From Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave behind”).[1]
Cognates include Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇakti), Latin linquō, Old Armenian լքանեմ (lkʻanem), Proto-Germanic *līhwaną (“to lend”), Old Church Slavonic отлѣкъ (otlěkŭ, “remains”), Lithuanian ãt-laikas (“remains”), likti (“to stay”).
λείπω • (leípō)
Not listed in these tables is an extremely rare first person dual form: λελείμμεθον (leleímmethon), in Sophocles, Electra 950. Only a small handful of first-person dual forms are attested in the entire Ancient Greek corpus.
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἔλειπον | ἔλειπες | ἔλειπε(ν) | ἐλείπετον | ἐλειπέτην | ἐλείπομεν | ἐλείπετε | ἔλειπον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐλειπόμην | ἐλείπου | ἐλείπετο | ἐλείπεσθον | ἐλειπέσθην | ἐλειπόμεθᾰ | ἐλείπεσθε | ἐλείποντο | ||||
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 | ||||||
active | indicative | λεῖπον | λεῖπες | λεῖπε(ν) | λείπετον | λειπέτην | λείπομεν | λείπετε | λεῖπον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | λειπόμην | λείπου | λείπετο | λείπεσθον | λειπέσθην | λειπόμε(σ)θᾰ | λείπεσθε | λείποντο | ||||
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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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | λείψω | λείψεις | λείψει | λείψετον | λείψετον | λείψομεν | λείψετε | λείψουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | λείψοιμῐ | λείψοις | λείψοι | λείψοιτον | λειψοίτην | λείψοιμεν | λείψοιτε | λείψοιεν | |||||
middle | indicative | λείψομαι | λείψῃ, λείψει |
λείψεται | λείψεσθον | λείψεσθον | λειψόμεθᾰ | λείψεσθε | λείψονται | ||||
optative | λειψοίμην | λείψοιο | λείψοιτο | λείψοισθον | λειψοίσθην | λειψοίμεθᾰ | λείψοισθε | λείψοιντο | |||||
passive | indicative | λειφθήσομαι | λειφθήσῃ | λειφθήσεται | λειφθήσεσθον | λειφθήσεσθον | λειφθησόμεθᾰ | λειφθήσεσθε | λειφθήσονται | ||||
optative | λειφθησοίμην | λειφθήσοιο | λειφθήσοιτο | λειφθήσοισθον | λειφθησοίσθην | λειφθησοίμεθᾰ | λειφθήσοισθε | λειφθήσοιντο | |||||
active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
infinitive | λείψειν | λείψεσθαι | λειφθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
participle | m | λείψων | λειψόμενος | λειφθησόμενος | |||||||||
f | λείψουσᾰ | λειψομένη | λειφθησομένη | ||||||||||
n | λεῖψον | λειψόμενον | λειφθησόμενον | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||
active | indicative | λῐ́πον | λῐ́πες | λῐ́πε(ν) | λῐ́πετον | λῐπέτην | λῐ́πομεν | λῐ́πετε | λῐ́πον | ||||
middle | indicative | λῐπόμην | λῐ́πεο | λῐ́πετο | λῐ́πεσθον | λῐπέσθην | λῐπόμε(σ)θᾰ | λῐ́πεσθε | λῐ́ποντο | ||||
passive | indicative | λείφθην | λείφθης | λείφθη | λείφθητον | λειφθήτην | λείφθημεν | λείφθητε | λείφθησᾰν, λεῖφθεν | ||||
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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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | indicative | ἔλειψᾰ | ἔλειψᾰς | ἔλειψε(ν) | ἐλείψᾰτον | ἐλειψᾰ́την | ἐλείψᾰμεν | ἐλείψᾰτε | ἔλειψᾰν |
subjunctive | λείψω | λείψῃς | λείψῃ | λείψητον | λείψητον | λείψωμεν | λείψητε | λείψωσῐ(ν) | |
optative | λείψαιμῐ | λείψειᾰς, λείψαις |
λείψειε(ν), λείψαι |
λείψαιτον | λειψαίτην | λείψαιμεν | λείψαιτε | λείψειᾰν, λείψαιεν | |
imperative | λεῖψον | λειψᾰ́τω | λείψᾰτον | λειψᾰ́των | λείψᾰτε | λειψᾰ́ντων | |||
middle | indicative | ἐλειψᾰ́μην | ἐλείψω | ἐλείψᾰτο | ἐλείψᾰσθον | ἐλειψᾰ́σθην | ἐλειψᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐλείψᾰσθε | ἐλείψᾰντο |
subjunctive | λείψωμαι | λείψῃ | λείψηται | λείψησθον | λείψησθον | λειψώμεθᾰ | λείψησθε | λείψωνται | |
optative | λειψαίμην | λείψαιο | λείψαιτο | λείψαισθον | λειψαίσθην | λειψαίμεθᾰ | λείψαισθε | λείψαιντο | |
imperative | λεῖψαι | λειψᾰ́σθω | λείψᾰσθον | λειψᾰ́σθων | λείψᾰσθε | λειψᾰ́σθων | |||
active | middle | ||||||||
infinitive | λεῖψαι | λείψᾰσθαι | |||||||
participle | m | λείψᾱς | λειψᾰ́μενος | ||||||
f | λείψᾱσᾰ | λειψᾰμένη | |||||||
n | λεῖψᾰν | λειψᾰ́μενον |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐλελοίπειν, ἐλελοίπη |
ἐλελοίπεις, ἐλελοίπης |
ἐλελοίπει(ν) | ἐλελοίπετον | ἐλελοιπέτην | ἐλελοίπεμεν | ἐλελοίπετε | ἐλελοίπεσᾰν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐλελείμμην | ἐλέλειψο | ἐλέλειπτο | ἐλέλειφθον | ἐλελείφθην | ἐλελείμμεθᾰ | ἐλέλειφθε | ἐλελείπᾰτο | ||||
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 | ||||||
active | indicative | λελοίπειν, λελοίπη |
λελοίπεις, λελοίπης |
λελοίπει(ν) | λελοίπετον | λελοιπέτην | λελοίπεμεν | λελοίπετε | λελοίπεσᾰν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | λελείμμην | λέλειψο | λέλειπτο | λέλειφθον | λελείφθην | λελείμμεθᾰ | λέλειφθε | λελείπᾰτο | ||||
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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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | λελείψομαι | λελείψῃ, λελείψει |
λελείψεται | λελείψεσθον | λελείψεσθον | λελειψόμεθᾰ | λελείψεσθε | λελείψονται | ||||
optative | λελειψοίμην | λελείψοιο | λελείψοιτο | λελείψοισθον | λελειψοίσθην | λελειψοίμεθᾰ | λελείψοισθε | λελείψοιντο | |||||
middle/passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | λελείψεσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | λελειψόμενος | |||||||||||
f | λελειψομένη | ||||||||||||
n | λελειψόμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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From Ancient Greek λείπω.
λείπω • (leípo) (past έλειψα, passive —)
Active voice ➤ | ||||
Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | ||
Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | ||
1 sg | λείπω | λείψω | ||
2 sg | λείπεις | λείψεις | ||
3 sg | λείπει | λείψει | ||
1 pl | λείπουμε, [‑ομε] | λείψουμε, [‑ομε] | ||
2 pl | λείπετε | λείψετε | ||
3 pl | λείπουν(ε) | λείψουν(ε) | ||
Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | ||
1 sg | έλειπα | έλειψα | ||
2 sg | έλειπες | έλειψες | ||
3 sg | έλειπε | έλειψε | ||
1 pl | λείπαμε | λείψαμε | ||
2 pl | λείπατε | λείψατε | ||
3 pl | έλειπαν, λείπαν(ε) | έλειψαν, λείψαν(ε) | ||
Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | ||
1 sg | θα λείπω ➤ | θα λείψω ➤ | ||
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα λείπεις, … | θα λείψεις, … | ||
Perfect aspect ➤ | ||||
Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … λείψει | |||
Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … λείψει | |||
Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … λείψει | |||
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 | ||
2 sg | λείπε | λείψε | ||
2 pl | λείπετε | λείψτε | ||
Other forms | ||||
Active present participle ➤ | λείποντας ➤ | |||
Active perfect participle ➤ | έχοντας λείψει ➤ | |||
Passive perfect participle ➤ | — | |||
Nonfinite form ➤ | λείψει | |||
Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
• (…) optional or informal. rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |||