ἀμφιβάλλω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀμφι- (amphi-) +‎ βάλλω (bállō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /am.pʰi.bál.lɔː/ → /am.ɸiˈβal.lo/ → /am.fiˈva.lo/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.pʰi.bál.lɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /am.pʰiˈbal.lo/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /am.ɸiˈβal.lo/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /am.fiˈval.lo/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /am.fiˈva.lo/

Verb

ἀμφῐβάλλω • (amphibállō)

1. to put on (e.g. clothing)

Inflection

   Present: ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλω, ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλω	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλεις	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλει	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλετον	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλετον	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλομεν	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλετε	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλω	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλῃς	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλῃ	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλητον	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλητον	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλωμεν	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλητε	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλοιμῐ	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλοις	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλοι	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλοιτον	ἀμφῐβᾰλλοίτην	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλοιμεν	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλοιτε	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλοιεν
	imperative		ἀμφῐ́βᾰλλε	ἀμφῐβᾰλλέτω	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλετον	ἀμφῐβᾰλλέτων		ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλετε	ἀμφῐβᾰλλόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλομαι	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλῃ, ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλει	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλεται	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλλόμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλεσθε	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλονται
	subjunctive	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλωμαι	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλῃ	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λληται	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλησθον	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλησθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλλώμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλησθε	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλωνται
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰλλοίμην	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλοιο	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλοιτο	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλοισθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλλοίσθην	ἀμφῐβᾰλλοίμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλοισθε	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλοιντο
	imperative		ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλου	ἀμφῐβᾰλλέσθω	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλλέσθων		ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλεσθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλλέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλειν				ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλεσθαι
participle	m	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλων				ἀμφῐβᾰλλόμενος
	f	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλουσᾰ				ἀμφῐβᾰλλομένη
	n	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λλον				ἀμφῐβᾰλλόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἀμφέβᾰλλον, ἀμφεβᾰλλόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀμφέβᾰλλον	ἀμφέβᾰλλες	ἀμφέβᾰλλε(ν)	ἀμφεβᾰ́λλετον	ἀμφεβᾰλλέτην	ἀμφεβᾰ́λλομεν	ἀμφεβᾰ́λλετε	ἀμφέβᾰλλον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀμφεβᾰλλόμην	ἀμφεβᾰ́λλου	ἀμφεβᾰ́λλετο	ἀμφεβᾰ́λλεσθον	ἀμφεβᾰλλέσθην	ἀμφεβᾰλλόμεθᾰ	ἀμφεβᾰ́λλεσθε	ἀμφεβᾰ́λλοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἀμφῐβᾰλέω, ἀμφῐβᾰλέομαι, ἀμφῐβᾰλήσομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀμφῐβᾰλέω	ἀμφῐβᾰλέεις	ἀμφῐβᾰλέει	ἀμφῐβᾰλέετον	ἀμφῐβᾰλέετον	ἀμφῐβᾰλέομεν	ἀμφῐβᾰλέετε	ἀμφῐβᾰλέουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιμῐ	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοις	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοι	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιτον	ἀμφῐβᾰλεοίτην	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιμεν	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιτε	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιεν
middle	indicative	ἀμφῐβᾰλέομαι	ἀμφῐβᾰλέῃ, ἀμφῐβᾰλέει	ἀμφῐβᾰλέεται	ἀμφῐβᾰλέεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλέεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλεόμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλέεσθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλέονται
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰλεοίμην	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιο	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιτο	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοισθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλεοίσθην	ἀμφῐβᾰλεοίμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοισθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιντο
passive	indicative	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσομαι	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσῃ	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεται	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλησόμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσονται
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰλησοίμην	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοιο	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοιτο	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοισθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλησοίσθην	ἀμφῐβᾰλησοίμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοισθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἀμφῐβᾰλέειν			ἀμφῐβᾰλέεσθαι		ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἀμφῐβᾰλέων			ἀμφῐβᾰλεόμενος		ἀμφῐβᾰλησόμενος
	f	ἀμφῐβᾰλέουσᾰ			ἀμφῐβᾰλεομένη		ἀμφῐβᾰλησομένη
	n	ἀμφῐβᾰλέον			ἀμφῐβᾰλεόμενον		ἀμφῐβᾰλησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἀμφῐβᾰλῶ, ἀμφῐβᾰλοῦμαι, ἀμφῐβᾰλήσομαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀμφῐβᾰλῶ	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖς	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖ	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖτον	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖτον	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῦμεν	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖτε	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰλοίην, ἀμφῐβᾰλοῖμῐ	ἀμφῐβᾰλοίης, ἀμφῐβᾰλοῖς	ἀμφῐβᾰλοίη, ἀμφῐβᾰλοῖ	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῖτον, ἀμφῐβᾰλοίητον	ἀμφῐβᾰλοίτην, ἀμφῐβᾰλοιήτην	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῖμεν, ἀμφῐβᾰλοίημεν	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῖτε, ἀμφῐβᾰλοίητε	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῖεν, ἀμφῐβᾰλοίησᾰν
middle	indicative	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῦμαι	ἀμφῐβᾰλῇ	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖται	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλούμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖσθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῦνται
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰλοίμην	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῖο	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῖτο	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῖσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλοίσθην	ἀμφῐβᾰλοίμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῖσθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῖντο
passive	indicative	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσομαι	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσῃ	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεται	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλησόμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσονται
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰλησοίμην	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοιο	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοιτο	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοισθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλησοίσθην	ἀμφῐβᾰλησοίμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοισθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖν			ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖσθαι		ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἀμφῐβᾰλῶν			ἀμφῐβᾰλούμενος		ἀμφῐβᾰλησόμενος
	f	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῦσᾰ			ἀμφῐβᾰλουμένη		ἀμφῐβᾰλησομένη
	n	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῦν			ἀμφῐβᾰλούμενον		ἀμφῐβᾰλησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἀμφῐβᾰλέω, ἀμφῐβᾰλέομαι, ἀμφῐβᾰλήσομαι (Epic, uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀμφῐβᾰλέω	ἀμφῐβᾰλέεις	ἀμφῐβᾰλέει	ἀμφῐβᾰλέετον	ἀμφῐβᾰλέετον	ἀμφῐβᾰλέομεν	ἀμφῐβᾰλέετε	ἀμφῐβᾰλέουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιμῐ	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοισ(θᾰ)	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοι	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιτον	ἀμφῐβᾰλεοίτην	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιμεν	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιτε	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιεν
middle	indicative	ἀμφῐβᾰλέομαι	ἀμφῐβᾰλέεαι	ἀμφῐβᾰλέεται	ἀμφῐβᾰλέεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλέεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλεόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλέεσθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλέονται
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰλεοίμην	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιο	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιτο	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοισθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλεοίσθην	ἀμφῐβᾰλεοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοισθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλεοίᾰτο
passive	indicative	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσομαι	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσῃ	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεται	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλησόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσονται
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰλησοίμην	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοιο	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοιτο	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοισθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλησοίσθην	ἀμφῐβᾰλησοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοισθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλησοίᾰτο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἀμφῐβᾰλέειν			ἀμφῐβᾰλέεσθαι		ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἀμφῐβᾰλέων			ἀμφῐβᾰλεόμενος		ἀμφῐβᾰλησόμενος
	f	ἀμφῐβᾰλέουσᾰ			ἀμφῐβᾰλεομένη		ἀμφῐβᾰλησομένη
	n	ἀμφῐβᾰλέον			ἀμφῐβᾰλεόμενον		ἀμφῐβᾰλησόμενον
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: ἀμφῐβᾰλέω, ἀμφῐβᾰλεῦμαι, ἀμφῐβᾰλήσομαι (Epic, contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀμφῐβᾰλέω	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖς	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖ	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖτον	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖτον	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῦμεν	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖτε	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιμι	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοις	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοι	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιτον	ἀμφῐβᾰλεοίτην	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιμεν	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιτε	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιεν
middle	indicative	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῦμαι	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖαι/ἀμφῐβᾰλέαι	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖται	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλεύμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖσθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῦνται
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰλεοίμην	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιο	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοιτο	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοισθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλεοίσθην	ἀμφῐβᾰλεοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλέοισθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλεοίᾰτο
passive	indicative	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσομαι	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσῃ	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεται	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλησόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσονται
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰλησοίμην	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοιο	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοιτο	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοισθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλησοίσθην	ἀμφῐβᾰλησοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰλήσοισθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλησοίᾰτο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖν/ἀμφῐβᾰλήμεναι/ἀμφῐβᾰλῆναι			ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖσθαι		ἀμφῐβᾰλήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἀμφῐβᾰλέων			ἀμφῐβᾰλεύμενος		ἀμφῐβᾰλησόμενος
	f	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῦσᾰ			ἀμφῐβᾰλευμένη		ἀμφῐβᾰλησομένη
	n	ἀμφῐβᾰλεῦν			ἀμφῐβᾰλεύμενον		ἀμφῐβᾰλησόμενον
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.

   Aorist: ἀμφέβᾰλον, ἀμφεβᾰλόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀμφέβᾰλον	ἀμφέβᾰλες	ἀμφέβᾰλε(ν)	ἀμφεβᾰ́λετον	ἀμφεβᾰλέτην	ἀμφεβᾰ́λομεν	ἀμφεβᾰ́λετε	ἀμφέβᾰλον
	subjunctive	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λω	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λῃς	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λῃ	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λητον	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λητον	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λωμεν	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λητε	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λοιμῐ	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λοις	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λοι	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λοιτον	ἀμφῐβᾰλοίτην	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λοιμεν	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λοιτε	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λοιεν
	imperative		ἀμφῐ́βᾰλε	ἀμφῐβᾰλέτω	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λετον	ἀμφῐβᾰλέτων		ἀμφῐβᾰ́λετε	ἀμφῐβᾰλόντων
middle	indicative	ἀμφεβᾰλόμην	ἀμφεβᾰ́λου	ἀμφεβᾰ́λετο	ἀμφεβᾰ́λεσθον	ἀμφεβᾰλέσθην	ἀμφεβᾰλόμεθᾰ	ἀμφεβᾰ́λεσθε	ἀμφεβᾰ́λοντο
	subjunctive	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λωμαι	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λῃ	ἀμφῐβᾰ́ληται	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λησθον	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λησθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλώμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λησθε	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λωνται
	optative	ἀμφῐβᾰλοίμην	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λοιο	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λοιτο	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λοισθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλοίσθην	ἀμφῐβᾰλοίμεθᾰ	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λοισθε	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λοιντο
	imperative		ἀμφῐβᾰλοῦ	ἀμφῐβᾰλέσθω	ἀμφῐβᾰ́λεσθον	ἀμφῐβᾰλέσθων		ἀμφῐβᾰ́λεσθε	ἀμφῐβᾰλέσθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἀμφῐβᾰλεῖν			ἀμφῐβᾰλέσθαι
participle	m	ἀμφῐβᾰλών			ἀμφῐβᾰλόμενος
	f	ἀμφῐβᾰλοῦσᾰ			ἀμφῐβᾰλομένη
	n	ἀμφῐβᾰλόν			ἀμφῐβᾰλόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ἀμφιβάλλω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀμφιβάλλω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀμφιβάλλω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀμφιβάλλω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀμφιβάλλω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀμφιβάλλω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἀμφιβάλλω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • assume idem, page 47.
  • clasp idem, page 135.
  • clothe idem, page 139.
  • compass idem, page 150.
  • don idem, page 247.
  • dress idem, page 252.
  • embrace idem, page 267.
  • encircle idem, page 270.
  • enfold idem, page 273.
  • envelop idem, page 279.
  • fling idem, page 328.
  • fold idem, page 332.
  • gird idem, page 359.
  • grasp idem, page 370.
  • hug idem, page 409.
  • invest idem, page 457.
  • lap idem, page 476.
  • place idem, page 616.
  • put idem, page 660.
  • robe idem, page 719.
  • surround idem, page 845.
  • throw idem, page 871.
  • twine idem, page 903.
  • wind idem, page 980.
  • wrap idem, page 991.
  • wreathe idem, page 992.