνται
subjunctive δεδμημένος ὦ δεδμημένος ᾖς δεδμημένος ᾖ δεδμημένω ἦτον δεδμημένω ἦτον δεδμημένοι ὦμεν δεδμημένοι ἦτε δεδμημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative δεδμημένος εἴην δεδμημένος εἴης δεδμημένος εἴη δεδμημένω εἴητον/εἶτον δεδμημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην δεδμημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν δεδμημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε δεδμημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   δέδμησο δεδμήσθω δέδμησθον δεδμήσθων   δέδμησθε δεδμήσθων
middle/passive
infinitive δεδμῆσθαι
participle m δεδμημένος
f δεδμημένη
n δεδμημένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Pluperfect: ἐδεδμήμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐδεδμήμην ἐδέδμησο ἐδέδμητο ἐδέδμησθον ἐδεδμήσθην ἐδεδμήμεθᾰ ἐδέδμησθε ἐδέδμηντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Related terms

References

  • Beekes, Robert S.P. (1969) The Development of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Greek, The Hague–Paris: Mouton, →ISBN, page 291
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δέμω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 314–315
  • “δέμω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “δέμω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “δέμω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • δέμω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • δέμω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • δέμω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

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