ἐγκρατεύομαι

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐγκρατής (enkratḗs) +‎ -εύομαι (-eúomai)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐγκρᾰτεύομαι • (enkrateúomai) (deponent)

  1. to exercise self-control, temperance, moderation
    • 446 BCE – 386 BCE, Aristophanes, Eudemian Ethics 1223b:
      ἐγκρατεύεται δʼ ὅταν πράττῃ παρὰ τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν κατὰ τὸν λογισμόν
      enkrateúetai dʼ hótan práttēi parà tḕn epithumían katà tòn logismón
    • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 43.30:
      καὶ νιψάμενος τὸ πρόσωπον ἐξελθὼν ἐνεκρατεύσατο καὶ εἶπε· παράθετε ἄρτους.
      kaì nipsámenos tò prósōpon exelthṑn enekrateúsato kaì eîpe; paráthete ártous.
      • Translation by Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton
        And he washed his face and came out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
  2. to force oneself to accomplish something
  3. to starve oneself
  4. to be a member of the Encratites

Conjugation

   Present: ἐγκρᾰτεύομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐγκρᾰτεύομαι ἐγκρᾰτεύῃ,
ἐγκρᾰτεύει 		ἐγκρᾰτεύεται ἐγκρᾰτεύεσθον ἐγκρᾰτεύεσθον ἐγκρᾰτευόμεθᾰ ἐγκρᾰτεύεσθε ἐγκρᾰτεύονται
subjunctive ἐγκρᾰτεύωμαι ἐγκρᾰτεύῃ ἐγκρᾰτεύηται ἐγκρᾰτεύησθον ἐγκρᾰτεύησθον ἐγκρᾰτευώμεθᾰ ἐγκρᾰτεύησθε ἐγκρᾰτεύωνται
optative ἐγκρᾰτευοίμην ἐγκρᾰτεύοιο ἐγκρᾰτεύοιτο ἐγκρᾰτεύοισθον ἐγκρᾰτευοίσθην ἐγκρᾰτευοίμεθᾰ ἐγκρᾰτεύοισθε ἐγκρᾰτεύοιντο
imperative   ἐγκρᾰτεύου ἐγκρᾰτευέσθω ἐγκρᾰτεύεσθον ἐγκρᾰτευέσθων   ἐγκρᾰτεύεσθε ἐγκρᾰτευέσθων
infinitive ἐγκρᾰτεύεσθαι
participle m ἐγκρᾰτευόμενος
f ἐγκρᾰτευομένη
n ἐγκρᾰτευόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐνεκρᾰτευόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐνεκρᾰτευόμην ἐνεκρᾰτεύου ἐνεκρᾰτεύετο ἐνεκρᾰτεύεσθον ἐνεκρᾰτευέσθην ἐνεκρᾰτευόμεθᾰ ἐνεκρᾰτεύεσθε ἐνεκρᾰτεύοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ἐγκρᾰτεύσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐγκρᾰτεύσομαι ἐγκρᾰτεύσῃ,
ἐγκρᾰτεύσει 		ἐγκρᾰτεύσεται ἐγκρᾰτεύσεσθον ἐγκρᾰτεύσεσθον ἐγκρᾰτευσόμεθᾰ ἐγκρᾰτεύσεσθε ἐγκρᾰτεύσονται
optative ἐγκρᾰτευσοίμην ἐγκρᾰτεύσοιο ἐγκρᾰτεύσοιτο ἐγκρᾰτεύσοισθον ἐγκρᾰτευσοίσθην ἐγκρᾰτευσοίμεθᾰ ἐγκρᾰτεύσοισθε ἐγκρᾰτεύσοιντο
middle
infinitive ἐγκρᾰτεύσεσθαι
participle m ἐγκρᾰτευσόμενος
f ἐγκρᾰτευσομένη
n ἐγκρᾰτευσόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐνεκρᾰτευσᾰ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐνεκρᾰτευσᾰ́μην ἐνεκρᾰτεύσω ἐνεκρᾰτεύσᾰτο ἐνεκρᾰτεύσᾰσθον ἐνεκρᾰτευσᾰ́σθην ἐνεκρᾰτευσᾰ́μεθᾰ ἐνεκρᾰτεύσᾰσθε ἐνεκρᾰτεύσᾰντο
subjunctive ἐγκρᾰτεύσωμαι ἐγκρᾰτεύσῃ ἐγκρᾰτεύσηται ἐγκρᾰτεύσησθον ἐγκρᾰτεύσησθον ἐγκρᾰτευσώμεθᾰ ἐγκρᾰτεύσησθε ἐγκρᾰτεύσωνται
optative ἐγκρᾰτευσαίμην ἐγκρᾰτεύσαιο ἐγκρᾰτεύσαιτο ἐγκρᾰτεύσαισθον ἐγκρᾰτευσαίσθην ἐγκρᾰτευσαίμεθᾰ ἐγκρᾰτεύσαισθε ἐγκρᾰτεύσαιντο
imperative   ἐγκρᾰ́τευσαι ἐγκρᾰτευσᾰ́σθω ἐγκρᾰτεύσᾰσθον ἐγκρᾰτευσᾰ́σθων   ἐγκρᾰτεύσᾰσθε ἐγκρᾰτευσᾰ́σθων
middle
infinitive ἐγκρᾰτεύσᾰσθαι
participle m ἐγκρᾰτευσᾰ́μενος
f ἐγκρᾰτευσᾰμένη
n ἐγκρᾰτευσᾰ́μενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

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