βοάω
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom βοή (boḗ, “shout”) + -άω (-áō). Cognate to Sanskrit गवते (gavate, “to sound, shout, proclaim”).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /bo.á.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /boˈa.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βoˈa.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /voˈa.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /voˈa.o/
Verb
editβοάω • (boáō)
- to shout
Inflection
edit Present: βοᾰ́ω, βοᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | βοᾰ́ω | βοᾰ́εις | βοᾰ́ει | βοᾰ́ετον | βοᾰ́ετον | βοᾰ́ομεν | βοᾰ́ετε | βοᾰ́ουσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | βοᾰ́ω | βοᾰ́ῃς | βοᾰ́ῃ | βοᾰ́ητον | βοᾰ́ητον | βοᾰ́ωμεν | βοᾰ́ητε | βοᾰ́ωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | βοᾰ́οιμῐ | βοᾰ́οις | βοᾰ́οι | βοᾰ́οιτον | βοᾰοίτην | βοᾰ́οιμεν | βοᾰ́οιτε | βοᾰ́οιεν | |||||
imperative | βόᾰε | βοᾰέτω | βοᾰ́ετον | βοᾰέτων | βοᾰ́ετε | βοᾰόντων | |||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | βοᾰ́ομαι | βοᾰ́ῃ, βοᾰ́ει |
βοᾰ́εται | βοᾰ́εσθον | βοᾰ́εσθον | βοᾰόμεθᾰ | βοᾰ́εσθε | βοᾰ́ονται | ||||
subjunctive | βοᾰ́ωμαι | βοᾰ́ῃ | βοᾰ́ηται | βοᾰ́ησθον | βοᾰ́ησθον | βοᾰώμεθᾰ | βοᾰ́ησθε | βοᾰ́ωνται | |||||
optative | βοᾰοίμην | βοᾰ́οιο | βοᾰ́οιτο | βοᾰ́οισθον | βοᾰοίσθην | βοᾰοίμεθᾰ | βοᾰ́οισθε | βοᾰ́οιντο | |||||
imperative | βοᾰ́ου | βοᾰέσθω | βοᾰ́εσθον | βοᾰέσθων | βοᾰ́εσθε | βοᾰέσθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | βοᾰ́ειν | βοᾰ́εσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | βοᾰ́ων | βοᾰόμενος | ||||||||||
f | βοᾰ́ουσᾰ | βοᾰομένη | |||||||||||
n | βοᾰ́ον | βοᾰόμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | βοῶ | βοᾷς | βοᾷ | βοᾶτον | βοᾶτον | βοῶμεν | βοᾶτε | βοῶσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | βοῶ | βοᾷς | βοᾷ | βοᾶτον | βοᾶτον | βοῶμεν | βοᾶτε | βοῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | βοῴην, βοῷμῐ |
βοῴης, βοῷς |
βοῴη, βοῷ |
βοῷτον, βοῴητον |
βοῴτην, βοῳήτην |
βοῷμεν, βοῴημεν |
βοῷτε, βοῴητε |
βοῷεν, βοῴησᾰν | |||||
imperative | βόᾱ | βοᾱ́τω | βοᾶτον | βοᾱ́των | βοᾶτε | βοώντων | |||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | βοῶμαι | βοᾷ | βοᾶται | βοᾶσθον | βοᾶσθον | βοώμεθᾰ | βοᾶσθε | βοῶνται | ||||
subjunctive | βοῶμαι | βοᾷ | βοᾶται | βοᾶσθον | βοᾶσθον | βοώμεθᾰ | βοᾶσθε | βοῶνται | |||||
optative | βοῴμην | βοῷο | βοῷτο | βοῷσθον | βοῴσθην | βοῴμεθᾰ | βοῷσθε | βοῷντο | |||||
imperative | βοῶ | βοᾱ́σθω | βοᾶσθον | βοᾱ́σθων | βοᾶσθε | βοᾱ́σθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | βοᾶν | βοᾶσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | βοῶν | βοώμενος | ||||||||||
f | βοῶσᾰ | βοωμένη | |||||||||||
n | βοῶν | βοώμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐβόᾰον | ἐβόᾰες | ἐβόᾰε(ν) | ἐβοᾰ́ετον | ἐβοᾰέτην | ἐβοᾰ́ομεν | ἐβοᾰ́ετε | ἐβόᾰον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐβοᾰόμην | ἐβοᾰ́ου | ἐβοᾰ́ετο | ἐβοᾰ́εσθον | ἐβοᾰέσθην | ἐβοᾰόμεθᾰ | ἐβοᾰ́εσθε | ἐβοᾰ́οντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐβόων | ἐβόᾱς | ἐβόᾱ | ἐβοᾶτον | ἐβοᾱ́την | ἐβοῶμεν | ἐβοᾶτε | ἐβόων | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐβοώμην | ἐβοῶ | ἐβοᾶτο | ἐβοᾶσθον | ἐβοᾱ́σθην | ἐβοώμεθᾰ | ἐβοᾶσθε | ἐβοῶντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | βοήσω | βοήσεις | βοήσει | βοήσετον | βοήσετον | βοήσομεν | βοήσετε | βοήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | βοήσοιμῐ | βοήσοις | βοήσοι | βοήσοιτον | βοησοίτην | βοήσοιμεν | βοήσοιτε | βοήσοιεν | |||||
middle | indicative | βοήσομαι | βοήσῃ, βοήσει |
βοήσεται | βοήσεσθον | βοήσεσθον | βοησόμεθᾰ | βοήσεσθε | βοήσονται | ||||
optative | βοησοίμην | βοήσοιο | βοήσοιτο | βοήσοισθον | βοησοίσθην | βοησοίμεθᾰ | βοήσοισθε | βοήσοιντο | |||||
passive | indicative | βοηθήσομαι | βοηθήσῃ | βοηθήσεται | βοηθήσεσθον | βοηθήσεσθον | βοηθησόμεθᾰ | βοηθήσεσθε | βοηθήσονται | ||||
optative | βοηθησοίμην | βοηθήσοιο | βοηθήσοιτο | βοηθήσοισθον | βοηθησοίσθην | βοηθησοίμεθᾰ | βοηθήσοισθε | βοηθήσοιντο | |||||
active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
infinitive | βοήσειν | βοήσεσθαι | βοηθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
participle | m | βοήσων | βοησόμενος | βοηθησόμενος | |||||||||
f | βοήσουσᾰ | βοησομένη | βοηθησομένη | ||||||||||
n | βοῆσον | βοησόμενον | βοηθησόμενον | ||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: ἐβεβοήκειν, ἐβεβοήμην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐβεβοήκειν, ἐβεβοήκη |
ἐβεβοήκεις, ἐβεβοήκης |
ἐβεβοήκει(ν) | ἐβεβοήκετον | ἐβεβοηκέτην | ἐβεβοήκεμεν | ἐβεβοήκετε | ἐβεβοήκεσᾰν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐβεβοήμην | ἐβεβόησο | ἐβεβόητο | ἐβεβόησθον | ἐβεβοήσθην | ἐβεβοήμεθᾰ | ἐβεβόησθε | ἐβεβόηντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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The future middle βοήσομαι is often used in place of the active βοήσω.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “βοάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press