νίζω
Ancient Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- νίπτω (níptō, backformation from the aorist)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Hellenic *niďďō, from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-ye-, from *neygʷ- (“to wash”). Compare Proto-Germanic *nikwes, Old English nicor, German Nix.
Verb
editνίζω • (nízō)
- to wash the hands or feet of another
- to purge, cleanse
- to wash off
- Νίψον ἀνομήματα, μὴ μόναν ὄψιν. ― Nípson anomḗmata, mḕ mónan ópsin. ― Wash the sins, not only the face.
Inflection
edit Present: νῐ́ζω, νῐ́ζομαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | νῐ́ζω | νῐ́ζεις | νῐ́ζει | νῐ́ζετον | νῐ́ζετον | νῐ́ζομεν | νῐ́ζετε | νῐ́ζουσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | νῐ́ζω | νῐ́ζῃς | νῐ́ζῃ | νῐ́ζητον | νῐ́ζητον | νῐ́ζωμεν | νῐ́ζητε | νῐ́ζωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | νῐ́ζοιμῐ | νῐ́ζοις | νῐ́ζοι | νῐ́ζοιτον | νῐζοίτην | νῐ́ζοιμεν | νῐ́ζοιτε | νῐ́ζοιεν | |||||
imperative | νῐ́ζε | νῐζέτω | νῐ́ζετον | νῐζέτων | νῐ́ζετε | νῐζόντων | |||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | νῐ́ζομαι | νῐ́ζῃ, νῐ́ζει |
νῐ́ζεται | νῐ́ζεσθον | νῐ́ζεσθον | νῐζόμεθᾰ | νῐ́ζεσθε | νῐ́ζονται | ||||
subjunctive | νῐ́ζωμαι | νῐ́ζῃ | νῐ́ζηται | νῐ́ζησθον | νῐ́ζησθον | νῐζώμεθᾰ | νῐ́ζησθε | νῐ́ζωνται | |||||
optative | νῐζοίμην | νῐ́ζοιο | νῐ́ζοιτο | νῐ́ζοισθον | νῐζοίσθην | νῐζοίμεθᾰ | νῐ́ζοισθε | νῐ́ζοιντο | |||||
imperative | νῐ́ζου | νῐζέσθω | νῐ́ζεσθον | νῐζέσθων | νῐ́ζεσθε | νῐζέσθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | νῐ́ζειν | νῐ́ζεσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | νῐ́ζων | νῐζόμενος | ||||||||||
f | νῐ́ζουσᾰ | νῐζομένη | |||||||||||
n | νῐ́ζον | νῐζόμενον | |||||||||||
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 | ἔνῐζον | ἔνῐζες | ἔνῐζε(ν) | ἐνῐ́ζετον | ἐνῐζέτην | ἐνῐ́ζομεν | ἐνῐ́ζετε | ἔνῐζον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐνῐζόμην | ἐνῐ́ζου | ἐνῐ́ζετο | ἐνῐ́ζεσθον | ἐνῐζέσθην | ἐνῐζόμεθᾰ | ἐνῐ́ζεσθε | ἐνῐ́ζοντο | ||||
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 | νῐ́ψω | νῐ́ψεις | νῐ́ψει | νῐ́ψετον | νῐ́ψετον | νῐ́ψομεν | νῐ́ψετε | νῐ́ψουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | νῐ́ψοιμῐ | νῐ́ψοις | νῐ́ψοι | νῐ́ψοιτον | νῐψοίτην | νῐ́ψοιμεν | νῐ́ψοιτε | νῐ́ψοιεν | |||||
middle | indicative | νῐ́ψομαι | νῐ́ψῃ, νῐ́ψει |
νῐ́ψεται | νῐ́ψεσθον | νῐ́ψεσθον | νῐψόμεθᾰ | νῐ́ψεσθε | νῐ́ψονται | ||||
optative | νῐψοίμην | νῐ́ψοιο | νῐ́ψοιτο | νῐ́ψοισθον | νῐψοίσθην | νῐψοίμεθᾰ | νῐ́ψοισθε | νῐ́ψοιντο | |||||
passive | indicative | νῐφήσομαι | νῐφήσῃ | νῐφήσεται | νῐφήσεσθον | νῐφήσεσθον | νῐφησόμεθᾰ | νῐφήσεσθε | νῐφήσονται | ||||
optative | νῐφησοίμην | νῐφήσοιο | νῐφήσοιτο | νῐφήσοισθον | νῐφησοίσθην | νῐφησοίμεθᾰ | νῐφήσοισθε | νῐφήσοιντο | |||||
active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
infinitive | νῐ́ψειν | νῐ́ψεσθαι | νῐφήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
participle | m | νῐ́ψων | νῐψόμενος | νῐφησόμενος | |||||||||
f | νῐ́ψουσᾰ | νῐψομένη | νῐφησομένη | ||||||||||
n | νῐ́ψον | νῐψόμενον | νῐφησόμενον | ||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: ἐνῐ́φην (alternative passive)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
passive | indicative | ἐνῐ́φην | ἐνῐ́φης | ἐνῐ́φη | ἐνῐ́φητον | ἐνῐφήτην | ἐνῐ́φημεν | ἐνῐ́φητε | ἐνῐ́φησᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | νῐφῶ | νῐφῇς | νῐφῇ | νῐφῆτον | νῐφῆτον | νῐφῶμεν | νῐφῆτε | νῐφῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | νῐφείην | νῐφείης | νῐφείη | νῐφεῖτον, νῐφείητον |
νῐφείτην, νῐφειήτην |
νῐφεῖμεν, νῐφείημεν |
νῐφεῖτε, νῐφείητε |
νῐφεῖεν, νῐφείησᾰν | |||||
imperative | νῐ́φηθῐ | νῐφήτω | νῐ́φητον | νῐφήτων | νῐ́φητε | νῐφέντων | |||||||
passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | νῐφῆναι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | νῐφείς | |||||||||||
f | νῐφεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | νῐφέν | ||||||||||||
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: ἐνενῐ́φειν
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐνενῐ́φειν, ἐνενῐ́φη |
ἐνενῐ́φεις, ἐνενῐ́φης |
ἐνενῐ́φει(ν) | ἐνενῐ́φετον | ἐνενῐφέτην | ἐνενῐ́φεμεν | ἐνενῐ́φετε | ἐνενῐ́φεσᾰν | ||||
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
editRelated terms
edit- χέρνιψ (khérnips)
References
edit- “νίζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “νίζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “νίζω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- νίζω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- νίζω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963