πύθω

See also: Πυθώ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pū́tʰomai, from Proto-Indo-European *púH-dʰh₁e-ti.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /py̌ː.tʰɔː/ → /ˈpy.θo/ → /ˈpi.θo/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /py̌ː.tʰɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpy.tʰo/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpy.θo/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpy.θo/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.θo/

Verb

πῡ́θω • (pū́thō)

1. (transitive) to make rot
2. (passive voice) to become rotten, to rot, to decay

Conjugation

   Present: πῡ́θω, πῡ́θομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	πῡ́θω	πῡ́θεις	πῡ́θει	πῡ́θετον	πῡ́θετον	πῡ́θομεν	πῡ́θετε	πῡ́θουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	πῡ́θω	πῡ́θῃς	πῡ́θῃ	πῡ́θητον	πῡ́θητον	πῡ́θωμεν	πῡ́θητε	πῡ́θωσῐ(ν)
	optative	πῡ́θοιμῐ	πῡ́θοις	πῡ́θοι	πῡ́θοιτον	πῡθοίτην	πῡ́θοιμεν	πῡ́θοιτε	πῡ́θοιεν
	imperative		πῦθε	πῡθέτω	πῡ́θετον	πῡθέτων		πῡ́θετε	πῡθόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	πῡ́θομαι	πῡ́θῃ, πῡ́θει	πῡ́θεται	πῡ́θεσθον	πῡ́θεσθον	πῡθόμεθᾰ	πῡ́θεσθε	πῡ́θονται
	subjunctive	πῡ́θωμαι	πῡ́θῃ	πῡ́θηται	πῡ́θησθον	πῡ́θησθον	πῡθώμεθᾰ	πῡ́θησθε	πῡ́θωνται
	optative	πῡθοίμην	πῡ́θοιο	πῡ́θοιτο	πῡ́θοισθον	πῡθοίσθην	πῡθοίμεθᾰ	πῡ́θοισθε	πῡ́θοιντο
	imperative		πῡ́θου	πῡθέσθω	πῡ́θεσθον	πῡθέσθων		πῡ́θεσθε	πῡθέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		πῡ́θειν				πῡ́θεσθαι
participle	m	πῡ́θων				πῡθόμενος
	f	πῡ́θουσᾰ				πῡθομένη
	n	πῦθον				πῡθόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἔπῡθον, ἐπῡθόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔπῡθον	ἔπῡθες	ἔπῡθε(ν)	ἐπῡ́θετον	ἐπῡθέτην	ἐπῡ́θομεν	ἐπῡ́θετε	ἔπῡθον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῡθόμην	ἐπῡ́θου	ἐπῡ́θετο	ἐπῡ́θεσθον	ἐπῡθέσθην	ἐπῡθόμεθᾰ	ἐπῡ́θεσθε	ἐπῡ́θοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: πῡ́θεσκον, πῡθεσκόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	πῡ́θεσκον	πῡ́θεσκες	πῡ́θεσκε(ν)	πῡθέσκετον	πῡθεσκέτην	πῡθέσκομεν	πῡθέσκετε	πῡ́θεσκον
middle/ passive	indicative	πῡθεσκόμην	πῡθέσκου	πῡθέσκετο	πῡθέσκεσθον	πῡθεσκέσθην	πῡθεσκόμε(σ)θᾰ	πῡθέσκεσθε	πῡθέσκοντο
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: πῡ́σω, πῡ́σομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	πῡ́σω	πῡ́σεις	πῡ́σει	πῡ́σετον	πῡ́σετον	πῡ́σομεν	πῡ́σετε	πῡ́σουσῐ(ν)
	optative	πῡ́σοιμῐ	πῡ́σοις	πῡ́σοι	πῡ́σοιτον	πῡσοίτην	πῡ́σοιμεν	πῡ́σοιτε	πῡ́σοιεν
middle	indicative	πῡ́σομαι	πῡ́σῃ, πῡ́σει	πῡ́σεται	πῡ́σεσθον	πῡ́σεσθον	πῡσόμεθᾰ	πῡ́σεσθε	πῡ́σονται
	optative	πῡσοίμην	πῡ́σοιο	πῡ́σοιτο	πῡ́σοισθον	πῡσοίσθην	πῡσοίμεθᾰ	πῡ́σοισθε	πῡ́σοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		πῡ́σειν			πῡ́σεσθαι
participle	m	πῡ́σων			πῡσόμενος
	f	πῡ́σουσᾰ			πῡσομένη
	n	πῦσον			πῡσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἔπῡσᾰ, ἐπῡσᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔπῡσᾰ	ἔπῡσᾰς	ἔπῡσε(ν)	ἐπῡ́σᾰτον	ἐπῡσᾰ́την	ἐπῡ́σᾰμεν	ἐπῡ́σᾰτε	ἔπῡσᾰν
	subjunctive	πῡ́σω	πῡ́σῃς	πῡ́σῃ	πῡ́σητον	πῡ́σητον	πῡ́σωμεν	πῡ́σητε	πῡ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	πῡ́σαιμῐ	πῡ́σειᾰς, πῡ́σαις	πῡ́σειε(ν), πῡ́σαι	πῡ́σαιτον	πῡσαίτην	πῡ́σαιμεν	πῡ́σαιτε	πῡ́σειᾰν, πῡ́σαιεν
	imperative		πῦσον	πῡσᾰ́τω	πῡ́σᾰτον	πῡσᾰ́των		πῡ́σᾰτε	πῡσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐπῡσᾰ́μην	ἐπῡ́σω	ἐπῡ́σᾰτο	ἐπῡ́σᾰσθον	ἐπῡσᾰ́σθην	ἐπῡσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπῡ́σᾰσθε	ἐπῡ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	πῡ́σωμαι	πῡ́σῃ	πῡ́σηται	πῡ́σησθον	πῡ́σησθον	πῡσώμεθᾰ	πῡ́σησθε	πῡ́σωνται
	optative	πῡσαίμην	πῡ́σαιο	πῡ́σαιτο	πῡ́σαισθον	πῡσαίσθην	πῡσαίμεθᾰ	πῡ́σαισθε	πῡ́σαιντο
	imperative		πῦσαι	πῡσᾰ́σθω	πῡ́σᾰσθον	πῡσᾰ́σθων		πῡ́σᾰσθε	πῡσᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		πῦσαι			πῡ́σᾰσθαι
participle	m	πῡ́σᾱς			πῡσᾰ́μενος
	f	πῡ́σᾱσᾰ			πῡσᾰμένη
	n	πῦσᾰν			πῡσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: πῦσᾰ, πῡσᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	πῦσᾰ	πῦσᾰς	πῦσε(ν)	πῡ́σᾰτον	πῡσᾰ́την	πῡ́σᾰμεν	πῡ́σᾰτε	πῦσᾰν
	subjunctive	πῡ́σω, πῡ́σωμῐ	πῡ́σῃς, πῡ́σῃσθᾰ	πῡ́σῃ, πῡ́σῃσῐ	πῡ́σητον	πῡ́σητον	πῡ́σωμεν	πῡ́σητε	πῡ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	πῡ́σαιμῐ	πῡ́σαις, πῡ́σαισθᾰ, πῡ́σειᾰς	πῡ́σειε(ν), πῡ́σαι	πῡσεῖτον	πῡσείτην	πῡσεῖμεν	πῡσεῖτε	πῡσεῖεν
	imperative		πῦσον	πῡσᾰ́τω	πῡ́σᾰτον	πῡσᾰ́των		πῡ́σᾰτε	πῡσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	πῡσᾰ́μην	πῡ́σᾰο	πῡ́σᾰτο	πῡ́σᾰσθον	πῡσᾰ́σθην	πῡσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	πῡ́σᾰσθε	πῡ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	πῡ́σωμαι	πῡ́σηαι	πῡ́σηται	πῡ́σησθον	πῡ́σησθον	πῡσώμε(σ)θᾰ	πῡ́σησθε	πῡ́σωνται
	optative	πῡσαίμην	πῡ́σαιο	πῡ́σαιτο	πῡ́σαισθον	πῡσαίσθην	πῡσαίμε(σ)θᾰ	πῡ́σαισθε	πῡσαίᾰτο
	imperative		πῦσαι	πῡσᾰ́σθω	πῡ́σᾰσθον	πῡσᾰ́σθων		πῡ́σᾰσθε	πῡσᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		πῦσαι/πῡσᾰ́μεν/πῡσᾰμέναι			πῡ́σᾰσθαι
participle	m	πῡ́σᾱς			πῡσᾰ́μενος
	f	πῡ́σᾱσᾰ			πῡσᾰμένη
	n	πῦσᾰν			πῡσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• καταπῡ́θω (katapū́thō)

Descendants

• →⇒ Translingual: Pythium

Further reading

• “πύθω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• πύθω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• πύθω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “πύθω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• “πύθω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press