πιδάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the same Pre-Greek root of πῖδαξ (pîdax, “spring, fountain”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /piː.dá.ɔː/ → /piˈða.o/ → /piˈða.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /piː.dá.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /piˈda.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /piˈða.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /piˈða.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /piˈða.o/

Verb

πῑδᾰ́ω • (pīdáō)

1. (transitive) to gush forth

Inflection

   Present: πῑδᾰ́ω, πῑδᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	πῑδᾰ́ω	πῑδᾰ́εις	πῑδᾰ́ει	πῑδᾰ́ετον	πῑδᾰ́ετον	πῑδᾰ́ομεν	πῑδᾰ́ετε	πῑδᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	πῑδᾰ́ω	πῑδᾰ́ῃς	πῑδᾰ́ῃ	πῑδᾰ́ητον	πῑδᾰ́ητον	πῑδᾰ́ωμεν	πῑδᾰ́ητε	πῑδᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	πῑδᾰ́οιμῐ	πῑδᾰ́οις	πῑδᾰ́οι	πῑδᾰ́οιτον	πῑδᾰοίτην	πῑδᾰ́οιμεν	πῑδᾰ́οιτε	πῑδᾰ́οιεν
	imperative		πῑ́δᾰε	πῑδᾰέτω	πῑδᾰ́ετον	πῑδᾰέτων		πῑδᾰ́ετε	πῑδᾰόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	πῑδᾰ́ομαι	πῑδᾰ́ῃ, πῑδᾰ́ει	πῑδᾰ́εται	πῑδᾰ́εσθον	πῑδᾰ́εσθον	πῑδᾰόμεθᾰ	πῑδᾰ́εσθε	πῑδᾰ́ονται
	subjunctive	πῑδᾰ́ωμαι	πῑδᾰ́ῃ	πῑδᾰ́ηται	πῑδᾰ́ησθον	πῑδᾰ́ησθον	πῑδᾰώμεθᾰ	πῑδᾰ́ησθε	πῑδᾰ́ωνται
	optative	πῑδᾰοίμην	πῑδᾰ́οιο	πῑδᾰ́οιτο	πῑδᾰ́οισθον	πῑδᾰοίσθην	πῑδᾰοίμεθᾰ	πῑδᾰ́οισθε	πῑδᾰ́οιντο
	imperative		πῑδᾰ́ου	πῑδᾰέσθω	πῑδᾰ́εσθον	πῑδᾰέσθων		πῑδᾰ́εσθε	πῑδᾰέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		πῑδᾰ́ειν				πῑδᾰ́εσθαι
participle	m	πῑδᾰ́ων				πῑδᾰόμενος
	f	πῑδᾰ́ουσᾰ				πῑδᾰομένη
	n	πῑδᾰ́ον				πῑδᾰόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: πῑδῶ, πῑδῶμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	πῑδῶ	πῑδᾷς	πῑδᾷ	πῑδᾶτον	πῑδᾶτον	πῑδῶμεν	πῑδᾶτε	πῑδῶσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	πῑδῶ	πῑδᾷς	πῑδᾷ	πῑδᾶτον	πῑδᾶτον	πῑδῶμεν	πῑδᾶτε	πῑδῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	πῑδῴην, πῑδῷμῐ	πῑδῴης, πῑδῷς	πῑδῴη, πῑδῷ	πῑδῷτον, πῑδῴητον	πῑδῴτην, πῑδῳήτην	πῑδῷμεν, πῑδῴημεν	πῑδῷτε, πῑδῴητε	πῑδῷεν, πῑδῴησᾰν
	imperative		πῑ́δᾱ	πῑδᾱ́τω	πῑδᾶτον	πῑδᾱ́των		πῑδᾶτε	πῑδώντων
middle/ passive	indicative	πῑδῶμαι	πῑδᾷ	πῑδᾶται	πῑδᾶσθον	πῑδᾶσθον	πῑδώμεθᾰ	πῑδᾶσθε	πῑδῶνται
	subjunctive	πῑδῶμαι	πῑδᾷ	πῑδᾶται	πῑδᾶσθον	πῑδᾶσθον	πῑδώμεθᾰ	πῑδᾶσθε	πῑδῶνται
	optative	πῑδῴμην	πῑδῷο	πῑδῷτο	πῑδῷσθον	πῑδῴσθην	πῑδῴμεθᾰ	πῑδῷσθε	πῑδῷντο
	imperative		πῑδῶ	πῑδᾱ́σθω	πῑδᾶσθον	πῑδᾱ́σθων		πῑδᾶσθε	πῑδᾱ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		πῑδᾶν				πῑδᾶσθαι
participle	m	πῑδῶν				πῑδώμενος
	f	πῑδῶσᾰ				πῑδωμένη
	n	πῑδῶν				πῑδώμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπῑ́δᾰον, ἐπῑδᾰόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῑ́δᾰον	ἐπῑ́δᾰες	ἐπῑ́δᾰε(ν)	ἐπῑδᾰ́ετον	ἐπῑδᾰέτην	ἐπῑδᾰ́ομεν	ἐπῑδᾰ́ετε	ἐπῑ́δᾰον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῑδᾰόμην	ἐπῑδᾰ́ου	ἐπῑδᾰ́ετο	ἐπῑδᾰ́εσθον	ἐπῑδᾰέσθην	ἐπῑδᾰόμεθᾰ	ἐπῑδᾰ́εσθε	ἐπῑδᾰ́οντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπῑ́δων, ἐπῑδώμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῑ́δων	ἐπῑ́δᾱς	ἐπῑ́δᾱ	ἐπῑδᾶτον	ἐπῑδᾱ́την	ἐπῑδῶμεν	ἐπῑδᾶτε	ἐπῑ́δων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῑδώμην	ἐπῑδῶ	ἐπῑδᾶτο	ἐπῑδᾶσθον	ἐπῑδᾱ́σθην	ἐπῑδώμεθᾰ	ἐπῑδᾶσθε	ἐπῑδῶντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “πιδάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “πιδάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “πιδάω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• πιδάω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πῖδαξ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1188