πρέπει

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pré.peː/ → /ˈpre.pi/ → /ˈpre.pi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pré.peː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.pi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.pi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.pi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.pi/

Verb

πρέπει • (prépei)

1. third-person singular present indicative active of πρέπω (prépō)

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from third-person singular πρέπει (prépei) of Ancient Greek πρέπω (prépō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.pi/
• Hyphenation: πρέ‧πει

Verb

πρέπει • (prépei) impersonal (imperfect έπρεπε) (found only in the 3rd person)

1. (+ genitive personal pronoun, personal use) to be fit for, to be worthy of, deserve

   Του πρέπουν μεγάλες τιμές· πρέπει να πάρει βραβείο Νόμπελ.

   Tou prépoun megáles timés; prépei na párei vraveío Nómpel.

   Great honours are fitting for him; he must receive a Nobel prize.

2. (singular only, impersonal use) must, have to, ought

   πρέπει να πω πως… ― prépei na po pos… ― I must say that…

   Δεν πρέπει να λες ψέματα. ― Den prépei na les psémata. ― Υou ought not to lie.

Conjugation

πρέπει   active 3rd person forms

	Active voice ➤   —   Imperfective aspect ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Present ➤	Imperfect ➤	Future ➤
1 sg	—	—	—
2 sg	—	—	—
3 sg	πρέπει1	έπρεπε1	θα πρέπει
1 pl	—	—	—
2 pl	—	—	—
3 pl	πρέπουν	έπρεπαν	θα πρέπουν
Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤	2 sg	2 pl
Imperfective aspect	—	—
Other forms	Present participle ➤
	{πρέπων, πρέπουσα, πρέπον} — ➤
Notes     Appendix:Greek verbs	1. Singular 3rd person, impersonal: 'it must', 'it should'. All 3rd persons (singular and plural), impersonal sense: 'it is fitting'  • (…) optional or informal.   […] rare.   {…} learned, archaic.  • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.  • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Related terms

• διαπρέπω (diaprépo, “distinguish”)
• ευπρεπίζω (efprepízo, “to tidy up”)
• καθωσπρέπει (kathosprépei, “seemly”, adverb)
• καθωσπρεπισμός m (kathosprepismós, “priggishness”)
• -πρέπεια f (-prépeia)
• -πρεπής (-prepís)
• -πρεπος (-prepos)
• πρεπούμενος (prepoúmenos, “fitting”) (vernacular)
• πρέπων (prépon, “fitting, suitable”, participle) (formal) πρέπουσα (prépousa), πρέπον (prépon)

 

Further reading

• πρέπει, πρέπω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• πρέπει - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)