εἰκάζω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to become equal”). Cognate with εἰκών (eikṓn), ἔοικᾰ (éoika).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

εἰκάζω • (eikázō)

  1. to portray, represent
  2. to liken, compare
  3. to infer from comparison, to conjecture

Conjugation

   Present: εἰκᾰ́ζω, εἰκᾰ́ζομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative εἰκᾰ́ζω εἰκᾰ́ζεις εἰκᾰ́ζει εἰκᾰ́ζετον εἰκᾰ́ζετον εἰκᾰ́ζομεν εἰκᾰ́ζετε εἰκᾰ́ζουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive εἰκᾰ́ζω εἰκᾰ́ζῃς εἰκᾰ́ζῃ εἰκᾰ́ζητον εἰκᾰ́ζητον εἰκᾰ́ζωμεν εἰκᾰ́ζητε εἰκᾰ́ζωσῐ(ν)
optative εἰκᾰ́ζοιμῐ εἰκᾰ́ζοις εἰκᾰ́ζοι εἰκᾰ́ζοιτον εἰκᾰζοίτην εἰκᾰ́ζοιμεν εἰκᾰ́ζοιτε εἰκᾰ́ζοιεν
imperative   εἴκᾰζε εἰκᾰζέτω εἰκᾰ́ζετον εἰκᾰζέτων   εἰκᾰ́ζετε εἰκᾰζόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative εἰκᾰ́ζομαι εἰκᾰ́ζῃ,
εἰκᾰ́ζει 		εἰκᾰ́ζεται εἰκᾰ́ζεσθον εἰκᾰ́ζεσθον εἰκᾰζόμεθᾰ εἰκᾰ́ζεσθε εἰκᾰ́ζονται
subjunctive εἰκᾰ́ζωμαι εἰκᾰ́ζῃ εἰκᾰ́ζηται εἰκᾰ́ζησθον εἰκᾰ́ζησθον εἰκᾰζώμεθᾰ εἰκᾰ́ζησθε εἰκᾰ́ζωνται
optative εἰκᾰζοίμην εἰκᾰ́ζοιο εἰκᾰ́ζοιτο εἰκᾰ́ζοισθον εἰκᾰζοίσθην εἰκᾰζοίμεθᾰ εἰκᾰ́ζοισθε εἰκᾰ́ζοιντο
imperative   εἰκᾰ́ζου εἰκᾰζέσθω εἰκᾰ́ζεσθον εἰκᾰζέσθων   εἰκᾰ́ζεσθε εἰκᾰζέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive εἰκᾰ́ζειν εἰκᾰ́ζεσθαι
participle m εἰκᾰ́ζων εἰκᾰζόμενος
f εἰκᾰ́ζουσᾰ εἰκᾰζομένη
n εἰκᾰ́ζον εἰκᾰζόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ᾔκᾰζον, ᾐκᾰζόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ᾔκᾰζον ᾔκᾰζες ᾔκᾰζε(ν) ᾐκᾰ́ζετον ᾐκᾰζέτην ᾐκᾰ́ζομεν ᾐκᾰ́ζετε ᾔκᾰζον
middle/
passive 		indicative ᾐκᾰζόμην ᾐκᾰ́ζου ᾐκᾰ́ζετο ᾐκᾰ́ζεσθον ᾐκᾰζέσθην ᾐκᾰζόμεθᾰ ᾐκᾰ́ζεσθε ᾐκᾰ́ζοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: εἰκᾰ́σω, εἰκᾰ́σομαι, εἰκᾰσθήσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative εἰκᾰ́σω εἰκᾰ́σεις εἰκᾰ́σει εἰκᾰ́σετον εἰκᾰ́σετον εἰκᾰ́σομεν εἰκᾰ́σετε εἰκᾰ́σουσῐ(ν)
optative εἰκᾰ́σοιμῐ εἰκᾰ́σοις εἰκᾰ́σοι εἰκᾰ́σοιτον εἰκᾰσοίτην εἰκᾰ́σοιμεν εἰκᾰ́σοιτε εἰκᾰ́σοιεν
middle indicative εἰκᾰ́σομαι εἰκᾰ́σῃ,
εἰκᾰ́σει 		εἰκᾰ́σεται εἰκᾰ́σεσθον εἰκᾰ́σεσθον εἰκᾰσόμεθᾰ εἰκᾰ́σεσθε εἰκᾰ́σονται
optative εἰκᾰσοίμην εἰκᾰ́σοιο εἰκᾰ́σοιτο εἰκᾰ́σοισθον εἰκᾰσοίσθην εἰκᾰσοίμεθᾰ εἰκᾰ́σοισθε εἰκᾰ́σοιντο
passive indicative εἰκᾰσθήσομαι εἰκᾰσθήσῃ εἰκᾰσθήσεται εἰκᾰσθήσεσθον εἰκᾰσθήσεσθον εἰκᾰσθησόμεθᾰ εἰκᾰσθήσεσθε εἰκᾰσθήσονται
optative εἰκᾰσθησοίμην εἰκᾰσθήσοιο εἰκᾰσθήσοιτο εἰκᾰσθήσοισθον εἰκᾰσθησοίσθην εἰκᾰσθησοίμεθᾰ εἰκᾰσθήσοισθε εἰκᾰσθήσοιντο
active middle passive
infinitive εἰκᾰ́σειν εἰκᾰ́σεσθαι εἰκᾰσθήσεσθαι
participle m εἰκᾰ́σων εἰκᾰσόμενος εἰκᾰσθησόμενος
f εἰκᾰ́σουσᾰ εἰκᾰσομένη εἰκᾰσθησομένη
n εἰκᾰ́σον εἰκᾰσόμενον εἰκᾰσθησόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ᾔκᾰσᾰ, ᾐκᾰσᾰ́μην, ᾐκᾰ́σθην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ᾔκᾰσᾰ ᾔκᾰσᾰς ᾔκᾰσε(ν) ᾐκᾰ́σᾰτον ᾐκᾰσᾰ́την ᾐκᾰ́σᾰμεν ᾐκᾰ́σᾰτε ᾔκᾰσᾰν
subjunctive εἰκᾰ́σω εἰκᾰ́σῃς εἰκᾰ́σῃ εἰκᾰ́σητον εἰκᾰ́σητον εἰκᾰ́σωμεν εἰκᾰ́σητε εἰκᾰ́σωσῐ(ν)
optative εἰκᾰ́σαιμῐ εἰκᾰ́σειᾰς,
εἰκᾰ́σαις 		εἰκᾰ́σειε(ν),
εἰκᾰ́σαι 		εἰκᾰ́σαιτον εἰκᾰσαίτην εἰκᾰ́σαιμεν εἰκᾰ́σαιτε εἰκᾰ́σειᾰν,
εἰκᾰ́σαιεν
imperative   εἴκᾰσον εἰκᾰσᾰ́τω εἰκᾰ́σᾰτον εἰκᾰσᾰ́των   εἰκᾰ́σᾰτε εἰκᾰσᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ᾐκᾰσᾰ́μην ᾐκᾰ́σω ᾐκᾰ́σᾰτο ᾐκᾰ́σᾰσθον ᾐκᾰσᾰ́σθην ᾐκᾰσᾰ́μεθᾰ ᾐκᾰ́σᾰσθε ᾐκᾰ́σᾰντο
subjunctive εἰκᾰ́σωμαι εἰκᾰ́σῃ εἰκᾰ́σηται εἰκᾰ́σησθον εἰκᾰ́σησθον εἰκᾰσώμεθᾰ εἰκᾰ́σησθε εἰκᾰ́σωνται
optative εἰκᾰσαίμην εἰκᾰ́σαιο εἰκᾰ́σαιτο εἰκᾰ́σαισθον εἰκᾰσαίσθην εἰκᾰσαίμεθᾰ εἰκᾰ́σαισθε εἰκᾰ́σαιντο
imperative   εἴκᾰσαι εἰκᾰσᾰ́σθω εἰκᾰ́σᾰσθον εἰκᾰσᾰ́σθων   εἰκᾰ́σᾰσθε εἰκᾰσᾰ́σθων
passive indicative ᾐκᾰ́σθην ᾐκᾰ́σθης ᾐκᾰ́σθη ᾐκᾰ́σθητον ᾐκᾰσθήτην ᾐκᾰ́σθημεν ᾐκᾰ́σθητε ᾐκᾰ́σθησᾰν
subjunctive εἰκᾰσθῶ εἰκᾰσθῇς εἰκᾰσθῇ εἰκᾰσθῆτον εἰκᾰσθῆτον εἰκᾰσθῶμεν εἰκᾰσθῆτε εἰκᾰσθῶσῐ(ν)
optative εἰκᾰσθείην εἰκᾰσθείης εἰκᾰσθείη εἰκᾰσθεῖτον,
εἰκᾰσθείητον 		εἰκᾰσθείτην,
εἰκᾰσθειήτην 		εἰκᾰσθεῖμεν,
εἰκᾰσθείημεν 		εἰκᾰσθεῖτε,
εἰκᾰσθείητε 		εἰκᾰσθεῖεν,
εἰκᾰσθείησᾰν
imperative   εἰκᾰ́σθητῐ εἰκᾰσθήτω εἰκᾰ́σθητον εἰκᾰσθήτων   εἰκᾰ́σθητε εἰκᾰσθέντων
active middle passive
infinitive εἰκᾰ́σαι εἰκᾰ́σᾰσθαι εἰκᾰσθῆναι
participle m εἰκᾰ́σᾱς εἰκᾰσᾰ́μενος εἰκᾰσθείς
f εἰκᾰ́σᾱσᾰ εἰκᾰσᾰμένη εἰκᾰσθεῖσᾰ
n εἰκᾰ́σᾰν εἰκᾰσᾰ́μενον εἰκᾰσθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ᾔκᾰκᾰ, ᾔκᾰσμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ᾔκᾰκᾰ ᾔκᾰκᾰς ᾔκᾰκε(ν) ᾐκᾰ́κᾰτον ᾐκᾰ́κᾰτον ᾐκᾰ́κᾰμεν ᾐκᾰ́κᾰτε ᾐκᾰ́κᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ᾐκᾰ́κω ᾐκᾰ́κῃς ᾐκᾰ́κῃ ᾐκᾰ́κητον ᾐκᾰ́κητον ᾐκᾰ́κωμεν ᾐκᾰ́κητε ᾐκᾰ́κωσῐ(ν)
optative ᾐκᾰ́κοιμῐ,
ᾐκᾰκοίην 		ᾐκᾰ́κοις,
ᾐκᾰκοίης 		ᾐκᾰ́κοι,
ᾐκᾰκοίη 		ᾐκᾰ́κοιτον ᾐκᾰκοίτην ᾐκᾰ́κοιμεν ᾐκᾰ́κοιτε ᾐκᾰ́κοιεν
imperative   ᾔκᾰκε ᾐκᾰκέτω ᾐκᾰ́κετον ᾐκᾰκέτων   ᾐκᾰ́κετε ᾐκᾰκόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ᾔκᾰσμαι ᾔκᾰσαι ᾔκᾰσται ᾔκᾰσθον ᾔκᾰσθον ᾐκᾰ́σμεθᾰ ᾔκᾰσθε ᾐκᾰ́δᾰται
subjunctive ᾐκᾰσμένος ὦ ᾐκᾰσμένος ᾖς ᾐκᾰσμένος ᾖ ᾐκᾰσμένω ἦτον ᾐκᾰσμένω ἦτον ᾐκᾰσμένοι ὦμεν ᾐκᾰσμένοι ἦτε ᾐκᾰσμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative ᾐκᾰσμένος εἴην ᾐκᾰσμένος εἴης ᾐκᾰσμένος εἴη ᾐκᾰσμένω εἴητον/εἶτον ᾐκᾰσμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην ᾐκᾰσμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν ᾐκᾰσμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε ᾐκᾰσμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   ᾔκᾰσο ᾐκᾰ́σθω ᾔκᾰσθον ᾐκᾰ́σθων   ᾔκᾰσθε ᾐκᾰ́σθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ᾐκᾰκέναι ᾐκᾰ́σθαι
participle m ᾐκᾰκώς ᾐκᾰσμένος
f ᾐκᾰκυῖᾰ ᾐκᾰσμένη
n ᾐκᾰκός ᾐκᾰσμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Pluperfect: ᾐκᾰ́κειν, ᾐκᾰ́σμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ᾐκᾰ́κειν,
ᾐκᾰ́κη 		ᾐκᾰ́κεις,
ᾐκᾰ́κης 		ᾐκᾰ́κει(ν) ᾐκᾰ́κετον ᾐκᾰκέτην ᾐκᾰ́κεμεν ᾐκᾰ́κετε ᾐκᾰ́κεσᾰν
middle/
passive 		indicative ᾐκᾰ́σμην ᾔκᾰσο ᾔκᾰστο ᾔκᾰσθον ᾐκᾰ́σθην ᾐκᾰ́σμεθᾰ ᾔκᾰσθε ᾐκᾰ́δᾰτο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Ionic forms without augment:

   Imperfect: εἴκαζον, εἰκαζόμην (Ionic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative εἴκαζον εἴκαζες εἴκαζε(ν) εἰκάζετον εἰκαζέτην εἰκάζομεν εἰκάζετε εἴκαζον
middle/
passive 		indicative εἰκαζόμην εἰκάζου εἰκάζετο εἰκάζεσθον εἰκαζέσθην εἰκαζόμεθᾰ εἰκάζεσθε εἰκάζοντο
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.
   Aorist: εἴκᾰσᾰ, εἰκᾰσᾰ́μην (Ionic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative εἴκᾰσᾰ εἴκᾰσᾰς εἴκᾰσε(ν) εἰκᾰ́σᾰτον εἰκᾰσᾰ́την εἰκᾰ́σᾰμεν εἰκᾰ́σᾰτε εἴκᾰσᾰν
subjunctive εἰκᾰ́σω εἰκᾰ́σῃς εἰκᾰ́σῃ εἰκᾰ́σητον εἰκᾰ́σητον εἰκᾰ́σωμεν εἰκᾰ́σητε εἰκᾰ́σωσῐ(ν)
optative εἰκᾰ́σαιμῐ εἰκᾰ́σειᾰς,
εἰκᾰ́σαις 		εἰκᾰ́σειε(ν),
εἰκᾰ́σαι 		εἰκᾰσεῖτον εἰκᾰσείτην εἰκᾰσεῖμεν εἰκᾰσεῖτε εἰκᾰσεῖεν
imperative   εἴκᾰσον εἰκᾰσᾰ́τω εἰκᾰ́σᾰτον εἰκᾰσᾰ́των   εἰκᾰ́σᾰτε εἰκᾰσᾰ́ντων
middle indicative εἰκᾰσᾰ́μην εἰκᾰ́σω εἰκᾰ́σᾰτο εἰκᾰ́σᾰσθον εἰκᾰσᾰ́σθην εἰκᾰσᾰ́μεθᾰ εἰκᾰ́σᾰσθε εἰκᾰ́σᾰντο
subjunctive εἰκᾰ́σωμαι εἰκᾰ́σηαι εἰκᾰ́σηται εἰκᾰ́σησθον εἰκᾰ́σησθον εἰκᾰσώμεθᾰ εἰκᾰ́σησθε εἰκᾰ́σωνται
optative εἰκᾰσαίμην εἰκᾰ́σαιο εἰκᾰ́σαιτο εἰκᾰ́σαισθον εἰκᾰσαίσθην εἰκᾰσαίμεθᾰ εἰκᾰ́σαισθε εἰκᾰσαίᾰτο
imperative   εἴκᾰσαι εἰκᾰσᾰ́σθω εἰκᾰ́σᾰσθον εἰκᾰσᾰ́σθων   εἰκᾰ́σᾰσθε εἰκᾰσᾰ́σθων
active middle
infinitive εἰκᾰ́σαι εἰκᾰ́σᾰσθαι
participle m εἰκᾰ́σᾱς εἰκᾰσᾰ́μενος
f εἰκᾰ́σᾱσᾰ εἰκᾰσᾰμένη
n εἰκᾰ́σᾰν εἰκᾰσᾰ́μενον
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.
   Perfect: εἴκᾰκᾰ, εἴκᾰσμαι (Ionic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative εἴκᾰκᾰ εἴκᾰκᾰς εἴκᾰκε(ν) εἰκᾰ́κᾰτον εἰκᾰ́κᾰτον εἰκᾰ́κᾰμεν εἰκᾰ́κᾰτε εἰκᾰ́κᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive εἰκᾰ́κω εἰκᾰ́κῃς εἰκᾰ́κῃ εἰκᾰ́κητον εἰκᾰ́κητον εἰκᾰ́κωμεν εἰκᾰ́κητε εἰκᾰ́κωσῐ(ν)
optative εἰκᾰ́κοιμῐ,
εἰκᾰκοίην 		εἰκᾰ́κοις,
εἰκᾰκοίης 		εἰκᾰ́κοι,
εἰκᾰκοίη 		εἰκᾰ́κοιτον εἰκᾰκοίτην εἰκᾰ́κοιμεν εἰκᾰ́κοιτε εἰκᾰ́κοιεν
imperative   εἴκᾰκε εἰκᾰκέτω εἰκᾰ́κετον εἰκᾰκέτων   εἰκᾰ́κετε εἰκᾰκόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative εἴκᾰσμαι εἴκᾰσαι εἴκᾰσται εἴκᾰσθον εἴκᾰσθον εἰκᾰ́σμεθᾰ εἴκᾰσθε εἰκᾰ́δᾰται
subjunctive εἰκᾰσμένος ὦ εἰκᾰσμένος ᾖς εἰκᾰσμένος ᾖ εἰκᾰσμένω ἦτον εἰκᾰσμένω ἦτον εἰκᾰσμένοι ὦμεν εἰκᾰσμένοι ἦτε εἰκᾰσμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative εἰκᾰσμένος εἴην εἰκᾰσμένος εἴης εἰκᾰσμένος εἴη εἰκᾰσμένω εἴητον/εἶτον εἰκᾰσμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην εἰκᾰσμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν εἰκᾰσμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε εἰκᾰ́σμενοι εἰησᾰ́ν/εἰεν
imperative   εἴκᾰσο εἰκᾰ́σθω εἴκᾰσθον εἰκᾰ́σθων   εἴκᾰσθε εἰκᾰ́σθων
active middle/passive
infinitive εἰκᾰκέναι εἰκᾰ́σθαι
participle m εἰκᾰκώς εἰκᾰσμένος
f εἰκᾰκυῖᾰ εἰκᾰσμένη
n εἰκᾰκός εἰκᾰσμένον
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.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: εικάζω (eikázo)

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