ἡβάω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ἥβη (hḗbē, “youth; vigor; pubes”) +‎ -ᾰ́ω (-áō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἡβᾰ́ω • (hēbáō)

  1. to be in the prime of youth, adolescence; to be young
  2. to be pubescent, attain the age of puberty; reach adulthood; grow up into a mature young adult
  3. (figurative) to be fresh, vigorous, youthful, like an adolescent; possess the energy and vigor characteristic of a passionate young man

Inflection

   Present: ἡβᾰ́ω, ἡβᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἡβᾰ́ω ἡβᾰ́εις ἡβᾰ́ει ἡβᾰ́ετον ἡβᾰ́ετον ἡβᾰ́ομεν ἡβᾰ́ετε ἡβᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἡβᾰ́ω ἡβᾰ́ῃς ἡβᾰ́ῃ ἡβᾰ́ητον ἡβᾰ́ητον ἡβᾰ́ωμεν ἡβᾰ́ητε ἡβᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
optative ἡβᾰ́οιμῐ ἡβᾰ́οις ἡβᾰ́οι ἡβᾰ́οιτον ἡβᾰοίτην ἡβᾰ́οιμεν ἡβᾰ́οιτε ἡβᾰ́οιεν
imperative   ἥβᾰε ἡβᾰέτω ἡβᾰ́ετον ἡβᾰέτων   ἡβᾰ́ετε ἡβᾰόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἡβᾰ́ομαι ἡβᾰ́ῃ,
ἡβᾰ́ει 		ἡβᾰ́εται ἡβᾰ́εσθον ἡβᾰ́εσθον ἡβᾰόμεθᾰ ἡβᾰ́εσθε ἡβᾰ́ονται
subjunctive ἡβᾰ́ωμαι ἡβᾰ́ῃ ἡβᾰ́ηται ἡβᾰ́ησθον ἡβᾰ́ησθον ἡβᾰώμεθᾰ ἡβᾰ́ησθε ἡβᾰ́ωνται
optative ἡβᾰοίμην ἡβᾰ́οιο ἡβᾰ́οιτο ἡβᾰ́οισθον ἡβᾰοίσθην ἡβᾰοίμεθᾰ ἡβᾰ́οισθε ἡβᾰ́οιντο
imperative   ἡβᾰ́ου ἡβᾰέσθω ἡβᾰ́εσθον ἡβᾰέσθων   ἡβᾰ́εσθε ἡβᾰέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἡβᾰ́ειν ἡβᾰ́εσθαι
participle m ἡβᾰ́ων ἡβᾰόμενος
f ἡβᾰ́ουσᾰ ἡβᾰομένη
n ἡβᾰ́ον ἡβᾰόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: ἡβῶ, ἡβῶμαι (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἡβῶ ἡβᾷς ἡβᾷ ἡβᾶτον ἡβᾶτον ἡβῶμεν ἡβᾶτε ἡβῶσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἡβῶ ἡβᾷς ἡβᾷ ἡβᾶτον ἡβᾶτον ἡβῶμεν ἡβᾶτε ἡβῶσῐ(ν)
optative ἡβῴην,
ἡβῷμῐ 		ἡβῴης,
ἡβῷς 		ἡβῴη,
ἡβῷ 		ἡβῷτον,
ἡβῴητον 		ἡβῴτην,
ἡβῳήτην 		ἡβῷμεν,
ἡβῴημεν 		ἡβῷτε,
ἡβῴητε 		ἡβῷεν,
ἡβῴησᾰν
imperative   ἥβᾱ ἡβᾱ́τω ἡβᾶτον ἡβᾱ́των   ἡβᾶτε ἡβώντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἡβῶμαι ἡβᾷ ἡβᾶται ἡβᾶσθον ἡβᾶσθον ἡβώμεθᾰ ἡβᾶσθε ἡβῶνται
subjunctive ἡβῶμαι ἡβᾷ ἡβᾶται ἡβᾶσθον ἡβᾶσθον ἡβώμεθᾰ ἡβᾶσθε ἡβῶνται
optative ἡβῴμην ἡβῷο ἡβῷτο ἡβῷσθον ἡβῴσθην ἡβῴμεθᾰ ἡβῷσθε ἡβῷντο
imperative   ἡβῶ ἡβᾱ́σθω ἡβᾶσθον ἡβᾱ́σθων   ἡβᾶσθε ἡβᾱ́σθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἡβᾶν ἡβᾶσθαι
participle m ἡβῶν ἡβώμενος
f ἡβῶσᾰ ἡβωμένη
n ἡβῶν ἡβώμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: ἡβώω, ἡβώομαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἡβώω ἡβώεις ἡβώει ἡβώετον ἡβώετον ἡβώομεν ἡβώετε ἡβώουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἡβώω,
ἡβώωμῐ 		ἡβώῃς,
ἡβώῃσθᾰ 		ἡβώῃ,
ἡβώῃσῐ 		ἡβώητον ἡβώητον ἡβώωμεν ἡβώητε ἡβώωσῐ(ν)
optative ἡβώοιμῐ ἡβώοισ(θᾰ) ἡβώοι ἡβώοιτον ἡβωοίτην ἡβώοιμεν ἡβώοιτε ἡβώοιεν
imperative   ἥβωε ἡβωέτω ἡβώετον ἡβωέτων   ἡβώετε ἡβωόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἡβώομαι ἡβώεαι ἡβώεται ἡβώεσθον ἡβώεσθον ἡβωόμε(σ)θᾰ ἡβώεσθε ἡβώονται
subjunctive ἡβώωμαι ἡβώηαι ἡβώηται ἡβώησθον ἡβώησθον ἡβωώμε(σ)θᾰ ἡβώησθε ἡβώωνται
optative ἡβωοίμην ἡβώοιο ἡβώοιτο ἡβώοισθον ἡβωοίσθην ἡβωοίμε(σ)θᾰ ἡβώοισθε ἡβωοίᾰτο
imperative   ἡβώεο ἡβωέσθω ἡβώεσθον ἡβωέσθων   ἡβώεσθε ἡβωέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἡβώειν/ἡβωέμεν(αι)/ἡβωμέναι ἡβώεσθαι
participle m ἡβώων ἡβωόμενος
f ἡβώουσᾰ ἡβωομένη
n ἡβῶον ἡβωόμενον
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: ἥβᾰον, ἡβᾰόμην (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἥβᾰον ἥβᾰες ἥβᾰε(ν) ἡβᾰ́ετον ἡβᾰέτην ἡβᾰ́ομεν ἡβᾰ́ετε ἥβᾰον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἡβᾰόμην ἡβᾰ́ου ἡβᾰ́ετο ἡβᾰ́εσθον ἡβᾰέσθην ἡβᾰόμεθᾰ ἡβᾰ́εσθε ἡβᾰ́οντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἥβων, ἡβώμην (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἥβων ἥβᾱς ἥβᾱ ἡβᾶτον ἡβᾱ́την ἡβῶμεν ἡβᾶτε ἥβων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἡβώμην ἡβῶ ἡβᾶτο ἡβᾶσθον ἡβᾱ́σθην ἡβώμεθᾰ ἡβᾶσθε ἡβῶντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ἡβήσω, ἡβήσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἡβήσω ἡβήσεις ἡβήσει ἡβήσετον ἡβήσετον ἡβήσομεν ἡβήσετε ἡβήσουσῐ(ν)
optative ἡβήσοιμῐ ἡβήσοις ἡβήσοι ἡβήσοιτον ἡβησοίτην ἡβήσοιμεν ἡβήσοιτε ἡβήσοιεν
middle indicative ἡβήσομαι ἡβήσῃ,
ἡβήσει 		ἡβήσεται ἡβήσεσθον ἡβήσεσθον ἡβησόμεθᾰ ἡβήσεσθε ἡβήσονται
optative ἡβησοίμην ἡβήσοιο ἡβήσοιτο ἡβήσοισθον ἡβησοίσθην ἡβησοίμεθᾰ ἡβήσοισθε ἡβήσοιντο
active middle
infinitive ἡβήσειν ἡβήσεσθαι
participle m ἡβήσων ἡβησόμενος
f ἡβήσουσᾰ ἡβησομένη
n ἡβῆσον ἡβησόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ἡβᾱ́σω, ἡβᾱ́σομαι (Doric)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἡβᾱ́σω ἡβᾱ́σεις ἡβᾱ́σει ἡβᾱ́σετον ἡβᾱ́σετον ἡβᾱ́σομες ἡβᾱ́σετε ἡβᾱ́σοντῐ
optative ἡβᾱ́σοιμῐ ἡβᾱ́σοις ἡβᾱ́σοι ἡβᾱ́σοιτον ἡβᾱσοίτᾱν ἡβᾱ́σοιμες ἡβᾱ́σοιτε ἡβᾱ́σοιεν
middle indicative ἡβᾱ́σομαι ἡβᾱ́σεαι ἡβᾱ́σεται ἡβᾱ́σεσθον ἡβᾱ́σεσθον ἡβᾱσόμεθᾰ ἡβᾱ́σεσθε ἡβᾱ́σονται
optative ἡβᾱσοίμᾱν ἡβᾱ́σοιο ἡβᾱ́σοιτο ἡβᾱ́σοισθον ἡβᾱσοίσθᾱν ἡβᾱσοίμεθᾰ ἡβᾱ́σοισθε ἡβᾱ́σοιντο
active middle
infinitive ἡβᾶσεν ἡβᾱ́σεσθαι
participle m ἡβᾱ́σων ἡβᾱσόμενος
f ἡβᾱ́σουσᾰ ἡβᾱσομένᾱ
n ἡβᾶσον ἡβᾱσόμενον
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: ἥβησᾰ, ἡβησᾰ́μην, ἡβήσην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἥβησᾰ ἥβησᾰς ἥβησε(ν) ἡβήσᾰτον ἡβησᾰ́την ἡβήσᾰμεν ἡβήσᾰτε ἥβησᾰν
subjunctive ἡβήσω ἡβήσῃς ἡβήσῃ ἡβήσητον ἡβήσητον ἡβήσωμεν ἡβήσητε ἡβήσωσῐ(ν)
optative ἡβήσαιμῐ ἡβήσειᾰς,
ἡβήσαις 		ἡβήσειε(ν),
ἡβήσαι 		ἡβήσαιτον ἡβησαίτην ἡβήσαιμεν ἡβήσαιτε ἡβήσειᾰν,
ἡβήσαιεν
imperative   ἥβησον ἡβησᾰ́τω ἡβήσᾰτον ἡβησᾰ́των   ἡβήσᾰτε ἡβησᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ἡβησᾰ́μην ἡβήσω ἡβήσᾰτο ἡβήσᾰσθον ἡβησᾰ́σθην ἡβησᾰ́μεθᾰ ἡβήσᾰσθε ἡβήσᾰντο
subjunctive ἡβήσωμαι ἡβήσῃ ἡβήσηται ἡβήσησθον ἡβήσησθον ἡβησώμεθᾰ ἡβήσησθε ἡβήσωνται
optative ἡβησαίμην ἡβήσαιο ἡβήσαιτο ἡβήσαισθον ἡβησαίσθην ἡβησαίμεθᾰ ἡβήσαισθε ἡβήσαιντο
imperative   ἥβησαι ἡβησᾰ́σθω ἡβήσᾰσθον ἡβησᾰ́σθων   ἡβήσᾰσθε ἡβησᾰ́σθων
passive indicative ἡβήσην ἡβήσης ἡβήση ἡβήσητον ἡβησήτην ἡβήσημεν ἡβήσητε ἡβήσησᾰν
subjunctive ἡβησῶ ἡβησῇς ἡβησῇ ἡβησῆτον ἡβησῆτον ἡβησῶμεν ἡβησῆτε ἡβησῶσῐ(ν)
optative ἡβησείην ἡβησείης ἡβησείη ἡβησεῖτον,
ἡβησείητον 		ἡβησείτην,
ἡβησειήτην 		ἡβησεῖμεν,
ἡβησείημεν 		ἡβησεῖτε,
ἡβησείητε 		ἡβησεῖεν,
ἡβησείησᾰν
imperative   ἡβήσηθῐ ἡβησήτω ἡβήσητον ἡβησήτων   ἡβήσητε ἡβησέντων
active middle passive
infinitive ἡβῆσαι ἡβήσᾰσθαι ἡβησῆναι
participle m ἡβήσᾱς ἡβησᾰ́μενος ἡβησείς
f ἡβήσᾱσᾰ ἡβησᾰμένη ἡβησεῖσᾰ
n ἡβῆσᾰν ἡβησᾰ́μενον ἡβησέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἥβᾱσᾰ, ἡβᾱσᾰ́μᾱν, ἡβᾱ́σην (Doric)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἥβᾱσᾰ ἥβᾱσᾰς ἥβᾱσε(ν) ἡβᾱ́σᾰτον ἡβᾱσᾰ́τᾱν ἡβᾱ́σᾰμες ἡβᾱ́σᾰτε ἥβᾱσᾰν
subjunctive ἡβᾱ́σω ἡβᾱ́σῃς ἡβᾱ́σῃ ἡβᾱ́σητον ἡβᾱ́σητον ἡβᾱ́σωμες ἡβᾱ́σητε ἡβᾱσέωντῐ
optative ἡβᾱ́σαιμῐ ἡβᾱ́σαις ἡβᾱ́σαι ἡβᾱσεῖτον ἡβᾱσείτᾱν ἡβᾱσεῖμες ἡβᾱσεῖτε ἡβᾱσεῖεν
imperative   ἥβᾱσον ἡβᾱσᾰ́τω ἡβᾱ́σᾰτον ἡβᾱσᾰ́των   ἡβᾱ́σᾰτε ἡβᾱσᾰ́ντω
middle indicative ἡβᾱσᾰ́μᾱν ἡβᾱ́σω ἡβᾱ́σᾰτο ἡβᾱ́σᾰσθον ἡβᾱσᾰ́σθᾱν ἡβᾱσᾰ́μεθᾰ ἡβᾱ́σᾰσθε ἡβᾱ́σᾰντο
subjunctive ἡβᾱ́σωμαι ἡβᾱ́σηαι ἡβᾱ́σηται ἡβᾱ́σησθον ἡβᾱ́σησθον ἡβᾱσώμεθᾰ ἡβᾱ́σησθε ἡβᾱ́σωνται
optative ἡβᾱσαίμᾱν ἡβᾱ́σαιο ἡβᾱ́σαιτο ἡβᾱ́σαισθον ἡβᾱσαίσθᾱν ἡβᾱσαίμεθᾰ ἡβᾱ́σαισθε ἡβᾱ́σαιντο
imperative   ἥβᾱσαι ἡβᾱσᾰ́σθω ἡβᾱ́σᾰσθον ἡβᾱσᾰ́σθων   ἡβᾱ́σᾰσθε ἡβᾱσᾰ́σθων
passive indicative ἡβᾱ́σην ἡβᾱ́σης ἡβᾱ́ση ἡβᾱ́σητον ἡβᾱσήτᾱν ἡβᾱ́σημες ἡβᾱ́σητε ἥβᾱσεν
subjunctive ἡβᾱσῶ ἡβᾱσῇς ἡβᾱσῇ ἡβᾱσῆτον ἡβᾱσῆτον ἡβᾱσῶμες ἡβᾱσῆτε ἡβᾱσῶσῐ(ν)
optative ἡβᾱσείην ἡβᾱσείης ἡβᾱσείη ἡβᾱσεῖτον,
ἡβᾱσείητον 		ἡβᾱσείτην,
ἡβᾱσειήτᾱν 		ἡβᾱσεῖμεν,
ἡβᾱσείημες 		ἡβᾱσεῖτε,
ἡβᾱσείητε 		ἡβᾱσεῖεν,
ἡβᾱσείησᾰν
imperative   ἡβᾱ́σηθῐ ἡβᾱσήτω ἡβᾱ́σητον ἡβᾱσήτων   ἡβᾱ́σητε ἡβᾱσέντων
active middle passive
infinitive ἡβᾱσῆμεν ἡβᾱ́σᾰσθαι ἡβᾱσῆναι
participle m ἡβᾱ́σᾱς ἡβᾱσᾰ́μενος ἡβᾱσείς
f ἡβᾱ́σᾱσᾰ ἡβᾱσᾰμένᾱ ἡβᾱσεῖσᾰ
n ἡβᾶσᾰν ἡβᾱσᾰ́μενον ἡβᾱσέν
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: ἥβηκᾰ, ἥβηγμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἥβηκᾰ ἥβηκᾰς ἥβηκε(ν) ἡβήκᾰτον ἡβήκᾰτον ἡβήκᾰμεν ἡβήκᾰτε ἡβήκᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἡβήκω ἡβήκῃς ἡβήκῃ ἡβήκητον ἡβήκητον ἡβήκωμεν ἡβήκητε ἡβήκωσῐ(ν)
optative ἡβήκοιμῐ,
ἡβηκοίην 		ἡβήκοις,
ἡβηκοίης 		ἡβήκοι,
ἡβηκοίη 		ἡβήκοιτον ἡβηκοίτην ἡβήκοιμεν ἡβήκοιτε ἡβήκοιεν
imperative   ἥβηκε ἡβηκέτω ἡβήκετον ἡβηκέτων   ἡβήκετε ἡβηκόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἥβηγμαι ἥβηξαι ἥβηκται ἥβηχθον ἥβηχθον ἡβήγμεθᾰ ἥβηχθε ἡβήκᾰται
subjunctive ἡβηγμένος ὦ ἡβηγμένος ᾖς ἡβηγμένος ᾖ ἡβηγμένω ἦτον ἡβηγμένω ἦτον ἡβηγμένοι ὦμεν ἡβηγμένοι ἦτε ἡβηγμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative ἡβηγμένος εἴην ἡβηγμένος εἴης ἡβηγμένος εἴη ἡβηγμένω εἴητον/εἶτον ἡβηγμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην ἡβηγμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν ἡβηγμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε ἡβηγμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   ἥβηξο ἡβήχθω ἥβηχθον ἡβήχθων   ἥβηχθε ἡβήχθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἡβηκέναι ἡβῆχθαι
participle m ἡβηκώς ἡβηγμένος
f ἡβηκυῖᾰ ἡβηγμένη
n ἡβηκός ἡβηγμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

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