θέω

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See also: θεῷ and Θεῷ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier θεϝ- (thew-), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to run, flow”). Cognate to Sanskrit धावति (dhā́vati, “to run, to fly”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

θέω • (théō)

  1. to run (fast)
  2. to fly

Usage notes

  • In Attic, the combinations εο, εου, εω are not contracted.
  • The remaining tenses are usually suppleted by τρέχω (trékhō) and *δρέμω (drémō).

Inflection

   Present: θέω (Contracted only in -ει-)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative θέω θεῖς θεῖ θεῖτον θεῖτον θέομεν θεῖτε θέουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive θέω θέῃς θέῃ θέητον θέητον θέωμεν θέητε θέωσῐ(ν)
optative θέοιμῐ θέοις θέοι θέοιτον θεοίτην θέοιμεν θέοιτε θέοιεν
imperative   θεῖ θείτω θεῖτον θείτων   θεῖτε θεόντων
active
infinitive θεῖν
participle m θέων
f θέουσᾰ
n θέον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: θέω (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative θέω θέεις θέει θέετον θέετον θέομεν θέετε θέουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive θέω,
θέωμῐ 		θέῃς,
θέῃσθᾰ 		θέῃ,
θέῃσῐ 		θέητον θέητον θέωμεν θέητε θέωσῐ(ν)
optative θέοιμῐ θέοισ(θᾰ) θέοι θέοιτον θεοίτην θέοιμεν θέοιτε θέοιεν
imperative   θέε θεέτω θέετον θεέτων   θέετε θεόντων
active
infinitive θέειν/θεέμεν(αι)/θέμεν(αι)
participle m θέων
f θέουσᾰ
n θέον
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.
   Imperfect: ἔθεον (Contracted only in -ει-)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔθεον ἔθεις ἔθει ἐθεῖτον ἐθείτην ἐθέομεν ἐθέετε ἐθεῖτε
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἔθεον (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔθεον ἔθεες ἔθεε(ν) ἐθέετον ἐθεέτην ἐθέομεν ἐθέετε ἔθεον
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.
   Imperfect: θέον (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative θέον θέες θέε(ν) θέετον θεέτην θέομεν θέετε θέον
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.
   Imperfect: θέεσκον (Ionic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative θέεσκον θέεσκες θέεσκε(ν) θεέσκετον θεεσκέτην θεέσκομεν θεέσκετε θέεσκον
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.
   Future: θεύσω, θεύσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative θεύσω θεύσεις θεύσει θεύσετον θεύσετον θεύσομεν θεύσετε θεύσουσῐ(ν)
optative θεύσοιμῐ θεύσοις θεύσοι θεύσοιτον θευσοίτην θεύσοιμεν θεύσοιτε θεύσοιεν
middle indicative θεύσομαι θεύσῃ,
θεύσει 		θεύσεται θεύσεσθον θεύσεσθον θευσόμεθᾰ θεύσεσθε θεύσονται
optative θευσοίμην θεύσοιο θεύσοιτο θεύσοισθον θευσοίσθην θευσοίμεθᾰ θεύσοισθε θεύσοιντο
active middle
infinitive θεύσειν θεύσεσθαι
participle m θεύσων θευσόμενος
f θεύσουσᾰ θευσομένη
n θεῦσον θευσόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἔθευσᾰ
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔθευσᾰ ἔθευσᾰς ἔθευσε(ν) ἐθεύσᾰτον ἐθευσᾰ́την ἐθεύσᾰμεν ἐθεύσᾰτε ἔθευσᾰν
subjunctive θεύσω θεύσῃς θεύσῃ θεύσητον θεύσητον θεύσωμεν θεύσητε θεύσωσῐ(ν)
optative θεύσαιμῐ θεύσειᾰς,
θεύσαις 		θεύσειε(ν),
θεύσαι 		θεύσαιτον θευσαίτην θεύσαιμεν θεύσαιτε θεύσειᾰν,
θεύσαιεν
imperative   θεῦσον θευσᾰ́τω θεύσᾰτον θευσᾰ́των   θεύσᾰτε θευσᾰ́ντων
active
infinitive θεῦσαι
participle m θεύσᾱς
f θεύσᾱσᾰ
n θεῦσᾰν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θέω 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 544-5

Further reading

  • “θέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “θέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “θέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • θέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • θέω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse (1963)
  • J.B Hofmann, Ετυμολογικόν Λεξικόν της Αρχαίας Ελληνικής (Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Griechischen)
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