ἐφίημι

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ ἵημι (híēmi)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐφίημῐ • (ephíēmi)

  1. to send to
  2. to let fly
  3. to lay hands on
  4. to incite
  5. to bring, impose (troubles etc. upon someone)
  6. (in middle) to enjoin upon, command
  7. (in middle + gen.) to aim at, (+ inf.) to desire to do

Conjugation

   Present: ἐφῑ́ημῐ, ἐφῑ́εμαι (Attic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐφῑ́ημῐ ἐφῑ́ης ἐφῑ́ησῐ(ν) ἐφῑ́ετον ἐφῑ́ετον ἐφῑ́εμεν ἐφῑ́ετε ἐφῑᾶσι(ν)
subjunctive ἐφῑῶ ἐφῑῇς ἐφῑῇ ἐφῑῆτον ἐφῑῆτον ἐφῑῶμεν ἐφῑῆτε ἐφῑῶσῐ(ν)
optative ἐφῑείην ἐφῑείης ἐφῑείη ἐφῑεῖτον,
ἐφῑείητον 		ἐφῑείτην,
ἐφῑειήτην 		ἐφῑεῖμεν,
ἐφῑείημεν 		ἐφῑεῖτε,
ἐφῑείητε 		ἐφῑεῖεν,
ἐφῑείησᾰν
imperative   ἐφῑ́ει ἐφῑέτω ἐφῑ́ετον ἐφῑέτων   ἐφῑ́ετε ἐφῑέντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐφῑ́εμαι ἐφῑ́εσαι ἐφῑ́εται ἐφῑ́εσθον ἐφῑ́εσθον ἐφῑέμεθᾰ ἐφῑ́εσθε ἐφῑ́ενται
subjunctive ἐφῑῶμαι ἐφῑῇ ἐφῑῆται ἐφῑῆσθον ἐφῑῆσθον ἐφῑώμεθᾰ ἐφῑῆσθε ἐφῑῶνται
optative ἐφῑείμην ἐφῑεῖο ἐφῑεῖτο,
ἐφῑοῖτο 		ἐφῑεῖσθον,
ἐφῑοῖσθον 		ἐφῑείσθην,
ἐφῑοίσθην 		ἐφῑείμεθᾰ,
ἐφῑοίμεθᾰ 		ἐφῑεῖσθε,
ἐφῑοῖσθε 		ἐφῑεῖντο,
ἐφῑοῖντο
imperative   ἐφῑ́εσο ἐφῑέσθω ἐφῑ́εσθον ἐφῑέσθων   ἐφῑ́εσθε ἐφῑέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἐφῑέναι ἐφῑ́εσθαι
participle m ἐφῑείς ἐφῑέμενος
f ἐφῑεῖσᾰ ἐφῑεμένη
n ἐφῑέν ἐφῑέμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: ἐφῐ́ημῐ, ἐφῐ́εμαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐφῐ́ημῐ ἐφῐ́ης/ἐφῐ́ησθᾰ ἐφῐ́ησῐ/ἐφῐεῖ ἐφῐ́ετον ἐφῐ́ετον ἐφῐ́εμεν ἐφῐ́ετε ἐφῐᾶσι(ν)
subjunctive ἐφῐῶ,
ἐφῐῶμῐ 		ἐφῐῇς,
ἐφῐῇσθᾰ 		ἐφῐῇ,
ἐφῐῇσῐ 		ἐφῐῆτον ἐφῐῆτον ἐφῐῶμεν ἐφῐῆτε ἐφῐῶσῐ(ν)
optative ἐφῐείην ἐφῐείης ἐφῐείη ἐφῐεῖτον ἐφῐείτην ἐφῐεῖμεν ἐφῐεῖτε ἐφῐεῖεν
imperative   ἐφῐ́ει ἐφῐέτω ἐφῐ́ετον ἐφῐέτων   ἐφῐ́ετε ἐφῐέντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐφῐ́εμαι ἐφῐ́εσαι ἐφῐ́εται ἐφῐ́εσθον ἐφῐ́εσθον ἐφῐέμε(σ)θᾰ ἐφῐ́εσθε ἐφῐ́ενται
subjunctive ἐφῐῶμαι ἐφῐῇ ἐφῐῆται ἐφῐῆσθον ἐφῐῆσθον ἐφῐώμε(σ)θᾰ ἐφῐῆσθε ἐφῐῶνται
optative ἐφῐείμην ἐφῐεῖο ἐφῐεῖτο,
ἐφῐοῖτο 		ἐφῐεῖσθον,
ἐφῐοῖσθον 		ἐφῐείσθην,
ἐφῐοίσθην 		ἐφῐείμεθᾰ,
οίμε(σ)θᾰ 		ἐφῐεῖσθε,
ἐφῐοῖσθε 		ἐφῐ́ειντο,
ἐφῐοίᾰτο
imperative   ἐφῐ́εσο ἐφῐέσθω ἐφῐ́εσθον ἐφῐέσθων   ἐφῐ́εσθε ἐφῐέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἐφῐέμεν(αι) ἐφῐ́εσθαι
participle m ἐφῐείς ἐφῐέμενος
f ἐφῐεῖσᾰ ἐφῐεμένη
n ἐφῐέν ἐφῐέμενον
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: ἐφῑ́ην, ἐφῑέμην (Attic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐφῑ́ην ἐφῑ́εις ἐφῑ́ει ἐφῑ́ετον ἐφῑέτην ἐφῑ́εμεν ἐφῑ́ετε ἐφῑ́εσᾰν
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐφῑέμην ἐφῑ́εσο ἐφῑ́ετο ἐφῑ́εσθον ἐφῑέσθην ἐφῑέμεθᾰ ἐφῑ́εσθε ἐφῑ́εντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐφῐ́ην, ἐφῐέμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐφῐ́ην ἐφῐ́εις ἐφῐ́ει ἐφῐ́ετον ἐφῐέτην ἐφῐ́εμεν ἐφῐ́ετε ἐφῐ́εσᾰν
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐφῐέμην ἐφῐ́εσο ἐφῐ́ετο ἐφῐ́εσθον ἐφῐέσθην ἐφῐέμε(σ)θᾰ ἐφῐ́εσθε ἐφῐ́εντο
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: ἐφήσω, ἐφήσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐφήσω ἐφήσεις ἐφήσει ἐφήσετον ἐφήσετον ἐφήσομεν ἐφήσετε ἐφήσουσῐ(ν)
optative ἐφήσοιμῐ ἐφήσοις ἐφήσοι ἐφήσοιτον ἐφησοίτην ἐφήσοιμεν ἐφήσοιτε ἐφήσοιεν
middle indicative ἐφήσομαι ἐφήσῃ,
ἐφήσει 		ἐφήσεται ἐφήσεσθον ἐφήσεσθον ἐφησόμεθᾰ ἐφήσεσθε ἐφήσονται
optative ἐφησοίμην ἐφήσοιο ἐφήσοιτο ἐφήσοισθον ἐφησοίσθην ἐφησοίμεθᾰ ἐφήσοισθε ἐφήσοιντο
active middle
infinitive ἐφήσειν ἐφήσεσθαι
participle m ἐφήσων ἐφησόμενος
f ἐφήσουσᾰ ἐφησομένη
n ἐφῆσον ἐφησόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐφῆκᾰ, ἐφηκᾰ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐφῆκᾰ ἐφῆκᾰς ἐφῆκε(ν) ἐφήκᾰτον ἐφηκᾰ́την ἐφήκᾰμεν ἐφήκᾰτε ἐφῆκᾰν
middle indicative ἐφηκᾰ́μην ἐφήκω ἐφήκᾰτο ἐφήκᾰσθον ἐφηκᾰ́σθην ἐφηκᾰ́μεθᾰ ἐφήκᾰσθε ἐφήκᾰντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐφέηκᾰ, ἐφεηκᾰ́μην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐφέηκᾰ ἐφέηκᾰς ἐφέηκε(ν) ἐφεήκᾰτον ἐφεηκᾰ́την ἐφεήκᾰμεν ἐφεήκᾰτε ἐφέηκᾰν
middle indicative ἐφεηκᾰ́μην ἐφεήκᾰο ἐφεήκᾰτο ἐφεήκᾰσθον ἐφεηκᾰ́σθην ἐφεηκᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ ἐφεήκᾰσθε ἐφεήκᾰντο
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:
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative                
subjunctive ἐφείω ἐφῇς            
optative ἐφείην ἐφείης ἐφείη ἐφείητον ἐφειήτην ἐφείημεν ἐφείητε ἐφείησᾰν
imperative   ἔφες            
middle indicative                
subjunctive                
optative                
imperative                
active middle
infinitive ἐφεῖναι
participle m ἐφείς
f ἐφεῖσᾰ
n ἐφέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ἐφεῖκᾰ, ἐφεῖμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐφεῖκᾰ ἐφεῖκᾰς ἐφεῖκε(ν) ἐφείκᾰτον ἐφείκᾰτον ἐφείκᾰμεν ἐφείκᾰτε ἐφείκᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐφείκω ἐφείκῃς ἐφείκῃ ἐφείκητον ἐφείκητον ἐφείκωμεν ἐφείκητε ἐφείκωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐφείκοιμῐ,
ἐφεικοίην 		ἐφείκοις,
ἐφεικοίης 		ἐφείκοι,
ἐφεικοίη 		ἐφείκοιτον ἐφεικοίτην ἐφείκοιμεν ἐφείκοιτε ἐφείκοιεν
imperative   ἐφεῖκε ἐφεικέτω ἐφείκετον ἐφεικέτων   ἐφείκετε ἐφεικόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐφεῖμαι ἐφεῖσαι ἐφεῖται ἐφεῖσθον ἐφεῖσθον ἐφείμεθᾰ ἐφεῖσθε ἐφεῖνται
subjunctive ἐφειμένος ὦ ἐφειμένος ᾖς ἐφειμένος ᾖ ἐφειμένω ἦτον ἐφειμένω ἦτον ἐφειμένοι ὦμεν ἐφειμένοι ἦτε ἐφειμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative ἐφειμένος εἴην ἐφειμένος εἴης ἐφειμένος εἴη ἐφειμένω εἴητον/εἶτον ἐφειμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην ἐφειμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν ἐφειμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε ἐφειμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   ἐφεῖσο ἐφείσθω ἐφεῖσθον ἐφείσθων   ἐφεῖσθε ἐφείσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἐφεικέναι ἐφεῖσθαι
participle m ἐφεικώς ἐφειμένος
f ἐφεικυῖᾰ ἐφειμένη
n ἐφεικός ἐφειμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ἐφέωκᾰ, ἐφέωμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐφέωκᾰ ἐφέωκᾰς ἐφέωκε(ν) ἐφεώκᾰτον ἐφεώκᾰτον ἐφεώκᾰμεν ἐφεώκᾰτε ἐφεώκᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐφεώκω ἐφεώκῃς ἐφεώκῃ ἐφεώκητον ἐφεώκητον ἐφεώκωμεν ἐφεώκητε ἐφεώκωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐφεώκοιμῐ,
ἐφεωκοίην 		ἐφεώκοις,
ἐφεωκοίης 		ἐφεώκοι,
ἐφεωκοίη 		ἐφεώκοιτον ἐφεωκοίτην ἐφεώκοιμεν ἐφεώκοιτε ἐφεώκοιεν
imperative   ἐφέωκε ἐφεωκέτω ἐφεώκετον ἐφεωκέτων   ἐφεώκετε ἐφεωκόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐφέωμαι ἐφέωσαι ἐφέωται ἐφέωσθον ἐφέωσθον ἐφεώμεθᾰ ἐφέωσθε ἐφέωνται
subjunctive ἐφεωμένος ὦ ἐφεωμένος ᾖς ἐφεωμένος ᾖ ἐφεωμένω ἦτον ἐφεωμένω ἦτον ἐφεωμένοι ὦμεν ἐφεωμένοι ἦτε ἐφεωμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative ἐφεωμένος εἴην ἐφεωμένος εἴης ἐφεωμένος εἴη ἐφεωμένω εἴητον/εἶτον ἐφεωμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην ἐφεωμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν ἐφεωμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε ἐφεωμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   ἐφέωσο ἐφεώσθω ἐφέωσθον ἐφεώσθων   ἐφέωσθε ἐφεώσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἐφεωκέναι ἐφεῶσθαι
participle m ἐφεωκώς ἐφεωμένος
f ἐφεωκυῖᾰ ἐφεωμένη
n ἐφεωκός ἐφεωμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

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