ἐκχέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐκ (ek, “out”) + χέω (khéō, “I pour”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ekʰ.kʰé.ɔː/ → /ekˈçe.o/ → /ekˈçe.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ekʰ.kʰé.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ekˈkʰe.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ekˈçe.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ekˈçe.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ekˈçe.o/

Verb

ἐκχέω • (ekkhéō)

1. to pour out
   1. to spill
   2. to utter (of words)
   3. to squander, waste
   4. to throw down
   5. to shed
2. (passive voice) to pour out, stream forth
   1. to be cast away, to be forgotten
   2. to give oneself up to emotion, to be overjoyed
   3. to lie languidly
   4. to extend

Inflection

   Present: ἐκχέω, ἐκχέομαι (Contracted only in -ει-)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐκχέω	ἐκχεῖς	ἐκχεῖ	ἐκχεῖτον	ἐκχεῖτον	ἐκχέομεν	ἐκχεῖτε	ἐκχέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐκχέω	ἐκχέῃς	ἐκχέῃ	ἐκχέητον	ἐκχέητον	ἐκχέωμεν	ἐκχέητε	ἐκχέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐκχέοιμῐ	ἐκχέοις	ἐκχέοι	ἐκχέοιτον	ἐκχεοίτην	ἐκχέοιμεν	ἐκχέοιτε	ἐκχέοιεν
	imperative		ἔκχει	ἐκχείτω	ἐκχεῖτον	ἐκχείτων		ἐκχεῖτε	ἐκχεόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐκχέομαι	ἐκχέῃ, ἐκχεῖ	ἐκχεῖται	ἐκχεῖσθον	ἐκχεῖσθον	ἐκχεόμεθᾰ	ἐκχεῖσθε	ἐκχέονται
	subjunctive	ἐκχέωμαι	ἐκχέῃ	ἐκχέηται	ἐκχέησθον	ἐκχέησθον	ἐκχεώμεθᾰ	ἐκχέησθε	ἐκχέωνται
	optative	ἐκχεοίμην	ἐκχέοιο	ἐκχέοιτο	ἐκχέοισθον	ἐκχεοίσθην	ἐκχεοίμεθᾰ	ἐκχέοισθε	ἐκχέοιντο
	imperative		ἐκχέου	ἐκχείσθω	ἐκχεῖσθον	ἐκχείσθων		ἐκχεῖσθε	ἐκχεέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐκχεῖν				ἐκχεῖσθαι
participle	m	ἐκχέων				ἐκχεόμενος
	f	ἐκχέουσᾰ				ἐκχεομένη
	n	ἐκχέον				ἐκχεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ἐκχέω, ἐκχέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐκχέω	ἐκχέεις	ἐκχέει	ἐκχέετον	ἐκχέετον	ἐκχέομεν	ἐκχέετε	ἐκχέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐκχέω	ἐκχέῃς	ἐκχέῃ	ἐκχέητον	ἐκχέητον	ἐκχέωμεν	ἐκχέητε	ἐκχέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐκχέοιμῐ	ἐκχέοις	ἐκχέοι	ἐκχέοιτον	ἐκχεοίτην	ἐκχέοιμεν	ἐκχέοιτε	ἐκχέοιεν
	imperative		ἔκχεε	ἐκχεέτω	ἐκχέετον	ἐκχεέτων		ἐκχέετε	ἐκχεόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐκχέομαι	ἐκχέῃ, ἐκχέει	ἐκχέεται	ἐκχέεσθον	ἐκχέεσθον	ἐκχεόμεθᾰ	ἐκχέεσθε	ἐκχέονται
	subjunctive	ἐκχέωμαι	ἐκχέῃ	ἐκχέηται	ἐκχέησθον	ἐκχέησθον	ἐκχεώμεθᾰ	ἐκχέησθε	ἐκχέωνται
	optative	ἐκχεοίμην	ἐκχέοιο	ἐκχέοιτο	ἐκχέοισθον	ἐκχεοίσθην	ἐκχεοίμεθᾰ	ἐκχέοισθε	ἐκχέοιντο
	imperative		ἐκχέου	ἐκχεέσθω	ἐκχέεσθον	ἐκχεέσθων		ἐκχέεσθε	ἐκχεέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐκχέειν				ἐκχέεσθαι
participle	m	ἐκχέων				ἐκχεόμενος
	f	ἐκχέουσᾰ				ἐκχεομένη
	n	ἐκχέον				ἐκχεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ἐκχῡ́νω, ἐκχῡ́νομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐκχῡ́νω	ἐκχῡ́νεις	ἐκχῡ́νει	ἐκχῡ́νετον	ἐκχῡ́νετον	ἐκχῡ́νομεν	ἐκχῡ́νετε	ἐκχῡ́νουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐκχῡ́νω	ἐκχῡ́νῃς	ἐκχῡ́νῃ	ἐκχῡ́νητον	ἐκχῡ́νητον	ἐκχῡ́νωμεν	ἐκχῡ́νητε	ἐκχῡ́νωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐκχῡ́νοιμῐ	ἐκχῡ́νοις	ἐκχῡ́νοι	ἐκχῡ́νοιτον	ἐκχῡνοίτην	ἐκχῡ́νοιμεν	ἐκχῡ́νοιτε	ἐκχῡ́νοιεν
	imperative		ἔκχῡνε	ἐκχῡνέτω	ἐκχῡ́νετον	ἐκχῡνέτων		ἐκχῡ́νετε	ἐκχῡνόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐκχῡ́νομαι	ἐκχῡ́νῃ, ἐκχῡ́νει	ἐκχῡ́νεται	ἐκχῡ́νεσθον	ἐκχῡ́νεσθον	ἐκχῡνόμεθᾰ	ἐκχῡ́νεσθε	ἐκχῡ́νονται
	subjunctive	ἐκχῡ́νωμαι	ἐκχῡ́νῃ	ἐκχῡ́νηται	ἐκχῡ́νησθον	ἐκχῡ́νησθον	ἐκχῡνώμεθᾰ	ἐκχῡ́νησθε	ἐκχῡ́νωνται
	optative	ἐκχῡνοίμην	ἐκχῡ́νοιο	ἐκχῡ́νοιτο	ἐκχῡ́νοισθον	ἐκχῡνοίσθην	ἐκχῡνοίμεθᾰ	ἐκχῡ́νοισθε	ἐκχῡ́νοιντο
	imperative		ἐκχῡ́νου	ἐκχῡνέσθω	ἐκχῡ́νεσθον	ἐκχῡνέσθων		ἐκχῡ́νεσθε	ἐκχῡνέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐκχῡ́νειν				ἐκχῡ́νεσθαι
participle	m	ἐκχῡ́νων				ἐκχῡνόμενος
	f	ἐκχῡ́νουσᾰ				ἐκχῡνομένη
	n	ἐκχῦνον				ἐκχῡνόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐξέχεον, ἐξεχεόμην (Contracted only in -ει-)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐξέχεον	ἐξέχεις	ἐξέχει(ν)	ἐξεχεῖτον	ἐξεχείτην	ἐξεχέομεν	ἐξεχεῖτε	ἐξέχεον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξεχεόμην	ἐξεχέου	ἐξεχεῖτο	ἐξεχεῖσθον	ἐξεχείσθην	ἐξεχεόμεθᾰ	ἐξεχεῖσθε	ἐξεχέοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐξέχεον, ἐξεχεόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐξέχεον	ἐξέχεες	ἐξέχεε(ν)	ἐξεχέετον	ἐξεχεέτην	ἐξεχέομεν	ἐξεχέετε	ἐξέχεον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξεχεόμην	ἐξεχέου	ἐξεχέετο	ἐξεχέεσθον	ἐξεχεέσθην	ἐξεχεόμεθᾰ	ἐξεχέεσθε	ἐξεχέοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐξέχειον, ἐξεχειόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐξέχειον	ἐξέχειες	ἐξέχειε(ν)	ἐξεχείετον	ἐξεχειέτην	ἐξεχείομεν	ἐξεχείετε	ἐξέχειον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξεχειόμην	ἐξεχείου	ἐξεχείετο	ἐξεχείεσθον	ἐξεχειέσθην	ἐξεχειόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐξεχείεσθε	ἐξεχείοντο
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.

   Imperfect: ἔκχειον, ἐκχειόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔκχειον	ἔκχειες	ἔκχειε(ν)	ἐκχείετον	ἐκχειέτην	ἐκχείομεν	ἐκχείετε	ἔκχειον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐκχειόμην	ἐκχείου	ἐκχείετο	ἐκχείεσθον	ἐκχειέσθην	ἐκχειόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐκχείεσθε	ἐκχείοντο
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.

   Imperfect: ἐξέχῡνον, ἐξεχῡνόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐξέχῡνον	ἐξέχῡνες	ἐξέχῡνε(ν)	ἐξεχῡ́νετον	ἐξεχῡνέτην	ἐξεχῡ́νομεν	ἐξεχῡ́νετε	ἐξέχῡνον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξεχῡνόμην	ἐξεχῡ́νου	ἐξεχῡ́νετο	ἐξεχῡ́νεσθον	ἐξεχῡνέσθην	ἐξεχῡνόμεθᾰ	ἐξεχῡ́νεσθε	ἐξεχῡ́νοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐκχέω, ἐκχέομαι, ἐκχυθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐκχέω	ἐκχέεις	ἐκχέει	ἐκχέετον	ἐκχέετον	ἐκχέομεν	ἐκχέετε	ἐκχέουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐκχέοιμῐ	ἐκχέοις	ἐκχέοι	ἐκχέοιτον	ἐκχεοίτην	ἐκχέοιμεν	ἐκχέοιτε	ἐκχέοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐκχέομαι	ἐκχέῃ, ἐκχέει	ἐκχέεται	ἐκχέεσθον	ἐκχέεσθον	ἐκχεόμεθᾰ	ἐκχέεσθε	ἐκχέονται
	optative	ἐκχεοίμην	ἐκχέοιο	ἐκχέοιτο	ἐκχέοισθον	ἐκχεοίσθην	ἐκχεοίμεθᾰ	ἐκχέοισθε	ἐκχέοιντο
passive	indicative	ἐκχυθήσομαι	ἐκχυθήσῃ	ἐκχυθήσεται	ἐκχυθήσεσθον	ἐκχυθήσεσθον	ἐκχυθησόμεθᾰ	ἐκχυθήσεσθε	ἐκχυθήσονται
	optative	ἐκχυθησοίμην	ἐκχυθήσοιο	ἐκχυθήσοιτο	ἐκχυθήσοισθον	ἐκχυθησοίσθην	ἐκχυθησοίμεθᾰ	ἐκχυθήσοισθε	ἐκχυθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐκχέειν			ἐκχέεσθαι		ἐκχυθήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἐκχέων			ἐκχεόμενος		ἐκχυθησόμενος
	f	ἐκχέουσᾰ			ἐκχεομένη		ἐκχυθησομένη
	n	ἐκχέον			ἐκχεόμενον		ἐκχυθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐξέχεᾰ, ἐξεχεᾰ́μην, ἐξεχύθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐξέχεᾰ	ἐξέχεᾰς	ἐξέχεε(ν)	ἐξεχέᾰτον	ἐξεχεᾰ́την	ἐξεχέᾰμεν	ἐξεχέᾰτε	ἐξέχεᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐκχέω	ἐκχέῃς	ἐκχέῃ	ἐκχέητον	ἐκχέητον	ἐκχέωμεν	ἐκχέητε	ἐκχέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐκχέαιμῐ	ἐκχέειᾰς, ἐκχέαις	ἐκχέειε(ν), ἐκχέαι	ἐκχέαιτον	ἐκχεαίτην	ἐκχέαιμεν	ἐκχέαιτε	ἐκχέειᾰν, ἐκχέαιεν
	imperative		ἔκχεον	ἐκχεᾰ́τω	ἐκχέᾰτον	ἐκχεᾰ́των		ἐκχέᾰτε	ἐκχεᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐξεχεᾰ́μην	ἐξεχέω	ἐξεχέᾰτο	ἐξεχέᾰσθον	ἐξεχεᾰ́σθην	ἐξεχεᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐξεχέᾰσθε	ἐξεχέᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐκχέωμαι	ἐκχέῃ	ἐκχέηται	ἐκχέησθον	ἐκχέησθον	ἐκχεώμεθᾰ	ἐκχέησθε	ἐκχέωνται
	optative	ἐκχεαίμην	ἐκχέαιο	ἐκχέαιτο	ἐκχέαισθον	ἐκχεαίσθην	ἐκχεαίμεθᾰ	ἐκχέαισθε	ἐκχέαιντο
	imperative		ἔκχεαι	ἐκχεᾰ́σθω	ἐκχέᾰσθον	ἐκχεᾰ́σθων		ἐκχέᾰσθε	ἐκχεᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐξεχύθην	ἐξεχύθης	ἐξεχύθη	ἐξεχύθητον	ἐξεχυθήτην	ἐξεχύθημεν	ἐξεχύθητε	ἐξεχύθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐκχυθῶ	ἐκχυθῇς	ἐκχυθῇ	ἐκχυθῆτον	ἐκχυθῆτον	ἐκχυθῶμεν	ἐκχυθῆτε	ἐκχυθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐκχυθείην	ἐκχυθείης	ἐκχυθείη	ἐκχυθεῖτον, ἐκχυθείητον	ἐκχυθείτην, ἐκχυθειήτην	ἐκχυθεῖμεν, ἐκχυθείημεν	ἐκχυθεῖτε, ἐκχυθείητε	ἐκχυθεῖεν, ἐκχυθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐκχύθητῐ	ἐκχυθήτω	ἐκχύθητον	ἐκχυθήτων		ἐκχύθητε	ἐκχυθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐκχέαι			ἐκχέᾰσθαι		ἐκχυθῆναι
participle	m	ἐκχέᾱς			ἐκχεᾰ́μενος		ἐκχυθείς
	f	ἐκχέᾱσᾰ			ἐκχεᾰμένη		ἐκχυθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐκχέᾰν			ἐκχεᾰ́μενον		ἐκχυθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐκκέχυκᾰ, ἐκκέχυμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐκκέχυκᾰ	ἐκκέχυκᾰς	ἐκκέχυκε(ν)	ἐκκεχύκᾰτον	ἐκκεχύκᾰτον	ἐκκεχύκᾰμεν	ἐκκεχύκᾰτε	ἐκκεχύκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐκκεχύκω	ἐκκεχύκῃς	ἐκκεχύκῃ	ἐκκεχύκητον	ἐκκεχύκητον	ἐκκεχύκωμεν	ἐκκεχύκητε	ἐκκεχύκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐκκεχύκοιμῐ, ἐκκεχυκοίην	ἐκκεχύκοις, ἐκκεχυκοίης	ἐκκεχύκοι, ἐκκεχυκοίη	ἐκκεχύκοιτον	ἐκκεχυκοίτην	ἐκκεχύκοιμεν	ἐκκεχύκοιτε	ἐκκεχύκοιεν
	imperative		ἐκκέχυκε	ἐκκεχυκέτω	ἐκκεχύκετον	ἐκκεχυκέτων		ἐκκεχύκετε	ἐκκεχυκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐκκέχυμαι	ἐκκέχυσαι	ἐκκέχυται	ἐκκέχυσθον	ἐκκέχυσθον	ἐκκεχύμεθᾰ	ἐκκέχυσθε	ἐκκέχυνται
	subjunctive	ἐκκεχυμένος ὦ	ἐκκεχυμένος ᾖς	ἐκκεχυμένος ᾖ	ἐκκεχυμένω ἦτον	ἐκκεχυμένω ἦτον	ἐκκεχυμένοι ὦμεν	ἐκκεχυμένοι ἦτε	ἐκκεχυμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐκκεχυμένος εἴην	ἐκκεχυμένος εἴης	ἐκκεχυμένος εἴη	ἐκκεχυμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐκκεχυμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐκκεχυμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐκκεχυμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐκκεχυμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐκκέχυσο	ἐκκεχύσθω	ἐκκέχυσθον	ἐκκεχύσθων		ἐκκέχυσθε	ἐκκεχύσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐκκεχυκέναι				ἐκκεχῦσθαι
participle	m	ἐκκεχυκώς				ἐκκεχυμένος
	f	ἐκκεχυκυῖᾰ				ἐκκεχυμένη
	n	ἐκκεχυκός				ἐκκεχυμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἐξεκεχύκειν, ἐξεκεχύμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐξεκεχύκειν, ἐξεκεχύκη	ἐξεκεχύκεις, ἐξεκεχύκης	ἐξεκεχύκει(ν)	ἐξεκεχύκετον	ἐξεκεχυκέτην	ἐξεκεχύκεμεν	ἐξεκεχύκετε	ἐξεκεχύκεσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξεκεχύμην	ἐξεκέχυσο	ἐξεκέχυτο	ἐξεκέχυσθον	ἐξεκεχύσθην	ἐξεκεχύμεθᾰ	ἐξεκέχυσθε	ἐξεκέχυντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

• “ἐκχέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐκχέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἐκχέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐκχέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• ἐκχέω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἐκχέω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• G1632 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible