ἔπεφνον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰékʷʰnon, a reduplicated second aorist from zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-, which also gives θείνω (theínō, “to strike”). The labiovelar *gʷʰ developed into a different consonant in each verb. See that entry for cognates.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἔπεφνον • (épephnon)

  1. (transitive) to slay, kill

Inflection

   Aorist: ἔπεφνον
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔπεφνον ἔπεφνες ἔπεφνε(ν) ἐπέφνετον ἐπεφνέτην ἐπέφνομεν ἐπέφνετε ἔπεφνον
subjunctive πέφνω πέφνῃς πέφνῃ πέφνητον πέφνητον πέφνωμεν πέφνητε πέφνωσῐ(ν)
optative πέφνοιμῐ πέφνοις πέφνοι πέφνοιτον πεφνοίτην πέφνοιμεν πέφνοιτε πέφνοιεν
imperative   πέφνε πεφνέτω πέφνετον πεφνέτων   πέφνετε πεφνόντων
active
infinitive πεφνεῖν
participle m πεφνών
f πεφνοῦσᾰ
n πεφνόν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: πέφνον Epic, Lyric
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative πέφνον πέφνες πέφνε(ν) πέφνετον πεφνέτην πέφνομεν πέφνετε πέφνον
subjunctive πέφνω πέφνῃς πέφνῃ πέφνητον πέφνητον πέφνωμεν πέφνητε πέφνωσῐ(ν)
optative πέφνοιμῐ πέφνοις πέφνοι πέφνοιτον πεφνοίτην πέφνοιμεν πέφνοιτε πέφνοιεν
imperative   πέφνε πεφνέτω πέφνετον πεφνέτων   πέφνετε πεφνόντων
active
infinitive πεφνεῖν
participle m πεφνών
f πεφνοῦσᾰ
n πεφνόν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

References

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