ἐπιτάσσω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ τᾰ́σσω (tássō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐπῐτᾰ́σσω • (epitássō)

  1. put upon as a duty, enjoin
    • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.139.1:
      Λακεδαιμόνιοι δὲ ἐπὶ μὲν τῆς πρώτης πρεσβείας τοιαῦτα ἐπέταξάν
      Lakedaimónioi dè epì mèn tês prṓtēs presbeías toiaûta epétaxán
      Such things the Lacedaemonians ordered in their first embassy
  2. place beside

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπῐτᾰ́σσω, ἐπῐτᾰ́σσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπῐτᾰ́σσω ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεις ἐπῐτᾰ́σσει ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετον ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετον ἐπῐτᾰ́σσομεν ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετε ἐπῐτᾰ́σσουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐπῐτᾰ́σσω ἐπῐτᾰ́σσῃς ἐπῐτᾰ́σσῃ ἐπῐτᾰ́σσητον ἐπῐτᾰ́σσητον ἐπῐτᾰ́σσωμεν ἐπῐτᾰ́σσητε ἐπῐτᾰ́σσωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιμῐ ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοις ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοι ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιτον ἐπῐτᾰσσοίτην ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιμεν ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιτε ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιεν
imperative   ἐπῐ́τᾰσσε ἐπῐτᾰσσέτω ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετον ἐπῐτᾰσσέτων   ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετε ἐπῐτᾰσσόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπῐτᾰ́σσομαι ἐπῐτᾰ́σσῃ,
ἐπῐτᾰ́σσει 		ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεται ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθον ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθον ἐπῐτᾰσσόμεθᾰ ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθε ἐπῐτᾰ́σσονται
subjunctive ἐπῐτᾰ́σσωμαι ἐπῐτᾰ́σσῃ ἐπῐτᾰ́σσηται ἐπῐτᾰ́σσησθον ἐπῐτᾰ́σσησθον ἐπῐτᾰσσώμεθᾰ ἐπῐτᾰ́σσησθε ἐπῐτᾰ́σσωνται
optative ἐπῐτᾰσσοίμην ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιο ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιτο ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοισθον ἐπῐτᾰσσοίσθην ἐπῐτᾰσσοίμεθᾰ ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοισθε ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιντο
imperative   ἐπῐτᾰ́σσου ἐπῐτᾰσσέσθω ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθον ἐπῐτᾰσσέσθων   ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθε ἐπῐτᾰσσέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἐπῐτᾰ́σσειν ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθαι
participle m ἐπῐτᾰ́σσων ἐπῐτᾰσσόμενος
f ἐπῐτᾰ́σσουσᾰ ἐπῐτᾰσσομένη
n ἐπῐτᾰ́σσον ἐπῐτᾰσσόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐπέτᾰσσον, ἐπετᾰσσόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπέτᾰσσον ἐπέτᾰσσες ἐπέτᾰσσε(ν) ἐπετᾰ́σσετον ἐπετᾰσσέτην ἐπετᾰ́σσομεν ἐπετᾰ́σσετε ἐπέτᾰσσον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπετᾰσσόμην ἐπετᾰ́σσου ἐπετᾰ́σσετο ἐπετᾰ́σσεσθον ἐπετᾰσσέσθην ἐπετᾰσσόμεθᾰ ἐπετᾰ́σσεσθε ἐπετᾰ́σσοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐπῐ́τᾰσσον, ἐπῐτᾰσσόμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπῐ́τᾰσσον ἐπῐ́τᾰσσες ἐπῐ́τᾰσσε(ν) ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετον ἐπῐτᾰσσέτην ἐπῐτᾰ́σσομεν ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετε ἐπῐ́τᾰσσον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπῐτᾰσσόμην ἐπῐτᾰ́σσου ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετο ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθον ἐπῐτᾰσσέσθην ἐπῐτᾰσσόμε(σ)θᾰ ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθε ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοντο
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: ἐπῐτᾰ́ξω, ἐπῐτᾰ́ξομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπῐτᾰ́ξω ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεις ἐπῐτᾰ́ξει ἐπῐτᾰ́ξετον ἐπῐτᾰ́ξετον ἐπῐτᾰ́ξομεν ἐπῐτᾰ́ξετε ἐπῐτᾰ́ξουσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιμῐ ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοις ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοι ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιτον ἐπῐτᾰξοίτην ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιμεν ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιτε ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιεν
middle indicative ἐπῐτᾰ́ξομαι ἐπῐτᾰ́ξῃ,
ἐπῐτᾰ́ξει 		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεται ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεσθον ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεσθον ἐπῐτᾰξόμεθᾰ ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεσθε ἐπῐτᾰ́ξονται
optative ἐπῐτᾰξοίμην ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιο ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιτο ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοισθον ἐπῐτᾰξοίσθην ἐπῐτᾰξοίμεθᾰ ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοισθε ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιντο
active middle
infinitive ἐπῐτᾰ́ξειν ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεσθαι
participle m ἐπῐτᾰ́ξων ἐπῐτᾰξόμενος
f ἐπῐτᾰ́ξουσᾰ ἐπῐτᾰξομένη
n ἐπῐτᾰ́ξον ἐπῐτᾰξόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐπέτᾰξᾰ, ἐπετᾰ́χθην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπέτᾰξᾰ ἐπέτᾰξᾰς ἐπέτᾰξε(ν) ἐπετᾰ́ξᾰτον ἐπετᾰξᾰ́την ἐπετᾰ́ξᾰμεν ἐπετᾰ́ξᾰτε ἐπέτᾰξᾰν
subjunctive ἐπῐτᾰ́ξω ἐπῐτᾰ́ξῃς ἐπῐτᾰ́ξῃ ἐπῐτᾰ́ξητον ἐπῐτᾰ́ξητον ἐπῐτᾰ́ξωμεν ἐπῐτᾰ́ξητε ἐπῐτᾰ́ξωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαιμῐ ἐπῐτᾰ́ξειᾰς,
ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαις 		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξειε(ν),
ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαι 		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαιτον ἐπῐτᾰξαίτην ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαιμεν ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαιτε ἐπῐτᾰ́ξειᾰν,
ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαιεν
imperative   ἐπῐ́τᾰξον ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́τω ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰτον ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́των   ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰτε ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́ντων
passive indicative ἐπετᾰ́χθην ἐπετᾰ́χθης ἐπετᾰ́χθη ἐπετᾰ́χθητον ἐπετᾰχθήτην ἐπετᾰ́χθημεν ἐπετᾰ́χθητε ἐπετᾰ́χθησᾰν
subjunctive ἐπῐτᾰχθῶ ἐπῐτᾰχθῇς ἐπῐτᾰχθῇ ἐπῐτᾰχθῆτον ἐπῐτᾰχθῆτον ἐπῐτᾰχθῶμεν ἐπῐτᾰχθῆτε ἐπῐτᾰχθῶσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐτᾰχθείην ἐπῐτᾰχθείης ἐπῐτᾰχθείη ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖτον,
ἐπῐτᾰχθείητον 		ἐπῐτᾰχθείτην,
ἐπῐτᾰχθειήτην 		ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖμεν,
ἐπῐτᾰχθείημεν 		ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖτε,
ἐπῐτᾰχθείητε 		ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖεν,
ἐπῐτᾰχθείησᾰν
imperative   ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητῐ ἐπῐτᾰχθήτω ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητον ἐπῐτᾰχθήτων   ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητε ἐπῐτᾰχθέντων
active passive
infinitive ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαι ἐπῐτᾰχθῆναι
participle m ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾱς ἐπῐτᾰχθείς
f ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾱσᾰ ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖσᾰ
n ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰν ἐπῐτᾰχθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐπῐ́τᾰξᾰ, ἐπῐτᾰ́χθην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπῐ́τᾰξᾰ ἐπῐ́τᾰξᾰς ἐπῐ́τᾰξε(ν) ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰτον ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́την ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰμεν ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰτε ἐπῐ́τᾰξᾰν
subjunctive ἐπῐτᾰ́ξω,
ἐπῐτᾰ́ξωμῐ 		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξῃς,
ἐπῐτᾰ́ξῃσθᾰ 		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξῃ,
ἐπῐτᾰ́ξῃσῐ 		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξητον ἐπῐτᾰ́ξητον ἐπῐτᾰ́ξωμεν ἐπῐτᾰ́ξητε ἐπῐτᾰ́ξωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαιμῐ ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαις,
ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαισθᾰ,
ἐπῐτᾰ́ξειᾰς 		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξειε(ν),
ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαι 		ἐπῐτᾰξεῖτον ἐπῐτᾰξείτην ἐπῐτᾰξεῖμεν ἐπῐτᾰξεῖτε ἐπῐτᾰξεῖεν
imperative   ἐπῐ́τᾰξον ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́τω ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰτον ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́των   ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰτε ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́ντων
passive indicative ἐπῐτᾰ́χθην ἐπῐτᾰ́χθης ἐπῐτᾰ́χθη ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητον ἐπῐτᾰχθήτην ἐπῐτᾰ́χθημεν ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητε ἐπῐτᾰ́χθησᾰν,
ἐπῐ́τᾰχθεν
subjunctive ἐπῐτᾰχθῶ ἐπῐτᾰχθῇς ἐπῐτᾰχθῇ ἐπῐτᾰχθῆτον ἐπῐτᾰχθῆτον ἐπῐτᾰχθῶμεν ἐπῐτᾰχθῆτε ἐπῐτᾰχθῶσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐτᾰχθείην ἐπῐτᾰχθείης ἐπῐτᾰχθείη ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖτον,
ἐπῐτᾰχθείητον 		ἐπῐτᾰχθείτην,
ἐπῐτᾰχθειήτην 		ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖμεν,
ἐπῐτᾰχθείημεν 		ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖτε,
ἐπῐτᾰχθείητε 		ἐπῐτᾰ́χθειεν,
ἐπῐτᾰχθείησᾰν
imperative   ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητῐ ἐπῐτᾰχθήτω ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητον ἐπῐτᾰχθήτων   ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητε ἐπῐτᾰχθέντων
active passive
infinitive ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαι/ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́μεν/ἐπῐτᾰξᾰμέναι ἐπῐτᾰχθῆναι/ἐπῐτᾰχθήμεναι
participle m ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾱς ἐπῐτᾰχθείς
f ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾱσᾰ ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖσᾰ
n ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰν ἐπῐτᾰχθέν
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: ἐπῐτέτᾰχᾰ, ἐπῐτέτᾰγμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπῐτέτᾰχᾰ ἐπῐτέτᾰχᾰς ἐπῐτέτᾰχε(ν) ἐπῐτετᾰ́χᾰτον ἐπῐτετᾰ́χᾰτον ἐπῐτετᾰ́χᾰμεν ἐπῐτετᾰ́χᾰτε ἐπῐτετᾰ́χᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐπῐτετᾰ́χω ἐπῐτετᾰ́χῃς ἐπῐτετᾰ́χῃ ἐπῐτετᾰ́χητον ἐπῐτετᾰ́χητον ἐπῐτετᾰ́χωμεν ἐπῐτετᾰ́χητε ἐπῐτετᾰ́χωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐτετᾰ́χοιμῐ,
ἐπῐτετᾰχοίην 		ἐπῐτετᾰ́χοις,
ἐπῐτετᾰχοίης 		ἐπῐτετᾰ́χοι,
ἐπῐτετᾰχοίη 		ἐπῐτετᾰ́χοιτον ἐπῐτετᾰχοίτην ἐπῐτετᾰ́χοιμεν ἐπῐτετᾰ́χοιτε ἐπῐτετᾰ́χοιεν
imperative   ἐπῐτέτᾰχε ἐπῐτετᾰχέτω ἐπῐτετᾰ́χετον ἐπῐτετᾰχέτων   ἐπῐτετᾰ́χετε ἐπῐτετᾰχόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπῐτέτᾰγμαι ἐπῐτέτᾰξαι ἐπῐτέτᾰκται ἐπῐτέτᾰχθον ἐπῐτέτᾰχθον ἐπῐτετᾰ́γμεθᾰ ἐπῐτέτᾰχθε ἐπῐτετᾰ́χᾰται
subjunctive ἐπῐτετᾰγμένος ὦ ἐπῐτετᾰγμένος ᾖς ἐπῐτετᾰγμένος ᾖ ἐπῐτετᾰγμένω ἦτον ἐπῐτετᾰγμένω ἦτον ἐπῐτετᾰγμένοι ὦμεν ἐπῐτετᾰγμένοι ἦτε ἐπῐτετᾰγμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐτετᾰγμένος εἴην ἐπῐτετᾰγμένος εἴης ἐπῐτετᾰγμένος εἴη ἐπῐτετᾰγμένω εἴητον/εἶτον ἐπῐτετᾰγμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην ἐπῐτετᾰγμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν ἐπῐτετᾰγμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε ἐπῐτετᾰγμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   ἐπῐτέτᾰξο ἐπῐτετᾰ́χθω ἐπῐτέτᾰχθον ἐπῐτετᾰ́χθων   ἐπῐτέτᾰχθε ἐπῐτετᾰ́χθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἐπῐτετᾰχέναι ἐπῐτετᾰ́χθαι
participle m ἐπῐτετᾰχώς ἐπῐτετᾰγμένος
f ἐπῐτετᾰχυῖᾰ ἐπῐτετᾰγμένη
n ἐπῐτετᾰχός ἐπῐτετᾰγμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Pluperfect: ἐπῐτετᾰ́χειν, ἐπῐτετᾰ́γμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπῐτετᾰ́χειν,
ἐπῐτετᾰ́χη 		ἐπῐτετᾰ́χεις,
ἐπῐτετᾰ́χης 		ἐπῐτετᾰ́χει(ν) ἐπῐτετᾰ́χετον ἐπῐτετᾰχέτην ἐπῐτετᾰ́χεμεν ἐπῐτετᾰ́χετε ἐπῐτετᾰ́χεσᾰν
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπῐτετᾰ́γμην ἐπῐτέτᾰξο ἐπῐτέτᾰκτο ἐπῐτέτᾰχθον ἐπῐτετᾰ́χθην ἐπῐτετᾰ́γμεθᾰ ἐπῐτέτᾰχθε ἐπῐτετᾰ́χᾰτο
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.

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