ἐπιδινέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ δῑνέω (dīnéō, “to whirl around”), from δῑ́νη (dī́nē, “whirlpool, eddy”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.diː.né.ɔː/ → /e.pi.ðiˈne.o/ → /e.pi.ðiˈne.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.diː.né.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pi.diˈne.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.ðiˈne.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.ðiˈne.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pi.ðiˈne.o/

Verb

ἐπῐδῑνέω • (epidīnéō)

1. to whirl or swing round before throwing
2. (middle voice) to turn over in one's mind, revolve
3. (passive voice) to wheel about (as birds in the air)

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπῐδῑνέω, ἐπῐδῑνέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐδῑνέω	ἐπῐδῑνέεις	ἐπῐδῑνέει	ἐπῐδῑνέετον	ἐπῐδῑνέετον	ἐπῐδῑνέομεν	ἐπῐδῑνέετε	ἐπῐδῑνέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδῑνέω	ἐπῐδῑνέῃς	ἐπῐδῑνέῃ	ἐπῐδῑνέητον	ἐπῐδῑνέητον	ἐπῐδῑνέωμεν	ἐπῐδῑνέητε	ἐπῐδῑνέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐδῑνέοιμῐ	ἐπῐδῑνέοις	ἐπῐδῑνέοι	ἐπῐδῑνέοιτον	ἐπῐδῑνεοίτην	ἐπῐδῑνέοιμεν	ἐπῐδῑνέοιτε	ἐπῐδῑνέοιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐδῑ́νεε	ἐπῐδῑνεέτω	ἐπῐδῑνέετον	ἐπῐδῑνεέτων		ἐπῐδῑνέετε	ἐπῐδῑνεόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐδῑνέομαι	ἐπῐδῑνέῃ, ἐπῐδῑνέει	ἐπῐδῑνέεται	ἐπῐδῑνέεσθον	ἐπῐδῑνέεσθον	ἐπῐδῑνεόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῑνέεσθε	ἐπῐδῑνέονται
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδῑνέωμαι	ἐπῐδῑνέῃ	ἐπῐδῑνέηται	ἐπῐδῑνέησθον	ἐπῐδῑνέησθον	ἐπῐδῑνεώμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῑνέησθε	ἐπῐδῑνέωνται
	optative	ἐπῐδῑνεοίμην	ἐπῐδῑνέοιο	ἐπῐδῑνέοιτο	ἐπῐδῑνέοισθον	ἐπῐδῑνεοίσθην	ἐπῐδῑνεοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῑνέοισθε	ἐπῐδῑνέοιντο
	imperative		ἐπῐδῑνέου	ἐπῐδῑνεέσθω	ἐπῐδῑνέεσθον	ἐπῐδῑνεέσθων		ἐπῐδῑνέεσθε	ἐπῐδῑνεέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπῐδῑνέειν				ἐπῐδῑνέεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐδῑνέων				ἐπῐδῑνεόμενος
	f	ἐπῐδῑνέουσᾰ				ἐπῐδῑνεομένη
	n	ἐπῐδῑνέον				ἐπῐδῑνεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ἐπῐδῑνῶ, ἐπῐδῑνοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐδῑνῶ	ἐπῐδῑνεῖς	ἐπῐδῑνεῖ	ἐπῐδῑνεῖτον	ἐπῐδῑνεῖτον	ἐπῐδῑνοῦμεν	ἐπῐδῑνεῖτε	ἐπῐδῑνοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδῑνῶ	ἐπῐδῑνῇς	ἐπῐδῑνῇ	ἐπῐδῑνῆτον	ἐπῐδῑνῆτον	ἐπῐδῑνῶμεν	ἐπῐδῑνῆτε	ἐπῐδῑνῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐδῑνοίην, ἐπῐδῑνοῖμῐ	ἐπῐδῑνοίης, ἐπῐδῑνοῖς	ἐπῐδῑνοίη, ἐπῐδῑνοῖ	ἐπῐδῑνοῖτον, ἐπῐδῑνοίητον	ἐπῐδῑνοίτην, ἐπῐδῑνοιήτην	ἐπῐδῑνοῖμεν, ἐπῐδῑνοίημεν	ἐπῐδῑνοῖτε, ἐπῐδῑνοίητε	ἐπῐδῑνοῖεν, ἐπῐδῑνοίησᾰν
	imperative		ἐπῐδῑ́νει	ἐπῐδῑνείτω	ἐπῐδῑνεῖτον	ἐπῐδῑνείτων		ἐπῐδῑνεῖτε	ἐπῐδῑνούντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐδῑνοῦμαι	ἐπῐδῑνεῖ, ἐπῐδῑνῇ	ἐπῐδῑνεῖται	ἐπῐδῑνεῖσθον	ἐπῐδῑνεῖσθον	ἐπῐδῑνούμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῑνεῖσθε	ἐπῐδῑνοῦνται
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδῑνῶμαι	ἐπῐδῑνῇ	ἐπῐδῑνῆται	ἐπῐδῑνῆσθον	ἐπῐδῑνῆσθον	ἐπῐδῑνώμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῑνῆσθε	ἐπῐδῑνῶνται
	optative	ἐπῐδῑνοίμην	ἐπῐδῑνοῖο	ἐπῐδῑνοῖτο	ἐπῐδῑνοῖσθον	ἐπῐδῑνοίσθην	ἐπῐδῑνοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῑνοῖσθε	ἐπῐδῑνοῖντο
	imperative		ἐπῐδῑνοῦ	ἐπῐδῑνείσθω	ἐπῐδῑνεῖσθον	ἐπῐδῑνείσθων		ἐπῐδῑνεῖσθε	ἐπῐδῑνείσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπῐδῑνεῖν				ἐπῐδῑνεῖσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐδῑνῶν				ἐπῐδῑνούμενος
	f	ἐπῐδῑνοῦσᾰ				ἐπῐδῑνουμένη
	n	ἐπῐδῑνοῦν				ἐπῐδῑνούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπεδῑ́νεον, ἐπεδῑνεόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπεδῑ́νεον	ἐπεδῑ́νεες	ἐπεδῑ́νεε(ν)	ἐπεδῑνέετον	ἐπεδῑνεέτην	ἐπεδῑνέομεν	ἐπεδῑνέετε	ἐπεδῑ́νεον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπεδῑνεόμην	ἐπεδῑνέου	ἐπεδῑνέετο	ἐπεδῑνέεσθον	ἐπεδῑνεέσθην	ἐπεδῑνεόμεθᾰ	ἐπεδῑνέεσθε	ἐπεδῑνέοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπεδῑ́νουν, ἐπεδῑνούμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπεδῑ́νουν	ἐπεδῑ́νεις	ἐπεδῑ́νει	ἐπεδῑνεῖτον	ἐπεδῑνείτην	ἐπεδῑνοῦμεν	ἐπεδῑνεῖτε	ἐπεδῑ́νουν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπεδῑνούμην	ἐπεδῑνοῦ	ἐπεδῑνεῖτο	ἐπεδῑνεῖσθον	ἐπεδῑνείσθην	ἐπεδῑνούμεθᾰ	ἐπεδῑνεῖσθε	ἐπεδῑνοῦντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπῐδῑνήσω, ἐπῐδῑνήσομαι, ἐπῐδῑνηθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐδῑνήσω	ἐπῐδῑνήσεις	ἐπῐδῑνήσει	ἐπῐδῑνήσετον	ἐπῐδῑνήσετον	ἐπῐδῑνήσομεν	ἐπῐδῑνήσετε	ἐπῐδῑνήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐδῑνήσοιμῐ	ἐπῐδῑνήσοις	ἐπῐδῑνήσοι	ἐπῐδῑνήσοιτον	ἐπῐδῑνησοίτην	ἐπῐδῑνήσοιμεν	ἐπῐδῑνήσοιτε	ἐπῐδῑνήσοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐπῐδῑνήσομαι	ἐπῐδῑνήσῃ, ἐπῐδῑνήσει	ἐπῐδῑνήσεται	ἐπῐδῑνήσεσθον	ἐπῐδῑνήσεσθον	ἐπῐδῑνησόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῑνήσεσθε	ἐπῐδῑνήσονται
	optative	ἐπῐδῑνησοίμην	ἐπῐδῑνήσοιο	ἐπῐδῑνήσοιτο	ἐπῐδῑνήσοισθον	ἐπῐδῑνησοίσθην	ἐπῐδῑνησοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῑνήσοισθε	ἐπῐδῑνήσοιντο
passive	indicative	ἐπῐδῑνηθήσομαι	ἐπῐδῑνηθήσῃ	ἐπῐδῑνηθήσεται	ἐπῐδῑνηθήσεσθον	ἐπῐδῑνηθήσεσθον	ἐπῐδῑνηθησόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῑνηθήσεσθε	ἐπῐδῑνηθήσονται
	optative	ἐπῐδῑνηθησοίμην	ἐπῐδῑνηθήσοιο	ἐπῐδῑνηθήσοιτο	ἐπῐδῑνηθήσοισθον	ἐπῐδῑνηθησοίσθην	ἐπῐδῑνηθησοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῑνηθήσοισθε	ἐπῐδῑνηθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐπῐδῑνήσειν			ἐπῐδῑνήσεσθαι		ἐπῐδῑνηθήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐδῑνήσων			ἐπῐδῑνησόμενος		ἐπῐδῑνηθησόμενος
	f	ἐπῐδῑνήσουσᾰ			ἐπῐδῑνησομένη		ἐπῐδῑνηθησομένη
	n	ἐπῐδῑνῆσον			ἐπῐδῑνησόμενον		ἐπῐδῑνηθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπεδῑ́νησᾰ, ἐπεδῑνησᾰ́μην, ἐπεδῑνήθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπεδῑ́νησᾰ	ἐπεδῑ́νησᾰς	ἐπεδῑ́νησε(ν)	ἐπεδῑνήσᾰτον	ἐπεδῑνησᾰ́την	ἐπεδῑνήσᾰμεν	ἐπεδῑνήσᾰτε	ἐπεδῑ́νησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδῑνήσω	ἐπῐδῑνήσῃς	ἐπῐδῑνήσῃ	ἐπῐδῑνήσητον	ἐπῐδῑνήσητον	ἐπῐδῑνήσωμεν	ἐπῐδῑνήσητε	ἐπῐδῑνήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐδῑνήσαιμῐ	ἐπῐδῑνήσειᾰς, ἐπῐδῑνήσαις	ἐπῐδῑνήσειε(ν), ἐπῐδῑνήσαι	ἐπῐδῑνήσαιτον	ἐπῐδῑνησαίτην	ἐπῐδῑνήσαιμεν	ἐπῐδῑνήσαιτε	ἐπῐδῑνήσειᾰν, ἐπῐδῑνήσαιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐδῑ́νησον	ἐπῐδῑνησᾰ́τω	ἐπῐδῑνήσᾰτον	ἐπῐδῑνησᾰ́των		ἐπῐδῑνήσᾰτε	ἐπῐδῑνησᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐπεδῑνησᾰ́μην	ἐπεδῑνήσω	ἐπεδῑνήσᾰτο	ἐπεδῑνήσᾰσθον	ἐπεδῑνησᾰ́σθην	ἐπεδῑνησᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπεδῑνήσᾰσθε	ἐπεδῑνήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδῑνήσωμαι	ἐπῐδῑνήσῃ	ἐπῐδῑνήσηται	ἐπῐδῑνήσησθον	ἐπῐδῑνήσησθον	ἐπῐδῑνησώμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῑνήσησθε	ἐπῐδῑνήσωνται
	optative	ἐπῐδῑνησαίμην	ἐπῐδῑνήσαιο	ἐπῐδῑνήσαιτο	ἐπῐδῑνήσαισθον	ἐπῐδῑνησαίσθην	ἐπῐδῑνησαίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδῑνήσαισθε	ἐπῐδῑνήσαιντο
	imperative		ἐπῐδῑ́νησαι	ἐπῐδῑνησᾰ́σθω	ἐπῐδῑνήσᾰσθον	ἐπῐδῑνησᾰ́σθων		ἐπῐδῑνήσᾰσθε	ἐπῐδῑνησᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐπεδῑνήθην	ἐπεδῑνήθης	ἐπεδῑνήθη	ἐπεδῑνήθητον	ἐπεδῑνηθήτην	ἐπεδῑνήθημεν	ἐπεδῑνήθητε	ἐπεδῑνήθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδῑνηθῶ	ἐπῐδῑνηθῇς	ἐπῐδῑνηθῇ	ἐπῐδῑνηθῆτον	ἐπῐδῑνηθῆτον	ἐπῐδῑνηθῶμεν	ἐπῐδῑνηθῆτε	ἐπῐδῑνηθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐδῑνηθείην	ἐπῐδῑνηθείης	ἐπῐδῑνηθείη	ἐπῐδῑνηθεῖτον, ἐπῐδῑνηθείητον	ἐπῐδῑνηθείτην, ἐπῐδῑνηθειήτην	ἐπῐδῑνηθεῖμεν, ἐπῐδῑνηθείημεν	ἐπῐδῑνηθεῖτε, ἐπῐδῑνηθείητε	ἐπῐδῑνηθεῖεν, ἐπῐδῑνηθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐπῐδῑνήθητῐ	ἐπῐδῑνηθήτω	ἐπῐδῑνήθητον	ἐπῐδῑνηθήτων		ἐπῐδῑνήθητε	ἐπῐδῑνηθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐπῐδῑνῆσαι			ἐπῐδῑνήσᾰσθαι		ἐπῐδῑνηθῆναι
participle	m	ἐπῐδῑνήσᾱς			ἐπῐδῑνησᾰ́μενος		ἐπῐδῑνηθείς
	f	ἐπῐδῑνήσᾱσᾰ			ἐπῐδῑνησᾰμένη		ἐπῐδῑνηθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐπῐδῑνῆσᾰν			ἐπῐδῑνησᾰ́μενον		ἐπῐδῑνηθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐπῐδεδῑ́νηκᾰ, ἐπῐδεδῑ́νημαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐδεδῑ́νηκᾰ	ἐπῐδεδῑ́νηκᾰς	ἐπῐδεδῑ́νηκε(ν)	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκᾰτον	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκᾰτον	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκᾰμεν	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκᾰτε	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκω	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκῃς	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκῃ	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκητον	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκητον	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκωμεν	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκητε	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκοιμῐ, ἐπῐδεδῑνηκοίην	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκοις, ἐπῐδεδῑνηκοίης	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκοι, ἐπῐδεδῑνηκοίη	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκοιτον	ἐπῐδεδῑνηκοίτην	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκοιμεν	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκοιτε	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκοιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐδεδῑ́νηκε	ἐπῐδεδῑνηκέτω	ἐπῐδεδῑνήκετον	ἐπῐδεδῑνηκέτων		ἐπῐδεδῑνήκετε	ἐπῐδεδῑνηκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐδεδῑ́νημαι	ἐπῐδεδῑ́νησαι	ἐπῐδεδῑ́νηται	ἐπῐδεδῑ́νησθον	ἐπῐδεδῑ́νησθον	ἐπῐδεδῑνήμεθᾰ	ἐπῐδεδῑ́νησθε	ἐπῐδεδῑ́νηνται
	subjunctive	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένος ὦ	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένος ᾖς	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένος ᾖ	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένω ἦτον	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένω ἦτον	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένοι ὦμεν	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένοι ἦτε	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένος εἴην	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένος εἴης	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένος εἴη	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐπῐδεδῑνημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐπῐδεδῑ́νησο	ἐπῐδεδῑνήσθω	ἐπῐδεδῑ́νησθον	ἐπῐδεδῑνήσθων		ἐπῐδεδῑ́νησθε	ἐπῐδεδῑνήσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπῐδεδῑνηκέναι				ἐπῐδεδῑνῆσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐδεδῑνηκώς				ἐπῐδεδῑνημένος
	f	ἐπῐδεδῑνηκυῖᾰ				ἐπῐδεδῑνημένη
	n	ἐπῐδεδῑνηκός				ἐπῐδεδῑνημένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἐπεδεδῑνήκειν, ἐπεδεδῑνήμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπεδεδῑνήκειν, ἐπεδεδῑνήκη	ἐπεδεδῑνήκεις, ἐπεδεδῑνήκης	ἐπεδεδῑνήκει(ν)	ἐπεδεδῑνήκετον	ἐπεδεδῑνηκέτην	ἐπεδεδῑνήκεμεν	ἐπεδεδῑνήκετε	ἐπεδεδῑνήκεσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπεδεδῑνήμην	ἐπεδεδῑ́νησο	ἐπεδεδῑ́νητο	ἐπεδεδῑ́νησθον	ἐπεδεδῑνήσθην	ἐπεδεδῑνήμεθᾰ	ἐπεδεδῑ́νησθε	ἐπεδεδῑ́νηντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ἐπιδινέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐπιδινέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
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