πέλω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kʷélō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”). Cognates include Latin colō, Sanskrit चरति (cárati).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πέλω • (pélō)

  1. to be
  2. to become
  3. to take place
  4. (in compounds) to stir

Usage notes

  • Very often deponent; in the active usually in 3rd singular.

Conjugation

   Present: πέλω, πέλομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative πέλω πέλεις πέλει πέλετον πέλετον πέλομεν πέλετε πέλουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive πέλω πέλῃς πέλῃ πέλητον πέλητον πέλωμεν πέλητε πέλωσῐ(ν)
optative πέλοιμῐ πέλοις πέλοι πέλοιτον πελοίτην πέλοιμεν πέλοιτε πέλοιεν
imperative   πέλε πελέτω πέλετον πελέτων   πέλετε πελόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative πέλομαι πέλῃ,
πέλει 		πέλεται πέλεσθον πέλεσθον πελόμεθᾰ πέλεσθε πέλονται
subjunctive πέλωμαι πέλῃ πέληται πέλησθον πέλησθον πελώμεθᾰ πέλησθε πέλωνται
optative πελοίμην πέλοιο πέλοιτο πέλοισθον πελοίσθην πελοίμεθᾰ πέλοισθε πέλοιντο
imperative   πέλου πελέσθω πέλεσθον πελέσθων   πέλεσθε πελέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive πέλειν πέλεσθαι
participle m πέλων πελόμενος
f πέλουσᾰ πελομένη
n πέλον πελόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: πέλω, πέλομαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative πέλω πέλεις πέλει πέλετον πέλετον πέλομεν πέλετε πέλουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive πέλω,
πέλωμῐ 		πέλῃς,
πέλῃσθᾰ 		πέλῃ,
πέλῃσῐ 		πέλητον πέλητον πέλωμεν πέλητε πέλωσῐ(ν)
optative πέλοιμῐ πέλοισ(θᾰ) πέλοι πέλοιτον πελοίτην πέλοιμεν πέλοιτε πέλοιεν
imperative   πέλε πελέτω πέλετον πελέτων   πέλετε πελόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative πέλομαι πέλεαι πέλεται πέλεσθον πέλεσθον πελόμεθα,
πελόμεσθα 		πέλεσθε πέλονται
subjunctive πέλωμαι πέληαι πέληται πέλησθον πέλησθον πελώμε(σ)θᾰ πέλησθε πέλωνται
optative πελοίμην πέλοιο πέλοιτο πέλοισθον πελοίσθην πελοίμε(σ)θᾰ πέλοισθε πελοίᾰτο
imperative   πέλευ πελέσθω πέλεσθον πελέσθων   πέλεσθε πελέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive πέλειν,
πελέναι,
πελέμεν 		πέλεσθαι
participle m πέλων πελόμενος,
πλόμενος
f πέλουσᾰ πελομένη,
πλομένη
n πέλον πελόμενον,
πλόμενον
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: ἔπελον, ἐπελόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔπελον ἔπελες ἔπελε(ν) ἐπέλετον ἐπελέτην ἐπέλομεν ἐπέλετε ἔπελον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπελόμην ἐπέλου ἐπέλετο ἐπέλεσθον ἐπελέσθην ἐπελόμεθᾰ ἐπέλεσθε ἐπέλοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: πέλον, πελόμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative πέλον πέλες πέλε(ν) πέλετον πελέτην πέλομεν πέλετε πέλον
middle/
passive 		indicative πελόμην πέλου πέλετο πέλεσθον πελέσθην πελόμεθα,
πελόμεσθα 		πέλεσθε πέλοντο
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: ἔπλον, ἐπλόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔπλον ἔπλες ἔπλε(ν) ἔπλετον ἐπλέτην ἔπλομεν ἔπλετε ἔπλον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπλόμην ἔπλου ἔπλετο ἔπλεσθον ἐπλέσθην ἐπλόμεθᾰ ἔπλεσθε ἔπλοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: πελεσκόμην (Ionic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative πελεσκόμην πελέσκεο πελέσκετο πελέσκεσθον πελεσκέσθην πελεσκόμεθᾰ πελέσκεσθε πελέσκοντο
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: ἐπλόμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐπλόμην ἔπλεο,
ἔπλευ 		ἔπλετο ἔπλεσθον ἐπλέσθην ἐπλόμεθᾰ ἔπλεσθε ἔπλοντο
subjunctive πλῶμαι πλῆαι πλῆται πλῆσθον πλῆσθον πλώμε(σ)θᾰ πλῆσθε πλῶνται
optative πλοίμην πλοῖο πλοῖτο πλοῖσθον πλοίσθην πλοίμε(σ)θᾰ πλοῖσθε πλοίᾰτο
imperative   πλέο πλέσθω πλέσθον πλέσθων   πλέσθε πλέσθων
middle
infinitive πλέσθαι
participle m πλόμενος
f πλομένη
n πλόμενον
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.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πέλομαι (> VAR πέλω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1168

Further reading

  • “πέλω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “πέλω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “πέλω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • πέλω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • πέλω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • “πέλω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
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