διψάω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• διψέω (dipséō) — Ionic
• διψώω (dipsṓō) — Epic

Etymology

δίψα (dípsa, “thirst”) +‎ -ᾰ́ω (-áō, “verbal suffix”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dip.sá.ɔː/ → /ðipˈsa.o/ → /ðipˈsa.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dip.sá.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dipˈsa.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðipˈsa.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðipˈsa.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðipˈsa.o/

Verb

διψάω • (dipsáō)

1. to be dry, parched
2. to thirst
3. to yearn

Inflection

   Present: δῐψῶ (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐψῶ	δῐψῇς	δῐψῇ	δῐψῆτον	δῐψῆτον	δῐψῶμεν	δῐψῆτε	δῐψῶσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δῐψῶ	δῐψῇς	δῐψῇ	δῐψῆτον	δῐψῆτον	δῐψῶμεν	δῐψῆτε	δῐψῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐψῴην, δῐψῷμῐ	δῐψῴης, δῐψῷς	δῐψῴη, δῐψῷ	δῐψῷτον, δῐψῴητον	δῐψῴτην, δῐψῳήτην	δῐψῷμεν, δῐψῴημεν	δῐψῷτε, δῐψῴητε	δῐψῷεν, δῐψῴησᾰν
	imperative		δῐ́ψη	δῐψήτω	δῐψῆτον	δῐψήτων		δῐψῆτε	δῐψώντων
		active
infinitive		δῐψῆν
participle	m	δῐψῶν
	f	δῐψῶσᾰ
	n	δῐψῶν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐδῐ́ψων (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐδῐ́ψων	ἐδῐ́ψης	ἐδῐ́ψη	ἐδῐψῆτον	ἐδῐψήτην	ἐδῐψῶμεν	ἐδῐψῆτε	ἐδῐ́ψων
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: δῐψήσω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐψήσω	δῐψήσεις	δῐψήσει	δῐψήσετον	δῐψήσετον	δῐψήσομεν	δῐψήσετε	δῐψήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐψήσοιμῐ	δῐψήσοις	δῐψήσοι	δῐψήσοιτον	δῐψησοίτην	δῐψήσοιμεν	δῐψήσοιτε	δῐψήσοιεν
		active
infinitive		δῐψήσειν
participle	m	δῐψήσων
	f	δῐψήσουσᾰ
	n	δῐψῆσον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐδῐ́ψησᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐδῐ́ψησᾰ	ἐδῐ́ψησᾰς	ἐδῐ́ψησε(ν)	ἐδῐψήσᾰτον	ἐδῐψησᾰ́την	ἐδῐψήσᾰμεν	ἐδῐψήσᾰτε	ἐδῐ́ψησᾰν
	subjunctive	δῐψήσω	δῐψήσῃς	δῐψήσῃ	δῐψήσητον	δῐψήσητον	δῐψήσωμεν	δῐψήσητε	δῐψήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐψήσαιμῐ	δῐψήσειᾰς, δῐψήσαις	δῐψήσειε(ν), δῐψήσαι	δῐψήσαιτον	δῐψησαίτην	δῐψήσαιμεν	δῐψήσαιτε	δῐψήσειᾰν, δῐψήσαιεν
	imperative		δῐ́ψησον	δῐψησᾰ́τω	δῐψήσᾰτον	δῐψησᾰ́των		δῐψήσᾰτε	δῐψησᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		δῐψῆσαι
participle	m	δῐψήσᾱς
	f	δῐψήσᾱσᾰ
	n	δῐψῆσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: δεδῐ́ψηκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δεδῐ́ψηκᾰ	δεδῐ́ψηκᾰς	δεδῐ́ψηκε(ν)	δεδῐψήκᾰτον	δεδῐψήκᾰτον	δεδῐψήκᾰμεν	δεδῐψήκᾰτε	δεδῐψήκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δεδῐψήκω	δεδῐψήκῃς	δεδῐψήκῃ	δεδῐψήκητον	δεδῐψήκητον	δεδῐψήκωμεν	δεδῐψήκητε	δεδῐψήκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δεδῐψήκοιμῐ, δεδῐψηκοίην	δεδῐψήκοις, δεδῐψηκοίης	δεδῐψήκοι, δεδῐψηκοίη	δεδῐψήκοιτον	δεδῐψηκοίτην	δεδῐψήκοιμεν	δεδῐψήκοιτε	δεδῐψήκοιεν
	imperative		δεδῐ́ψηκε	δεδῐψηκέτω	δεδῐψήκετον	δεδῐψηκέτων		δεδῐψήκετε	δεδῐψηκόντων
		active
infinitive		δεδῐψηκέναι
participle	m	δεδῐψηκώς
	f	δεδῐψηκυῖᾰ
	n	δεδῐψηκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἀποδιψάω (apodipsáō)
• ἐκδιψάω (ekdipsáō)
• συνδιψάω (sundipsáō)
• ὑπερδιψάω (huperdipsáō)
• ὑποδιψάω (hupodipsáō)

References

• “διψάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “διψάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “διψάω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• διψάω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• διψάω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• διψάω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “διψάω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G1372 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “διψάω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011

Greek

Alternative forms

• διψώ (dipsó) (less frequent variant)

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek διψάω (dipsáō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðiˈpsa.o/
• Hyphenation: δι‧ψά‧ω

Verb

διψάω/διψώ • (dipsáo/dipsó) (past δίψασα, passive —, ppp διψασμένος)

1. to be thirsty

   Antonym: ξεδιψάω (xedipsáo)

2. to be dry (soil, etc)

Conjugation

διψάω / διψώ   (active forms only plus passive perfect participle)

	Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤
1 sg	διψάω, διψώ	διψάσω
2 sg	διψάς	διψάσεις
3 sg	διψάει, διψά	διψάσει
1 pl	διψάμε, διψούμε	διψάσουμε, [‑ομε]
2 pl	διψάτε	διψάσετε
3 pl	διψάνε, διψάν, διψούν(ε)	διψάσουν(ε)
Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤
1 sg	διψούσα, δίψαγα	δίψασα
2 sg	διψούσες, δίψαγες	δίψασες
3 sg	διψούσε, δίψαγε	δίψασε
1 pl	διψούσαμε, διψάγαμε	διψάσαμε
2 pl	διψούσατε, διψάγατε	διψάσατε
3 pl	διψούσαν(ε), δίψαγαν, (διψάγανε)	δίψασαν, διψάσαν(ε)
Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤
1 sg	θα διψάω, θα διψώ ➤	θα διψάσω ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα διψάς, …	θα διψάσεις, …
	Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, … διψάσει   έχω, έχεις, … διψασμένο, ‑η, ‑ο ➤	είμαι, είσαι, … διψασμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ (also passive voice)
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, … διψάσει   είχα, είχες, … διψασμένο, ‑η, ‑ο	ήμουν, ήσουν, … διψασμένος, ‑η, ‑ο
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, … διψάσει   θα έχω, θα έχεις, … διψασμένο, ‑η, ‑ο	θα είμαι, θα είσαι, … διψασμένος, ‑η, ‑ο
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	δίψα, δίψαγε	δίψασε, δίψα
2 pl	διψάτε	διψάστε
Other forms
Active present participle ➤	διψώντας ➤
Active perfect participle ➤	έχοντας διψάσει ➤
Passive perfect participle ➤	διψασμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Nonfinite form ➤	διψάσει
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.

Related terms

• see: δίψα f (dípsa, “thirst”)

Further reading

• διψάω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language