ἐπιστέφω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ στέφω (stéphō)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐπιστέφω • (epistéphō)

  1. to surround with or as with a chaplet
  2. (Epic, in middle) to fill to the brim
  3. to offer (libations as an honour to the dead)

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπιστέφω, ἐπιστέφομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπιστέφω ἐπιστέφεις ἐπιστέφει ἐπιστέφετον ἐπιστέφετον ἐπιστέφομεν ἐπιστέφετε ἐπιστέφουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐπιστέφω ἐπιστέφῃς ἐπιστέφῃ ἐπιστέφητον ἐπιστέφητον ἐπιστέφωμεν ἐπιστέφητε ἐπιστέφωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπιστέφοιμῐ ἐπιστέφοις ἐπιστέφοι ἐπιστέφοιτον ἐπιστεφοίτην ἐπιστέφοιμεν ἐπιστέφοιτε ἐπιστέφοιεν
imperative   ἐπίστεφε ἐπιστεφέτω ἐπιστέφετον ἐπιστεφέτων   ἐπιστέφετε ἐπιστεφόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπιστέφομαι ἐπιστέφῃ,
ἐπιστέφει 		ἐπιστέφεται ἐπιστέφεσθον ἐπιστέφεσθον ἐπιστεφόμεθᾰ ἐπιστέφεσθε ἐπιστέφονται
subjunctive ἐπιστέφωμαι ἐπιστέφῃ ἐπιστέφηται ἐπιστέφησθον ἐπιστέφησθον ἐπιστεφώμεθᾰ ἐπιστέφησθε ἐπιστέφωνται
optative ἐπιστεφοίμην ἐπιστέφοιο ἐπιστέφοιτο ἐπιστέφοισθον ἐπιστεφοίσθην ἐπιστεφοίμεθᾰ ἐπιστέφοισθε ἐπιστέφοιντο
imperative   ἐπιστέφου ἐπιστεφέσθω ἐπιστέφεσθον ἐπιστεφέσθων   ἐπιστέφεσθε ἐπιστεφέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἐπιστέφειν ἐπιστέφεσθαι
participle m ἐπιστέφων ἐπιστεφόμενος
f ἐπιστέφουσᾰ ἐπιστεφομένη
n ἐπιστέφον ἐπιστεφόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐπέστεφον, ἐπεστεφόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπέστεφον ἐπέστεφες ἐπέστεφε(ν) ἐπεστέφετον ἐπεστεφέτην ἐπεστέφομεν ἐπεστέφετε ἐπέστεφον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπεστεφόμην ἐπεστέφου ἐπεστέφετο ἐπεστέφεσθον ἐπεστεφέσθην ἐπεστεφόμεθᾰ ἐπεστέφεσθε ἐπεστέφοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐπίστεφον, ἐπιστεφόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπίστεφον ἐπίστεφες ἐπίστεφε(ν) ἐπιστέφετον ἐπιστεφέτην ἐπιστέφομεν ἐπιστέφετε ἐπίστεφον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπιστεφόμην ἐπιστέφου ἐπιστέφετο ἐπιστέφεσθον ἐπιστεφέσθην ἐπιστεφόμεθᾰ ἐπιστέφεσθε ἐπιστέφοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ἐπιστέψω, ἐπιστέψομαι, ἐπιστεφθήσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπιστέψω ἐπιστέψεις ἐπιστέψει ἐπιστέψετον ἐπιστέψετον ἐπιστέψομεν ἐπιστέψετε ἐπιστέψουσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπιστέψοιμῐ ἐπιστέψοις ἐπιστέψοι ἐπιστέψοιτον ἐπιστεψοίτην ἐπιστέψοιμεν ἐπιστέψοιτε ἐπιστέψοιεν
middle indicative ἐπιστέψομαι ἐπιστέψῃ,
ἐπιστέψει 		ἐπιστέψεται ἐπιστέψεσθον ἐπιστέψεσθον ἐπιστεψόμεθᾰ ἐπιστέψεσθε ἐπιστέψονται
optative ἐπιστεψοίμην ἐπιστέψοιο ἐπιστέψοιτο ἐπιστέψοισθον ἐπιστεψοίσθην ἐπιστεψοίμεθᾰ ἐπιστέψοισθε ἐπιστέψοιντο
passive indicative ἐπιστεφθήσομαι ἐπιστεφθήσῃ ἐπιστεφθήσεται ἐπιστεφθήσεσθον ἐπιστεφθήσεσθον ἐπιστεφθησόμεθᾰ ἐπιστεφθήσεσθε ἐπιστεφθήσονται
optative ἐπιστεφθησοίμην ἐπιστεφθήσοιο ἐπιστεφθήσοιτο ἐπιστεφθήσοισθον ἐπιστεφθησοίσθην ἐπιστεφθησοίμεθᾰ ἐπιστεφθήσοισθε ἐπιστεφθήσοιντο
active middle passive
infinitive ἐπιστέψειν ἐπιστέψεσθαι ἐπιστεφθήσεσθαι
participle m ἐπιστέψων ἐπιστεψόμενος ἐπιστεφθησόμενος
f ἐπιστέψουσᾰ ἐπιστεψομένη ἐπιστεφθησομένη
n ἐπιστέψον ἐπιστεψόμενον ἐπιστεφθησόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐπέστεψᾰ, ἐπεστεψᾰ́μην, ἐπεστέφθην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπέστεψᾰ ἐπέστεψᾰς ἐπέστεψε(ν) ἐπεστέψᾰτον ἐπεστεψᾰ́την ἐπεστέψᾰμεν ἐπεστέψᾰτε ἐπέστεψᾰν
subjunctive ἐπιστέψω ἐπιστέψῃς ἐπιστέψῃ ἐπιστέψητον ἐπιστέψητον ἐπιστέψωμεν ἐπιστέψητε ἐπιστέψωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπιστέψαιμῐ ἐπιστέψειᾰς,
ἐπιστέψαις 		ἐπιστέψειε(ν),
ἐπιστέψαι 		ἐπιστέψαιτον ἐπιστεψαίτην ἐπιστέψαιμεν ἐπιστέψαιτε ἐπιστέψειᾰν,
ἐπιστέψαιεν
imperative   ἐπίστεψον ἐπιστεψᾰ́τω ἐπιστέψᾰτον ἐπιστεψᾰ́των   ἐπιστέψᾰτε ἐπιστεψᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ἐπεστεψᾰ́μην ἐπεστέψω ἐπεστέψᾰτο ἐπεστέψᾰσθον ἐπεστεψᾰ́σθην ἐπεστεψᾰ́μεθᾰ ἐπεστέψᾰσθε ἐπεστέψᾰντο
subjunctive ἐπιστέψωμαι ἐπιστέψῃ ἐπιστέψηται ἐπιστέψησθον ἐπιστέψησθον ἐπιστεψώμεθᾰ ἐπιστέψησθε ἐπιστέψωνται
optative ἐπιστεψαίμην ἐπιστέψαιο ἐπιστέψαιτο ἐπιστέψαισθον ἐπιστεψαίσθην ἐπιστεψαίμεθᾰ ἐπιστέψαισθε ἐπιστέψαιντο
imperative   ἐπίστεψαι ἐπιστεψᾰ́σθω ἐπιστέψᾰσθον ἐπιστεψᾰ́σθων   ἐπιστέψᾰσθε ἐπιστεψᾰ́σθων
passive indicative ἐπεστέφθην ἐπεστέφθης ἐπεστέφθη ἐπεστέφθητον ἐπεστεφθήτην ἐπεστέφθημεν ἐπεστέφθητε ἐπεστέφθησᾰν
subjunctive ἐπιστεφθῶ ἐπιστεφθῇς ἐπιστεφθῇ ἐπιστεφθῆτον ἐπιστεφθῆτον ἐπιστεφθῶμεν ἐπιστεφθῆτε ἐπιστεφθῶσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπιστεφθείην ἐπιστεφθείης ἐπιστεφθείη ἐπιστεφθεῖτον,
ἐπιστεφθείητον 		ἐπιστεφθείτην,
ἐπιστεφθειήτην 		ἐπιστεφθεῖμεν,
ἐπιστεφθείημεν 		ἐπιστεφθεῖτε,
ἐπιστεφθείητε 		ἐπιστεφθεῖεν,
ἐπιστεφθείησᾰν
imperative   ἐπιστέφθητῐ ἐπιστεφθήτω ἐπιστέφθητον ἐπιστεφθήτων   ἐπιστέφθητε ἐπιστεφθέντων
active middle passive
infinitive ἐπιστέψαι ἐπιστέψᾰσθαι ἐπιστεφθῆναι
participle m ἐπιστέψᾱς ἐπιστεψᾰ́μενος ἐπιστεφθείς
f ἐπιστέψᾱσᾰ ἐπιστεψᾰμένη ἐπιστεφθεῖσᾰ
n ἐπιστέψᾰν ἐπιστεψᾰ́μενον ἐπιστεφθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ἐπέστεμμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπέστεμμαι ἐπέστεψαι ἐπέστεπται ἐπέστεφθον ἐπέστεφθον ἐπεστέμμεθᾰ ἐπέστεφθε ἐπεστέφᾰται
subjunctive ἐπεστεμμένος ὦ ἐπεστεμμένος ᾖς ἐπεστεμμένος ᾖ ἐπεστεμμένω ἦτον ἐπεστεμμένω ἦτον ἐπεστεμμένοι ὦμεν ἐπεστεμμένοι ἦτε ἐπεστεμμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπεστεμμένος εἴην ἐπεστεμμένος εἴης ἐπεστεμμένος εἴη ἐπεστεμμένω εἴητον/εἶτον ἐπεστεμμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην ἐπεστεμμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν ἐπεστεμμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε ἐπεστεμμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   ἐπέστεψο ἐπεστέφθω ἐπέστεφθον ἐπεστέφθων   ἐπέστεφθε ἐπεστέφθων
middle/passive
infinitive ἐπεστέφθαι
participle m ἐπεστεμμένος
f ἐπεστεμμένη
n ἐπεστεμμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

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