ἐκπίνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) +‎ πῑ́νω (pī́nō, “to drink”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ek.pǐː.nɔː/ → /ekˈpi.no/ → /ekˈpi.no/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ek.pǐː.nɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ekˈpi.no/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ekˈpi.no/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ekˈpi.no/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ekˈpi.no/

Verb

ἐκπῑ́νω • (ekpī́nō)

1. to drink out or off of, quaff
   • 458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers 66
   • 480 BCE – 411 BCE, Antiphon of Rhamnus, Collected Works 1.20
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 4.199
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 9.353
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 10.237
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 22.56
   • 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Electra 785
2. to drain (of insects)
   • 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds 712
   • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Rhetoric 1393b31
3. to drain (a cup) dry
   • 408 BCE – 334 BCE, Antiphanes Comicus, Collected Works 3
   • 5th century BC, Pherecrates, Collected Works 143.9
   • 442 BCE, Sophocles, Antigone 532
   • 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Fragments 483

Inflection

   Present: ἐκπῑ́νω, ἐκπῑ́νομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐκπῑ́νω	ἐκπῑ́νεις	ἐκπῑ́νει	ἐκπῑ́νετον	ἐκπῑ́νετον	ἐκπῑ́νομεν	ἐκπῑ́νετε	ἐκπῑ́νουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐκπῑ́νω	ἐκπῑ́νῃς	ἐκπῑ́νῃ	ἐκπῑ́νητον	ἐκπῑ́νητον	ἐκπῑ́νωμεν	ἐκπῑ́νητε	ἐκπῑ́νωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐκπῑ́νοιμῐ	ἐκπῑ́νοις	ἐκπῑ́νοι	ἐκπῑ́νοιτον	ἐκπῑνοίτην	ἐκπῑ́νοιμεν	ἐκπῑ́νοιτε	ἐκπῑ́νοιεν
	imperative		ἔκπῑνε	ἐκπῑνέτω	ἐκπῑ́νετον	ἐκπῑνέτων		ἐκπῑ́νετε	ἐκπῑνόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐκπῑ́νομαι	ἐκπῑ́νῃ, ἐκπῑ́νει	ἐκπῑ́νεται	ἐκπῑ́νεσθον	ἐκπῑ́νεσθον	ἐκπῑνόμεθᾰ	ἐκπῑ́νεσθε	ἐκπῑ́νονται
	subjunctive	ἐκπῑ́νωμαι	ἐκπῑ́νῃ	ἐκπῑ́νηται	ἐκπῑ́νησθον	ἐκπῑ́νησθον	ἐκπῑνώμεθᾰ	ἐκπῑ́νησθε	ἐκπῑ́νωνται
	optative	ἐκπῑνοίμην	ἐκπῑ́νοιο	ἐκπῑ́νοιτο	ἐκπῑ́νοισθον	ἐκπῑνοίσθην	ἐκπῑνοίμεθᾰ	ἐκπῑ́νοισθε	ἐκπῑ́νοιντο
	imperative		ἐκπῑ́νου	ἐκπῑνέσθω	ἐκπῑ́νεσθον	ἐκπῑνέσθων		ἐκπῑ́νεσθε	ἐκπῑνέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐκπῑ́νειν				ἐκπῑ́νεσθαι
participle	m	ἐκπῑ́νων				ἐκπῑνόμενος
	f	ἐκπῑ́νουσᾰ				ἐκπῑνομένη
	n	ἐκπῖνον				ἐκπῑνόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐξέπῑνον, ἐξεπῑνόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐξέπῑνον	ἐξέπῑνες	ἐξέπῑνε(ν)	ἐξεπῑ́νετον	ἐξεπῑνέτην	ἐξεπῑ́νομεν	ἐξεπῑ́νετε	ἐξέπῑνον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξεπῑνόμην	ἐξεπῑ́νου	ἐξεπῑ́νετο	ἐξεπῑ́νεσθον	ἐξεπῑνέσθην	ἐξεπῑνόμεθᾰ	ἐξεπῑ́νεσθε	ἐξεπῑ́νοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐκπῐ́ομαι, ἐκποθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐκπῐ́ομαι	ἐκπῐ́ῃ, ἐκπῐ́ει	ἐκπῐ́εται	ἐκπῐ́εσθον	ἐκπῐ́εσθον	ἐκπῐόμεθᾰ	ἐκπῐ́εσθε	ἐκπῐ́ονται
	optative	ἐκπῐοίμην	ἐκπῐ́οιο	ἐκπῐ́οιτο	ἐκπῐ́οισθον	ἐκπῐοίσθην	ἐκπῐοίμεθᾰ	ἐκπῐ́οισθε	ἐκπῐ́οιντο
passive	indicative	ἐκποθήσομαι	ἐκποθήσῃ	ἐκποθήσεται	ἐκποθήσεσθον	ἐκποθήσεσθον	ἐκποθησόμεθᾰ	ἐκποθήσεσθε	ἐκποθήσονται
	optative	ἐκποθησοίμην	ἐκποθήσοιο	ἐκποθήσοιτο	ἐκποθήσοισθον	ἐκποθησοίσθην	ἐκποθησοίμεθᾰ	ἐκποθήσοισθε	ἐκποθήσοιντο
					middle		passive
infinitive					ἐκπῐ́εσθαι		ἐκποθήσεσθαι
participle	m				ἐκπῐόμενος		ἐκποθησόμενος
	f				ἐκπῐομένη		ἐκποθησομένη
	n				ἐκπῐόμενον		ἐκποθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐκπῑ́ομαι, ἐκποθήσομαι (Homeric, Tragic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐκπῑ́ομαι	ἐκπῑ́ῃ, ἐκπῑ́ει	ἐκπῑ́εται	ἐκπῑ́εσθον	ἐκπῑ́εσθον	ἐκπῑόμεθᾰ	ἐκπῑ́εσθε	ἐκπῑ́ονται
	optative	ἐκπῑοίμην	ἐκπῑ́οιο	ἐκπῑ́οιτο	ἐκπῑ́οισθον	ἐκπῑοίσθην	ἐκπῑοίμεθᾰ	ἐκπῑ́οισθε	ἐκπῑ́οιντο
passive	indicative	ἐκποθήσομαι	ἐκποθήσῃ	ἐκποθήσεται	ἐκποθήσεσθον	ἐκποθήσεσθον	ἐκποθησόμεθᾰ	ἐκποθήσεσθε	ἐκποθήσονται
	optative	ἐκποθησοίμην	ἐκποθήσοιο	ἐκποθήσοιτο	ἐκποθήσοισθον	ἐκποθησοίσθην	ἐκποθησοίμεθᾰ	ἐκποθήσοισθε	ἐκποθήσοιντο
					middle		passive
infinitive					ἐκπῑ́εσθαι		ἐκποθήσεσθαι
participle	m				ἐκπῑόμενος		ἐκποθησόμενος
	f				ἐκπῑομένη		ἐκποθησομένη
	n				ἐκπῑόμενον		ἐκποθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐκπῐέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐκπῐέομαι	ἐκπῐέῃ, ἐκπῐέει	ἐκπῐέεται	ἐκπῐέεσθον	ἐκπῐέεσθον	ἐκπῐεόμεθᾰ	ἐκπῐέεσθε	ἐκπῐέονται
	optative	ἐκπῐεοίμην	ἐκπῐέοιο	ἐκπῐέοιτο	ἐκπῐέοισθον	ἐκπῐεοίσθην	ἐκπῐεοίμεθᾰ	ἐκπῐέοισθε	ἐκπῐέοιντο
					middle
infinitive					ἐκπῐέεσθαι
participle	m				ἐκπῐεόμενος
	f				ἐκπῐεομένη
	n				ἐκπῐεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐκπῐοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐκπῐοῦμαι	ἐκπῐῇ	ἐκπῐεῖται	ἐκπῐεῖσθον	ἐκπῐεῖσθον	ἐκπῐούμεθᾰ	ἐκπῐεῖσθε	ἐκπῐοῦνται
	optative	ἐκπῐοίμην	ἐκπῐοῖο	ἐκπῐοῖτο	ἐκπῐοῖσθον	ἐκπῐοίσθην	ἐκπῐοίμεθᾰ	ἐκπῐοῖσθε	ἐκπῐοῖντο
					middle
infinitive					ἐκπῐεῖσθαι
participle	m				ἐκπῐούμενος
	f				ἐκπῐουμένη
	n				ἐκπῐούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐξέπῐον, ἐξεπῐόμην, ἐξεπόθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐξέπῐον	ἐξέπῐες	ἐξέπῐε(ν)	ἐξεπῐ́ετον	ἐξεπῐέτην	ἐξεπῐ́ομεν	ἐξεπῐ́ετε	ἐξέπῐον
	subjunctive	ἐκπῐ́ω	ἐκπῐ́ῃς	ἐκπῐ́ῃ	ἐκπῐ́ητον	ἐκπῐ́ητον	ἐκπῐ́ωμεν	ἐκπῐ́ητε	ἐκπῐ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐκπῐ́οιμῐ	ἐκπῐ́οις	ἐκπῐ́οι	ἐκπῐ́οιτον	ἐκπῐοίτην	ἐκπῐ́οιμεν	ἐκπῐ́οιτε	ἐκπῐ́οιεν
	imperative		ἔκπῐε	ἐκπῐέτω	ἐκπῐ́ετον	ἐκπῐέτων		ἐκπῐ́ετε	ἐκπῐόντων
middle	indicative	ἐξεπῐόμην	ἐξεπῐ́ου	ἐξεπῐ́ετο	ἐξεπῐ́εσθον	ἐξεπῐέσθην	ἐξεπῐόμεθᾰ	ἐξεπῐ́εσθε	ἐξεπῐ́οντο
	subjunctive	ἐκπῐ́ωμαι	ἐκπῐ́ῃ	ἐκπῐ́ηται	ἐκπῐ́ησθον	ἐκπῐ́ησθον	ἐκπῐώμεθᾰ	ἐκπῐ́ησθε	ἐκπῐ́ωνται
	optative	ἐκπῐοίμην	ἐκπῐ́οιο	ἐκπῐ́οιτο	ἐκπῐ́οισθον	ἐκπῐοίσθην	ἐκπῐοίμεθᾰ	ἐκπῐ́οισθε	ἐκπῐ́οιντο
	imperative		ἐκπῐοῦ	ἐκπῐέσθω	ἐκπῐ́εσθον	ἐκπῐέσθων		ἐκπῐ́εσθε	ἐκπῐέσθων
passive	indicative	ἐξεπόθην	ἐξεπόθης	ἐξεπόθη	ἐξεπόθητον	ἐξεποθήτην	ἐξεπόθημεν	ἐξεπόθητε	ἐξεπόθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐκποθῶ	ἐκποθῇς	ἐκποθῇ	ἐκποθῆτον	ἐκποθῆτον	ἐκποθῶμεν	ἐκποθῆτε	ἐκποθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐκποθείην	ἐκποθείης	ἐκποθείη	ἐκποθεῖτον, ἐκποθείητον	ἐκποθείτην, ἐκποθειήτην	ἐκποθεῖμεν, ἐκποθείημεν	ἐκποθεῖτε, ἐκποθείητε	ἐκποθεῖεν, ἐκποθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐκπόθητῐ	ἐκποθήτω	ἐκπόθητον	ἐκποθήτων		ἐκπόθητε	ἐκποθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐκπῐεῖν			ἐκπῐέσθαι		ἐκποθῆναι
participle	m	ἐκπῐών			ἐκπῐόμενος		ἐκποθείς
	f	ἐκπῐοῦσᾰ			ἐκπῐομένη		ἐκποθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐκπῐόν			ἐκπῐόμενον		ἐκποθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐκπῐ́ον, ἐκπῐόμην, ἐκπόθην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐκπῐ́ον	ἐκπῐ́ες	ἐκπῐ́ε(ν)	ἐκπῐ́ετον	ἐκπῐέτην	ἐκπῐ́ομεν	ἐκπῐ́ετε	ἐκπῐ́ον
middle	indicative	ἐκπῐόμην	ἐκπῐ́εο	ἐκπῐ́ετο	ἐκπῐ́εσθον	ἐκπῐέσθην	ἐκπῐόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐκπῐ́εσθε	ἐκπῐ́οντο
passive	indicative	ἐκπόθην	ἐκπόθης	ἐκπόθη	ἐκπόθητον	ἐκποθήτην	ἐκπόθημεν	ἐκπόθητε	ἐκπόθησᾰν, ἐκπόθεν
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.

   Perfect: ἐκπέπωκᾰ, ἐκπέπομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐκπέπωκᾰ	ἐκπέπωκᾰς	ἐκπέπωκε(ν)	ἐκπεπώκᾰτον	ἐκπεπώκᾰτον	ἐκπεπώκᾰμεν	ἐκπεπώκᾰτε	ἐκπεπώκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐκπεπώκω	ἐκπεπώκῃς	ἐκπεπώκῃ	ἐκπεπώκητον	ἐκπεπώκητον	ἐκπεπώκωμεν	ἐκπεπώκητε	ἐκπεπώκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐκπεπώκοιμῐ, ἐκπεπωκοίην	ἐκπεπώκοις, ἐκπεπωκοίης	ἐκπεπώκοι, ἐκπεπωκοίη	ἐκπεπώκοιτον	ἐκπεπωκοίτην	ἐκπεπώκοιμεν	ἐκπεπώκοιτε	ἐκπεπώκοιεν
	imperative		ἐκπέπωκε	ἐκπεπωκέτω	ἐκπεπώκετον	ἐκπεπωκέτων		ἐκπεπώκετε	ἐκπεπωκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐκπέπομαι	ἐκπέποσαι	ἐκπέποται	ἐκπέποσθον	ἐκπέποσθον	ἐκπεπόμεθᾰ	ἐκπέποσθε	ἐκπέπονται
	subjunctive	ἐκπεπομένος ὦ	ἐκπεπομένος ᾖς	ἐκπεπομένος ᾖ	ἐκπεπομένω ἦτον	ἐκπεπομένω ἦτον	ἐκπεπομένοι ὦμεν	ἐκπεπομένοι ἦτε	ἐκπεπομένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐκπεπομένος εἴην	ἐκπεπομένος εἴης	ἐκπεπομένος εἴη	ἐκπεπομένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐκπεπομένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐκπεπομένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐκπεπομένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐκπεπομένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐκπέποσο	ἐκπεπόσθω	ἐκπέποσθον	ἐκπεπόσθων		ἐκπέποσθε	ἐκπεπόσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐκπεπωκέναι				ἐκπεπόσθαι
participle	m	ἐκπεπωκώς				ἐκπεπομένος
	f	ἐκπεπωκυῖᾰ				ἐκπεπομένη
	n	ἐκπεπωκός				ἐκπεπομένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἐπεκπίνω (epekpínō)
• προεπεκπίνω (proepekpínō)
• συνεπεκπίνω (sunepekpínō)

Related terms

• ἔκπωμα (ékpōma)

Further reading

• “ἐκπίνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐκπίνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἐκπίνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐκπίνω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐκπίνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἐκπίνω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)