ἐδάην

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dens- (“to learn”), found also in διδάσκω (didáskō, “to teach”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬛𐬍𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬣𐬵𐬉 (dīdaiŋ́hē) (< *di-dens-h₂ey), Sanskrit दस्र (dasrá, “effecting miracles”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐδάην • (edáēn) (chiefly Epic)

  1. to teach
  2. (passive voice) to learn
  3. (in the perfect passive) to know (= have learned)

Usage notes

Several dictionaries list this verb under the unattested present form *δάω (*dáō).

Conjugation

   Aorist: δέδᾰον, δεδᾰόμην, ἐδᾰ́ην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δέδᾰον δέδᾰες δέδᾰε(ν),
δάε(ν),
ἔδαε(ν) 		δεδᾰ́ετον δεδᾰέτην δεδᾰ́ομεν δεδᾰ́ετε δέδᾰον
subjunctive δεδᾰ́ω,
δεδᾰ́ωμῐ 		δεδᾰ́ῃς,
δεδᾰ́ῃσθᾰ 		δεδᾰ́ῃ,
δεδᾰ́ῃσῐ 		δεδᾰ́ητον δεδᾰ́ητον δεδᾰ́ωμεν δεδᾰ́ητε δεδᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
optative δεδᾰ́οιμῐ δεδᾰ́οις/δεδᾰ́οισθᾰ δεδᾰ́οι δεδᾰεῖτον δεδᾰείτην δεδᾰεῖμεν δεδᾰεῖτε δεδᾰεῖεν
imperative   δέδᾰε δεδᾰέτω δεδᾰ́ετον δεδᾰέτων   δεδᾰ́ετε δεδᾰόντων
middle indicative δεδᾰόμην δεδᾰ́εο δεδᾰ́ετο δεδᾰ́εσθον δεδᾰέσθην δεδᾰόμε(σ)θᾰ δεδᾰ́εσθε δεδᾰ́οντο
subjunctive δεδᾰ́ωμαι δεδᾰ́ηαι δεδᾰ́ηται δεδᾰ́ησθον δεδᾰ́ησθον δεδᾰώμε(σ)θᾰ δεδᾰ́ησθε δεδᾰ́ωνται
optative δεδᾰοίμην δεδᾰ́οιο δεδᾰ́οιτο δεδᾰ́οισθον δεδᾰοίσθην δεδᾰοίμε(σ)θᾰ δεδᾰ́οισθε δεδᾰοίᾰτο
imperative   δεδᾰ́εο δεδᾰέσθω δεδᾰ́εσθον δεδᾰέσθων   δεδᾰ́εσθε δεδᾰέσθων
passive indicative ἐδᾰ́ην ἐδᾰ́ης ἐδᾰ́η ἐδᾰ́ητον ἐδᾰήτην ἐδᾰ́ημεν ἐδᾰ́ητε ἐδᾰ́ησᾰν,
ἔδᾰεν
subjunctive δαείω δᾰῇς δᾰῇ δᾰῆτον δᾰῆτον δᾰῶμεν δᾰῆτε δᾰῶσῐ(ν)
optative δᾰείην δᾰείης δᾰείη δᾰεῖτον,
δᾰείητον 		δᾰείτην,
δᾰειήτην 		δᾰεῖμεν,
δᾰείημεν 		δᾰεῖτε,
δᾰείητε 		δᾰ́ειεν,
δᾰείησᾰν
imperative   δᾰ́ηθῐ δᾰήτω δᾰ́ητον δᾰήτων   δᾰ́ητε δᾰέντων
active middle passive
infinitive δεδᾰεῖν/δεδᾰέμεν(αι) δεδάασθαι δᾰῆναι/δᾰήμεναι
participle m δεδᾰών δεδᾰόμενος δᾰείς
f δεδᾰοῦσᾰ δεδᾰομένη δᾰεῖσᾰ
n δεδᾰόν δεδᾰόμενον δᾰέν
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.
   Future: δαήσομαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative δαήσομαι δαήσεαι δαήσεται δαήσεσθον δαήσεσθον δαησόμε(σ)θᾰ δαήσεσθε δαήσονται
optative δαησοίμην δαήσοιο δαήσοιτο δαήσοισθον δαησοίσθην δαησοίμε(σ)θᾰ δαήσοισθε δαησοίᾰτο
middle
infinitive δαήσεσθαι
participle m δαησόμενος
f δαησομένη
n δαησόμενον
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.
   Perfect: δεδάηκᾰ (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δεδάηκᾰ δεδάηκᾰς δεδάηκε(ν) δεδαήκᾰτον δεδαήκᾰτον δεδαήκᾰμεν δεδαήκᾰτε δεδαήκᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive δεδαήκω,
δεδαήκωμῐ 		δεδαήκῃς,
δεδαήκῃσθᾰ 		δεδαήκῃ,
δεδαήκῃσῐ 		δεδαήκητον δεδαήκητον δεδαήκωμεν δεδαήκητε δεδαήκωσῐ(ν)
optative δεδαήκοιμῐ,
δεδαηκοίην 		δεδαήκοις,
δεδαηκοίης 		δεδαήκοι,
δεδαηκοίη 		δεδαήκοιτον δεδαηκοίτην δεδαήκοιμεν δεδαήκοιτε δεδαήκοιεν
imperative   δεδάηκε δεδαηκέτω δεδαήκετον δεδαηκέτων   δεδαήκετε δεδαηκόντων
active
infinitive δεδαηκέναι
participle m δεδαηκώς
f δεδαηκυῖᾰ
n δεδαηκός
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.
   Perfect: δέδαᾰ, δεδάημαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δέδαᾰ δέδαᾰς δέδαε(ν) δεδάᾰτον δεδάᾰτον δεδάᾰμεν δεδάᾰτε δεδάᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive δεδάω,
δεδάωμῐ 		δεδάῃς,
δεδάῃσθᾰ 		δεδάῃ,
δεδάῃσῐ 		δεδάητον δεδάητον δεδάωμεν δεδάητε δεδάωσῐ(ν)
optative δεδάοιμῐ,
δεδαοίην 		δεδάοις,
δεδαοίης 		δεδάοι,
δεδαοίη 		δεδάοιτον δεδαοίτην δεδάοιμεν δεδάοιτε δεδάοιεν
imperative   δέδαε δεδαέτω δεδάετον δεδαέτων   δεδάετε δεδαόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative δεδάημαι δεδάησαι δεδάηται δεδάησθον δεδάησθον δεδαήμεθᾰ δεδάησθε δεδάηνται
subjunctive δεδαημένος ὦ δεδαημένος ᾖς δεδαημένος ᾖ δεδαημένω ἦτον δεδαημένω ἦτον δεδαημένοι ὦμεν δεδαημένοι ἦτε δεδαημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative δεδαημένος εἴην δεδαημένος εἴης δεδαημένος εἴη δεδαημένω εἴητον/εἶτον δεδαημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην δεδαημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν δεδαημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε δεδαήμενοι εἰησᾰ́ν/εἰεν
imperative   δεδάησο δεδαήσθω δεδάησθον δεδαήσθων   δεδάησθε δεδαήσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive δεδαέναι δεδαῆσθαι
participle m δεδαώς δεδαημένος
f δεδαυῖᾰ δεδαημένη
n δεδαός δεδαημένον
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.

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δαῆναι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 296

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