καθίημι

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From κατα- (kata-) +‎ ἵημι (híēmi).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰθίημῐ • (kathíēmi)

  1. to send down, let fall, let down, lower
  2. (passive voice) to come down
  3. to enter (a competition, a plea etc.)
  4. to put in motion
  5. to swoop down, run down

Conjugation

   Present: κᾰθῑ̔́ημῐ, κᾰθῑ̔́εμαι (Attic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κᾰθῑ̔́ημῐ κᾰθῑ̔́ης κᾰθῑ̔́ησῐ(ν) κᾰθῑ̔́ετον κᾰθῑ̔́ετον κᾰθῑ̔́εμεν κᾰθῑ̔́ετε κᾰθῑ̔ᾶσι(ν)
subjunctive κᾰθῑ̔ῶ κᾰθῑ̔ῇς κᾰθῑ̔ῇ κᾰθῑ̔ῆτον κᾰθῑ̔ῆτον κᾰθῑ̔ῶμεν κᾰθῑ̔ῆτε κᾰθῑ̔ῶσῐ(ν)
optative κᾰθῑ̔είην κᾰθῑ̔είης κᾰθῑ̔είη κᾰθῑ̔εῖτον,
κᾰθῑ̔είητον 		κᾰθῑ̔είτην,
κᾰθῑ̔ειήτην 		κᾰθῑ̔εῖμεν,
κᾰθῑ̔είημεν 		κᾰθῑ̔εῖτε,
κᾰθῑ̔είητε 		κᾰθῑ̔εῖεν,
κᾰθῑ̔είησᾰν
imperative   κᾰθῑ̔́ει κᾰθῑ̔έτω κᾰθῑ̔́ετον κᾰθῑ̔έτων   κᾰθῑ̔́ετε κᾰθῑ̔έντων
middle/
passive 		indicative κᾰθῑ̔́εμαι κᾰθῑ̔́εσαι κᾰθῑ̔́εται κᾰθῑ̔́εσθον κᾰθῑ̔́εσθον κᾰθῑ̔έμεθᾰ κᾰθῑ̔́εσθε κᾰθῑ̔́ενται
subjunctive κᾰθῑ̔ῶμαι κᾰθῑ̔ῇ κᾰθῑ̔ῆται κᾰθῑ̔ῆσθον κᾰθῑ̔ῆσθον κᾰθῑ̔ώμεθᾰ κᾰθῑ̔ῆσθε κᾰθῑ̔ῶνται
optative κᾰθῑ̔είμην κᾰθῑ̔εῖο κᾰθῑ̔εῖτο,
κᾰθῑ̔οῖτο 		κᾰθῑ̔εῖσθον,
κᾰθῑ̔οῖσθον 		κᾰθῑ̔είσθην,
κᾰθῑ̔οίσθην 		κᾰθῑ̔είμεθᾰ,
κᾰθῑ̔οίμεθᾰ 		κᾰθῑ̔εῖσθε,
κᾰθῑ̔οῖσθε 		κᾰθῑ̔εῖντο,
κᾰθῑ̔οῖντο
imperative   κᾰθῑ̔́εσο κᾰθῑ̔έσθω κᾰθῑ̔́εσθον κᾰθῑ̔έσθων   κᾰθῑ̔́εσθε κᾰθῑ̔έσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive κᾰθῑ̔έναι κᾰθῑ̔́εσθαι
participle m κᾰθῑ̔είς κᾰθῑ̔έμενος
f κᾰθῑ̔εῖσᾰ κᾰθῑ̔εμένη
n κᾰθῑ̔έν κᾰθῑ̔έμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: κᾰθῐ̔́ημῐ, κᾰθῐ̔́εμαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κᾰθῐ̔́ημῐ κᾰθῐ̔́ης/κᾰθῐ̔́ησθᾰ κᾰθῐ̔́ησῐ/κᾰθῐ̔εῖ κᾰθῐ̔́ετον κᾰθῐ̔́ετον κᾰθῐ̔́εμεν κᾰθῐ̔́ετε κᾰθῐ̔εῖσι(ν)
subjunctive κᾰθῐ̔ῶ,
κᾰθῐ̔ῶμῐ 		κᾰθῐ̔ῇς,
κᾰθῐ̔ῇσθᾰ 		κᾰθῐ̔ῇ,
κᾰθῐ̔ῇσῐ 		κᾰθῐ̔ῆτον κᾰθῐ̔ῆτον κᾰθῐ̔ῶμεν κᾰθῐ̔ῆτε κᾰθῐ̔ῶσῐ(ν)
optative κᾰθῐ̔είην κᾰθῐ̔είης κᾰθῐ̔είη κᾰθῐ̔εῖτον κᾰθῐ̔είτην κᾰθῐ̔εῖμεν κᾰθῐ̔εῖτε κᾰθῐ̔εῖεν
imperative   κᾰθῐ̔́ει κᾰθῐ̔έτω κᾰθῐ̔́ετον κᾰθῐ̔έτων   κᾰθῐ̔́ετε κᾰθῐ̔έντων
middle/
passive 		indicative κᾰθῐ̔́εμαι κᾰθῐ̔́εσαι κᾰθῐ̔́εται κᾰθῐ̔́εσθον κᾰθῐ̔́εσθον κᾰθῐ̔έμε(σ)θᾰ κᾰθῐ̔́εσθε κᾰθῐ̔́ενται
subjunctive κᾰθῐ̔ῶμαι κᾰθῐ̔ῇ κᾰθῐ̔ῆται κᾰθῐ̔ῆσθον κᾰθῐ̔ῆσθον κᾰθῐ̔ώμε(σ)θᾰ κᾰθῐ̔ῆσθε κᾰθῐ̔ῶνται
optative κᾰθῐ̔είμην κᾰθῐ̔εῖο κᾰθῐ̔εῖτο,
κᾰθῐ̔οῖτο 		κᾰθῐ̔εῖσθον,
κᾰθῐ̔οῖσθον 		κᾰθῐ̔είσθην,
κᾰθῐ̔οίσθην 		κᾰθῐ̔είμεθᾰ,
οίμε(σ)θᾰ 		κᾰθῐ̔εῖσθε,
κᾰθῐ̔οῖσθε 		κᾰθῐ̔́ειντο,
κᾰθῐ̔οίᾰτο
imperative   κᾰθῐ̔́εσο κᾰθῐ̔έσθω κᾰθῐ̔́εσθον κᾰθῐ̔έσθων   κᾰθῐ̔́εσθε κᾰθῐ̔έσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive κᾰθῐ̔έμεν(αι) κᾰθῐ̔́εσθαι
participle m κᾰθῐ̔είς κᾰθῐ̔έμενος
f κᾰθῐ̔εῖσᾰ κᾰθῐ̔εμένη
n κᾰθῐ̔έν κᾰθῐ̔έμενον
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: κᾰθῑ̔́ην, κᾰθῑ̔έμην (Attic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κᾰθῑ̔́ην κᾰθῑ̔́εις κᾰθῑ̔́ει κᾰθῑ̔́ετον κᾰθῑ̔έτην κᾰθῑ̔́εμεν κᾰθῑ̔́ετε κᾰθῑ̔́εσᾰν
middle/
passive 		indicative κᾰθῑ̔έμην κᾰθῑ̔́εσο κᾰθῑ̔́ετο κᾰθῑ̔́εσθον κᾰθῑ̔έσθην κᾰθῑ̔έμεθᾰ κᾰθῑ̔́εσθε κᾰθῑ̔́εντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: κᾰθῐ̔́ην, κᾰθῐ̔έμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κᾰθῐ̔́ην κᾰθῐ̔́εις κᾰθῐ̔́ει κᾰθῐ̔́ετον κᾰθῐ̔έτην κᾰθῐ̔́εμεν κᾰθῐ̔́ετε κᾰθῐ̔́εσᾰν
middle/
passive 		indicative κᾰθῐ̔έμην κᾰθῐ̔́εσο κᾰθῐ̔́ετο κᾰθῐ̔́εσθον κᾰθῐ̔έσθην κᾰθῐ̔έμε(σ)θᾰ κᾰθῐ̔́εσθε κᾰθῐ̔́εντο
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: κᾰθήσω, κᾰθήσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κᾰθήσω κᾰθήσεις κᾰθήσει κᾰθήσετον κᾰθήσετον κᾰθήσομεν κᾰθήσετε κᾰθήσουσῐ(ν)
optative κᾰθήσοιμῐ κᾰθήσοις κᾰθήσοι κᾰθήσοιτον κᾰθησοίτην κᾰθήσοιμεν κᾰθήσοιτε κᾰθήσοιεν
middle indicative κᾰθήσομαι κᾰθήσῃ,
κᾰθήσει 		κᾰθήσεται κᾰθήσεσθον κᾰθήσεσθον κᾰθησόμεθᾰ κᾰθήσεσθε κᾰθήσονται
optative κᾰθησοίμην κᾰθήσοιο κᾰθήσοιτο κᾰθήσοισθον κᾰθησοίσθην κᾰθησοίμεθᾰ κᾰθήσοισθε κᾰθήσοιντο
active middle
infinitive κᾰθήσειν κᾰθήσεσθαι
participle m κᾰθήσων κᾰθησόμενος
f κᾰθήσουσᾰ κᾰθησομένη
n κᾰθῆσον κᾰθησόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: κᾰθῆκᾰ, κᾰθηκᾰ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κᾰθῆκᾰ κᾰθῆκᾰς κᾰθῆκε(ν) κᾰθήκᾰτον κᾰθηκᾰ́την κᾰθήκᾰμεν κᾰθήκᾰτε κᾰθῆκᾰν
middle indicative κᾰθηκᾰ́μην κᾰθήκω κᾰθήκᾰτο κᾰθήκᾰσθον κᾰθηκᾰ́σθην κᾰθηκᾰ́μεθᾰ κᾰθήκᾰσθε κᾰθήκᾰντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: κᾰθέηκᾰ, κᾰθεηκᾰ́μην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κᾰθέηκᾰ κᾰθέηκᾰς κᾰθέηκε(ν) κᾰθεήκᾰτον κᾰθεηκᾰ́την κᾰθεήκᾰμεν κᾰθεήκᾰτε κᾰθέηκᾰν
middle indicative κᾰθεηκᾰ́μην κᾰθεήκᾰο κᾰθεήκᾰτο κᾰθεήκᾰσθον κᾰθεηκᾰ́σθην κᾰθεηκᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ κᾰθεήκᾰσθε κᾰθεήκᾰντο
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: κᾰθείμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative       κᾰθεῖτον κᾰθείτην κᾰθεῖμεν κᾰθεῖτε κᾰθεῖσᾰν
subjunctive κᾰθῶ κᾰθῇς κᾰθῇ,
κᾰθῇσι(ν) 		κᾰθῆτον κᾰθῆτον κᾰθῶμεν κᾰθῆτε κᾰθῶσῐ(ν)
optative κᾰθείην κᾰθείης κᾰθείη κᾰθεῖτον/κᾰθείητον κᾰθείτην/κᾰθειήτην κᾰθεῖμεν/κᾰθείημεν κᾰθεῖτε/κᾰθείητε κᾰθεῖεν/κᾰθείησᾰν
imperative   κᾰθές κᾰθέτω κᾰθέτον κᾰθέτων   κᾰθέτε κᾰθέντων
middle indicative κᾰθείμην κᾰθεῖσο κᾰθεῖτο κᾰθεῖσθον κᾰθείσθην κᾰθείμεθᾰ κᾰθεῖσθε κᾰθεῖντο
subjunctive κᾰθῶμαι κᾰθῇ κᾰθῆται κᾰθῆσθον κᾰθῆσθον κᾰθώμεθᾰ κᾰθῆσθε κᾰθῶνται
optative κᾰθείμην κᾰθεῖο κᾰθεῖτο/κᾰθοῖτο κᾰθεῖσθον κᾰθείσθην κᾰθείμεθᾰ/κᾰθοίμεθᾰ κᾰθεῖσθε/κᾰθοῖσθε κᾰθεῖντο/κᾰθοῖντο
imperative   κᾰθοῦ κᾰθέσθω κᾰθέσθον κᾰθέσθων   κᾰθέσθε κᾰθέσθων
active middle
infinitive κᾰθεῖναι κᾰθέσθαι
participle m κᾰθείς κᾰθέμενος
f κᾰθεῖσᾰ κᾰθεμένη
n κᾰθέν κᾰθέμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. The unaugmented first-person plural active indicative form κάθεμεν (káthemen), with retracted accent, is found in Epic Greek.
   Perfect: κᾰθεῖκᾰ, κᾰθεῖμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κᾰθεῖκᾰ κᾰθεῖκᾰς κᾰθεῖκε(ν) κᾰθείκᾰτον κᾰθείκᾰτον κᾰθείκᾰμεν κᾰθείκᾰτε κᾰθείκᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive κᾰθείκω κᾰθείκῃς κᾰθείκῃ κᾰθείκητον κᾰθείκητον κᾰθείκωμεν κᾰθείκητε κᾰθείκωσῐ(ν)
optative κᾰθείκοιμῐ,
κᾰθεικοίην 		κᾰθείκοις,
κᾰθεικοίης 		κᾰθείκοι,
κᾰθεικοίη 		κᾰθείκοιτον κᾰθεικοίτην κᾰθείκοιμεν κᾰθείκοιτε κᾰθείκοιεν
imperative   κᾰθεῖκε κᾰθεικέτω κᾰθείκετον κᾰθεικέτων   κᾰθείκετε κᾰθεικόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative κᾰθεῖμαι κᾰθεῖσαι κᾰθεῖται κᾰθεῖσθον κᾰθεῖσθον κᾰθείμεθᾰ κᾰθεῖσθε κᾰθεῖνται
subjunctive κᾰθειμένος ὦ κᾰθειμένος ᾖς κᾰθειμένος ᾖ κᾰθειμένω ἦτον κᾰθειμένω ἦτον κᾰθειμένοι ὦμεν κᾰθειμένοι ἦτε κᾰθειμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative κᾰθειμένος εἴην κᾰθειμένος εἴης κᾰθειμένος εἴη κᾰθειμένω εἴητον/εἶτον κᾰθειμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην κᾰθειμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν κᾰθειμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε κᾰθειμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   κᾰθεῖσο κᾰθείσθω κᾰθεῖσθον κᾰθείσθων   κᾰθεῖσθε κᾰθείσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive κᾰθεικέναι κᾰθεῖσθαι
participle m κᾰθεικώς κᾰθειμένος
f κᾰθεικυῖᾰ κᾰθειμένη
n κᾰθεικός κᾰθειμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Quotations

  • New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 9:25:
    λαβόντες δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ νυκτός, καθῆκαν διὰ τοῦ τείχους, χαλάσαντες ἐν σπυρίδι.
    labóntes dè autòn hoi mathētaì nuktós, kathêkan dià toû teíkhous, khalásantes en spurídi.
    • Translation by KJV
      Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.

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