From Proto-Hellenic *kayyō, past that is uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂w- (“to burn”), with cognates such as Lithuanian kūlė̃ (“smut fungus ("burnt fungus")”), Latvian kūla (“old; dry; grass of last year”),[1] and possibly Persian سو (su, “light”).
καίω • (kaíō)
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active | indicative | καίω | καίεις | καίει | καίετον | καίετον | καίομεν | καίετε | καίουσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | καίω | καίῃς | καίῃ | καίητον | καίητον | καίωμεν | καίητε | καίωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | καίοιμῐ | καίοις | καίοι | καίοιτον | καιοίτην | καίοιμεν | καίοιτε | καίοιεν | |||||
imperative | καῖε | καιέτω | καίετον | καιέτων | καίετε | καιόντων | |||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | καίομαι | καίῃ, καίει |
καίεται | καίεσθον | καίεσθον | καιόμεθᾰ | καίεσθε | καίονται | ||||
subjunctive | καίωμαι | καίῃ | καίηται | καίησθον | καίησθον | καιώμεθᾰ | καίησθε | καίωνται | |||||
optative | καιοίμην | καίοιο | καίοιτο | καίοισθον | καιοίσθην | καιοίμεθᾰ | καίοισθε | καίοιντο | |||||
imperative | καίου | καιέσθω | καίεσθον | καιέσθων | καίεσθε | καιέσθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | καίειν | καίεσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | καίων | καιόμενος | ||||||||||
f | καίουσᾰ | καιομένη | |||||||||||
n | καῖον | καιόμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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active | indicative | ἔκαιον | ἔκαιες | ἔκαιε(ν) | ἐκαίετον | ἐκαιέτην | ἐκαίομεν | ἐκαίετε | ἔκαιον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκαιόμην | ἐκαίου | ἐκαίετο | ἐκαίεσθον | ἐκαιέσθην | ἐκαιόμεθᾰ | ἐκαίεσθε | ἐκαίοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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active | indicative | καῖον | καῖες | καῖε(ν) | καίετον | καιέτην | καίομεν | καίετε | καῖον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | καιόμην | καίου | καίετο | καίεσθον | καιέσθην | καιόμε(σ)θᾰ | καίεσθε | καίοντο | ||||
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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active | indicative | καύσω | καύσεις | καύσει | καύσετον | καύσετον | καύσομεν | καύσετε | καύσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | καύσοιμῐ | καύσοις | καύσοι | καύσοιτον | καυσοίτην | καύσοιμεν | καύσοιτε | καύσοιεν | |||||
middle | indicative | καύσομαι | καύσῃ, καύσει |
καύσεται | καύσεσθον | καύσεσθον | καυσόμεθᾰ | καύσεσθε | καύσονται | ||||
optative | καυσοίμην | καύσοιο | καύσοιτο | καύσοισθον | καυσοίσθην | καυσοίμεθᾰ | καύσοισθε | καύσοιντο | |||||
passive | indicative | καυθήσομαι | καυθήσῃ | καυθήσεται | καυθήσεσθον | καυθήσεσθον | καυθησόμεθᾰ | καυθήσεσθε | καυθήσονται | ||||
optative | καυθησοίμην | καυθήσοιο | καυθήσοιτο | καυθήσοισθον | καυθησοίσθην | καυθησοίμεθᾰ | καυθήσοισθε | καυθήσοιντο | |||||
active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
infinitive | καύσειν | καύσεσθαι | καυθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
participle | m | καύσων | καυσόμενος | καυθησόμενος | |||||||||
f | καύσουσᾰ | καυσομένη | καυθησομένη | ||||||||||
n | καῦσον | καυσόμενον | καυθησόμενον | ||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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passive | indicative | καήσομαι | καήσῃ | καήσεται | καήσεσθον | καήσεσθον | καησόμεθᾰ | καήσεσθε | καήσονται | ||||
optative | καησοίμην | καήσοιο | καήσοιτο | καήσοισθον | καησοίσθην | καησοίμεθᾰ | καήσοισθε | καήσοιντο | |||||
passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | καήσεσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | καησόμενος | |||||||||||
f | καησομένη | ||||||||||||
n | καησόμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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active | indicative | ἔκηᾰ | ἔκηᾰς | ἔκηε(ν) | ἐκήᾰτον | ἐκηᾰ́την | ἐκήᾰμεν | ἐκήᾰτε | ἔκηᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | κήω, κήωμῐ |
κήῃς, κήῃσθᾰ |
κήῃ, κήῃσῐ |
κήητον | κήητον | κήωμεν | κήητε | κήωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | κήαιμῐ | κήαις, κήαισθᾰ, κήειᾰς |
κήειε(ν), κήαι |
κηεῖτον | κηείτην | κηεῖμεν | κηεῖτε | κηεῖεν | |||||
imperative | κῆον | κηᾰ́τω | κήᾰτον | κηᾰ́των | κήᾰτε | κηᾰ́ντων | |||||||
middle | indicative | ἐκηᾰ́μην | ἐκήᾰο | ἐκήᾰτο | ἐκήᾰσθον | ἐκηᾰ́σθην | ἐκηᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ἐκήᾰσθε | ἐκήᾰντο | ||||
subjunctive | κήωμαι | κήηαι | κήηται | κήησθον | κήησθον | κηώμε(σ)θᾰ | κήησθε | κήωνται | |||||
optative | κηαίμην | κήαιο | κήαιτο | κήαισθον | κηαίσθην | κηαίμε(σ)θᾰ | κήαισθε | κηαίᾰτο | |||||
imperative | κῆαι | κηᾰ́σθω | κήᾰσθον | κηᾰ́σθων | κήᾰσθε | κηᾰ́σθων | |||||||
active | middle | ||||||||||||
infinitive | κῆαι/κηᾰ́μεν/κηᾰμέναι | κήᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | κήᾱς | κηᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
f | κήᾱσᾰ | κηᾰμένη | |||||||||||
n | κῆᾰν | κηᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
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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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
passive | indicative | ἐκάην | ἐκάης | ἐκάη | ἐκάητον | ἐκαήτην | ἐκάημεν | ἐκάητε | ἐκάησᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | καῶ | καῇς | καῇ | καῆτον | καῆτον | καῶμεν | καῆτε | καῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | καείην | καείης | καείη | καεῖτον, καείητον |
καείτην, καειήτην |
καεῖμεν, καείημεν |
καεῖτε, καείητε |
καεῖεν, καείησᾰν | |||||
imperative | κάηθῐ | καήτω | κάητον | καήτων | κάητε | καέντων | |||||||
passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | καῆναι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | καείς | |||||||||||
f | καεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | καέν | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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active | indicative | ἐκεκαύκειν, ἐκεκαύκη |
ἐκεκαύκεις, ἐκεκαύκης |
ἐκεκαύκει(ν) | ἐκεκαύκετον | ἐκεκαυκέτην | ἐκεκαύκεμεν | ἐκεκαύκετε | ἐκεκαύκεσᾰν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκεκαύμην | ἐκέκαυσο | ἐκέκαυτο | ἐκέκαυσθον | ἐκεκαύσθην | ἐκεκαύμεθᾰ | ἐκέκαυσθε | ἐκέκαυντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Inherited from Ancient Greek καίω (kaíō); the form καίγω (kaígo), from Medieval καίγω (kaígō), from Proto-Hellenic *kayyō. Also see καύση (káfsi, “burning”).
καίω • (kaío) (past έκαψα, passive καίγομαι, p‑past κάηκα, ppp καμένος)
Active voice ➤ | Passive voice ➤ | |||
Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect |
Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | Present | Dependent |
1 sg | καίω / (καίγω) | κάψω | καίγομαι / [καίομαι]1 | καώ |
2 sg | καις, [καίεις]1 / [καίγεις] | κάψεις | καίγεσαι / [καίεσαι] | καείς |
3 sg | καίει / [καίγει] | κάψει | καίγεται / [καίεται] | καεί |
1 pl | καίμε, [καίουμε, καίομε] / καίγουμε, [καίγομε] | κάψουμε, [‑ομε] | καιγόμαστε / [καιόμαστε] | καούμε |
2 pl | καίτε, [καίετε] / καίγετε | κάψετε | καίγεστε, καιγόσαστε / [καίεστε] | καείτε |
3 pl | καίνε, καιν, [καίουν(ε)] / (καίγουν, καίγουνε) | κάψουν(ε) | καίγονται / [καίονται] | καούν(ε) |
Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | Imperfect | Simple past |
1 sg | έκαιγα, [έκαια]1 | έκαψα | καιγόμουν(α), {καιόμουν}1 | κάηκα |
2 sg | έκαιγες, [έκαιες] | έκαψες | καιγόσουν(α), {καιόσουν} | κάηκες |
3 sg | έκαιγε, [έκαιε] | έκαψε | καιγόταν(ε), {καιόταν} | κάηκε |
1 pl | καίγαμε, [καίαμε] | κάψαμε | καιγόμασταν, (‑όμαστε), {καιόμασταν} | καήκαμε |
2 pl | καίγατε, [καίατε] | κάψατε | καιγόσασταν, (‑όσαστε), {καιόσασταν} | καήκατε |
3 pl | έκαιγαν, καίγαν(ε), {έκαιαν} | έκαψαν, κάψαν(ε) | καίγονταν, (καιγόντουσαν), {καίονταν} | κάηκαν, καήκαν(ε) |
Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | Continuous | Simple |
1 sg | θα καίω / (καίγω) ➤ | θα κάψω ➤ | θα καίγομαι / [καίομαι] ➤ | θα κάω ➤ |
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα καις, [καίεις] / [καίγεις] | θα κάψεις, … | θα καίγεσαι / [καίεσαι], … | θα καείς, … |
Perfect aspect ➤ | Perfect aspect | |||
Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … κάψει | έχω, έχεις, … καεί | ||
Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … κάψει | είχα, είχες, … καεί | ||
Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … κάψει | θα έχω, έχεις, … καεί | ||
Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
Imperative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect |
2 sg | καίγε / [καίε]2 | κάψε, καύ' 2 | κάψου | |
2 pl | καίγετε / [καίετε]3 | κάψτε, καύτε2 | καίγεστε / [καίεστε] | καείτε |
Other forms | Active voice | Passive voice | ||
Present participle➤ | καίγοντας, {καίοντας}1 ➤ | {καιόμενος, ‑ομένη, ‑όμενο} ➤ | ||
Perfect participle➤ | έχοντας κάψει ➤ | καμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ | ||
Nonfinite form➤ | κάψει | καεί | ||
Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
1. Rare forms like {καίεις} after the ancient καίω. 2. Colloquial apocopic perfective imperative + accusative of article & noun weak pronouns e.g. καύ' το ("burn it!") 3. Colloquial. irregular • (…) optional or informal. rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |||
From stem καψ-
From stem καυ- as in the ancient verb καίω (kaíō)