Perhaps a deponent, intensified form of ᾰ̓́γω (ágō, “to lead, to guide, to command”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti (“to be driving”), in -ομαι with the Indo-European thematic vowel retained. Otherwise from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g-; cognates of this second may include Old English sēċan (English seek), Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (sōkjan), Latin sagiō.
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ἡγέομαι • (hēgéomai)
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἡγέομαι | ἡγέῃ, ἡγέει |
ἡγέεται | ἡγέεσθον | ἡγέεσθον | ἡγεόμεθᾰ | ἡγέεσθε | ἡγέονται | ||||
subjunctive | ἡγέωμαι | ἡγέῃ | ἡγέηται | ἡγέησθον | ἡγέησθον | ἡγεώμεθᾰ | ἡγέησθε | ἡγέωνται | |||||
optative | ἡγεοίμην | ἡγέοιο | ἡγέοιτο | ἡγέοισθον | ἡγεοίσθην | ἡγεοίμεθᾰ | ἡγέοισθε | ἡγέοιντο | |||||
imperative | ἡγέου | ἡγεέσθω | ἡγέεσθον | ἡγεέσθων | ἡγέεσθε | ἡγεέσθων | |||||||
middle/passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἡγέεσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἡγεόμενος | |||||||||||
f | ἡγεομένη | ||||||||||||
n | ἡγεόμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἡγοῦμαι | ἡγεῖ, ἡγῇ |
ἡγεῖται | ἡγεῖσθον | ἡγεῖσθον | ἡγούμεθᾰ | ἡγεῖσθε | ἡγοῦνται | ||||
subjunctive | ἡγῶμαι | ἡγῇ | ἡγῆται | ἡγῆσθον | ἡγῆσθον | ἡγώμεθᾰ | ἡγῆσθε | ἡγῶνται | |||||
optative | ἡγοίμην | ἡγοῖο | ἡγοῖτο | ἡγοῖσθον | ἡγοίσθην | ἡγοίμεθᾰ | ἡγοῖσθε | ἡγοῖντο | |||||
imperative | ἡγοῦ | ἡγείσθω | ἡγεῖσθον | ἡγείσθων | ἡγεῖσθε | ἡγείσθων | |||||||
middle/passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἡγεῖσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἡγούμενος | |||||||||||
f | ἡγουμένη | ||||||||||||
n | ἡγούμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἡγεόμην | ἡγέου | ἡγέετο | ἡγέεσθον | ἡγεέσθην | ἡγεόμεθᾰ | ἡγέεσθε | ἡγέοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἡγούμην | ἡγοῦ | ἡγεῖτο | ἡγεῖσθον | ἡγείσθην | ἡγούμεθᾰ | ἡγεῖσθε | ἡγοῦντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle | indicative | ἡγήσομαι | ἡγήσῃ, ἡγήσει |
ἡγήσεται | ἡγήσεσθον | ἡγήσεσθον | ἡγησόμεθᾰ | ἡγήσεσθε | ἡγήσονται | ||||
optative | ἡγησοίμην | ἡγήσοιο | ἡγήσοιτο | ἡγήσοισθον | ἡγησοίσθην | ἡγησοίμεθᾰ | ἡγήσοισθε | ἡγήσοιντο | |||||
passive | indicative | ἡγηθήσομαι | ἡγηθήσῃ | ἡγηθήσεται | ἡγηθήσεσθον | ἡγηθήσεσθον | ἡγηθησόμεθᾰ | ἡγηθήσεσθε | ἡγηθήσονται | ||||
optative | ἡγηθησοίμην | ἡγηθήσοιο | ἡγηθήσοιτο | ἡγηθήσοισθον | ἡγηθησοίσθην | ἡγηθησοίμεθᾰ | ἡγηθήσοισθε | ἡγηθήσοιντο | |||||
middle | passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἡγήσεσθαι | ἡγηθήσεσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἡγησόμενος | ἡγηθησόμενος | ||||||||||
f | ἡγησομένη | ἡγηθησομένη | |||||||||||
n | ἡγησόμενον | ἡγηθησόμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἥγημαι | ἥγησαι | ἥγηται | ἥγησθον | ἥγησθον | ἡγήμεθᾰ | ἥγησθε | ἥγηνται | ||||
subjunctive | ἡγημένος ὦ | ἡγημένος ᾖς | ἡγημένος ᾖ | ἡγημένω ἦτον | ἡγημένω ἦτον | ἡγημένοι ὦμεν | ἡγημένοι ἦτε | ἡγημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἡγημένος εἴην | ἡγημένος εἴης | ἡγημένος εἴη | ἡγημένω εἴητον/εἶτον | ἡγημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην | ἡγημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν | ἡγημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε | ἡγημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν | |||||
imperative | ἥγησο | ἡγήσθω | ἥγησθον | ἡγήσθων | ἥγησθε | ἡγήσθων | |||||||
middle/passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἡγῆσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἡγημένος | |||||||||||
f | ἡγημένη | ||||||||||||
n | ἡγημένον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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