δημοκρατέομαι
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom δημοκρατία (dēmokratía, “democracy", "rule of the people”), from δῆμος (dêmos, “common people", "assembly of the people”) + κρατία (kratía, “power, rule”), from κράτος (krátos, “rule, strength”).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /dɛː.mo.kra.té.o.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /de̝.mo.kraˈte.o.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ði.mo.kraˈte.o.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ði.mo.kraˈte.o.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ði.mo.kraˈte.o.me/
Verb
editδημοκρᾰτέομαι • (dēmokratéomai)
- (passive voice) to have a democratic constitution
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- (impersonal) democratic principles prevail
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Conjugation
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Present: δημοκρᾰτέω, δημοκρᾰτέομαι (Uncontracted)
Imperfect: ἐδημοκρᾰ́τεον, ἐδημοκρᾰτεόμην (Uncontracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐδημοκρᾰ́τεον | ἐδημοκρᾰ́τεες | ἐδημοκρᾰ́τεε(ν) | ἐδημοκρᾰτέετον | ἐδημοκρᾰτεέτην | ἐδημοκρᾰτέομεν | ἐδημοκρᾰτέετε | ἐδημοκρᾰ́τεον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐδημοκρᾰτεόμην | ἐδημοκρᾰτέου | ἐδημοκρᾰτέετο | ἐδημοκρᾰτέεσθον | ἐδημοκρᾰτεέσθην | ἐδημοκρᾰτεόμεθᾰ | ἐδημοκρᾰτέεσθε | ἐδημοκρᾰτέοντο | ||||
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 | ἐδημοκρᾰ́τουν | ἐδημοκρᾰ́τεις | ἐδημοκρᾰ́τει | ἐδημοκρᾰτεῖτον | ἐδημοκρᾰτείτην | ἐδημοκρᾰτοῦμεν | ἐδημοκρᾰτεῖτε | ἐδημοκρᾰ́τουν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐδημοκρᾰτούμην | ἐδημοκρᾰτοῦ | ἐδημοκρᾰτεῖτο | ἐδημοκρᾰτεῖσθον | ἐδημοκρᾰτείσθην | ἐδημοκρᾰτούμεθᾰ | ἐδημοκρᾰτεῖσθε | ἐδημοκρᾰτοῦντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: δεδημοκρᾰ́τηκᾰ, δεδημοκράτημαι
Pluperfect: ἐδεδημοκρᾰτήκειν, ἐδεδημοκρατήμην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐδεδημοκρᾰτήκειν, ἐδεδημοκρᾰτήκη |
ἐδεδημοκρᾰτήκεις, ἐδεδημοκρᾰτήκης |
ἐδεδημοκρᾰτήκει(ν) | ἐδεδημοκρᾰτήκετον | ἐδεδημοκρᾰτηκέτην | ἐδεδημοκρᾰτήκεμεν | ἐδεδημοκρᾰτήκετε | ἐδεδημοκρᾰτήκεσᾰν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐδεδημοκρατήμην | ἐδεδημοκράτησο | ἐδεδημοκράτητο | ἐδεδημοκράτησθον | ἐδεδημοκρατήσθην | ἐδεδημοκρατήμεθᾰ | ἐδεδημοκράτησθε | ἐδεδημοκράτηντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
edit- δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokratíā)
- δημοκρᾰτίζω (dēmokratízō)
- δημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokratikós)
References
edit- “δημοκρᾰτέομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “δημοκρατέομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- δημοκρατέομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δημοκρατέομαι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
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