ἐπέρχομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐπῐ- (epi-, “on, against”) +‎ ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, “to go”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pér.kʰo.mai̯/ → /eˈper.xo.mɛ/ → /eˈper.xo.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pér.kʰo.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈper.kʰo.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈper.xo.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈper.xo.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈper.xo.me/

Verb

ἐπέρχομαι • (epérkhomai)

1. to approach [with dative]
2. to go against, attack, invade [with dative or (rarely) accusative]
3. to come forward to speak
4. to suddenly come upon, befall, happen to [with dative or accusative]
5. to come into one's head, occur to [with dative]
6. (of a period of or point in time) to arrive
7. to go over, traverse, cross [with accusative]
8. to go through, discuss, recount [with accusative]

Conjugation

ἔπειμι (épeimi) serves as the future tense in Attic, and supplies imperfect forms as well.

   Present: ἐπέρχομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπέρχομαι	ἐπέρχῃ, ἐπέρχει	ἐπέρχεται	ἐπέρχεσθον	ἐπέρχεσθον	ἐπερχόμεθᾰ	ἐπέρχεσθε	ἐπέρχονται
	subjunctive	ἐπέρχωμαι	ἐπέρχῃ	ἐπέρχηται	ἐπέρχησθον	ἐπέρχησθον	ἐπερχώμεθᾰ	ἐπέρχησθε	ἐπέρχωνται
	optative	ἐπερχοίμην	ἐπέρχοιο	ἐπέρχοιτο	ἐπέρχοισθον	ἐπερχοίσθην	ἐπερχοίμεθᾰ	ἐπέρχοισθε	ἐπέρχοιντο
	imperative		ἐπέρχου	ἐπερχέσθω	ἐπέρχεσθον	ἐπερχέσθων		ἐπέρχεσθε	ἐπερχέσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἐπέρχεσθαι
participle	m					ἐπερχόμενος
	f					ἐπερχομένη
	n					ἐπερχόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπηρχόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπηρχόμην	ἐπήρχου	ἐπήρχετο	ἐπήρχεσθον	ἐπηρχέσθην	ἐπηρχόμεθᾰ	ἐπήρχεσθε	ἐπήρχοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπῆλθον

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῆλθον	ἐπῆλθες	ἐπῆλθε(ν)	ἐπήλθετον	ἐπηλθέτην	ἐπήλθομεν	ἐπήλθετε	ἐπῆλθον
	subjunctive	ἐπέλθω	ἐπέλθῃς	ἐπέλθῃ	ἐπέλθητον	ἐπέλθητον	ἐπέλθωμεν	ἐπέλθητε	ἐπέλθωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπέλθοιμῐ	ἐπέλθοις	ἐπέλθοι	ἐπέλθοιτον	ἐπελθοίτην	ἐπέλθοιμεν	ἐπέλθοιτε	ἐπέλθοιεν
	imperative		ἔπελθε	ἐπελθέτω	ἐπέλθετον	ἐπελθέτων		ἐπέλθετε	ἐπελθόντων
		active
infinitive		ἐπελθεῖν
participle	m	ἐπελθών
	f	ἐπελθοῦσᾰ
	n	ἐπελθόν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπήλῠθον

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπήλῠθον	ἐπήλῠθες	ἐπήλῠθε(ν)	ἐπηλῠ́θετον	ἐπηλῠθέτην	ἐπηλῠ́θομεν	ἐπηλῠ́θετε	ἐπήλῠθον
	subjunctive	ἐπελῠ́θω	ἐπελῠ́θῃς	ἐπελῠ́θῃ	ἐπελῠ́θητον	ἐπελῠ́θητον	ἐπελῠ́θωμεν	ἐπελῠ́θητε	ἐπελῠ́θωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπελῠ́θοιμῐ	ἐπελῠ́θοις	ἐπελῠ́θοι	ἐπελῠ́θοιτον	ἐπελῠθοίτην	ἐπελῠ́θοιμεν	ἐπελῠ́θοιτε	ἐπελῠ́θοιεν
	imperative		ἐπέλῠθε	ἐπελῠθέτω	ἐπελῠ́θετον	ἐπελῠθέτων		ἐπελῠ́θετε	ἐπελῠθόντων
		active
infinitive		ἐπελῠθεῖν
participle	m	ἐπελῠθών
	f	ἐπελῠθοῦσᾰ
	n	ἐπελῠθόν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐπελήλῠθᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπελήλῠθᾰ	ἐπελήλῠθᾰς	ἐπελήλῠθε(ν)	ἐπεληλῠ́θᾰτον	ἐπεληλῠ́θᾰτον	ἐπεληλῠ́θᾰμεν	ἐπεληλῠ́θᾰτε	ἐπεληλῠ́θᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπεληλῠ́θω	ἐπεληλῠ́θῃς	ἐπεληλῠ́θῃ	ἐπεληλῠ́θητον	ἐπεληλῠ́θητον	ἐπεληλῠ́θωμεν	ἐπεληλῠ́θητε	ἐπεληλῠ́θωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπεληλῠ́θοιμῐ, ἐπεληλῠθοίην	ἐπεληλῠ́θοις, ἐπεληλῠθοίης	ἐπεληλῠ́θοι, ἐπεληλῠθοίη	ἐπεληλῠ́θοιτον	ἐπεληλῠθοίτην	ἐπεληλῠ́θοιμεν	ἐπεληλῠ́θοιτε	ἐπεληλῠ́θοιεν
	imperative		ἐπελήλῠθε	ἐπεληλῠθέτω	ἐπεληλῠ́θετον	ἐπεληλῠθέτων		ἐπεληλῠ́θετε	ἐπεληλῠθόντων
		active
infinitive		ἐπεληλῠθέναι
participle	m	ἐπεληλῠθώς
	f	ἐπεληλῠθυῖᾰ
	n	ἐπεληλῠθός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἔπηλυς (épēlus)

Further reading

• “ἐπέρχομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπέρχομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐπέρχομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐπέρχομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• “ἐπέρχομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers