δείλομαι

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel(h₃)- (“to want, wish”) or *gʷelH-.

Verb

δείλομαι • (deílomai) (deponent)

  1. Locrian and Delphic form of βούλομαι (boúlomai)
    • Inscriptiones Graecae IX.1².3.706:
      θῆμεν ἐμ πολεμίους ἁλόντα· οἰκίας Θήμωνος κατακαείσας, ὁποίας κα τᾶι πόλε· παντεῖ Λοκρῶν, Αἰαντείων εἰ τίς κα ἐλ Λοκροῖς οἰκεῖν δείληται, ἀτέλειαν εἶμεν καθ θοινᾶν εἶμεν τοῖς Αἰαντείοις, εἶμεν πάντοις, καὶ τῶι ἱερεῖ τὰ δέρματα ἀποδιδόμεν καὶ τὰ ; panteî Lokrôn, Aianteíōn ei tís ka el Lokroîs oikeîn deílētai, atéleian eîmen kath thoinân eîmen toîs Aianteíois, eîmen pántois, kaì tôi hiereî tà dérmata apodidómen kaì tà [skélea kaì tâlla gérea; panagurízein
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • Inscriptiones Graecae IX.1².3.718:
      μεδὲ μιᾶι ⋮ ϝεϙόντας· τὸν ℎόρϙον ἐξεῖμεν ⋮ αἴ κα δείλονται
      medè miâi ⋮ weqóntas; tòn ℎórqon exeîmen ⋮ aí ka deílontai
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • Inscriptiones Graecae IX.1².3.718:
      αἰ δείλετ’ ἀνχορεῖν, καταλείπον⋮τα ἐν τᾶι ἰστίαι παῖδα ℎεβατὰν ἒ ’δελφεὸν· ἐξεῖμεν ἄνευ ἐνετερίον·
      ai deílet’ ankhoreîn, kataleípon⋮ta en tâi istíai paîda ℎebatàn è ’delpheòn; exeîmen áneu eneteríon;
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • Inscriptiones Graecae IX.1².3.718:
      ὄσια λανχάνειν ⋮ καὶ θύειν ⋮ ἐξεῖμεν ⋮ ἐπιτυχόντα ⋮ αἴ κα δείλεται· ⋮ αἴ κα δείλεται ⋮ θύειν καὶ λανχάνειν
      ósia lankhánein ⋮ kaì thúein ⋮ exeîmen ⋮ epitukhónta ⋮ aí ka deíletai; ⋮ aí ka deíletai ⋮ thúein kaì lankhánein
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
   Present: δείλομαι (Locrian)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative δείλομαι δείλεαι δείλεται δείλεσθον δείλεσθον δειλόμεθᾰ δείλεσθε δείλονται
subjunctive δείλωμαι δείληαι δείληται δείλησθον δείλησθον δειλώμεθᾰ δείλησθε δείλωνται
optative δειλοίμην δείλοιο δείλοιτο δείλοισθον δειλοίσθην δειλοίμεθᾰ δείλοισθε δείλοιντο
imperative   δείλεο δειλέσθω δείλεσθον δειλέσθων   δείλεσθε δειλέσθων
middle/passive
infinitive δείλεσθαι
participle m δειλόμενος
f δειλομένη
n δειλόμενον
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.
   Present: δείλομαι (Delphic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative δείλομαι δείλεαι δείλεται δείλεσθον δείλεσθον δειλόμεθᾰ δείλεσθε δείλονται
subjunctive δείλωμαι δείληαι δείληται δείλησθον δείλησθον δειλώμεθᾰ δείλησθε δείλωνται
optative δειλοίμην δείλοιο δείλοιτο δείλοισθον δειλοίσθην δειλοίμεθᾰ δείλοισθε δείλοιντο
imperative   δείλεο δειλέσθω δείλεσθον δειλέσθων   δείλεσθε δειλέσθων
middle/passive
infinitive δείλεσθαι
participle m δειλόμενος
f δειλομένη
n δειλόμενον
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.

Etymology 2

From δείλη (deílē) +‎ -ομαι (-omai).

Verb

δείλομαι • (deílomai) (deponent)

  1. to verge towards the afternoon
    1. (of the sun) to wester
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 7.287-289:
        ἔνθα μὲν ἐν φύλλοισι φίλον τετιημένος ἦτορ εὗδον παννύχιος καὶ ἐπʼ ἠῶ καὶ μέσον ἦμαρ. δείλετό τʼ ἠέλιος καί με γλυκὺς ὕπνος ἀνῆκεν.
        éntha mèn en phúlloisi phílon tetiēménos êtor heûdon pannúkhios kaì ep ēô kaì méson êmar. deíletó t ēélios kaí me glukùs húpnos anêken.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
   Present: δείλομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative δείλομαι δείλῃ,
δείλει 		δείλεται δείλεσθον δείλεσθον δειλόμεθᾰ δείλεσθε δείλονται
subjunctive δείλωμαι δείλῃ δείληται δείλησθον δείλησθον δειλώμεθᾰ δείλησθε δείλωνται
optative δειλοίμην δείλοιο δείλοιτο δείλοισθον δειλοίσθην δειλοίμεθᾰ δείλοισθε δείλοιντο
imperative   δείλου δειλέσθω δείλεσθον δειλέσθων   δείλεσθε δειλέσθων
middle/passive
infinitive δείλεσθαι
participle m δειλόμενος
f δειλομένη
n δειλόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐδειλόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐδειλόμην ἐδείλου ἐδείλετο ἐδείλεσθον ἐδειλέσθην ἐδειλόμεθᾰ ἐδείλεσθε ἐδείλοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: δειλόμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative δειλόμην δείλου δείλετο δείλεσθον δειλέσθην δειλόμεθᾰ δείλεσθε δείλοντο
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.

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