ἀμφιέπω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

ἀμφι- (amphi-) +‎ ἕπω (hépō)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀμφιέπω • (amphiépō)

  1. to go about, to surround
  2. to be busy about, to perform
    Homer, Iliad, 24.804
    ὣς οἵ γ᾽ ἀμφίεπον τάφον Ἕκτορος ἱπποδάμοιο.
    Thus they performed the funeral of Hector the tamer of horses.
  3. to care for

Inflection

   Present: ἀμφιέπω, ἀμφιέπομαι (Attic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀμφιέπω ἀμφιέπεις ἀμφιέπει ἀμφιέπετον ἀμφιέπετον ἀμφιέπομεν ἀμφιέπετε ἀμφιέπουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἀμφιέπω ἀμφιέπῃς ἀμφιέπῃ ἀμφιέπητον ἀμφιέπητον ἀμφιέπωμεν ἀμφιέπητε ἀμφιέπωσῐ(ν)
optative ἀμφιέποιμῐ ἀμφιέποις ἀμφιέποι ἀμφιέποιτον ἀμφιεποίτην ἀμφιέποιμεν ἀμφιέποιτε ἀμφιέποιεν
imperative   ἀμφίεπε ἀμφιεπέτω ἀμφιέπετον ἀμφιεπέτων   ἀμφιέπετε ἀμφιεπόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἀμφιέπομαι ἀμφιέπῃ,
ἀμφιέπει 		ἀμφιέπεται ἀμφιέπεσθον ἀμφιέπεσθον ἀμφιεπόμεθᾰ ἀμφιέπεσθε ἀμφιέπονται
subjunctive ἀμφιέπωμαι ἀμφιέπῃ ἀμφιέπηται ἀμφιέπησθον ἀμφιέπησθον ἀμφιεπώμεθᾰ ἀμφιέπησθε ἀμφιέπωνται
optative ἀμφιεποίμην ἀμφιέποιο ἀμφιέποιτο ἀμφιέποισθον ἀμφιεποίσθην ἀμφιεποίμεθᾰ ἀμφιέποισθε ἀμφιέποιντο
imperative   ἀμφιέπου ἀμφιεπέσθω ἀμφιέπεσθον ἀμφιεπέσθων   ἀμφιέπεσθε ἀμφιεπέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἀμφιέπειν ἀμφιέπεσθαι
participle m ἀμφιέπων ἀμφιεπόμενος
f ἀμφιέπουσᾰ ἀμφιεπομένη
n ἀμφιέπον ἀμφιεπόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: ἀμφιέπω, ἀμφιέπομαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀμφιέπω ἀμφιέπεις ἀμφιέπει ἀμφιέπετον ἀμφιέπετον ἀμφιέπομεν ἀμφιέπετε ἀμφιέπουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἀμφιέπω,
ἀμφιέπωμῐ 		ἀμφιέπῃς,
ἀμφιέπῃσθᾰ 		ἀμφιέπῃ,
ἀμφιέπῃσῐ 		ἀμφιέπητον ἀμφιέπητον ἀμφιέπωμεν ἀμφιέπητε ἀμφιέπωσῐ(ν)
optative ἀμφιέποιμῐ ἀμφιέποισ(θᾰ) ἀμφιέποι ἀμφιέποιτον ἀμφιεποίτην ἀμφιέποιμεν ἀμφιέποιτε ἀμφιέποιεν
imperative   ἀμφίεπε ἀμφιεπέτω ἀμφιέπετον ἀμφιεπέτων   ἀμφιέπετε ἀμφιεπόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἀμφιέπομαι ἀμφιέπεαι ἀμφιέπεται ἀμφιέπεσθον ἀμφιέπεσθον ἀμφιεπόμε(σ)θᾰ ἀμφιέπεσθε ἀμφιέπονται
subjunctive ἀμφιέπωμαι ἀμφιέπηαι ἀμφιέπηται ἀμφιέπησθον ἀμφιέπησθον ἀμφιεπώμε(σ)θᾰ ἀμφιέπησθε ἀμφιέπωνται
optative ἀμφιεποίμην ἀμφιέποιο ἀμφιέποιτο ἀμφιέποισθον ἀμφιεποίσθην ἀμφιεποίμε(σ)θᾰ ἀμφιέποισθε ἀμφιεποίᾰτο
imperative   ἀμφιέπεο ἀμφιεπέσθω ἀμφιέπεσθον ἀμφιεπέσθων   ἀμφιέπεσθε ἀμφιεπέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἀμφιέπειν/ἀμφιεπέμεν(αι)/ἀμφιέπμεν(αι) ἀμφιέπεσθαι
participle m ἀμφιέπων ἀμφιεπόμενος
f ἀμφιέπουσᾰ ἀμφιεπομένη
n ἀμφιέπον ἀμφιεπόμενον
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: ἀμφίεπον, ἀμφιεπόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἀμφίεπον ἀμφίεπες ἀμφίεπε(ν) ἀμφιέπετον ἀμφιεπέτην ἀμφιέπομεν ἀμφιέπετε ἀμφίεπον
middle indicative ἀμφιεπόμην ἀμφιέπου ἀμφιέπετο ἀμφιέπεσθον ἀμφιεπέσθην ἀμφιεπόμεθᾰ ἀμφιέπεσθε ἀμφιέποντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

The imperfect tense has often aorist meaning. Middle forms are very rare.

References

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