ἀνάγω

See also: ανάγω

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 2 January 2015

Etymology

From ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ana-, “up”) +‎ ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ná.ɡɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈna.ɡo/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈna.ɣo/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈna.ɣo/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈna.ɣo/

Verb

ᾰ̓νᾰ́γω • (anágō)

(active voice)
1. (transitive) to lead up from a lower place to a higher
  - 6th century BC, Theognis of Megara, Elegies 1347
  - 405 BCE, Euripides, The Bacchae 289
  - 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 3.4.28
  - 415 BCE, Euripides, The Trojan Women 525
  - 399 BCE, Plato, Euthyphro 6C
  1. (transitive) to lead up to the high sea, to take to sea, carry by sea
    - 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 9.338
    - 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 3.48
    - 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 6.292
    - 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 7.10
    - 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 8.203
    - 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 3.272
    - 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 6.12
    - 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 7.100
    - 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 3.41
    - 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 8.76
    - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Aristocrates 169
  2. (transitive) to take up from the coast into the interior, especially from Asia Minor into Central Asia
    - 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 14.272
    - 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 6.119
    - 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 1.4.6
    - 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 2.6.1
    - 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 2.4.8
  3. (transitive) to bring up, especially from the dead
    - 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Theogony 626
    - 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 521C
    - 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Fragments 557
    - 458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1023
    - 438 BCE, Euripides, Alcestis 985
    - 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Ajax 131
    - 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Isthmian Ode 4.22
  4. (transitive) to conduct
    - 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, The Shield of Heracles 280
    - 415 BCE, Euripides, The Trojan Women 326
    - 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 3.104
    - 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 2.48
    - 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 2.60
    - New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 7:41
  5. (transitive) to lift up, raise
    - 409 BCE, Sophocles, Philoctetes 866
    - 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 533D
    - 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.975C
    - 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.541B
  6. (in various senses)
    - 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, On Diseases 3.15
    - 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, Aphorisms 3.25
    - 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Cleomenes 30
    - 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Leviticus 11.3
    - 125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 3
    - 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Crassus 23
    - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Metaphysics 1051A.25
    - 262 BCE – 190 BCE, Apollonius of Perga, Conics 2.49
    - 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Nicias 18
2. (transitive) to bring back
  - 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 15.29
  - 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 24.401
  - 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Pythian Ode 5.3
  1. (transitive) to carry back, refer to its principles
    - 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 626D
    - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1113B.20
    - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1113A.6
    - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Generation of Animals 778B.1
    - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Metaphysics 1040B.20
    - 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Brutus 12
    - 50 CE – 250 CE, Apollonius Dyscolus, On Syntax 266.13
    - 412 CE – 485 CE, Proclus, Elements of Theology 21
    - 495 CE – 570 CE, Olympiodorus the Younger, Commentary on the Aristotle's Meteorology 326.33
    - 50 CE – 250 CE, Apollonius Dyscolus, On Adverbs 121.25
    - 50 CE – 250 CE, Apollonius Dyscolus, On Syntax 23.26
    - 120 CE – 175 CE, Vettius Valens, Anthology 10.15
    - 120 CE – 175 CE, Vettius Valens, Anthology 73.11
  2. (transitive) to reduce a syllogism to the first figure
    - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Prior Analytics 291B.1
    - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Prior Analytics 46B.40
  3. to rebuild
    - 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Publicola 15
    - 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Camillus 32
  4. (transitive) to reckon or calculate
    - 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Cimon 18
    - 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Numa Pompilius 1
  5. (intransitive) to draw back, withdraw, retreat
    - 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 7.1.45
    - 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 3.3.69
    - 414 BCE, Aristophanes, The Birds 383
    - 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 528A
(middle voice, passive voice)
1. (intransitive) to put out to sea, to set sail
  - 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.478
  - 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 3.137
  - 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 6.30
  - 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 3.138
  - 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 4.152
  - 458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 626
  1. (figuratively, intransitive) to put to sea, to make ready, prepare oneself
    - 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Charmides 155D
    - 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Eryxias 392D

Inflection

Present: ᾰ̓νᾰ́γω, ᾰ̓νᾰ́γομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γω	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γεις	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γει	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γετον	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γετον	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γομεν	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γετε	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γω	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γῃς	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γῃ	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γητον	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γητον	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γωμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γητε	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γοιμῐ	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γοις	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γοι	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γοιτον	ᾰ̓νᾰγοίτην	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γοιμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γοιτε	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γοιεν
	imperative		ᾰ̓́νᾰγε	ᾰ̓νᾰγέτω	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γετον	ᾰ̓νᾰγέτων		ᾰ̓νᾰ́γετε	ᾰ̓νᾰγόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γομαι	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γῃ, ᾰ̓νᾰ́γει	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γεται	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γεσθον	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γεσθον	ᾰ̓νᾰγόμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γεσθε	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γονται
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γωμαι	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γῃ	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γηται	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γησθον	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γησθον	ᾰ̓νᾰγώμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γησθε	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γωνται
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰγοίμην	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γοιο	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γοιτο	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γοισθον	ᾰ̓νᾰγοίσθην	ᾰ̓νᾰγοίμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γοισθε	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γοιντο
	imperative		ᾰ̓νᾰ́γου	ᾰ̓νᾰγέσθω	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γεσθον	ᾰ̓νᾰγέσθων		ᾰ̓νᾰ́γεσθε	ᾰ̓νᾰγέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ᾰ̓νᾰ́γειν				ᾰ̓νᾰ́γεσθαι
participle	m	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γων				ᾰ̓νᾰγόμενος
	f	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γουσᾰ				ᾰ̓νᾰγομένη
	n	ᾰ̓νᾰ́γον				ᾰ̓νᾰγόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ᾰ̓νῆγον, ᾰ̓νηγόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νῆγον	ᾰ̓νῆγες	ᾰ̓νῆγε(ν)	ᾰ̓νήγετον	ᾰ̓νηγέτην	ᾰ̓νήγομεν	ᾰ̓νήγετε	ᾰ̓νῆγον
middle/ passive	indicative	ᾰ̓νηγόμην	ᾰ̓νήγου	ᾰ̓νήγετο	ᾰ̓νήγεσθον	ᾰ̓νηγέσθην	ᾰ̓νηγόμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νήγεσθε	ᾰ̓νήγοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Future: ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξω, ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξω	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξεις	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξει	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξετον	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξετον	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξομεν	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξετε	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξοιμῐ	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξοις	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξοι	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξοιτον	ᾰ̓νᾰξοίτην	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξοιμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξοιτε	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξοιεν
middle	indicative	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξομαι	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξῃ, ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξει	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξεται	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξεσθον	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξεσθον	ᾰ̓νᾰξόμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξεσθε	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξονται
middle	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰξοίμην	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξοιο	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξοιτο	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξοισθον	ᾰ̓νᾰξοίσθην	ᾰ̓νᾰξοίμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξοισθε	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξειν			ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξεσθαι
participle	m	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξων			ᾰ̓νᾰξόμενος
	f	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξουσᾰ			ᾰ̓νᾰξομένη
	n	ᾰ̓νᾰ́ξον			ᾰ̓νᾰξόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ᾰ̓νήγᾰγον, ᾰ̓νηγᾰγόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νήγᾰγον	ᾰ̓νήγᾰγες	ᾰ̓νήγᾰγε(ν)	ᾰ̓νηγᾰ́γετον	ᾰ̓νηγᾰγέτην	ᾰ̓νηγᾰ́γομεν	ᾰ̓νηγᾰ́γετε	ᾰ̓νήγᾰγον
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γω	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γῃς	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γῃ	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γητον	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γητον	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γωμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γητε	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γοιμῐ	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γοις	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γοι	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γοιτον	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγοίτην	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γοιμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γοιτε	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γοιεν
	imperative		ᾰ̓νᾰ́γᾰγε	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγέτω	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γετον	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγέτων		ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γετε	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγόντων
middle	indicative	ᾰ̓νηγᾰγόμην	ᾰ̓νηγᾰ́γου	ᾰ̓νηγᾰ́γετο	ᾰ̓νηγᾰ́γεσθον	ᾰ̓νηγᾰγέσθην	ᾰ̓νηγᾰγόμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νηγᾰ́γεσθε	ᾰ̓νηγᾰ́γοντο
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γωμαι	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γῃ	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γηται	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γησθον	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γησθον	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγώμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γησθε	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γωνται
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγοίμην	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γοιο	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γοιτο	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γοισθον	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγοίσθην	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγοίμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γοισθε	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γοιντο
	imperative		ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγοῦ	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγέσθω	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γεσθον	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγέσθων		ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰ́γεσθε	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγέσθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγεῖν			ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγέσθαι
participle	m	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγών			ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγόμενος
	f	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγοῦσᾰ			ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγομένη
	n	ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγόν			ᾰ̓νᾰγᾰγόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Antonyms

κατάγω (katágō)

Descendants

Greek: ανάγω (anágo)

References

“ἀνάγω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἀνάγω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ἀνάγω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἀνάγω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἀνάγω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
ἀνάγω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
“ἀνάγω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
G321 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
ἀνάγω in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

ἀνάγω

Contents

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Inflection

Antonyms

Descendants

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