ἐρέω

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

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Verb

ἐρέω • (eréō)

  1. Epic and Ionic form of ἔρομαι (éromai, “ask; tell”)
Conjugation
   Present: ἐρέω, ἐρέομαι (Epic, uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐρέω ἐρέεις ἐρέει ἐρέετον ἐρέετον ἐρέομεν ἐρέετε ἐρέουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐρέω,
ἐρέωμῐ 		ἐρέῃς,
ἐρέῃσθᾰ 		ἐρέῃ,
ἐρέῃσῐ 		ἐρέητον ἐρέητον ἐρέωμεν ἐρέητε ἐρέωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐρέοιμῐ ἐρέοισ(θᾰ) ἐρέοι ἐρέοιτον ἐρεοίτην ἐρέοιμεν ἐρέοιτε ἐρέοιεν
imperative   ἔρεε ἐρεέτω ἐρέετον ἐρεέτων   ἐρέετε ἐρεόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐρέομαι ἐρέεαι ἐρέεται ἐρέεσθον ἐρέεσθον ἐρεόμε(σ)θᾰ ἐρέεσθε ἐρέονται
subjunctive ἐρέωμαι ἐρέηαι ἐρέηται ἐρέησθον ἐρέησθον ἐρεώμε(σ)θᾰ ἐρέησθε ἐρέωνται
optative ἐρεοίμην ἐρέοιο ἐρέοιτο ἐρέοισθον ἐρεοίσθην ἐρεοίμε(σ)θᾰ ἐρέοισθε ἐρεοίᾰτο
imperative   ἐρέεο ἐρεέσθω ἐρέεσθον ἐρεέσθων   ἐρέεσθε ἐρεέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἐρέειν ἐρέεσθαι
participle m ἐρέων ἐρεόμενος
f ἐρέουσᾰ ἐρεομένη
n ἐρέον ἐρεόμενον
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: ἐρέω, ἐρεῦμαι (Epic, contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐρέω ἐρεῖς ἐρεῖ ἐρεῖτον ἐρεῖτον ἐρεῦμεν ἐρεῖτε ἐρεῦσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐρέω,
ἐρέωμῐ 		ἐρῇς,
ἐρῇσθᾰ 		ἐρῇ,
ἐρῇσῐ 		ἐρῆτον ἐρῆτον ἐρέωμεν ἐρῆτε ἐρέωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐρέοιμι ἐρέοις ἐρέοι ἐρέοιτον ἐρεοίτην ἐρέοιμεν ἐρέοιτε ἐρέοιεν
imperative   ἔρει ἐρείτω ἐρεῖτον ἐρείτων   ἐρεῖτε ἐρεύντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐρεῦμαι ἐρεῖαι/ἐρέαι ἐρεῖται ἐρεῖσθον ἐρεῖσθον ἐρεύμε(σ)θᾰ ἐρεῖσθε ἐρεῦνται
subjunctive ἐρέωμαι ἐρῇ ἐρῆται ἐρῆσθον ἐρῆσθον ἐρεώμε(σ)θᾰ ἐρῆσθε ἐρέωνται
optative ἐρεοίμην ἐρέοιο ἐρέοιτο ἐρέοισθον ἐρεοίσθην ἐρεοίμε(σ)θᾰ ἐρέοισθε ἐρεοίᾰτο
imperative   ἐρεῦ ἐρείσθω ἐρεῖσθον ἐρείσθων   ἐρεῖσθε ἐρείσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἐρεῖν/ἐρήμεναι/ἐρῆναι ἐρεῖσθαι
participle m ἐρέων ἐρεύμενος
f ἐρεῦσᾰ ἐρευμένη
n ἐρεῦν ἐρεύμενον
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.
   Imperfect: εἴρεον, εἰρεόμην (Epic, uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative εἴρεον εἴρεες εἴρεε(ν) εἰρέετον εἰρεέτην εἰρέομεν εἰρέετε εἴρεον
middle/
passive 		indicative εἰρεόμην εἰρέου εἰρέετο εἰρέεσθον εἰρεέσθην εἰρεόμε(σ)θᾰ εἰρέεσθε εἰρέοντο
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.
   Imperfect: εἴρευν, εἰρεύμην (Epic, contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative εἴρευν εἴρεις εἴρει εἰρεῖτον εἰρείτην εἰρεῦμεν εἰρεῖτε εἴρευν
middle/
passive 		indicative εἰρεύμην εἰρεῖο/εἰρέο εἰρεῖτο εἰρεῖσθον εἰρείσθην εἰρεύμε(σ)θᾰ εἰρεῖσθε εἰρεῦντο
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.
   Imperfect: ἔρεον, ἐρεόμην (Epic, uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔρεον ἔρεες ἔρεε(ν) ἐρέετον ἐρεέτην ἐρέομεν ἐρέετε ἔρεον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐρεόμην ἐρέου ἐρέετο ἐρέεσθον ἐρεέσθην ἐρεόμε(σ)θᾰ ἐρέεσθε ἐρέοντο
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.
   Imperfect: ἔρευν, ἐρεύμην (Epic, contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔρευν ἔρεις ἔρει ἐρεῖτον ἐρείτην ἐρεῦμεν ἐρεῖτε ἔρευν
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐρεύμην ἐρεῖο/ἐρέο ἐρεῖτο ἐρεῖσθον ἐρείσθην ἐρεύμε(σ)θᾰ ἐρεῖσθε ἐρεῦντο
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.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ἐρέω • (eréō)

  1. first-person singular future active indicative uncontracted of εἴρω (eírō) and λέγω (légō)
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