ὁμιλέω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ὅμῑλος (hómīlos, “crowd”) +‎ -έω (-éō).

Verb

ὁμῑλέω • (homīléō)

  1. to be with, keep company
  2. (Byzantine) to talk, converse

Conjugation

   Present: ὁμῑλέω, ὁμῑλέομαι (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὁμῑλέω ὁμῑλέεις ὁμῑλέει ὁμῑλέετον ὁμῑλέετον ὁμῑλέομεν ὁμῑλέετε ὁμῑλέουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ὁμῑλέω ὁμῑλέῃς ὁμῑλέῃ ὁμῑλέητον ὁμῑλέητον ὁμῑλέωμεν ὁμῑλέητε ὁμῑλέωσῐ(ν)
optative ὁμῑλέοιμῐ ὁμῑλέοις ὁμῑλέοι ὁμῑλέοιτον ὁμῑλεοίτην ὁμῑλέοιμεν ὁμῑλέοιτε ὁμῑλέοιεν
imperative   ὁμῑ́λεε ὁμῑλεέτω ὁμῑλέετον ὁμῑλεέτων   ὁμῑλέετε ὁμῑλεόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ὁμῑλέομαι ὁμῑλέῃ,
ὁμῑλέει 		ὁμῑλέεται ὁμῑλέεσθον ὁμῑλέεσθον ὁμῑλεόμεθᾰ ὁμῑλέεσθε ὁμῑλέονται
subjunctive ὁμῑλέωμαι ὁμῑλέῃ ὁμῑλέηται ὁμῑλέησθον ὁμῑλέησθον ὁμῑλεώμεθᾰ ὁμῑλέησθε ὁμῑλέωνται
optative ὁμῑλεοίμην ὁμῑλέοιο ὁμῑλέοιτο ὁμῑλέοισθον ὁμῑλεοίσθην ὁμῑλεοίμεθᾰ ὁμῑλέοισθε ὁμῑλέοιντο
imperative   ὁμῑλέου ὁμῑλεέσθω ὁμῑλέεσθον ὁμῑλεέσθων   ὁμῑλέεσθε ὁμῑλεέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ὁμῑλέειν ὁμῑλέεσθαι
participle m ὁμῑλέων ὁμῑλεόμενος
f ὁμῑλέουσᾰ ὁμῑλεομένη
n ὁμῑλέον ὁμῑλεόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: ὁμῑλῶ, ὁμῑλοῦμαι (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὁμῑλῶ ὁμῑλεῖς ὁμῑλεῖ ὁμῑλεῖτον ὁμῑλεῖτον ὁμῑλοῦμεν ὁμῑλεῖτε ὁμῑλοῦσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ὁμῑλῶ ὁμῑλῇς ὁμῑλῇ ὁμῑλῆτον ὁμῑλῆτον ὁμῑλῶμεν ὁμῑλῆτε ὁμῑλῶσῐ(ν)
optative ὁμῑλοίην,
ὁμῑλοῖμῐ 		ὁμῑλοίης,
ὁμῑλοῖς 		ὁμῑλοίη,
ὁμῑλοῖ 		ὁμῑλοῖτον,
ὁμῑλοίητον 		ὁμῑλοίτην,
ὁμῑλοιήτην 		ὁμῑλοῖμεν,
ὁμῑλοίημεν 		ὁμῑλοῖτε,
ὁμῑλοίητε 		ὁμῑλοῖεν,
ὁμῑλοίησᾰν
imperative   ὁμῑ́λει ὁμῑλείτω ὁμῑλεῖτον ὁμῑλείτων   ὁμῑλεῖτε ὁμῑλούντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ὁμῑλοῦμαι ὁμῑλεῖ,
ὁμῑλῇ 		ὁμῑλεῖται ὁμῑλεῖσθον ὁμῑλεῖσθον ὁμῑλούμεθᾰ ὁμῑλεῖσθε ὁμῑλοῦνται
subjunctive ὁμῑλῶμαι ὁμῑλῇ ὁμῑλῆται ὁμῑλῆσθον ὁμῑλῆσθον ὁμῑλώμεθᾰ ὁμῑλῆσθε ὁμῑλῶνται
optative ὁμῑλοίμην ὁμῑλοῖο ὁμῑλοῖτο ὁμῑλοῖσθον ὁμῑλοίσθην ὁμῑλοίμεθᾰ ὁμῑλοῖσθε ὁμῑλοῖντο
imperative   ὁμῑλοῦ ὁμῑλείσθω ὁμῑλεῖσθον ὁμῑλείσθων   ὁμῑλεῖσθε ὁμῑλείσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ὁμῑλεῖν ὁμῑλεῖσθαι
participle m ὁμῑλῶν ὁμῑλούμενος
f ὁμῑλοῦσᾰ ὁμῑλουμένη
n ὁμῑλοῦν ὁμῑλούμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ὡμῑ́λεον, ὡμῑλεόμην (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὡμῑ́λεον ὡμῑ́λεες ὡμῑ́λεε(ν) ὡμῑλέετον ὡμῑλεέτην ὡμῑλέομεν ὡμῑλέετε ὡμῑ́λεον
middle/
passive 		indicative ὡμῑλεόμην ὡμῑλέου ὡμῑλέετο ὡμῑλέεσθον ὡμῑλεέσθην ὡμῑλεόμεθᾰ ὡμῑλέεσθε ὡμῑλέοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ὡμῑ́λουν, ὡμῑλούμην (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὡμῑ́λουν ὡμῑ́λεις ὡμῑ́λει ὡμῑλεῖτον ὡμῑλείτην ὡμῑλοῦμεν ὡμῑλεῖτε ὡμῑ́λουν
middle/
passive 		indicative ὡμῑλούμην ὡμῑλοῦ ὡμῑλεῖτο ὡμῑλεῖσθον ὡμῑλείσθην ὡμῑλούμεθᾰ ὡμῑλεῖσθε ὡμῑλοῦντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ὁμῑλήσω, ὁμῑλήσομαι, ὁμῑληθήσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὁμῑλήσω ὁμῑλήσεις ὁμῑλήσει ὁμῑλήσετον ὁμῑλήσετον ὁμῑλήσομεν ὁμῑλήσετε ὁμῑλήσουσῐ(ν)
optative ὁμῑλήσοιμῐ ὁμῑλήσοις ὁμῑλήσοι ὁμῑλήσοιτον ὁμῑλησοίτην ὁμῑλήσοιμεν ὁμῑλήσοιτε ὁμῑλήσοιεν
middle indicative ὁμῑλήσομαι ὁμῑλήσῃ,
ὁμῑλήσει 		ὁμῑλήσεται ὁμῑλήσεσθον ὁμῑλήσεσθον ὁμῑλησόμεθᾰ ὁμῑλήσεσθε ὁμῑλήσονται
optative ὁμῑλησοίμην ὁμῑλήσοιο ὁμῑλήσοιτο ὁμῑλήσοισθον ὁμῑλησοίσθην ὁμῑλησοίμεθᾰ ὁμῑλήσοισθε ὁμῑλήσοιντο
passive indicative ὁμῑληθήσομαι ὁμῑληθήσῃ ὁμῑληθήσεται ὁμῑληθήσεσθον ὁμῑληθήσεσθον ὁμῑληθησόμεθᾰ ὁμῑληθήσεσθε ὁμῑληθήσονται
optative ὁμῑληθησοίμην ὁμῑληθήσοιο ὁμῑληθήσοιτο ὁμῑληθήσοισθον ὁμῑληθησοίσθην ὁμῑληθησοίμεθᾰ ὁμῑληθήσοισθε ὁμῑληθήσοιντο
active middle passive
infinitive ὁμῑλήσειν ὁμῑλήσεσθαι ὁμῑληθήσεσθαι
participle m ὁμῑλήσων ὁμῑλησόμενος ὁμῑληθησόμενος
f ὁμῑλήσουσᾰ ὁμῑλησομένη ὁμῑληθησομένη
n ὁμῑλῆσον ὁμῑλησόμενον ὁμῑληθησόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ὡμῑ́λησᾰ, ὡμῑλησᾰ́μην, ὡμῑλήθην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὡμῑ́λησᾰ ὡμῑ́λησᾰς ὡμῑ́λησε(ν) ὡμῑλήσᾰτον ὡμῑλησᾰ́την ὡμῑλήσᾰμεν ὡμῑλήσᾰτε ὡμῑ́λησᾰν
subjunctive ὁμῑλήσω ὁμῑλήσῃς ὁμῑλήσῃ ὁμῑλήσητον ὁμῑλήσητον ὁμῑλήσωμεν ὁμῑλήσητε ὁμῑλήσωσῐ(ν)
optative ὁμῑλήσαιμῐ ὁμῑλήσειᾰς,
ὁμῑλήσαις 		ὁμῑλήσειε(ν),
ὁμῑλήσαι 		ὁμῑλήσαιτον ὁμῑλησαίτην ὁμῑλήσαιμεν ὁμῑλήσαιτε ὁμῑλήσειᾰν,
ὁμῑλήσαιεν
imperative   ὁμῑ́λησον ὁμῑλησᾰ́τω ὁμῑλήσᾰτον ὁμῑλησᾰ́των   ὁμῑλήσᾰτε ὁμῑλησᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ὡμῑλησᾰ́μην ὡμῑλήσω ὡμῑλήσᾰτο ὡμῑλήσᾰσθον ὡμῑλησᾰ́σθην ὡμῑλησᾰ́μεθᾰ ὡμῑλήσᾰσθε ὡμῑλήσᾰντο
subjunctive ὁμῑλήσωμαι ὁμῑλήσῃ ὁμῑλήσηται ὁμῑλήσησθον ὁμῑλήσησθον ὁμῑλησώμεθᾰ ὁμῑλήσησθε ὁμῑλήσωνται
optative ὁμῑλησαίμην ὁμῑλήσαιο ὁμῑλήσαιτο ὁμῑλήσαισθον ὁμῑλησαίσθην ὁμῑλησαίμεθᾰ ὁμῑλήσαισθε ὁμῑλήσαιντο
imperative   ὁμῑ́λησαι ὁμῑλησᾰ́σθω ὁμῑλήσᾰσθον ὁμῑλησᾰ́σθων   ὁμῑλήσᾰσθε ὁμῑλησᾰ́σθων
passive indicative ὡμῑλήθην ὡμῑλήθης ὡμῑλήθη ὡμῑλήθητον ὡμῑληθήτην ὡμῑλήθημεν ὡμῑλήθητε ὡμῑλήθησᾰν
subjunctive ὁμῑληθῶ ὁμῑληθῇς ὁμῑληθῇ ὁμῑληθῆτον ὁμῑληθῆτον ὁμῑληθῶμεν ὁμῑληθῆτε ὁμῑληθῶσῐ(ν)
optative ὁμῑληθείην ὁμῑληθείης ὁμῑληθείη ὁμῑληθεῖτον,
ὁμῑληθείητον 		ὁμῑληθείτην,
ὁμῑληθειήτην 		ὁμῑληθεῖμεν,
ὁμῑληθείημεν 		ὁμῑληθεῖτε,
ὁμῑληθείητε 		ὁμῑληθεῖεν,
ὁμῑληθείησᾰν
imperative   ὁμῑλήθητῐ ὁμῑληθήτω ὁμῑλήθητον ὁμῑληθήτων   ὁμῑλήθητε ὁμῑληθέντων
active middle passive
infinitive ὁμῑλῆσαι ὁμῑλήσᾰσθαι ὁμῑληθῆναι
participle m ὁμῑλήσᾱς ὁμῑλησᾰ́μενος ὁμῑληθείς
f ὁμῑλήσᾱσᾰ ὁμῑλησᾰμένη ὁμῑληθεῖσᾰ
n ὁμῑλῆσᾰν ὁμῑλησᾰ́μενον ὁμῑληθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ὡμῑ́ληκᾰ, ὡμῑ́λημαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὡμῑ́ληκᾰ ὡμῑ́ληκᾰς ὡμῑ́ληκε(ν) ὡμῑλήκᾰτον ὡμῑλήκᾰτον ὡμῑλήκᾰμεν ὡμῑλήκᾰτε ὡμῑλήκᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ὡμῑλήκω ὡμῑλήκῃς ὡμῑλήκῃ ὡμῑλήκητον ὡμῑλήκητον ὡμῑλήκωμεν ὡμῑλήκητε ὡμῑλήκωσῐ(ν)
optative ὡμῑλήκοιμῐ,
ὡμῑληκοίην 		ὡμῑλήκοις,
ὡμῑληκοίης 		ὡμῑλήκοι,
ὡμῑληκοίη 		ὡμῑλήκοιτον ὡμῑληκοίτην ὡμῑλήκοιμεν ὡμῑλήκοιτε ὡμῑλήκοιεν
imperative   ὡμῑ́ληκε ὡμῑληκέτω ὡμῑλήκετον ὡμῑληκέτων   ὡμῑλήκετε ὡμῑληκόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ὡμῑ́λημαι ὡμῑ́λησαι ὡμῑ́ληται ὡμῑ́λησθον ὡμῑ́λησθον ὡμῑλήμεθᾰ ὡμῑ́λησθε ὡμῑ́ληνται
subjunctive ὡμῑλημένος ὦ ὡμῑλημένος ᾖς ὡμῑλημένος ᾖ ὡμῑλημένω ἦτον ὡμῑλημένω ἦτον ὡμῑλημένοι ὦμεν ὡμῑλημένοι ἦτε ὡμῑλημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative ὡμῑλημένος εἴην ὡμῑλημένος εἴης ὡμῑλημένος εἴη ὡμῑλημένω εἴητον/εἶτον ὡμῑλημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην ὡμῑλημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν ὡμῑλημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε ὡμῑλημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   ὡμῑ́λησο ὡμῑλήσθω ὡμῑ́λησθον ὡμῑλήσθων   ὡμῑ́λησθε ὡμῑλήσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ὡμῑληκέναι ὡμῑλῆσθαι
participle m ὡμῑληκώς ὡμῑλημένος
f ὡμῑληκυῖᾰ ὡμῑλημένη
n ὡμῑληκός ὡμῑλημένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Pluperfect: ὡμῑλήκειν, ὡμῑλήμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὡμῑλήκειν,
ὡμῑλήκη 		ὡμῑλήκεις,
ὡμῑλήκης 		ὡμῑλήκει(ν) ὡμῑλήκετον ὡμῑληκέτην ὡμῑλήκεμεν ὡμῑλήκετε ὡμῑλήκεσᾰν
middle/
passive 		indicative ὡμῑλήμην ὡμῑ́λησο ὡμῑ́λητο ὡμῑ́λησθον ὡμῑλήσθην ὡμῑλήμεθᾰ ὡμῑ́λησθε ὡμῑ́ληντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ὁμῑ́λεον, ὁμῑλεόμην (Epic, uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὁμῑ́λεον ὁμῑ́λεες ὁμῑ́λεε(ν) ὁμῑλέετον ὁμῑλεέτην ὁμῑλέομεν ὁμῑλέετε ὁμῑ́λεον
middle/
passive 		indicative ὁμῑλεόμην ὁμῑλέου ὁμῑλέετο ὁμῑλέεσθον ὁμῑλεέσθην ὁμῑλεόμε(σ)θᾰ ὁμῑλέεσθε ὁμῑλέοντο
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: ὁμῑ́λευν, ὁμῑλεύμην (Epic, contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ὁμῑ́λευν ὁμῑ́λεις ὁμῑ́λει ὁμῑλεῖτον ὁμῑλείτην ὁμῑλεῦμεν ὁμῑλεῖτε ὁμῑ́λευν
middle/
passive 		indicative ὁμῑλεύμην ὁμῑλεῖο/ὁμῑλέο ὁμῑλεῖτο ὁμῑλεῖσθον ὁμῑλείσθην ὁμῑλεύμε(σ)θᾰ ὁμῑλεῖσθε ὁμῑλεῦντο
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.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: ομιλώ (omiló), μιλώ (miló), μιλάω (miláo)

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