τιμάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τῑμή (tīmḗ, “honor”) +‎ -άω (-áō).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tiː.má.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tiˈma.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /tiˈma.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /tiˈma.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /tiˈma.o/

Verb

τῑμᾰ́ω • (tīmáō)

to pay honor to, to hold in honor, treat honorably, to honor, revere
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 19.280
- 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Exodus 20.12
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.4
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 15.612
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 3.379
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 14.203
- 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Theogony 532
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 22.235
- 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Olympian Ode 9.69
- 467 BCE, Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 236
- 406 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 277
- 406 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 1071
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 2.29
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Memorabilia 4.3.13
- 442 BCE, Sophocles, Antigone 644
- 442 BCE, Sophocles, Antigone 516
- 431 BCE, Euripides, Medea 660
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 7.107
- 416 BCE, Euripides, Herakles 1338
- 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Leptines 15
- 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 631E
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 3.3.6
- 436 BCE – 338 BCE, Isocrates, Evagoras 42
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 7.213
- 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, Against Eratosthenes 64
- 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, On the Property of Aristophanes 18
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 1.2.12
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 3.2.28
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 8.2.10
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 2.4.9
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 9.155
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 20.129
- 467 BCE, Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 1051
- 470 BCE, Aeschylus, The Suppliants 116
- 458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Eumenides 773
- 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 3.58
- 405 BCE, Euripides, The Bacchae 220
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 1.9.14
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 6.1.6
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 1.3.3
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 9.608
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 7.69
- 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 8.105
- 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 426C
- 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Isthmian Ode 4.77
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 9.38
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 12.310
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Ways and Means 3.4
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 8.4.2
- 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 5.16
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.649
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 8.3.9
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 8.8.4
- 408 BCE, Euripides, Orestes 913
- 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.63
(of things) to hold in honor
- Homeric Hymn to the Muses and Apollo 6
- 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Olympian Ode 6.72
- 408 BCE, Euripides, The Phoenician Women 550
- 415 BCE, Euripides, The Trojan Women 1211
- 413 BCE, Euripides, Ion 1046
- 405 BCE, Euripides, The Bacchae 885
- 408 BCE, Euripides, The Phoenician Women 536
- 366 BCE – 348 BCE, Plato, Theaetetus 149c
- 470 BCE, Aeschylus, The Suppliants 1013
1. (with genitive of price) to estimate or value
  - 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 917C
  - 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 921B
  - 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 4.26
  - 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 955D
  - 200 BCE – 118 BCE, Polybius, The Histories 6.23.15
  - 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 954B
  - 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, On the Property of Aristophanes 48
  - 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 3.40
  - 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.33
  - 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Memorabilia 3.10.10
  - 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 2.1.13
  - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Androtion 45
  - 330 BCE, Demosthenes, On the Crown 214
  - 200 BCE – 118 BCE, Polybius, The Histories 2.62.7
  - 4th century BC, Isaeus, Pyrrhus 35
  - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Evergus and Mnesibulus 57
  - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Nicostratus 1
  - 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Leviticus 27.8
  - 70 CE – 110 CE, The Gospel of Matthew 27:9
2. (rarely) to award or give as an honor
  - 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Pythian Ode 4.270
  - 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Ajax 688
  - 442 BCE, Sophocles, Antigone 514
  - 408 BCE, Euripides, Orestes 829
(as an Attic law term)
1. (active voice, of the judge) to estimate the amount of punishment due to the criminals, award the penalty
  - 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 843B
  - 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 879B
  - 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 843D
  - 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 880D
  - 422 BCE, Aristophanes, The Wasps 106
  - 422 BCE, Aristophanes, The Wasps 847
  - 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, Against Epicrates and his Fellow Envoys 7
  - 380 BCE, Plato, Gorgias 516A
  - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Timocrates 103
  - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Zenothemis 15
  - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Theocrines 31
  - 361 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Midias 151
  - 400 BCE – 387 BCE, Plato, Apology 37C
  - 361 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Midias 47
  - 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, Against Andocides 22
  - 361 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Midias 47
  - 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 946E
  - 480 BCE – 411 BCE, Antiphon of Rhamnus, On the Choreutes 38
2. (middle voice, of the parties before the court)
  1. (of the accuser)
    - 400 BCE – 387 BCE, Plato, Apology 36B
    - 380 BCE, Plato, Gorgias 486B
    - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Aristogiton 1 74
    - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Aristogiton 1 83
  2. (of the person accused)
    - 400 BCE – 387 BCE, Plato, Apology 37B
    - 400 BCE – 387 BCE, Plato, Crito 52C
    - 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, Against Andocides 21
    - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Rhetoric 1375A.1
  3. (the accusative of the penalty or offense is added)
    - 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Cicero 8
    - 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, Against Agoratus
    - 3rd century CE, Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers 2.42
    - 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Phocion 34

Inflection

Present: τῑμᾰ́ω, τῑμᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	τῑμᾰ́ω	τῑμᾰ́εις	τῑμᾰ́ει	τῑμᾰ́ετον	τῑμᾰ́ετον	τῑμᾰ́ομεν	τῑμᾰ́ετε	τῑμᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	τῑμᾰ́ω	τῑμᾰ́ῃς	τῑμᾰ́ῃ	τῑμᾰ́ητον	τῑμᾰ́ητον	τῑμᾰ́ωμεν	τῑμᾰ́ητε	τῑμᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	τῑμᾰ́οιμῐ	τῑμᾰ́οις	τῑμᾰ́οι	τῑμᾰ́οιτον	τῑμᾰοίτην	τῑμᾰ́οιμεν	τῑμᾰ́οιτε	τῑμᾰ́οιεν
	imperative		τῑ́μᾰε	τῑμᾰέτω	τῑμᾰ́ετον	τῑμᾰέτων		τῑμᾰ́ετε	τῑμᾰόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	τῑμᾰ́ομαι	τῑμᾰ́ῃ, τῑμᾰ́ει	τῑμᾰ́εται	τῑμᾰ́εσθον	τῑμᾰ́εσθον	τῑμᾰόμεθᾰ	τῑμᾰ́εσθε	τῑμᾰ́ονται
	subjunctive	τῑμᾰ́ωμαι	τῑμᾰ́ῃ	τῑμᾰ́ηται	τῑμᾰ́ησθον	τῑμᾰ́ησθον	τῑμᾰώμεθᾰ	τῑμᾰ́ησθε	τῑμᾰ́ωνται
	optative	τῑμᾰοίμην	τῑμᾰ́οιο	τῑμᾰ́οιτο	τῑμᾰ́οισθον	τῑμᾰοίσθην	τῑμᾰοίμεθᾰ	τῑμᾰ́οισθε	τῑμᾰ́οιντο
	imperative		τῑμᾰ́ου	τῑμᾰέσθω	τῑμᾰ́εσθον	τῑμᾰέσθων		τῑμᾰ́εσθε	τῑμᾰέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		τῑμᾰ́ειν				τῑμᾰ́εσθαι
participle	m	τῑμᾰ́ων				τῑμᾰόμενος
	f	τῑμᾰ́ουσᾰ				τῑμᾰομένη
	n	τῑμᾰ́ον				τῑμᾰόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Present: τῑμῶ, τῑμῶμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	τῑμῶ	τῑμᾷς	τῑμᾷ	τῑμᾶτον	τῑμᾶτον	τῑμῶμεν	τῑμᾶτε	τῑμῶσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	τῑμῶ	τῑμᾷς	τῑμᾷ	τῑμᾶτον	τῑμᾶτον	τῑμῶμεν	τῑμᾶτε	τῑμῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	τῑμῴην, τῑμῷμῐ	τῑμῴης, τῑμῷς	τῑμῴη, τῑμῷ	τῑμῷτον, τῑμῴητον	τῑμῴτην, τῑμῳήτην	τῑμῷμεν, τῑμῴημεν	τῑμῷτε, τῑμῴητε	τῑμῷεν, τῑμῴησᾰν
	imperative		τῑ́μᾱ	τῑμᾱ́τω	τῑμᾶτον	τῑμᾱ́των		τῑμᾶτε	τῑμώντων
middle/ passive	indicative	τῑμῶμαι	τῑμᾷ	τῑμᾶται	τῑμᾶσθον	τῑμᾶσθον	τῑμώμεθᾰ	τῑμᾶσθε	τῑμῶνται
	subjunctive	τῑμῶμαι	τῑμᾷ	τῑμᾶται	τῑμᾶσθον	τῑμᾶσθον	τῑμώμεθᾰ	τῑμᾶσθε	τῑμῶνται
	optative	τῑμῴμην	τῑμῷο	τῑμῷτο	τῑμῷσθον	τῑμῴσθην	τῑμῴμεθᾰ	τῑμῷσθε	τῑμῷντο
	imperative		τῑμῶ	τῑμᾱ́σθω	τῑμᾶσθον	τῑμᾱ́σθων		τῑμᾶσθε	τῑμᾱ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		τῑμᾶν				τῑμᾶσθαι
participle	m	τῑμῶν				τῑμώμενος
	f	τῑμῶσᾰ				τῑμωμένη
	n	τῑμῶν				τῑμώμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐτῑ́μᾰον, ἐτῑμᾰόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐτῑ́μᾰον	ἐτῑ́μᾰες	ἐτῑ́μᾰε(ν)	ἐτῑμᾰ́ετον	ἐτῑμᾰέτην	ἐτῑμᾰ́ομεν	ἐτῑμᾰ́ετε	ἐτῑ́μᾰον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐτῑμᾰόμην	ἐτῑμᾰ́ου	ἐτῑμᾰ́ετο	ἐτῑμᾰ́εσθον	ἐτῑμᾰέσθην	ἐτῑμᾰόμεθᾰ	ἐτῑμᾰ́εσθε	ἐτῑμᾰ́οντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐτῑ́μων, ἐτῑμώμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐτῑ́μων	ἐτῑ́μᾱς	ἐτῑ́μᾱ	ἐτῑμᾶτον	ἐτῑμᾱ́την	ἐτῑμῶμεν	ἐτῑμᾶτε	ἐτῑ́μων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐτῑμώμην	ἐτῑμῶ	ἐτῑμᾶτο	ἐτῑμᾶσθον	ἐτῑμᾱ́σθην	ἐτῑμώμεθᾰ	ἐτῑμᾶσθε	ἐτῑμῶντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Future: τῑμήσω, τῑμήσομαι, τῑμηθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	τῑμήσω	τῑμήσεις	τῑμήσει	τῑμήσετον	τῑμήσετον	τῑμήσομεν	τῑμήσετε	τῑμήσουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	τῑμήσοιμῐ	τῑμήσοις	τῑμήσοι	τῑμήσοιτον	τῑμησοίτην	τῑμήσοιμεν	τῑμήσοιτε	τῑμήσοιεν
middle	indicative	τῑμήσομαι	τῑμήσῃ, τῑμήσει	τῑμήσεται	τῑμήσεσθον	τῑμήσεσθον	τῑμησόμεθᾰ	τῑμήσεσθε	τῑμήσονται
middle	optative	τῑμησοίμην	τῑμήσοιο	τῑμήσοιτο	τῑμήσοισθον	τῑμησοίσθην	τῑμησοίμεθᾰ	τῑμήσοισθε	τῑμήσοιντο
passive	indicative	τῑμηθήσομαι	τῑμηθήσῃ	τῑμηθήσεται	τῑμηθήσεσθον	τῑμηθήσεσθον	τῑμηθησόμεθᾰ	τῑμηθήσεσθε	τῑμηθήσονται
passive	optative	τῑμηθησοίμην	τῑμηθήσοιο	τῑμηθήσοιτο	τῑμηθήσοισθον	τῑμηθησοίσθην	τῑμηθησοίμεθᾰ	τῑμηθήσοισθε	τῑμηθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		τῑμήσειν			τῑμήσεσθαι		τῑμηθήσεσθαι
participle	m	τῑμήσων			τῑμησόμενος		τῑμηθησόμενος
	f	τῑμήσουσᾰ			τῑμησομένη		τῑμηθησομένη
	n	τῑμῆσον			τῑμησόμενον		τῑμηθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἐτῑ́μησᾰ, ἐτῑμησᾰ́μην, ἐτῑμήθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐτῑ́μησᾰ	ἐτῑ́μησᾰς	ἐτῑ́μησε(ν)	ἐτῑμήσᾰτον	ἐτῑμησᾰ́την	ἐτῑμήσᾰμεν	ἐτῑμήσᾰτε	ἐτῑ́μησᾰν
	subjunctive	τῑμήσω	τῑμήσῃς	τῑμήσῃ	τῑμήσητον	τῑμήσητον	τῑμήσωμεν	τῑμήσητε	τῑμήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	τῑμήσαιμῐ	τῑμήσειᾰς, τῑμήσαις	τῑμήσειε(ν), τῑμήσαι	τῑμήσαιτον	τῑμησαίτην	τῑμήσαιμεν	τῑμήσαιτε	τῑμήσειᾰν, τῑμήσαιεν
	imperative		τῑ́μησον	τῑμησᾰ́τω	τῑμήσᾰτον	τῑμησᾰ́των		τῑμήσᾰτε	τῑμησᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐτῑμησᾰ́μην	ἐτῑμήσω	ἐτῑμήσᾰτο	ἐτῑμήσᾰσθον	ἐτῑμησᾰ́σθην	ἐτῑμησᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐτῑμήσᾰσθε	ἐτῑμήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	τῑμήσωμαι	τῑμήσῃ	τῑμήσηται	τῑμήσησθον	τῑμήσησθον	τῑμησώμεθᾰ	τῑμήσησθε	τῑμήσωνται
	optative	τῑμησαίμην	τῑμήσαιο	τῑμήσαιτο	τῑμήσαισθον	τῑμησαίσθην	τῑμησαίμεθᾰ	τῑμήσαισθε	τῑμήσαιντο
	imperative		τῑ́μησαι	τῑμησᾰ́σθω	τῑμήσᾰσθον	τῑμησᾰ́σθων		τῑμήσᾰσθε	τῑμησᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐτῑμήθην	ἐτῑμήθης	ἐτῑμήθη	ἐτῑμήθητον	ἐτῑμηθήτην	ἐτῑμήθημεν	ἐτῑμήθητε	ἐτῑμήθησᾰν
	subjunctive	τῑμηθῶ	τῑμηθῇς	τῑμηθῇ	τῑμηθῆτον	τῑμηθῆτον	τῑμηθῶμεν	τῑμηθῆτε	τῑμηθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	τῑμηθείην	τῑμηθείης	τῑμηθείη	τῑμηθεῖτον, τῑμηθείητον	τῑμηθείτην, τῑμηθειήτην	τῑμηθεῖμεν, τῑμηθείημεν	τῑμηθεῖτε, τῑμηθείητε	τῑμηθεῖεν, τῑμηθείησᾰν
	imperative		τῑμήθητι	τῑμηθήτω	τῑμήθητον	τῑμηθήτων		τῑμήθητε	τῑμηθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		τῑμῆσαι			τῑμήσᾰσθαι		τῑμηθῆναι
participle	m	τῑμήσᾱς			τῑμησᾰ́μενος		τῑμηθείς
	f	τῑμήσᾱσᾰ			τῑμησᾰμένη		τῑμηθεῖσᾰ
	n	τῑμῆσᾰν			τῑμησᾰ́μενον		τῑμηθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Perfect: τετῑ́μηκᾰ, τετῑ́μημαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	τετῑ́μηκᾰ	τετῑ́μηκᾰς	τετῑ́μηκε(ν)	τετῑμήκᾰτον	τετῑμήκᾰτον	τετῑμήκᾰμεν	τετῑμήκᾰτε	τετῑμήκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	τετῑμήκω	τετῑμήκῃς	τετῑμήκῃ	τετῑμήκητον	τετῑμήκητον	τετῑμήκωμεν	τετῑμήκητε	τετῑμήκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	τετῑμήκοιμῐ, τετῑμηκοίην	τετῑμήκοις, τετῑμηκοίης	τετῑμήκοι, τετῑμηκοίη	τετῑμήκοιτον	τετῑμηκοίτην	τετῑμήκοιμεν	τετῑμήκοιτε	τετῑμήκοιεν
	imperative		τετῑ́μηκε	τετῑμηκέτω	τετῑμήκετον	τετῑμηκέτων		τετῑμήκετε	τετῑμηκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	τετῑ́μημαι	τετῑ́μησαι	τετῑ́μηται	τετῑ́μησθον	τετῑ́μησθον	τετῑμήμεθᾰ	τετῑ́μησθε	τετῑ́μηνται
	subjunctive	τετῑμημένος ὦ	τετῑμημένος ᾖς	τετῑμημένος ᾖ	τετῑμημένω ἦτον	τετῑμημένω ἦτον	τετῑμημένοι ὦμεν	τετῑμημένοι ἦτε	τετῑμημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	τετῑμημένος εἴην	τετῑμημένος εἴης	τετῑμημένος εἴη	τετῑμημένω εἴητον/εἶτον	τετῑμημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	τετῑμημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	τετῑμημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	τετῑμημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		τετῑ́μησο	τετῑμήσθω	τετῑ́μησθον	τετῑμήσθων		τετῑ́μησθε	τετῑμήσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		τετῑμηκέναι				τετῑμῆσθαι
participle	m	τετῑμηκώς				τετῑμημένος
	f	τετῑμηκυῖᾰ				τετῑμημένη
	n	τετῑμηκός				τετῑμημένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Pluperfect: ἐτετῑμήκειν, ἐτετῑμήμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐτετῑμήκειν, ἐτετῑμήκη	ἐτετῑμήκεις, ἐτετῑμήκης	ἐτετῑμήκει(ν)	ἐτετῑμήκετον	ἐτετῑμηκέτην	ἐτετῑμήκεμεν	ἐτετῑμήκετε	ἐτετῑμήκεσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐτετῑμήμην	ἐτετῑ́μησο	ἐτετῑ́μητο	ἐτετῑ́μησθον	ἐτετῑμήσθην	ἐτετῑμήμεθᾰ	ἐτετῑ́μησθε	ἐτετῑ́μηντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Greek

Etymology

From τιμώ (timó) + modern suffix -άω (-áo). From Ancient Greek τιμῶ (timô), contracted form of τιμάω (timáō).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tiˈma.o/
Hyphenation: τι‧μά‧ω

Verb

τιμάω • (timáo) / τιμώ (past τίμησα, passive τιμώμαι, p‑past τιμήθηκα, ppp τιμημένος)

to honour (UK), honor (US)
Tίμα τον πατέρα σου και τη μητέρα σου.
Tíma ton patéra sou kai ti mitéra sou.
Honour your father and mother.
to respect
to commemorate

Conjugation

τιμάω / τιμώ, τιμώμαι

	Active voice ➤		Passive voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤	Present	Dependent
1 sg	τιμάω, τιμώ	τιμήσω	τιμώμαι	τιμηθώ
2 sg	τιμάς	τιμήσεις	τιμάσαι	τιμηθείς
3 sg	τιμάει, τιμά	τιμήσει	τιμάται	τιμηθεί

1 pl	τιμάμε, τιμούμε	τιμήσουμε, [‑ομε]	τιμόμαστε, {‑ώμεθα}	τιμηθούμε
2 pl	τιμάτε	τιμήσετε	τιμάστε, {‑άσθε}	τιμηθείτε
3 pl	τιμάνε, τιμάν, τιμούν(ε)	τιμήσουν(ε)	τιμώνται	τιμηθούν(ε)

Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤	Imperfect	Simple past
1 sg	τιμούσα¹	τίμησα	—	τιμήθηκα
2 sg	τιμούσες	τίμησες	—	τιμήθηκες
3 sg	τιμούσε	τίμησε	{ετιμάτο}	τιμήθηκε

1 pl	τιμούσαμε	τιμήσαμε	—	τιμηθήκαμε
2 pl	τιμούσατε	τιμήσατε	—	τιμηθήκατε
3 pl	τιμούσαν(ε)	τίμησαν, τιμήσαν(ε)	{ετιμώντο}	τιμήθηκαν, τιμηθήκαν(ε)

Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤	Continuous	Simple
1 sg	θα τιμάω, θα τιμώ ➤	θα τιμήσω ➤	θα τιμώμαι ➤	θα τιμηθώ ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα τιμάς, …	θα τιμήσεις, …	θα τιμάσαι, …	θα τιμηθείς, …

	Perfect aspect ➤		Perfect aspect
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, … τιμήσει έχω, έχεις, … τιμημένο, ‑η, ‑ο ➤		έχω, έχεις, … τιμηθεί είμαι, είσαι, … τιμημένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, … τιμήσει είχα, είχες, … τιμημένο, ‑η, ‑ο		είχα, είχες, … τιμηθεί ήμουν, ήσουν, … τιμημένος , ‑η, ‑ο
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, … τιμήσει θα έχω, θα έχεις, … τιμημένο, ‑η, ‑ο		θα έχω, θα έχεις, … τιμηθεί θα είμαι, θα είσαι, … τιμημένος , ‑η, ‑ο

Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).

Imperative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect
2 sg	τίμα²	τίμησε	—	τιμήσου
2 pl	τιμάτε	τιμήστε	(τιμάστε), {τιμάσθε}	τιμηθείτε

Other forms	Active voice		Passive voice
Present participle➤	τιμώντας ➤		τιμώμενος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Perfect participle➤	έχοντας τιμήσει ➤		τιμημένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤

Nonfinite form➤	τιμήσει		τιμηθεί


Notes Appendix:Greek verbs	1. Alternative imperfect forms with endings -αγα, -αγες, -αγε (as in verb αγαπάω) are very uncommon. 2. Alternative imperative with ending -αγε is rare. • (…) optional or informal. rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Related terms

τιμή f (timí, “honour; price”)
τιμώμαι (timómai) (passive equivalent)

τιμάω

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