ἐπιδιαλύω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “on, upon”) +‎ διαλύω (dialúō, “dissolve”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.di.a.ly̌ː.ɔː/ → /e.pi.ði.aˈly.o/ → /e.pi.ði.aˈli.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.di.a.ly̌ː.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pi.di.aˈly.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.ði.aˈly.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.ði.aˈly.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pi.ði.aˈli.o/

Verb

ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ω • (epidialū́ō)

1. to come as a relief to

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ω, ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ω	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́εις	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ει	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ετον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ετον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ομεν	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ετε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ω	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ῃς	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ῃ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ητον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ητον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ωμεν	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ητε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́οιμῐ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́οις	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́οι	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́οιτον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡοίτην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́οιμεν	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́οιτε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́οιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐδῐᾰ́λῡε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡέτω	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ετον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡέτων		ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ετε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ομαι	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ῃ, ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ει	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́εται	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́εσθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́εσθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́εσθε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ονται
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ωμαι	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ῃ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ηται	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ησθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ησθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡώμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ησθε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ωνται
	optative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡοίμην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́οιο	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́οιτο	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́οισθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡοίσθην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́οισθε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́οιντο
	imperative		ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ου	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡέσθω	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́εσθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡέσθων		ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́εσθε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ειν				ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́εσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ων				ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡόμενος
	f	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́ουσᾰ				ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡομένη
	n	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῦον				ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπῐδῐέλῡον, ἐπῐδῐελῡόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐδῐέλῡον	ἐπῐδῐέλῡες	ἐπῐδῐέλῡε(ν)	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́ετον	ἐπῐδῐελῡέτην	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́ομεν	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́ετε	ἐπῐδῐέλῡον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐδῐελῡόμην	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́ου	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́ετο	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́εσθον	ἐπῐδῐελῡέσθην	ἐπῐδῐελῡόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́εσθε	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́οντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σω, ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σομαι, ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σω	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σεις	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σει	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σετον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σετον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σομεν	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σετε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σοιμῐ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σοις	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σοι	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σοιτον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσοίτην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σοιμεν	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σοιτε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σομαι	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σῃ, ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σει	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σεται	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σεσθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σεσθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σεσθε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σονται
	optative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσοίμην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σοιο	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σοιτο	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σοισθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσοίσθην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σοισθε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σοιντο
passive	indicative	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθήσομαι	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθήσῃ	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθήσεται	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθήσεσθον	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθήσεσθον	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθησόμεθᾰ	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθήσεσθε	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθήσονται
	optative	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθησοίμην	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθήσοιο	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθήσοιτο	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθήσοισθον	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθησοίσθην	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθησοίμεθᾰ	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθήσοισθε	ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σειν			ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σεσθαι		ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σων			ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσόμενος		ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθησόμενος
	f	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σουσᾰ			ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσομένη		ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθησομένη
	n	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῦσον			ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσόμενον		ἐπιδῐᾰλῠθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπῐδῐέλῡσᾰ, ἐπῐδῐελῡσᾰ́μην, ἐπῐδῐελῠ́θην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐδῐέλῡσᾰ	ἐπῐδῐέλῡσᾰς	ἐπῐδῐέλῡσε(ν)	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́σᾰτον	ἐπῐδῐελῡσᾰ́την	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́σᾰμεν	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́σᾰτε	ἐπῐδῐέλῡσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σω	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σῃς	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σῃ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σητον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σητον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σωμεν	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σητε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σαιμῐ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σειᾰς, ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σαις	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σειε(ν), ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σαι	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σαιτον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσαίτην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σαιμεν	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σαιτε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σειᾰν, ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σαιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐδῐᾰ́λῡσον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσᾰ́τω	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σᾰτον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσᾰ́των		ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σᾰτε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐπῐδῐελῡσᾰ́μην	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́σω	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́σᾰτο	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́σᾰσθον	ἐπῐδῐελῡσᾰ́σθην	ἐπῐδῐελῡσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́σᾰσθε	ἐπῐδῐελῡ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σωμαι	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σῃ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σηται	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σησθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σησθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσώμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σησθε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σωνται
	optative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσαίμην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σαιο	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σαιτο	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σαισθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσαίσθην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσαίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σαισθε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σαιντο
	imperative		ἐπῐδῐᾰ́λῡσαι	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσᾰ́σθω	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σᾰσθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσᾰ́σθων		ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σᾰσθε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐπῐδῐελῠ́θην	ἐπῐδῐελῠ́θης	ἐπῐδῐελῠ́θη	ἐπῐδῐελῠ́θητον	ἐπῐδῐελῠθήτην	ἐπῐδῐελῠ́θημεν	ἐπῐδῐελῠ́θητε	ἐπῐδῐελῠ́θησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθῶ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθῇς	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθῇ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθῆτον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθῆτον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθῶμεν	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθῆτε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθείην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθείης	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθείη	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθεῖτον, ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθείητον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθείτην, ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθειήτην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθεῖμεν, ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθείημεν	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθεῖτε, ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθείητε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθεῖεν, ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠ́θητῐ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθήτω	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠ́θητον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθήτων		ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠ́θητε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐπῐδῐᾰλῦσαι			ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σᾰσθαι		ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθῆναι
participle	m	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σᾱς			ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσᾰ́μενος		ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθείς
	f	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡ́σᾱσᾰ			ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσᾰμένη		ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐπῐδῐᾰλῦσᾰν			ἐπῐδῐᾰλῡσᾰ́μενον		ἐπῐδῐᾰλῠθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠκᾰ, ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠκᾰ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠκᾰς	ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠκε(ν)	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κᾰτον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κᾰτον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κᾰμεν	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κᾰτε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κω	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κῃς	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κῃ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κητον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κητον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κωμεν	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κητε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κοιμῐ, ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠκοίην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κοις, ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠκοίης	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κοι, ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠκοίη	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κοιτον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠκοίτην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κοιμεν	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κοιτε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κοιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠκε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠκέτω	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κετον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠκέτων		ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́κετε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠμαι	ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠσαι	ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠται	ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠσθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠσθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́μεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠσθε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠνται
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένος ὦ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένος ᾖς	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένος ᾖ	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένω ἦτον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένω ἦτον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένοι ὦμεν	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένοι ἦτε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένος εἴην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένος εἴης	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένος εἴη	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠσο	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́σθω	ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠσθον	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́σθων		ἐπῐδῐᾰλέλῠσθε	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠκέναι				ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠ́σθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠκώς				ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένος
	f	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠκυῖᾰ				ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένη
	n	ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠκός				ἐπῐδῐᾰλελῠμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἐπῐδῐελελῠ́κειν, ἐπῐδῐελελῠ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐδῐελελῠ́κειν, ἐπῐδῐελελῠ́κη	ἐπῐδῐελελῠ́κεις, ἐπῐδῐελελῠ́κης	ἐπῐδῐελελῠ́κει(ν)	ἐπῐδῐελελῠ́κετον	ἐπῐδῐελελῠκέτην	ἐπῐδῐελελῠ́κεμεν	ἐπῐδῐελελῠ́κετε	ἐπῐδῐελελῠ́κεσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐδῐελελῠ́μην	ἐπῐδῐελέλῠσο	ἐπῐδῐελέλῠτο	ἐπῐδῐελέλῠσθον	ἐπῐδῐελελῠ́σθην	ἐπῐδῐελελῠ́μεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῐελέλῠσθε	ἐπῐδῐελέλῠντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• ἐπιδιαλύω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “ἐπιδιαλύω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• “ἐπιδιαλύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press