κόπτομαι

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kóp.to.mai̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.to.mɛ/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.to.mɛ/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.to.me/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.to.me/

Verb

κόπτομαι • (kóptomai)

first-person singular present indicative mediopassive of κόπτω (kóptō)

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek κόπτομαι (“beat oneself, mourn”), mediopassive voice of κόπτω (kóptō, “smite, cut”). Also see the modern verb κόβω (kóvo, “cut”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈko.pto.me/
Hyphenation: κό‧πτο‧μαι

Verb

κόπτομαι • (kóptomai) deponent found chiefly in the present tense

to show excessive selfish interest in something

Conjugation

κόπτομαι (deponent defective verb - present stem only)

	Passive voice ➤ — Imperfective aspect ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Present ➤	Imperfect ➤	Future ➤
1 sg	κόπτομαι	[κοπτόμουν]	θα κόπτομαι
2 sg	κόπτεσαι	[κοπτόσουν]	θα κόπτεσαι
3 sg	κόπτεται	[κοπτόταν]	θα κόπτεται

1 pl	{κοπτόμεθα}, (κοπτόμαστε)	[κοπτόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)]	θα κοπτόμαστε
2 pl	{κόπτεσθε}, (κόπτεστε)	[κοπτόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)]	θα {κόπτεσθε}, (κόπτεστε)
3 pl	κόπτονται	κόπτονταν	θα κόπτονται


Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας).

Imperative mood ➤	2 sg	2 pl
Imperfective aspect	—	{κόπτεσθε}, (κόπτεστε)

Other forms	Present participle ➤	Perfect participle ➤
	—	—


Notes Appendix:Greek verbs	• (…) optional or informal. rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

κόπτομαι

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