εἴλω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind; to press together”). The "turn, wind" and "press together" senses were probably originally distinct from each other, but became confused and conflated in many branches, including Hellenic.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

εἴλω • (eílō)

  1. to roll up, pack close
  2. to smite
  3. to collect
  4. (passive voice) to draw oneself up, shrink up
  5. (passive voice) to go to and fro
  6. to wind, turn round, (cause to) revolve

Conjugation

   Present: εἴλω, εἴλομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative εἴλω εἴλεις εἴλει εἴλετον εἴλετον εἴλομεν εἴλετε εἴλουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive εἴλω εἴλῃς εἴλῃ εἴλητον εἴλητον εἴλωμεν εἴλητε εἴλωσῐ(ν)
optative εἴλοιμῐ εἴλοις εἴλοι εἴλοιτον εἰλοίτην εἴλοιμεν εἴλοιτε εἴλοιεν
imperative   εἶλε εἰλέτω εἴλετον εἰλέτων   εἴλετε εἰλόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative εἴλομαι εἴλῃ,
εἴλει 		εἴλεται εἴλεσθον εἴλεσθον εἰλόμεθᾰ εἴλεσθε εἴλονται
subjunctive εἴλωμαι εἴλῃ εἴληται εἴλησθον εἴλησθον εἰλώμεθᾰ εἴλησθε εἴλωνται
optative εἰλοίμην εἴλοιο εἴλοιτο εἴλοισθον εἰλοίσθην εἰλοίμεθᾰ εἴλοισθε εἴλοιντο
imperative   εἴλου εἰλέσθω εἴλεσθον εἰλέσθων   εἴλεσθε εἰλέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive εἴλειν εἴλεσθαι
participle m εἴλων εἰλόμενος
f εἴλουσᾰ εἰλομένη
n εἶλον εἰλόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἦλσᾰ, ἠλσᾰ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἦλσᾰ ἦλσᾰς ἦλσε(ν) ἤλσᾰτον ἠλσᾰ́την ἤλσᾰμεν ἤλσᾰτε ἦλσᾰν
subjunctive ἔλσω ἔλσῃς ἔλσῃ ἔλσητον ἔλσητον ἔλσωμεν ἔλσητε ἔλσωσῐ(ν)
optative ἔλσαιμῐ ἔλσειᾰς,
ἔλσαις 		ἔλσειε(ν),
ἔλσαι 		ἔλσαιτον ἐλσαίτην ἔλσαιμεν ἔλσαιτε ἔλσειᾰν,
ἔλσαιεν
imperative   ἔλσον ἐλσᾰ́τω ἔλσᾰτον ἐλσᾰ́των   ἔλσᾰτε ἐλσᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ἠλσᾰ́μην ἤλσω ἤλσᾰτο ἤλσᾰσθον ἠλσᾰ́σθην ἠλσᾰ́μεθᾰ ἤλσᾰσθε ἤλσᾰντο
subjunctive ἔλσωμαι ἔλσῃ ἔλσηται ἔλσησθον ἔλσησθον ἐλσώμεθᾰ ἔλσησθε ἔλσωνται
optative ἐλσαίμην ἔλσαιο ἔλσαιτο ἔλσαισθον ἐλσαίσθην ἐλσαίμεθᾰ ἔλσαισθε ἔλσαιντο
imperative   ἔλσαι ἐλσᾰ́σθω ἔλσᾰσθον ἐλσᾰ́σθων   ἔλσᾰσθε ἐλσᾰ́σθων
active middle
infinitive ἔλσαι ἔλσᾰσθαι
participle m ἔλσᾱς ἐλσᾰ́μενος
f ἔλσᾱσᾰ ἐλσᾰμένη
n ἔλσᾰν ἐλσᾰ́μενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἔλσᾰ, ἐλσᾰ́μην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔλσᾰ ἔλσᾰς ἔλσε(ν) ἔλσᾰτον ἐλσᾰ́την ἔλσᾰμεν ἔλσᾰτε ἔλσᾰν
subjunctive ἔλσω,
ἔλσωμῐ 		ἔλσῃς,
ἔλσῃσθᾰ 		ἔλσῃ,
ἔλσῃσῐ 		ἔλσητον ἔλσητον ἔλσωμεν ἔλσητε ἔλσωσῐ(ν)
optative ἔλσαιμῐ ἔλσαις,
ἔλσαισθᾰ,
ἔλσειᾰς 		ἔλσειε(ν),
ἔλσαι 		ἐλσεῖτον ἐλσείτην ἐλσεῖμεν ἐλσεῖτε ἐλσεῖεν
imperative   ἔλσον ἐλσᾰ́τω ἔλσᾰτον ἐλσᾰ́των   ἔλσᾰτε ἐλσᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ἐλσᾰ́μην ἔλσᾰο ἔλσᾰτο ἔλσᾰσθον ἐλσᾰ́σθην ἐλσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ ἔλσᾰσθε ἔλσᾰντο
subjunctive ἔλσωμαι ἔλσηαι ἔλσηται ἔλσησθον ἔλσησθον ἐλσώμε(σ)θᾰ ἔλσησθε ἔλσωνται
optative ἐλσαίμην ἔλσαιο ἔλσαιτο ἔλσαισθον ἐλσαίσθην ἐλσαίμε(σ)θᾰ ἔλσαισθε ἐλσαίᾰτο
imperative   ἔλσαι ἐλσᾰ́σθω ἔλσᾰσθον ἐλσᾰ́σθων   ἔλσᾰσθε ἐλσᾰ́σθων
active middle
infinitive ἔλσαι/ἐλσᾰ́μεν/ἐλσᾰμέναι ἔλσᾰσθαι
participle m ἔλσᾱς ἐλσᾰ́μενος
f ἔλσᾱσᾰ ἐλσᾰμένη
n ἔλσᾰν ἐλσᾰ́μενον
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: ἔελσᾰ, ἐελσᾰ́μην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔελσᾰ ἔελσᾰς ἔελσε(ν) ἐέλσᾰτον ἐελσᾰ́την ἐέλσᾰμεν ἐέλσᾰτε ἔελσᾰν
subjunctive ἐέλσω,
ἐέλσωμῐ 		ἐέλσῃς,
ἐέλσῃσθᾰ 		ἐέλσῃ,
ἐέλσῃσῐ 		ἐέλσητον ἐέλσητον ἐέλσωμεν ἐέλσητε ἐέλσωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐέλσαιμῐ ἐέλσαις,
ἐέλσαισθᾰ,
ἐέλσειᾰς 		ἐέλσειε(ν),
ἐέλσαι 		ἐελσεῖτον ἐελσείτην ἐελσεῖμεν ἐελσεῖτε ἐελσεῖεν
imperative   ἔελσον ἐελσᾰ́τω ἐέλσᾰτον ἐελσᾰ́των   ἐέλσᾰτε ἐελσᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ἐελσᾰ́μην ἐέλσᾰο ἐέλσᾰτο ἐέλσᾰσθον ἐελσᾰ́σθην ἐελσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ ἐέλσᾰσθε ἐέλσᾰντο
subjunctive ἐέλσωμαι ἐέλσηαι ἐέλσηται ἐέλσησθον ἐέλσησθον ἐελσώμε(σ)θᾰ ἐέλσησθε ἐέλσωνται
optative ἐελσαίμην ἐέλσαιο ἐέλσαιτο ἐέλσαισθον ἐελσαίσθην ἐελσαίμε(σ)θᾰ ἐέλσαισθε ἐελσαίᾰτο
imperative   ἔελσαι ἐελσᾰ́σθω ἐέλσᾰσθον ἐελσᾰ́σθων   ἐέλσᾰσθε ἐελσᾰ́σθων
active middle
infinitive ἐέλσαι/ἐελσᾰ́μεν/ἐελσᾰμέναι ἐέλσᾰσθαι
participle m ἐέλσᾱς ἐελσᾰ́μενος
f ἐέλσᾱσᾰ ἐελσᾰμένη
n ἐέλσᾰν ἐελσᾰ́μενον
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: ἐᾰ́λην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
passive indicative ἐᾰ́λην ἐᾰ́λης ἐᾰ́λη ἐᾰ́λητον ἐᾰλήτην ἐᾰ́λημεν ἐᾰ́λητε ἐᾰ́λησᾰν,
ἔᾰλεν
subjunctive ᾰ̓λῶ ᾰ̓λῇς ᾰ̓λῇ ᾰ̓λῆτον ᾰ̓λῆτον ᾰ̓λῶμεν ᾰ̓λῆτε ᾰ̓λῶσῐ(ν)
optative ᾰ̓λείην ᾰ̓λείης ᾰ̓λείη ᾰ̓λεῖτον,
ᾰ̓λείητον 		ᾰ̓λείτην,
ᾰ̓λειήτην 		ᾰ̓λεῖμεν,
ᾰ̓λείημεν 		ᾰ̓λεῖτε,
ᾰ̓λείητε 		ᾰ̓́λειεν,
ᾰ̓λείησᾰν
imperative   ᾰ̓́ληθῐ ᾰ̓λήτω ᾰ̓́λητον ᾰ̓λήτων   ᾰ̓́λητε ᾰ̓λέντων
passive
infinitive ᾰ̓λῆναι/ᾰ̓λήμεναι
participle m ᾰ̓λείς
f ᾰ̓λεῖσᾰ
n ᾰ̓λέν
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: ἔελμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἔελμαι ἔελσαι ἔελται ἔελθον ἔελθον ἐέλμεθᾰ ἔελθε ἐέλᾰται
subjunctive ἐελμένος ὦ ἐελμένος ᾖς ἐελμένος ᾖ ἐελμένω ἦτον ἐελμένω ἦτον ἐελμένοι ὦμεν ἐελμένοι ἦτε ἐελμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative ἐελμένος εἴην ἐελμένος εἴης ἐελμένος εἴη ἐελμένω εἴητον/εἶτον ἐελμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην ἐελμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν ἐελμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε ἐελμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   ἔελσο ἐέλθω ἔελθον ἐέλθων   ἔελθε ἐέλθων
infinitive ἐέλθαι
participle m ἐελμένος
f ἐελμένη
n ἐελμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εἰλέω 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 384-5
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εἰλέω 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 385-6

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