ἐπανίημι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπανα- (epana-, “re-”) +‎ ἵημι (híēmi, “throw”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pa.nǐː.ɛː.mi/ → /e.paˈni.i.mi/ → /e.paˈni.i.mi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pa.nǐː.ɛː.mi/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.paˈni.e̝.mi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.paˈni.i.mi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.paˈni.i.mi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.paˈni.i.mi/

Verb

ἐπᾰνῑ́ημῐ • (epanī́ēmi)

1. to let loose at
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.405
2. (construed with the accusative) to let go, to give up
   • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes 2.30
3. to dismiss, to remit
   • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes 18.177
   • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Lycurgus 22
4. (construed with the genitive) to release from
   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cynegeticus 7.1
5. (transitive) to relax
   • 320 CE – 403 CE, Oribasius, Collected Works 6.38.5
   • 40 CE – 90 CE, Dioscorides, Eup. 2.56
6. (intransitive) to relax, to leave off, to slacken, to become easier
   • 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Phaedrus 266a
   • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, Epidemics 3.17
   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cynegeticus 4.5
   • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes 32.25

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπᾰνῐ́ημῐ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπᾰνῐ́ημῐ	ἐπᾰνῐ́ης	ἐπᾰνῐ́ησῐ(ν)	ἐπᾰνῐ́ετον	ἐπᾰνῐ́ετον	ἐπᾰνῐ́εμεν	ἐπᾰνῐ́ετε	ἐπᾰνῐέᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπᾰνῐῶ	ἐπᾰνῐῇς	ἐπᾰνῐῇ	ἐπᾰνῐῆτον	ἐπᾰνῐῆτον	ἐπᾰνῐῶμεν	ἐπᾰνῐῆτε	ἐπᾰνῐῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπᾰνῐείην	ἐπᾰνῐείης	ἐπᾰνῐείη	ἐπᾰνῐεῖτον, ἐπᾰνῐείητον	ἐπᾰνῐείτην, ἐπᾰνῐειήτην	ἐπᾰνῐεῖμεν, ἐπᾰνῐείημεν	ἐπᾰνῐεῖτε, ἐπᾰνῐείητε	ἐπᾰνῐεῖεν, ἐπᾰνῐείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐπᾰνῐ́ει	ἐπᾰνῐέτω	ἐπᾰνῐ́ετον	ἐπᾰνῐέτων		ἐπᾰνῐ́ετε	ἐπᾰνῐέντων
		active
infinitive		ἐπᾰνῐέναι
participle	m	ἐπᾰνῐείς
	f	ἐπᾰνῐεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐπᾰνῐέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπᾰνῑ́ην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπᾰνῑ́ην	ἐπᾰνῑ́εις	ἐπᾰνῑ́ει	ἐπᾰνῑ́ετον	ἐπᾰνῑέτην	ἐπᾰνῑ́εμεν	ἐπᾰνῑ́ετε	ἐπᾰνῑ́εσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπᾰνήσω, ἐπᾰνήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπᾰνήσω	ἐπᾰνήσεις	ἐπᾰνήσει	ἐπᾰνήσετον	ἐπᾰνήσετον	ἐπᾰνήσομεν	ἐπᾰνήσετε	ἐπᾰνήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπᾰνήσοιμῐ	ἐπᾰνήσοις	ἐπᾰνήσοι	ἐπᾰνήσοιτον	ἐπᾰνησοίτην	ἐπᾰνήσοιμεν	ἐπᾰνήσοιτε	ἐπᾰνήσοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐπᾰνήσομαι	ἐπᾰνήσῃ, ἐπᾰνήσει	ἐπᾰνήσεται	ἐπᾰνήσεσθον	ἐπᾰνήσεσθον	ἐπᾰνησόμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰνήσεσθε	ἐπᾰνήσονται
	optative	ἐπᾰνησοίμην	ἐπᾰνήσοιο	ἐπᾰνήσοιτο	ἐπᾰνήσοισθον	ἐπᾰνησοίσθην	ἐπᾰνησοίμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰνήσοισθε	ἐπᾰνήσοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐπᾰνήσειν			ἐπᾰνήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπᾰνήσων			ἐπᾰνησόμενος
	f	ἐπᾰνήσουσᾰ			ἐπᾰνησομένη
	n	ἐπᾰνῆσον			ἐπᾰνησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπᾰνῆκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπᾰνῆκᾰ	ἐπᾰνῆκᾰς	ἐπᾰνῆκε(ν)	ἐπᾰνήκᾰτον	ἐπᾰνηκᾰ́την	ἐπᾰνήκᾰμεν	ἐπᾰνήκᾰτε	ἐπᾰνῆκᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist:

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative				ἐπᾰνεῖτον	ἐπᾰνείτην	ἐπᾰνεῖμεν	ἐπᾰνεῖτε	ἐπᾰνεῖσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπᾰνῶ	ἐπᾰνῇς	ἐπᾰνῇ	ἐπᾰνῆτον	ἐπᾰνῆτον	ἐπᾰνῶμεν	ἐπᾰνῆτε	ἐπᾰνῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπᾰνείην	ἐπᾰνείης	ἐπᾰνείη	ἐπᾰνεῖτον, ἐπᾰνείητον	ἐπᾰνείτην, ἐπᾰνειήτην	ἐπᾰνεῖμεν, ἐπᾰνείημεν	ἐπᾰνεῖτε, ἐπᾰνείητε	ἐπᾰνεῖεν, ἐπᾰνείησᾰν
	imperative		ἔπᾰνες	ἐπᾰνέτω	ἐπᾰ́νετον	ἐπᾰνέτων		ἐπᾰ́νετε	ἐπᾰνέντων
		active
infinitive		ἐπᾰνεῖναι
participle	m	ἐπᾰνείς
	f	ἐπᾰνεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐπᾰνέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

• “ἐπανίημι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press