νίζω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • νίπτω (níptō, backformation from the aorist)

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *niďďō, from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-ye-, from *neygʷ- (“to wash”). Compare Proto-Germanic *nikwes, Old English nicor, German Nix.

Verb

νίζω • (nízō)

  1. to wash the hands or feet of another
  2. to purge, cleanse
  3. to wash off
    Νίψον ἀνομήματα, μὴ μόναν ὄψιν. ― Nípson anomḗmata, mḕ mónan ópsin. ― Wash the sins, not only the face.

Inflection

   Present: νῐ́ζω, νῐ́ζομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative νῐ́ζω νῐ́ζεις νῐ́ζει νῐ́ζετον νῐ́ζετον νῐ́ζομεν νῐ́ζετε νῐ́ζουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive νῐ́ζω νῐ́ζῃς νῐ́ζῃ νῐ́ζητον νῐ́ζητον νῐ́ζωμεν νῐ́ζητε νῐ́ζωσῐ(ν)
optative νῐ́ζοιμῐ νῐ́ζοις νῐ́ζοι νῐ́ζοιτον νῐζοίτην νῐ́ζοιμεν νῐ́ζοιτε νῐ́ζοιεν
imperative   νῐ́ζε νῐζέτω νῐ́ζετον νῐζέτων   νῐ́ζετε νῐζόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative νῐ́ζομαι νῐ́ζῃ,
νῐ́ζει 		νῐ́ζεται νῐ́ζεσθον νῐ́ζεσθον νῐζόμεθᾰ νῐ́ζεσθε νῐ́ζονται
subjunctive νῐ́ζωμαι νῐ́ζῃ νῐ́ζηται νῐ́ζησθον νῐ́ζησθον νῐζώμεθᾰ νῐ́ζησθε νῐ́ζωνται
optative νῐζοίμην νῐ́ζοιο νῐ́ζοιτο νῐ́ζοισθον νῐζοίσθην νῐζοίμεθᾰ νῐ́ζοισθε νῐ́ζοιντο
imperative   νῐ́ζου νῐζέσθω νῐ́ζεσθον νῐζέσθων   νῐ́ζεσθε νῐζέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive νῐ́ζειν νῐ́ζεσθαι
participle m νῐ́ζων νῐζόμενος
f νῐ́ζουσᾰ νῐζομένη
n νῐ́ζον νῐζόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἔνῐζον, ἐνῐζόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔνῐζον ἔνῐζες ἔνῐζε(ν) ἐνῐ́ζετον ἐνῐζέτην ἐνῐ́ζομεν ἐνῐ́ζετε ἔνῐζον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐνῐζόμην ἐνῐ́ζου ἐνῐ́ζετο ἐνῐ́ζεσθον ἐνῐζέσθην ἐνῐζόμεθᾰ ἐνῐ́ζεσθε ἐνῐ́ζοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: νῐ́ψω, νῐ́ψομαι, νῐφήσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative νῐ́ψω νῐ́ψεις νῐ́ψει νῐ́ψετον νῐ́ψετον νῐ́ψομεν νῐ́ψετε νῐ́ψουσῐ(ν)
optative νῐ́ψοιμῐ νῐ́ψοις νῐ́ψοι νῐ́ψοιτον νῐψοίτην νῐ́ψοιμεν νῐ́ψοιτε νῐ́ψοιεν
middle indicative νῐ́ψομαι νῐ́ψῃ,
νῐ́ψει 		νῐ́ψεται νῐ́ψεσθον νῐ́ψεσθον νῐψόμεθᾰ νῐ́ψεσθε νῐ́ψονται
optative νῐψοίμην νῐ́ψοιο νῐ́ψοιτο νῐ́ψοισθον νῐψοίσθην νῐψοίμεθᾰ νῐ́ψοισθε νῐ́ψοιντο
passive indicative νῐφήσομαι νῐφήσῃ νῐφήσεται νῐφήσεσθον νῐφήσεσθον νῐφησόμεθᾰ νῐφήσεσθε νῐφήσονται
optative νῐφησοίμην νῐφήσοιο νῐφήσοιτο νῐφήσοισθον νῐφησοίσθην νῐφησοίμεθᾰ νῐφήσοισθε νῐφήσοιντο
active middle passive
infinitive νῐ́ψειν νῐ́ψεσθαι νῐφήσεσθαι
participle m νῐ́ψων νῐψόμενος νῐφησόμενος
f νῐ́ψουσᾰ νῐψομένη νῐφησομένη
n νῐ́ψον νῐψόμενον νῐφησόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἕνῐψᾰ, ἑνῐψᾰ́μην, ἐνῐ́φθην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἕνῐψᾰ ἕνῐψᾰς ἕνῐψε(ν) ἑνῐ́ψᾰτον ἑνῐψᾰ́την ἑνῐ́ψᾰμεν ἑνῐ́ψᾰτε ἕνῐψᾰν
subjunctive νῐ́ψω νῐ́ψῃς νῐ́ψῃ νῐ́ψητον νῐ́ψητον νῐ́ψωμεν νῐ́ψητε νῐ́ψωσῐ(ν)
optative νῐ́ψαιμῐ νῐ́ψειᾰς,
νῐ́ψαις 		νῐ́ψειε(ν),
νῐ́ψαι 		νῐ́ψαιτον νῐψαίτην νῐ́ψαιμεν νῐ́ψαιτε νῐ́ψειᾰν,
νῐ́ψαιεν
imperative   νῐ́ψον νῐψᾰ́τω νῐ́ψᾰτον νῐψᾰ́των   νῐ́ψᾰτε νῐψᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ἑνῐψᾰ́μην ἑνῐ́ψω ἑνῐ́ψᾰτο ἑνῐ́ψᾰσθον ἑνῐψᾰ́σθην ἑνῐψᾰ́μεθᾰ ἑνῐ́ψᾰσθε ἑνῐ́ψᾰντο
subjunctive νῐ́ψωμαι νῐ́ψῃ νῐ́ψηται νῐ́ψησθον νῐ́ψησθον νῐψώμεθᾰ νῐ́ψησθε νῐ́ψωνται
optative νῐψαίμην νῐ́ψαιο νῐ́ψαιτο νῐ́ψαισθον νῐψαίσθην νῐψαίμεθᾰ νῐ́ψαισθε νῐ́ψαιντο
imperative   νῐ́ψαι νῐψᾰ́σθω νῐ́ψᾰσθον νῐψᾰ́σθων   νῐ́ψᾰσθε νῐψᾰ́σθων
passive indicative ἐνῐ́φθην ἐνῐ́φθης ἐνῐ́φθη ἐνῐ́φθητον ἐνῐφθήτην ἐνῐ́φθημεν ἐνῐ́φθητε ἐνῐ́φθησᾰν
subjunctive νῐφθῶ νῐφθῇς νῐφθῇ νῐφθῆτον νῐφθῆτον νῐφθῶμεν νῐφθῆτε νῐφθῶσῐ(ν)
optative νῐφθείην νῐφθείης νῐφθείη νῐφθεῖτον,
νῐφθείητον 		νῐφθείτην,
νῐφθειήτην 		νῐφθεῖμεν,
νῐφθείημεν 		νῐφθεῖτε,
νῐφθείητε 		νῐφθεῖεν,
νῐφθείησᾰν
imperative   νῐ́φθητῐ νῐφθήτω νῐ́φθητον νῐφθήτων   νῐ́φθητε νῐφθέντων
active middle passive
infinitive νῐ́ψαι νῐ́ψᾰσθαι νῐφθῆναι
participle m νῐ́ψᾱς νῐψᾰ́μενος νῐφθείς
f νῐ́ψᾱσᾰ νῐψᾰμένη νῐφθεῖσᾰ
n νῐ́ψᾰν νῐψᾰ́μενον νῐφθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐνῐ́φην (alternative passive)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
passive indicative ἐνῐ́φην ἐνῐ́φης ἐνῐ́φη ἐνῐ́φητον ἐνῐφήτην ἐνῐ́φημεν ἐνῐ́φητε ἐνῐ́φησᾰν
subjunctive νῐφῶ νῐφῇς νῐφῇ νῐφῆτον νῐφῆτον νῐφῶμεν νῐφῆτε νῐφῶσῐ(ν)
optative νῐφείην νῐφείης νῐφείη νῐφεῖτον,
νῐφείητον 		νῐφείτην,
νῐφειήτην 		νῐφεῖμεν,
νῐφείημεν 		νῐφεῖτε,
νῐφείητε 		νῐφεῖεν,
νῐφείησᾰν
imperative   νῐ́φηθῐ νῐφήτω νῐ́φητον νῐφήτων   νῐ́φητε νῐφέντων
passive
infinitive νῐφῆναι
participle m νῐφείς
f νῐφεῖσᾰ
n νῐφέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: νένῐφᾰ, νένῐμμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative νένῐφᾰ νένῐφᾰς νένῐφε(ν) νενῐ́φᾰτον νενῐ́φᾰτον νενῐ́φᾰμεν νενῐ́φᾰτε νενῐ́φᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive νενῐ́φω νενῐ́φῃς νενῐ́φῃ νενῐ́φητον νενῐ́φητον νενῐ́φωμεν νενῐ́φητε νενῐ́φωσῐ(ν)
optative νενῐ́φοιμῐ,
νενῐφοίην 		νενῐ́φοις,
νενῐφοίης 		νενῐ́φοι,
νενῐφοίη 		νενῐ́φοιτον νενῐφοίτην νενῐ́φοιμεν νενῐ́φοιτε νενῐ́φοιεν
imperative   νένῐφε νενῐφέτω νενῐ́φετον νενῐφέτων   νενῐ́φετε νενῐφόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative νένῐμμαι νένῐψαι νένῐπται νένῐφθον νένῐφθον νενῐ́μμεθᾰ νένῐφθε νενῐ́φᾰται
subjunctive νενῐμμένος ὦ νενῐμμένος ᾖς νενῐμμένος ᾖ νενῐμμένω ἦτον νενῐμμένω ἦτον νενῐμμένοι ὦμεν νενῐμμένοι ἦτε νενῐμμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative νενῐμμένος εἴην νενῐμμένος εἴης νενῐμμένος εἴη νενῐμμένω εἴητον/εἶτον νενῐμμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην νενῐμμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν νενῐμμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε νενῐμμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   νένῐψο νενῐ́φθω νένῐφθον νενῐ́φθων   νένῐφθε νενῐ́φθων
active middle/passive
infinitive νενῐφέναι νενῐ́φθαι
participle m νενῐφώς νενῐμμένος
f νενῐφυῖᾰ νενῐμμένη
n νενῐφός νενῐμμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Pluperfect: ἐνενῐ́φειν
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐνενῐ́φειν,
ἐνενῐ́φη 		ἐνενῐ́φεις,
ἐνενῐ́φης 		ἐνενῐ́φει(ν) ἐνενῐ́φετον ἐνενῐφέτην ἐνενῐ́φεμεν ἐνενῐ́φετε ἐνενῐ́φεσᾰν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

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References

  • “νίζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “νίζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “νίζω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • νίζω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • νίζω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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