πρόσφημι

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From προσ- (pros-, “to, towards”) +‎ φημί (phēmí, “to say”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πρόσφημῐ • (prósphēmĭ) (Epic)

  1. (transitive) to speak to, address

Usage notes

Almost exclusively used in the past tense (which may be analyzed as imperfect or aorist). Very common in the Iliad and Odyssey in the third person singular past tense, and rare in other dialects.

Conjugation

   Imperfect: προσέφην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative προσέφην προσέφης/προσέφησθᾰ προσέφη προσέφᾰτον προσεφᾰ́την προσέφᾰμεν προσέφᾰτε προσέφᾰσᾰν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

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