ἐνδύω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ἐν (en, “in”) + δύω (dúō, “I enter”). Compare Latin induo.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐνδῠ́ω • (endúō)

  1. (middle voice) to go into
    1. (of clothes) to put on, wear
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.42:
        ἕζετο δ’ ὀρθωθείς, μαλακὸν δ’ ἔνδυνε χιτῶνα καλὸν νηγάτεον
        hézeto d’ orthōtheís, malakòn d’ éndune khitôna kalòn nēgáteon
        He sat upright, and put on his soft tunic, fair and glistering.
      • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 3.98:
        τὸ ἐνθεῦτεν φορμοῦ τρόπον καταπλέξαντες ὡς θώρηκα ἐνδύνουσι.
        tò entheûten phormoû trópon katapléxantes hōs thṓrēka endúnousi.
        They then weave them crosswise like a mat, and wear them like a breastplate.
    2. to enter
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.622:
        οὐδ’ ἔτ’ ἀκοντιστὺν ἐσδύσεαι
        oud’ ét’ akontistùn esdúseai
        nor shalt thou enter the contest
      • 422 BCE, Aristophanes, The Wasps 1020:
        εἰς ἀλλοτρίας γαστέρας ἐνδὺς κωμῳδικὰ πολλὰ χέασθαι
        eis allotrías gastéras endùs kōmōidikà pollà khéasthai
        slipped within the belly of another and whispered to him many a comic hit
    3. to sink in
  2. (active as causal) to clothe
    • 425 BCE, Aristophanes, Lysistrata 1021:
      ἀλλὰ τὴν ἐξωμίδ’ ἐνδύσω σε
      allà tḕn exōmíd’ endúsō se
      but I will clothe you in the tunic
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 2.42:
      κριὸν ἕνα κατακόψαντες καὶ ἀποδείραντες κατὰ τὠυτὸ ἐνδύουσι τὤγαλμα τοῦ Διός
      kriòn héna katakópsantes kaì apodeírantes katà tōutò endúousi tṓgalma toû Diós
      they cut in pieces and flay a single ram and put the fleece on the image of Zeus

Inflection

   Present: ἐνδῠ́ω, ἐνδῠ́ομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐνδῠ́ω ἐνδῠ́εις ἐνδῠ́ει ἐνδῠ́ετον ἐνδῠ́ετον ἐνδῠ́ομεν ἐνδῠ́ετε ἐνδῠ́ουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐνδῠ́ω ἐνδῠ́ῃς ἐνδῠ́ῃ ἐνδῠ́ητον ἐνδῠ́ητον ἐνδῠ́ωμεν ἐνδῠ́ητε ἐνδῠ́ωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐνδῠ́οιμῐ ἐνδῠ́οις ἐνδῠ́οι ἐνδῠ́οιτον ἐνδῠοίτην ἐνδῠ́οιμεν ἐνδῠ́οιτε ἐνδῠ́οιεν
imperative   ἔνδῠε ἐνδῠέτω ἐνδῠ́ετον ἐνδῠέτων   ἐνδῠ́ετε ἐνδῠόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐνδῠ́ομαι ἐνδῠ́ῃ,
ἐνδῠ́ει 		ἐνδῠ́εται ἐνδῠ́εσθον ἐνδῠ́εσθον ἐνδῠόμεθᾰ ἐνδῠ́εσθε ἐνδῠ́ονται
subjunctive ἐνδῠ́ωμαι ἐνδῠ́ῃ ἐνδῠ́ηται ἐνδῠ́ησθον ἐνδῠ́ησθον ἐνδῠώμεθᾰ ἐνδῠ́ησθε ἐνδῠ́ωνται
optative ἐνδῠοίμην ἐνδῠ́οιο ἐνδῠ́οιτο ἐνδῠ́οισθον ἐνδῠοίσθην ἐνδῠοίμεθᾰ ἐνδῠ́οισθε ἐνδῠ́οιντο
imperative   ἐνδῠ́ου ἐνδῠέσθω ἐνδῠ́εσθον ἐνδῠέσθων   ἐνδῠ́εσθε ἐνδῠέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἐνδῠ́ειν ἐνδῠ́εσθαι
participle m ἐνδῠ́ων ἐνδῠόμενος
f ἐνδῠ́ουσᾰ ἐνδῠομένη
n ἐνδῠ́ον ἐνδῠόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: ἐνδῠ́νω, ἐνδῠ́νομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐνδῠ́νω ἐνδῠ́νεις ἐνδῠ́νει ἐνδῠ́νετον ἐνδῠ́νετον ἐνδῠ́νομεν ἐνδῠ́νετε ἐνδῠ́νουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐνδῠ́νω ἐνδῠ́νῃς ἐνδῠ́νῃ ἐνδῠ́νητον ἐνδῠ́νητον ἐνδῠ́νωμεν ἐνδῠ́νητε ἐνδῠ́νωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐνδῠ́νοιμῐ ἐνδῠ́νοις ἐνδῠ́νοι ἐνδῠ́νοιτον ἐνδῠνοίτην ἐνδῠ́νοιμεν ἐνδῠ́νοιτε ἐνδῠ́νοιεν
imperative   ἔνδῠνε ἐνδῠνέτω ἐνδῠ́νετον ἐνδῠνέτων   ἐνδῠ́νετε ἐνδῠνόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐνδῠ́νομαι ἐνδῠ́νῃ,
ἐνδῠ́νει 		ἐνδῠ́νεται ἐνδῠ́νεσθον ἐνδῠ́νεσθον ἐνδῠνόμεθᾰ ἐνδῠ́νεσθε ἐνδῠ́νονται
subjunctive ἐνδῠ́νωμαι ἐνδῠ́νῃ ἐνδῠ́νηται ἐνδῠ́νησθον ἐνδῠ́νησθον ἐνδῠνώμεθᾰ ἐνδῠ́νησθε ἐνδῠ́νωνται
optative ἐνδῠνοίμην ἐνδῠ́νοιο ἐνδῠ́νοιτο ἐνδῠ́νοισθον ἐνδῠνοίσθην ἐνδῠνοίμεθᾰ ἐνδῠ́νοισθε ἐνδῠ́νοιντο
imperative   ἐνδῠ́νου ἐνδῠνέσθω ἐνδῠ́νεσθον ἐνδῠνέσθων   ἐνδῠ́νεσθε ἐνδῠνέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἐνδῠ́νειν ἐνδῠ́νεσθαι
participle m ἐνδῠ́νων ἐνδῠνόμενος
f ἐνδῠ́νουσᾰ ἐνδῠνομένη
n ἐνδῠ́νον ἐνδῠνόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐνέδῠον, ἐνεδῠόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐνέδῠον ἐνέδῠες ἐνέδῠε(ν) ἐνεδῠ́ετον ἐνεδῠέτην ἐνεδῠ́ομεν ἐνεδῠ́ετε ἐνέδῠον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐνεδῠόμην ἐνεδῠ́ου ἐνεδῠ́ετο ἐνεδῠ́εσθον ἐνεδῠέσθην ἐνεδῠόμεθᾰ ἐνεδῠ́εσθε ἐνεδῠ́οντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐνέδῠνον, ἐνεδῠνόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐνέδῠνον ἐνέδῠνες ἐνέδῠνε(ν) ἐνεδῠ́νετον ἐνεδῠνέτην ἐνεδῠ́νομεν ἐνεδῠ́νετε ἐνέδῠνον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐνεδῠνόμην ἐνεδῠ́νου ἐνεδῠ́νετο ἐνεδῠ́νεσθον ἐνεδῠνέσθην ἐνεδῠνόμεθᾰ ἐνεδῠ́νεσθε ἐνεδῠ́νοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ἐνδῡ́σω, ἐνδῡ́σομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐνδῡ́σω ἐνδῡ́σεις ἐνδῡ́σει ἐνδῡ́σετον ἐνδῡ́σετον ἐνδῡ́σομεν ἐνδῡ́σετε ἐνδῡ́σουσῐ(ν)
optative ἐνδῡ́σοιμῐ ἐνδῡ́σοις ἐνδῡ́σοι ἐνδῡ́σοιτον ἐνδῡσοίτην ἐνδῡ́σοιμεν ἐνδῡ́σοιτε ἐνδῡ́σοιεν
middle indicative ἐνδῡ́σομαι ἐνδῡ́σῃ,
ἐνδῡ́σει 		ἐνδῡ́σεται ἐνδῡ́σεσθον ἐνδῡ́σεσθον ἐνδῡσόμεθᾰ ἐνδῡ́σεσθε ἐνδῡ́σονται
optative ἐνδῡσοίμην ἐνδῡ́σοιο ἐνδῡ́σοιτο ἐνδῡ́σοισθον ἐνδῡσοίσθην ἐνδῡσοίμεθᾰ ἐνδῡ́σοισθε ἐνδῡ́σοιντο
active middle
infinitive ἐνδῡ́σειν ἐνδῡ́σεσθαι
participle m ἐνδῡ́σων ἐνδῡσόμενος
f ἐνδῡ́σουσᾰ ἐνδῡσομένη
n ἐνδῦσον ἐνδῡσόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐνέδῡσᾰ, ἐνεδῡσᾰ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐνέδῡσᾰ ἐνέδῡσᾰς ἐνέδῡσε(ν) ἐνεδῡ́σᾰτον ἐνεδῡσᾰ́την ἐνεδῡ́σᾰμεν ἐνεδῡ́σᾰτε ἐνέδῡσᾰν
subjunctive ἐνδῡ́σω ἐνδῡ́σῃς ἐνδῡ́σῃ ἐνδῡ́σητον ἐνδῡ́σητον ἐνδῡ́σωμεν ἐνδῡ́σητε ἐνδῡ́σωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐνδῡ́σαιμῐ ἐνδῡ́σειᾰς,
ἐνδῡ́σαις 		ἐνδῡ́σειε(ν),
ἐνδῡ́σαι 		ἐνδῡ́σαιτον ἐνδῡσαίτην ἐνδῡ́σαιμεν ἐνδῡ́σαιτε ἐνδῡ́σειᾰν,
ἐνδῡ́σαιεν
imperative   ἔνδῡσον ἐνδῡσᾰ́τω ἐνδῡ́σᾰτον ἐνδῡσᾰ́των   ἐνδῡ́σᾰτε ἐνδῡσᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ἐνεδῡσᾰ́μην ἐνεδῡ́σω ἐνεδῡ́σᾰτο ἐνεδῡ́σᾰσθον ἐνεδῡσᾰ́σθην ἐνεδῡσᾰ́μεθᾰ ἐνεδῡ́σᾰσθε ἐνεδῡ́σᾰντο
subjunctive ἐνδῡ́σωμαι ἐνδῡ́σῃ ἐνδῡ́σηται ἐνδῡ́σησθον ἐνδῡ́σησθον ἐνδῡσώμεθᾰ ἐνδῡ́σησθε ἐνδῡ́σωνται
optative ἐνδῡσαίμην ἐνδῡ́σαιο ἐνδῡ́σαιτο ἐνδῡ́σαισθον ἐνδῡσαίσθην ἐνδῡσαίμεθᾰ ἐνδῡ́σαισθε ἐνδῡ́σαιντο
imperative   ἔνδῡσαι ἐνδῡσᾰ́σθω ἐνδῡ́σᾰσθον ἐνδῡσᾰ́σθων   ἐνδῡ́σᾰσθε ἐνδῡσᾰ́σθων
active middle
infinitive ἐνδῦσαι ἐνδῡ́σᾰσθαι
participle m ἐνδῡ́σᾱς ἐνδῡσᾰ́μενος
f ἐνδῡ́σᾱσᾰ ἐνδῡσᾰμένη
n ἐνδῦσᾰν ἐνδῡσᾰ́μενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐνέδῡν
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐνέδῡν ἐνέδῡς ἐνέδῡ ἐνέδῡτον ἐνεδῡ́την ἐνέδῡμεν ἐνέδῡτε ἐνέδῡσᾰν
subjunctive ἐνδῠ́ω ἐνδῠ́ῃς ἐνδῠ́ῃ ἐνδῠ́ητον ἐνδῠ́ητον ἐνδῠ́ωμεν ἐνδῠ́ωτε ἐνδῠ́ωσῐ(ν)
optative                
imperative   ἔνδῡθῐ ἐνδῡ́τω ἔνδῡτον ἐνδῡ́των   ἔνδῡτε ἐνδῡ́ντων
middle indicative                
subjunctive                
optative                
imperative                
active middle
infinitive ἐνδῦναι
participle m ἐνδῡ́ς
f ἐνδῦσᾰ
n ἐνδῠ́ν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ἐνδέδῡκᾰ
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐνδέδῡκᾰ ἐνδέδῡκᾰς ἐνδέδῡκε(ν) ἐνδεδῡ́κᾰτον ἐνδεδῡ́κᾰτον ἐνδεδῡ́κᾰμεν ἐνδεδῡ́κᾰτε ἐνδεδῡ́κᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐνδεδῡ́κω ἐνδεδῡ́κῃς ἐνδεδῡ́κῃ ἐνδεδῡ́κητον ἐνδεδῡ́κητον ἐνδεδῡ́κωμεν ἐνδεδῡ́κητε ἐνδεδῡ́κωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐνδεδῡ́κοιμῐ,
ἐνδεδῡκοίην 		ἐνδεδῡ́κοις,
ἐνδεδῡκοίης 		ἐνδεδῡ́κοι,
ἐνδεδῡκοίη 		ἐνδεδῡ́κοιτον ἐνδεδῡκοίτην ἐνδεδῡ́κοιμεν ἐνδεδῡ́κοιτε ἐνδεδῡ́κοιεν
imperative   ἐνδέδῡκε ἐνδεδῡκέτω ἐνδεδῡ́κετον ἐνδεδῡκέτων   ἐνδεδῡ́κετε ἐνδεδῡκόντων
active
infinitive ἐνδεδῡκέναι
participle m ἐνδεδῡκώς
f ἐνδεδῡκυῖᾰ
n ἐνδεδῡκός
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

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  • Greek: ντύνω (ntýno)

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