δέφω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin, if it is indeed related to διφθέρα (diphthéra).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

δέφω • (déphō)

  1. (active voice)
    1. to soften, knead with the hands
  2. (mediopassive)
    1. (vulgar) to masturbate

Conjugation

   Present: δέφω, δέφομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δέφω δέφεις δέφει δέφετον δέφετον δέφομεν δέφετε δέφουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive δέφω δέφῃς δέφῃ δέφητον δέφητον δέφωμεν δέφητε δέφωσῐ(ν)
optative δέφοιμῐ δέφοις δέφοι δέφοιτον δεφοίτην δέφοιμεν δέφοιτε δέφοιεν
imperative   δέφε δεφέτω δέφετον δεφέτων   δέφετε δεφόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative δέφομαι δέφῃ,
δέφει 		δέφεται δέφεσθον δέφεσθον δεφόμεθᾰ δέφεσθε δέφονται
subjunctive δέφωμαι δέφῃ δέφηται δέφησθον δέφησθον δεφώμεθᾰ δέφησθε δέφωνται
optative δεφοίμην δέφοιο δέφοιτο δέφοισθον δεφοίσθην δεφοίμεθᾰ δέφοισθε δέφοιντο
imperative   δέφου δεφέσθω δέφεσθον δεφέσθων   δέφεσθε δεφέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive δέφειν δέφεσθαι
participle m δέφων δεφόμενος
f δέφουσᾰ δεφομένη
n δέφον δεφόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἔδεφον, ἐδεφόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔδεφον ἔδεφες ἔδεφε(ν) ἐδέφετον ἐδεφέτην ἐδέφομεν ἐδέφετε ἔδεφον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐδεφόμην ἐδέφου ἐδέφετο ἐδέφεσθον ἐδεφέσθην ἐδεφόμεθᾰ ἐδέφεσθε ἐδέφοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: depsō

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δέφω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 320

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