ἐπισσεύω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ σεύω (seúō)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐπισσεύω • (episseúō) (chiefly Epic)

  1. to set upon, incite against, send
  2. (in middle) to rush on or at, hasten on, speed to (especially in hostile sense)

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπισσεύω, ἐπισσεύομαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπισσεύω ἐπισσεύεις ἐπισσεύει ἐπισσεύετον ἐπισσεύετον ἐπισσεύομεν ἐπισσεύετε ἐπισσεύουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐπισσεύω,
ἐπισσεύωμῐ 		ἐπισσεύῃς,
ἐπισσεύῃσθᾰ 		ἐπισσεύῃ,
ἐπισσεύῃσῐ 		ἐπισσεύητον ἐπισσεύητον ἐπισσεύωμεν ἐπισσεύητε ἐπισσεύωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπισσεύοιμῐ ἐπισσεύοισ(θᾰ) ἐπισσεύοι ἐπισσεύοιτον ἐπισσευοίτην ἐπισσεύοιμεν ἐπισσεύοιτε ἐπισσεύοιεν
imperative   ἐπίσσευε ἐπισσευέτω ἐπισσεύετον ἐπισσευέτων   ἐπισσεύετε ἐπισσευόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπισσεύομαι ἐπισσεύεαι ἐπισσεύεται ἐπισσεύεσθον ἐπισσεύεσθον ἐπισσευόμε(σ)θᾰ ἐπισσεύεσθε ἐπισσεύονται
subjunctive ἐπισσεύωμαι ἐπισσεύηαι ἐπισσεύηται ἐπισσεύησθον ἐπισσεύησθον ἐπισσευώμε(σ)θᾰ ἐπισσεύησθε ἐπισσεύωνται
optative ἐπισσευοίμην ἐπισσεύοιο ἐπισσεύοιτο ἐπισσεύοισθον ἐπισσευοίσθην ἐπισσευοίμε(σ)θᾰ ἐπισσεύοισθε ἐπισσευοίᾰτο
imperative   ἐπισσεύεο ἐπισσευέσθω ἐπισσεύεσθον ἐπισσευέσθων   ἐπισσεύεσθε ἐπισσευέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἐπισσεύειν/ἐπισσευέμεν(αι)/ἐπισσευμέναι ἐπισσεύεσθαι
participle m ἐπισσεύων ἐπισσευόμενος
f ἐπισσεύουσᾰ ἐπισσευομένη
n ἐπισσεῦον ἐπισσευόμενον
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: ἐπεσσευόμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπεσσευόμην ἐπεσσεύου ἐπεσσεύετο ἐπεσσεύεσθον ἐπεσσευέσθην ἐπεσσευόμε(σ)θᾰ ἐπεσσεύεσθε ἐπεσσεύοντο
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.
   Aorist: ἐπέσσευᾰ, ἐπεσσευᾰ́μην, ἐπεσσῠ́θην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπέσσευᾰ ἐπέσσευᾰς ἐπέσσευε(ν) ἐπεσσεύᾰτον ἐπεσσευᾰ́την ἐπεσσεύᾰμεν ἐπεσσεύᾰτε ἐπέσσευᾰν
subjunctive ἐπισσεύω ἐπισσεύῃς ἐπισσεύῃ ἐπισσεύητον ἐπισσεύητον ἐπισσεύωμεν ἐπισσεύητε ἐπισσεύωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπισσεύαιμῐ ἐπισσεύειᾰς,
ἐπισσεύαις 		ἐπισσεύειε(ν),
ἐπισσεύαι 		ἐπισσεύαιτον ἐπισσευαίτην ἐπισσεύαιμεν ἐπισσεύαιτε ἐπισσεύειᾰν,
ἐπισσεύαιεν
imperative   ἐπίσσευον ἐπισσευᾰ́τω ἐπισσεύᾰτον ἐπισσευᾰ́των   ἐπισσεύᾰτε ἐπισσευᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ἐπεσσευᾰ́μην ἐπεσσεύω ἐπεσσεύᾰτο ἐπεσσεύᾰσθον ἐπεσσευᾰ́σθην ἐπεσσευᾰ́μεθᾰ ἐπεσσεύᾰσθε ἐπεσσεύᾰντο
subjunctive ἐπισσεύωμαι ἐπισσεύῃ ἐπισσεύηται ἐπισσεύησθον ἐπισσεύησθον ἐπισσευώμεθᾰ ἐπισσεύησθε ἐπισσεύωνται
optative ἐπισσευαίμην ἐπισσεύαιο ἐπισσεύαιτο ἐπισσεύαισθον ἐπισσευαίσθην ἐπισσευαίμεθᾰ ἐπισσεύαισθε ἐπισσεύαιντο
imperative   ἐπίσσευαι ἐπισσευᾰ́σθω ἐπισσεύᾰσθον ἐπισσευᾰ́σθων   ἐπισσεύᾰσθε ἐπισσευᾰ́σθων
passive indicative ἐπεσσῠ́θην ἐπεσσῠ́θης ἐπεσσῠ́θη ἐπεσσῠ́θητον ἐπεσσῠθήτην ἐπεσσῠ́θημεν ἐπεσσῠ́θητε ἐπεσσῠ́θησᾰν
subjunctive ἐπισσῠθῶ ἐπισσῠθῇς ἐπισσῠθῇ ἐπισσῠθῆτον ἐπισσῠθῆτον ἐπισσῠθῶμεν ἐπισσῠθῆτε ἐπισσῠθῶσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπισσῠθείην ἐπισσῠθείης ἐπισσῠθείη ἐπισσῠθεῖτον,
ἐπισσῠθείητον 		ἐπισσῠθείτην,
ἐπισσῠθειήτην 		ἐπισσῠθεῖμεν,
ἐπισσῠθείημεν 		ἐπισσῠθεῖτε,
ἐπισσῠθείητε 		ἐπισσῠθεῖεν,
ἐπισσῠθείησᾰν
imperative   ἐπισσῠ́θητῐ ἐπισσῠθήτω ἐπισσῠ́θητον ἐπισσῠθήτων   ἐπισσῠ́θητε ἐπισσῠθέντων
active middle passive
infinitive ἐπισσεῦαι ἐπισσεύᾰσθαι ἐπισσῠθῆναι
participle m ἐπισσεύᾱς ἐπισσευᾰ́μενος ἐπισσῠθείς
f ἐπισσεύᾱσᾰ ἐπισσευᾰμένη ἐπισσῠθεῖσᾰ
n ἐπισσεῦᾰν ἐπισσευᾰ́μενον ἐπισσῠθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐπίσσευᾰ, ἐπισσευᾰ́μην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπίσσευᾰ ἐπίσσευᾰς ἐπίσσευε(ν) ἐπισσεύᾰτον ἐπισσευᾰ́την ἐπισσεύᾰμεν ἐπισσεύᾰτε ἐπίσσευᾰν
middle indicative ἐπισσευᾰ́μην ἐπισσεύᾰο ἐπισσεύᾰτο ἐπισσεύᾰσθον ἐπισσευᾰ́σθην ἐπισσευᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ ἐπισσεύᾰσθε ἐπισσεύᾰντο
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.
   Aorist: ἐπεσσῠ́θην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
passive indicative ἐπεσσῠ́θην ἐπεσσῠ́θης ἐπεσσῠ́θη ἐπεσσῠ́θητον ἐπεσσῠθήτην ἐπεσσῠ́θημεν ἐπεσσῠ́θητε ἐπεσσῠ́θησᾰν,
ἐπέσσῠθεν
subjunctive ἐπισσῠθῶ ἐπισσῠθῇς ἐπισσῠθῇ ἐπισσῠθῆτον ἐπισσῠθῆτον ἐπισσῠθῶμεν ἐπισσῠθῆτε ἐπισσῠθῶσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπισσῠθείην ἐπισσῠθείης ἐπισσῠθείη ἐπισσῠθεῖτον,
ἐπισσῠθείητον 		ἐπισσῠθείτην,
ἐπισσῠθειήτην 		ἐπισσῠθεῖμεν,
ἐπισσῠθείημεν 		ἐπισσῠθεῖτε,
ἐπισσῠθείητε 		ἐπισσῠ́θειεν,
ἐπισσῠθείησᾰν
imperative   ἐπισσῠ́θητῐ ἐπισσῠθήτω ἐπισσῠ́θητον ἐπισσῠθήτων   ἐπισσῠ́θητε ἐπισσῠθέντων
passive
infinitive ἐπισσῠθῆναι/ἐπισσῠθήμεναι
participle m ἐπισσῠθείς
f ἐπισσῠθεῖσᾰ
n ἐπισσῠθέν
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: ἐπέσσῠμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπέσσῠμαι ἐπέσσῠσαι ἐπέσσῠται ἐπέσσῠσθον ἐπέσσῠσθον ἐπεσσῠ́μεθᾰ ἐπέσσῠσθε ἐπέσσῠνται
subjunctive ἐπεσσῠ́μενος ὦ ἐπεσσῠ́μενος ᾖς ἐπεσσῠ́μενος ᾖ ἐπεσσῠ́μενω ἦτον ἐπεσσῠ́μενω ἦτον ἐπεσσῠ́μενοι ὦμεν ἐπεσσῠ́μενοι ἦτε ἐπεσσῠ́μενοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπεσσῠ́μενος εἴην ἐπεσσῠ́μενος εἴης ἐπεσσῠ́μενος εἴη ἐπεσσῠ́μενω εἴητον/εἶτον ἐπεσσῠ́μενω εἰήτην/εἴτην ἐπεσσῠ́μενοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν ἐπεσσῠ́μενοι εἴητε/εἶτε ἐπεσσῠ́μενοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   ἐπέσσῠσο ἐπεσσῠ́σθω ἐπέσσῠσθον ἐπεσσῠ́σθων   ἐπέσσῠσθε ἐπεσσῠ́σθων
middle/passive
infinitive ἐπεσσῠ́σθαι
participle m ἐπεσσῠ́μενος
f ἐπεσσῠ́μενη
n ἐπεσσῠ́μενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Pluperfect: ἐπεσσῠ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπεσσῠ́μην ἐπέσσῠσο ἐπέσσῠτο ἐπέσσῠσθον ἐπεσσῠ́σθην ἐπεσσῠ́μεθᾰ ἐπέσσῠσθε ἐπέσσῠντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

  • “ἐπισσεύω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἐπισσεύω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • “ἐπισσεύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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