ἀμαυρόω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀμαυρός (amaurós, “dim; feeble”) +‎ -όω (-óō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.mau̯.ró.ɔː/ → /a.maˈβro.o/ → /a.maˈvro.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.mau̯.ró.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.mawˈro.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.maˈβro.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.maˈvro.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.maˈvro.o/

Verb

ἀμαυρόω • (amauróō)

1. to darken
2. to weaken
3. (in passive) to grow dark, dim, or pale

Conjugation

   Present: ἀμαυρῶ, ἀμαυροῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀμαυρῶ	ἀμαυροῖς	ἀμαυροῖ	ἀμαυροῦτον	ἀμαυροῦτον	ἀμαυροῦμεν	ἀμαυροῦτε	ἀμαυροῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἀμαυρῶ	ἀμαυροῖς	ἀμαυροῖ	ἀμαυρῶτον	ἀμαυρῶτον	ἀμαυρῶμεν	ἀμαυρῶτε	ἀμαυρῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀμαυροίην, ἀμαυροῖμῐ	ἀμαυροίης, ἀμαυροῖς	ἀμαυροίη, ἀμαυροῖ	ἀμαυροῖτον, ἀμαυροίητον	ἀμαυροίτην, ἀμαυροιήτην	ἀμαυροῖμεν, ἀμαυροίημεν	ἀμαυροῖτε, ἀμαυροίητε	ἀμαυροῖεν, ἀμαυροίησᾰν
	imperative		ἀμαύρου	ἀμαυρούτω	ἀμαυροῦτον	ἀμαυρούτων		ἀμαυροῦτε	ἀμαυρούντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀμαυροῦμαι	ἀμαυροῖ	ἀμαυροῦται	ἀμαυροῦσθον	ἀμαυροῦσθον	ἀμαυρούμεθᾰ	ἀμαυροῦσθε	ἀμαυροῦνται
	subjunctive	ἀμαυρῶμαι	ἀμαυροῖ	ἀμαυρῶται	ἀμαυρῶσθον	ἀμαυρῶσθον	ἀμαυρώμεθᾰ	ἀμαυρῶσθε	ἀμαυρῶνται
	optative	ἀμαυροίμην	ἀμαυροῖο	ἀμαυροῖτο	ἀμαυροῖσθον	ἀμαυροίσθην	ἀμαυροίμεθᾰ	ἀμαυροῖσθε	ἀμαυροῖντο
	imperative		ἀμαυροῦ	ἀμαυρούσθω	ἀμαυροῦσθον	ἀμαυρούσθων		ἀμαυροῦσθε	ἀμαυρούσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἀμαυροῦν				ἀμαυροῦσθαι
participle	m	ἀμαυρῶν				ἀμαυρούμενος
	f	ἀμαυροῦσᾰ				ἀμαυρουμένη
	n	ἀμαυροῦν				ἀμαυρούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἠμαύρουν, ἠμαυρούμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἠμαύρουν	ἠμαύρους	ἠμαύρου	ἠμαυροῦτον	ἠμαυρούτην	ἠμαυροῦμεν	ἠμαυροῦτε	ἠμαύρουν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἠμαυρούμην	ἠμαυροῦ	ἠμαυροῦτο	ἠμαυροῦσθον	ἠμαυρούσθην	ἠμαυρούμεθᾰ	ἠμαυροῦσθε	ἠμαυροῦντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἀμαυρώσω, ἀμαυρώσομαι, ἀμαυρωθησήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀμαυρώσω	ἀμαυρώσεις	ἀμαυρώσει	ἀμαυρώσετον	ἀμαυρώσετον	ἀμαυρώσομεν	ἀμαυρώσετε	ἀμαυρώσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀμαυρώσοιμῐ	ἀμαυρώσοις	ἀμαυρώσοι	ἀμαυρώσοιτον	ἀμαυρωσοίτην	ἀμαυρώσοιμεν	ἀμαυρώσοιτε	ἀμαυρώσοιεν
middle	indicative	ἀμαυρώσομαι	ἀμαυρώσῃ, ἀμαυρώσει	ἀμαυρώσεται	ἀμαυρώσεσθον	ἀμαυρώσεσθον	ἀμαυρωσόμεθᾰ	ἀμαυρώσεσθε	ἀμαυρώσονται
	optative	ἀμαυρωσοίμην	ἀμαυρώσοιο	ἀμαυρώσοιτο	ἀμαυρώσοισθον	ἀμαυρωσοίσθην	ἀμαυρωσοίμεθᾰ	ἀμαυρώσοισθε	ἀμαυρώσοιντο
passive	indicative	ἀμαυρωθησήσομαι	ἀμαυρωθησήσῃ	ἀμαυρωθησήσεται	ἀμαυρωθησήσεσθον	ἀμαυρωθησήσεσθον	ἀμαυρωθησησόμεθᾰ	ἀμαυρωθησήσεσθε	ἀμαυρωθησήσονται
	optative	ἀμαυρωθησησοίμην	ἀμαυρωθησήσοιο	ἀμαυρωθησήσοιτο	ἀμαυρωθησήσοισθον	ἀμαυρωθησησοίσθην	ἀμαυρωθησησοίμεθᾰ	ἀμαυρωθησήσοισθε	ἀμαυρωθησήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἀμαυρώσειν			ἀμαυρώσεσθαι		ἀμαυρωθησήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἀμαυρώσων			ἀμαυρωσόμενος		ἀμαυρωθησησόμενος
	f	ἀμαυρώσουσᾰ			ἀμαυρωσομένη		ἀμαυρωθησησομένη
	n	ἀμαυρῶσον			ἀμαυρωσόμενον		ἀμαυρωθησησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἠμαύρωσᾰ, ἠμαυρωσᾰ́μην, ἠμαυρώθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἠμαύρωσᾰ	ἠμαύρωσᾰς	ἠμαύρωσε(ν)	ἠμαυρώσᾰτον	ἠμαυρωσᾰ́την	ἠμαυρώσᾰμεν	ἠμαυρώσᾰτε	ἠμαύρωσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἀμαυρώσω	ἀμαυρώσῃς	ἀμαυρώσῃ	ἀμαυρώσητον	ἀμαυρώσητον	ἀμαυρώσωμεν	ἀμαυρώσητε	ἀμαυρώσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀμαυρώσαιμῐ	ἀμαυρώσειᾰς, ἀμαυρώσαις	ἀμαυρώσειε(ν), ἀμαυρώσαι	ἀμαυρώσαιτον	ἀμαυρωσαίτην	ἀμαυρώσαιμεν	ἀμαυρώσαιτε	ἀμαυρώσειᾰν, ἀμαυρώσαιεν
	imperative		ἀμαύρωσον	ἀμαυρωσᾰ́τω	ἀμαυρώσᾰτον	ἀμαυρωσᾰ́των		ἀμαυρώσᾰτε	ἀμαυρωσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἠμαυρωσᾰ́μην	ἠμαυρώσω	ἠμαυρώσᾰτο	ἠμαυρώσᾰσθον	ἠμαυρωσᾰ́σθην	ἠμαυρωσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἠμαυρώσᾰσθε	ἠμαυρώσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἀμαυρώσωμαι	ἀμαυρώσῃ	ἀμαυρώσηται	ἀμαυρώσησθον	ἀμαυρώσησθον	ἀμαυρωσώμεθᾰ	ἀμαυρώσησθε	ἀμαυρώσωνται
	optative	ἀμαυρωσαίμην	ἀμαυρώσαιο	ἀμαυρώσαιτο	ἀμαυρώσαισθον	ἀμαυρωσαίσθην	ἀμαυρωσαίμεθᾰ	ἀμαυρώσαισθε	ἀμαυρώσαιντο
	imperative		ἀμαύρωσαι	ἀμαυρωσᾰ́σθω	ἀμαυρώσᾰσθον	ἀμαυρωσᾰ́σθων		ἀμαυρώσᾰσθε	ἀμαυρωσᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἠμαυρώθην	ἠμαυρώθης	ἠμαυρώθη	ἠμαυρώθητον	ἠμαυρωθήτην	ἠμαυρώθημεν	ἠμαυρώθητε	ἠμαυρώθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἀμαυρωθῶ	ἀμαυρωθῇς	ἀμαυρωθῇ	ἀμαυρωθῆτον	ἀμαυρωθῆτον	ἀμαυρωθῶμεν	ἀμαυρωθῆτε	ἀμαυρωθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀμαυρωθείην	ἀμαυρωθείης	ἀμαυρωθείη	ἀμαυρωθεῖτον, ἀμαυρωθείητον	ἀμαυρωθείτην, ἀμαυρωθειήτην	ἀμαυρωθεῖμεν, ἀμαυρωθείημεν	ἀμαυρωθεῖτε, ἀμαυρωθείητε	ἀμαυρωθεῖεν, ἀμαυρωθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἀμαυρώθητῐ	ἀμαυρωθήτω	ἀμαυρώθητον	ἀμαυρωθήτων		ἀμαυρώθητε	ἀμαυρωθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἀμαυρῶσαι			ἀμαυρώσᾰσθαι		ἀμαυρωθῆναι
participle	m	ἀμαυρώσᾱς			ἀμαυρωσᾰ́μενος		ἀμαυρωθείς
	f	ἀμαυρώσᾱσᾰ			ἀμαυρωσᾰμένη		ἀμαυρωθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἀμαυρῶσᾰν			ἀμαυρωσᾰ́μενον		ἀμαυρωθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἀμαύρωσᾰ, ἀμαυρωσᾰ́μην, ἀμαυρώθην (unaugmented)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀμαύρωσᾰ	ἀμαύρωσᾰς	ἀμαύρωσε(ν)	ἀμαυρώσᾰτον	ἀμαυρωσᾰ́την	ἀμαυρώσᾰμεν	ἀμαυρώσᾰτε	ἀμαύρωσᾰν
middle	indicative	ἀμαυρωσᾰ́μην	ἀμαυρώσω	ἀμαυρώσᾰτο	ἀμαυρώσᾰσθον	ἀμαυρωσᾰ́σθην	ἀμαυρωσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἀμαυρώσᾰσθε	ἀμαυρώσᾰντο
passive	indicative	ἀμαυρώθην	ἀμαυρώθης	ἀμαυρώθη	ἀμαυρώθητον	ἀμαυρωθήτην	ἀμαυρώθημεν	ἀμαυρώθητε	ἀμαυρώθησᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἠμαύρωκᾰ, ἠμαύρωμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἠμαύρωκᾰ	ἠμαύρωκᾰς	ἠμαύρωκε(ν)	ἠμαυρώκᾰτον	ἠμαυρώκᾰτον	ἠμαυρώκᾰμεν	ἠμαυρώκᾰτε	ἠμαυρώκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἠμαυρώκω	ἠμαυρώκῃς	ἠμαυρώκῃ	ἠμαυρώκητον	ἠμαυρώκητον	ἠμαυρώκωμεν	ἠμαυρώκητε	ἠμαυρώκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἠμαυρώκοιμῐ, ἠμαυρωκοίην	ἠμαυρώκοις, ἠμαυρωκοίης	ἠμαυρώκοι, ἠμαυρωκοίη	ἠμαυρώκοιτον	ἠμαυρωκοίτην	ἠμαυρώκοιμεν	ἠμαυρώκοιτε	ἠμαυρώκοιεν
	imperative		ἠμαύρωκε	ἠμαυρωκέτω	ἠμαυρώκετον	ἠμαυρωκέτων		ἠμαυρώκετε	ἠμαυρωκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἠμαύρωμαι	ἠμαύρωσαι	ἠμαύρωται	ἠμαύρωσθον	ἠμαύρωσθον	ἠμαυρώμεθᾰ	ἠμαύρωσθε	ἠμαύρωνται
	subjunctive	ἠμαυρωμένος ὦ	ἠμαυρωμένος ᾖς	ἠμαυρωμένος ᾖ	ἠμαυρωμένω ἦτον	ἠμαυρωμένω ἦτον	ἠμαυρωμένοι ὦμεν	ἠμαυρωμένοι ἦτε	ἠμαυρωμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἠμαυρωμένος εἴην	ἠμαυρωμένος εἴης	ἠμαυρωμένος εἴη	ἠμαυρωμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἠμαυρωμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἠμαυρωμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἠμαυρωμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἠμαυρωμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἠμαύρωσο	ἠμαυρώσθω	ἠμαύρωσθον	ἠμαυρώσθων		ἠμαύρωσθε	ἠμαυρώσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἠμαυρωκέναι				ἠμαυρῶσθαι
participle	m	ἠμαυρωκώς				ἠμαυρωμένος
	f	ἠμαυρωκυῖᾰ				ἠμαυρωμένη
	n	ἠμαυρωκός				ἠμαυρωμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἠμαυρώκειν, ἠμαυρώμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἠμαυρώκειν, ἠμαυρώκη	ἠμαυρώκεις, ἠμαυρώκης	ἠμαυρώκει(ν)	ἠμαυρώκετον	ἠμαυρωκέτην	ἠμαυρώκεμεν	ἠμαυρώκετε	ἠμαυρώκεσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἠμαυρώμην	ἠμαύρωσο	ἠμαύρωτο	ἠμαύρωσθον	ἠμαυρώσθην	ἠμαυρώμεθᾰ	ἠμαύρωσθε	ἠμαύρωντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ἀμαυρόω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press