ἀμάω
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to reap, mow”). Cognate with English mow and Latin metō.
Pronunciation
editWith short initial ἀ:
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.má.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /aˈma.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /aˈma.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /aˈma.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /aˈma.o/
With long initial ἀ:
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /aː.má.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /aˈma.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /aˈma.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /aˈma.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /aˈma.o/
Usage notes
editAccording to Liddell, Scott and Jones, Homer has initial ᾱ in the simple verb and ᾰ in compounds; Tragic authors always have ᾰ; some later authors have ᾱ and others ᾰ.
Verb
editἀμάω • (amáō)
Conjugation
edit Present: ἀμᾰ́ω, ἀμᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἀμᾰ́ω | ἀμᾰ́εις | ἀμᾰ́ει | ἀμᾰ́ετον | ἀμᾰ́ετον | ἀμᾰ́ομεν | ἀμᾰ́ετε | ἀμᾰ́ουσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | ἀμᾰ́ω | ἀμᾰ́ῃς | ἀμᾰ́ῃ | ἀμᾰ́ητον | ἀμᾰ́ητον | ἀμᾰ́ωμεν | ἀμᾰ́ητε | ἀμᾰ́ωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἀμᾰ́οιμῐ | ἀμᾰ́οις | ἀμᾰ́οι | ἀμᾰ́οιτον | ἀμᾰοίτην | ἀμᾰ́οιμεν | ἀμᾰ́οιτε | ἀμᾰ́οιεν | |||||
imperative | ἄμᾰε | ἀμᾰέτω | ἀμᾰ́ετον | ἀμᾰέτων | ἀμᾰ́ετε | ἀμᾰόντων | |||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἀμᾰ́ομαι | ἀμᾰ́ῃ, ἀμᾰ́ει |
ἀμᾰ́εται | ἀμᾰ́εσθον | ἀμᾰ́εσθον | ἀμᾰόμεθᾰ | ἀμᾰ́εσθε | ἀμᾰ́ονται | ||||
subjunctive | ἀμᾰ́ωμαι | ἀμᾰ́ῃ | ἀμᾰ́ηται | ἀμᾰ́ησθον | ἀμᾰ́ησθον | ἀμᾰώμεθᾰ | ἀμᾰ́ησθε | ἀμᾰ́ωνται | |||||
optative | ἀμᾰοίμην | ἀμᾰ́οιο | ἀμᾰ́οιτο | ἀμᾰ́οισθον | ἀμᾰοίσθην | ἀμᾰοίμεθᾰ | ἀμᾰ́οισθε | ἀμᾰ́οιντο | |||||
imperative | ἀμᾰ́ου | ἀμᾰέσθω | ἀμᾰ́εσθον | ἀμᾰέσθων | ἀμᾰ́εσθε | ἀμᾰέσθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἀμᾰ́ειν | ἀμᾰ́εσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἀμᾰ́ων | ἀμᾰόμενος | ||||||||||
f | ἀμᾰ́ουσᾰ | ἀμᾰομένη | |||||||||||
n | ἀμᾰ́ον | ἀμᾰόμενον | |||||||||||
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 | ἀμῶ | ἀμᾷς | ἀμᾷ | ἀμᾶτον | ἀμᾶτον | ἀμῶμεν | ἀμᾶτε | ἀμῶσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | ἀμῶ | ἀμᾷς | ἀμᾷ | ἀμᾶτον | ἀμᾶτον | ἀμῶμεν | ἀμᾶτε | ἀμῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἀμῴην, ἀμῷμῐ |
ἀμῴης, ἀμῷς |
ἀμῴη, ἀμῷ |
ἀμῷτον, ἀμῴητον |
ἀμῴτην, ἀμῳήτην |
ἀμῷμεν, ἀμῴημεν |
ἀμῷτε, ἀμῴητε |
ἀμῷεν, ἀμῴησᾰν | |||||
imperative | ἄμᾱ | ἀμᾱ́τω | ἀμᾶτον | ἀμᾱ́των | ἀμᾶτε | ἀμώντων | |||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἀμῶμαι | ἀμᾷ | ἀμᾶται | ἀμᾶσθον | ἀμᾶσθον | ἀμώμεθᾰ | ἀμᾶσθε | ἀμῶνται | ||||
subjunctive | ἀμῶμαι | ἀμᾷ | ἀμᾶται | ἀμᾶσθον | ἀμᾶσθον | ἀμώμεθᾰ | ἀμᾶσθε | ἀμῶνται | |||||
optative | ἀμῴμην | ἀμῷο | ἀμῷτο | ἀμῷσθον | ἀμῴσθην | ἀμῴμεθᾰ | ἀμῷσθε | ἀμῷντο | |||||
imperative | ἀμῶ | ἀμᾱ́σθω | ἀμᾶσθον | ἀμᾱ́σθων | ἀμᾶσθε | ἀμᾱ́σθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἀμᾶν | ἀμᾶσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἀμῶν | ἀμώμενος | ||||||||||
f | ἀμῶσᾰ | ἀμωμένη | |||||||||||
n | ἀμῶν | ἀμώμενον | |||||||||||
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 | ἤμᾰον | ἤμᾰες | ἤμᾰε(ν) | ἠμᾰ́ετον | ἠμᾰέτην | ἠμᾰ́ομεν | ἠμᾰ́ετε | ἤμᾰον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠμᾰόμην | ἠμᾰ́ου | ἠμᾰ́ετο | ἠμᾰ́εσθον | ἠμᾰέσθην | ἠμᾰόμεθᾰ | ἠμᾰ́εσθε | ἠμᾰ́οντο | ||||
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 | ἤμων | ἤμᾱς | ἤμᾱ | ἠμᾶτον | ἠμᾱ́την | ἠμῶμεν | ἠμᾶτε | ἤμων | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠμώμην | ἠμῶ | ἠμᾶτο | ἠμᾶσθον | ἠμᾱ́σθην | ἠμώμεθᾰ | ἠμᾶσθε | ἠμῶντο | ||||
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 | ἀμήσω | ἀμήσεις | ἀμήσει | ἀμήσετον | ἀμήσετον | ἀμήσομεν | ἀμήσετε | ἀμήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | ἀμήσοιμῐ | ἀμήσοις | ἀμήσοι | ἀμήσοιτον | ἀμησοίτην | ἀμήσοιμεν | ἀμήσοιτε | ἀμήσοιεν | |||||
middle | indicative | ἀμήσομαι | ἀμήσῃ, ἀμήσει |
ἀμήσεται | ἀμήσεσθον | ἀμήσεσθον | ἀμησόμεθᾰ | ἀμήσεσθε | ἀμήσονται | ||||
optative | ἀμησοίμην | ἀμήσοιο | ἀμήσοιτο | ἀμήσοισθον | ἀμησοίσθην | ἀμησοίμεθᾰ | ἀμήσοισθε | ἀμήσοιντο | |||||
passive | indicative | ἀμηθήσομαι | ἀμηθήσῃ | ἀμηθήσεται | ἀμηθήσεσθον | ἀμηθήσεσθον | ἀμηθησόμεθᾰ | ἀμηθήσεσθε | ἀμηθήσονται | ||||
optative | ἀμηθησοίμην | ἀμηθήσοιο | ἀμηθήσοιτο | ἀμηθήσοισθον | ἀμηθησοίσθην | ἀμηθησοίμεθᾰ | ἀμηθήσοισθε | ἀμηθήσοιντο | |||||
active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
infinitive | ἀμήσειν | ἀμήσεσθαι | ἀμηθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
participle | m | ἀμήσων | ἀμησόμενος | ἀμηθησόμενος | |||||||||
f | ἀμήσουσᾰ | ἀμησομένη | ἀμηθησομένη | ||||||||||
n | ἀμῆσον | ἀμησόμενον | ἀμηθησόμενον | ||||||||||
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- ᾱ̓́μητος (ā́mētos)
Further reading
edit- “ἀμάω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011