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ἐπιλαμβάνω

Ancient Greek edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From ἐπῐ- (epi-, “upon”) +‎ λᾰμβᾰ́νω (lambánō, “to take, receive”).

Pronunciation edit

 

Verb edit

ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νω • (epilambánō)

  1. to take or get besides
    • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Politics 1259a.28:
      ἀλλ’ ὅμως ἐπὶ τοῖς πεντήκοντα ταλάντοις ἐπέλαβεν ἑκατόν
      all’ hómōs epì toîs pentḗkonta talántois epélaben hekatón
      but all the same he took a hundred talents besides his capital of fifty
    1. to take, receive
  2. to lay hold of, seize, attack
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 8.115.3:
      ἐπιλαβὼν δὲ λοιμός τε τὸν στρατὸν καὶ δυσεντερίη κατ’ ὁδὸν ἔφθειρε.
      epilabṑn dè loimós te tòn stratòn kaì dusenteríē kat’ hodòn éphtheire.
      Moreover, pestilence and dysentry laid hold of them among their way, from which they died.
    1. (of events) to overtake, surprise; to befall
      • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 4.27.1:
        καὶ ἐδεδοίκεσαν μὴ σφῶν χειμὼν τὴν φυλακὴν ἐπιλάβοι
        kaì ededoíkesan mḕ sphôn kheimṑn tḕn phulakḕn epiláboi
        and feared lest winter should overtake them in their siege
    2. to reach
      • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 6.5.6:
        ἔθαπτον τὸν αὐτὸν τρόπον ὁπόσους ἐπελάμβανεν ἡ στρατιά
        éthapton tòn autòn trópon hopósous epelámbanen hē stratiá
        and then in the same way they buried all that the army reached
    3. to seize, stop
      • 388 BCE, Aristophanes, Plutus 703:
        τὴν ῥῖν’ ἐπιλαβοῦσ’
        tḕn rhîn’ epilaboûs’
        stopping her nose
    4. to occupy
      • 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 779c:
        καὶ ὅπως ἰδιώτης μηδεὶς μηδὲν τῶν τῆς πόλεως […] ἐπιλήψεται
        kaì hópōs idiṓtēs mēdeìs mēdèn tôn tês póleōs […] epilḗpsetai
        and prevent any private person from encroaching on State property […]
    5. (with genitive) to undertake
    6. (intransitive) to succeed, follow
  3. (middle voice, with genitive) to hold on by, lay hold of, catch at
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 6.113.2:
      καὶ ἐπελαμβάνοντο τῶν νεῶν
      kaì epelambánonto tôn neôn
      and [they] laid hold of the [Persian] ships
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 6.114:
      ἐπιλαμβανόμενος τῶν ἀφλάστων νεός, τὴν χεῖρα ἀποκοπεὶς πελέκεϊ πίπτει
      epilambanómenos tôn aphlástōn neós, tḕn kheîra apokopeìs pelékeï píptei
      his hand cut off with an ax as he held on by the ship's figurehead
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 6.91.2:
      ἐπιλαμβανόμενος δὲ τῶν ἐπισπαστήρων εἴχετο
      epilambanómenos dè tôn epispastḗrōn eíkheto
      he laid hold of the door handles and clung to them
    1. to attack
      • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 4.2.22:
        ἐπελάβοντο δὲ καὶ Κορινθίων ἀναχωρούντων.
        epelábonto dè kaì Korinthíōn anakhōroúntōn.
        The Lacedaemonians also attacked the Corinthians as they were returning.
    2. to arrest, seize
      • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Apatourius 9:
        ὁ Παρμένων ἐξαγομένων τῶν παίδων ἐπιλαμβάνεται
        ho Parménōn exagoménōn tôn paídōn epilambánetai
        Parmeno […] seized the slaves as they were being taken away
      • New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 17:19:
        ἐπιλαβόμενοί τε αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν Ἄρειον πάγον ἤγαγον...
        epilabómenoí te autoû epì tòn Áreion págon ḗgagon...
        "So they took him [Paul] and brought him to the Areopagus..." (NRSV)
    3. to get hold of, obtain
      • 484 BCE – 425 BCE, Herodotus, 1 127.1:
        μέν νυν προστάτεω ἐπιλαβόμενοι ἄσμενοὶ ἐλευθεροῦντο
        mén nun prostáteō epilabómenoi ásmenoì eleutheroûnto
        and now having got a champion they were glad to win their freedom
    4. to reach (a place)
      • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Mark Antony 41:
        ἐκέλευε φεύγειν ἐν δεξιᾷ τῶν ὀρῶν ἐπιλαβόμενον
        ekéleue pheúgein en dexiâi tôn orôn epilabómenon
        and urged him in his flight to keep close to the hills upon his right
    5. to touch on
      • 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 449d:
        ἐπειδὴ ἄλλης ἐπιλαμβάνῃ πολιτείας
        epeidḕ állēs epilambánēi politeías
        since you are beginning on another constitution
    6. to interrupt
      1. to object to
        • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 2.1.32:
          ὅτι μόνος ἐπελάβετο ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ […] ψηφίσματος
          hóti mónos epelábeto en têi ekklēsíāi […] psēphísmatos
          because he was the one man who in the Athenian assembly had opposed the decree […]

Inflection edit

   Present: ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νω, ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νω ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νεις ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νει ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νετον ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νετον ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νομεν ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νετε ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νω ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νῃς ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νῃ ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νητον ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νητον ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νωμεν ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νητε ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νοιμῐ ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νοις ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νοι ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νοιτον ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνοίτην ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νοιμεν ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νοιτε ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νοιεν
imperative   ἐπῐλᾰ́μβᾰνε ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνέτω ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νετον ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνέτων   ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νετε ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νομαι ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νῃ,
ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νει 		ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νεται ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νεσθον ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νεσθον ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνόμεθᾰ ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νεσθε ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νονται
subjunctive ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νωμαι ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νῃ ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νηται ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νησθον ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νησθον ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνώμεθᾰ ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νησθε ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νωνται
optative ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνοίμην ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νοιο ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νοιτο ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νοισθον ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνοίσθην ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνοίμεθᾰ ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νοισθε ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νοιντο
imperative   ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νου ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνέσθω ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νεσθον ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνέσθων   ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νεσθε ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νειν ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νεσθαι
participle m ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νων ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνόμενος
f ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νουσᾰ ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνομένη
n ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰ́νον ἐπῐλᾰμβᾰνόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐπελᾰ́μβᾰνον, ἐπελᾰμβᾰνόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπελᾰ́μβᾰνον ἐπελᾰ́μβᾰνες ἐπελᾰ́μβᾰνε(ν) ἐπελᾰμβᾰ́νετον ἐπελᾰμβᾰνέτην ἐπελᾰμβᾰ́νομεν ἐπελᾰμβᾰ́νετε ἐπελᾰ́μβᾰνον
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπελᾰμβᾰνόμην ἐπελᾰμβᾰ́νου ἐπελᾰμβᾰ́νετο ἐπελᾰμβᾰ́νεσθον ἐπελᾰμβᾰνέσθην ἐπελᾰμβᾰνόμεθᾰ ἐπελᾰμβᾰ́νεσθε ἐπελᾰμβᾰ́νοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ἐπῐλήψω, ἐπῐλήψομαι, ἐπῐληφθήσομαι (active voice only in later Greek)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπῐλήψω ἐπῐλήψεις ἐπῐλήψει ἐπῐλήψετον ἐπῐλήψετον ἐπῐλήψομεν ἐπῐλήψετε ἐπῐλήψουσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐλήψοιμῐ ἐπῐλήψοις ἐπῐλήψοι ἐπῐλήψοιτον ἐπῐληψοίτην ἐπῐλήψοιμεν ἐπῐλήψοιτε ἐπῐλήψοιεν
middle indicative ἐπῐλήψομαι ἐπῐλήψῃ,
ἐπῐλήψει 		ἐπῐλήψεται ἐπῐλήψεσθον ἐπῐλήψεσθον ἐπῐληψόμεθᾰ ἐπῐλήψεσθε ἐπῐλήψονται
optative ἐπῐληψοίμην ἐπῐλήψοιο ἐπῐλήψοιτο ἐπῐλήψοισθον ἐπῐληψοίσθην ἐπῐληψοίμεθᾰ ἐπῐλήψοισθε ἐπῐλήψοιντο
passive indicative ἐπῐληφθήσομαι ἐπῐληφθήσῃ ἐπῐληφθήσεται ἐπῐληφθήσεσθον ἐπῐληφθήσεσθον ἐπῐληφθησόμεθᾰ ἐπῐληφθήσεσθε ἐπῐληφθήσονται
optative ἐπῐληφθησοίμην ἐπῐληφθήσοιο ἐπῐληφθήσοιτο ἐπῐληφθήσοισθον ἐπῐληφθησοίσθην ἐπῐληφθησοίμεθᾰ ἐπῐληφθήσοισθε ἐπῐληφθήσοιντο
active middle passive
infinitive ἐπῐλήψειν ἐπῐλήψεσθαι ἐπῐληφθήσεσθαι
participle m ἐπῐλήψων ἐπῐληψόμενος ἐπῐληφθησόμενος
f ἐπῐλήψουσᾰ ἐπῐληψομένη ἐπῐληφθησομένη
n ἐπῐλῆψον ἐπῐληψόμενον ἐπῐληφθησόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ἐπῐλάψομαι (Ionic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐπῐλάψομαι ἐπῐλάψεαι ἐπῐλάψεται ἐπῐλάψεσθον ἐπῐλάψεσθον ἐπῐλαψόμεθᾰ ἐπῐλάψεσθε ἐπῐλάψονται
optative ἐπῐλαψοίμην ἐπῐλάψοιο ἐπῐλάψοιτο ἐπῐλάψοισθον ἐπῐλαψοίσθην ἐπῐλαψοίμεθᾰ ἐπῐλάψοισθε ἐπῐλαψοίᾰτο
middle
infinitive ἐπῐλάψεσθαι
participle m ἐπῐλαψόμενος
f ἐπῐλαψομένη
n ἐπῐλαψόμενον
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: ἐπῐλάμψομαι (late)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐπῐλάμψομαι ἐπῐλάμψεαι ἐπῐλάμψεται ἐπῐλάμψεσθον ἐπῐλάμψεσθον ἐπῐλαμψόμεθᾰ ἐπῐλάμψεσθε ἐπῐλάμψονται
optative ἐπῐλαμψοίμην ἐπῐλάμψοιο ἐπῐλάμψοιτο ἐπῐλάμψοισθον ἐπῐλαμψοίσθην ἐπῐλαμψοίμεθᾰ ἐπῐλάμψοισθε ἐπῐλάμψοιντο
middle
infinitive ἐπῐλάμψεσθαι
participle m ἐπῐλαμψόμενος
f ἐπῐλαμψομένη
n ἐπῐλαμψόμενον
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: ἐπῐλήμψομαι (Hellenistic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐπῐλήμψομαι ἐπῐλήμψῃ,
ἐπῐλήμψει 		ἐπῐλήμψεται ἐπῐλήμψεσθον ἐπῐλήμψεσθον ἐπῐλημψόμεθᾰ ἐπῐλήμψεσθε ἐπῐλήμψονται
optative ἐπῐλημψοίμην ἐπῐλήμψοιο ἐπῐλήμψοιτο ἐπῐλήμψοισθον ἐπῐλημψοίσθην ἐπῐλημψοίμεθᾰ ἐπῐλήμψοισθε ἐπῐλήμψοιντο
middle
infinitive ἐπῐλήμψεσθαι
participle m ἐπῐλημψόμενος
f ἐπῐλημψομένη
n ἐπῐλημψόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐπέλᾰβᾰ, ἐπελᾰβᾰ́μην, ἐπελήφθην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπέλᾰβᾰ ἐπέλᾰβᾰς ἐπέλᾰβε(ν) ἐπελᾰ́βᾰτον ἐπελᾰβᾰ́την ἐπελᾰ́βᾰμεν ἐπελᾰ́βᾰτε ἐπέλᾰβᾰν
subjunctive ἐπῐλᾰ́βω ἐπῐλᾰ́βῃς ἐπῐλᾰ́βῃ ἐπῐλᾰ́βητον ἐπῐλᾰ́βητον ἐπῐλᾰ́βωμεν ἐπῐλᾰ́βητε ἐπῐλᾰ́βωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐλᾰ́βαιμῐ ἐπῐλᾰ́βειᾰς,
ἐπῐλᾰ́βαις 		ἐπῐλᾰ́βειε(ν),
ἐπῐλᾰ́βαι 		ἐπῐλᾰ́βαιτον ἐπῐλᾰβαίτην ἐπῐλᾰ́βαιμεν ἐπῐλᾰ́βαιτε ἐπῐλᾰ́βειᾰν,
ἐπῐλᾰ́βαιεν
imperative   λᾰβέ ἐπῐλᾰβᾰ́τω ἐπῐλᾰ́βᾰτον ἐπῐλᾰβᾰ́των   ἐπῐλᾰ́βᾰτε ἐπῐλᾰβᾰ́ντων
middle indicative ἐπελᾰβᾰ́μην ἐπελᾰ́βω ἐπελᾰ́βᾰτο ἐπελᾰ́βᾰσθον ἐπελᾰβᾰ́σθην ἐπελᾰβᾰ́μεθᾰ ἐπελᾰ́βᾰσθε ἐπελᾰ́βᾰντο
subjunctive ἐπῐλᾰ́βωμαι ἐπῐλᾰ́βῃ ἐπῐλᾰ́βηται ἐπῐλᾰ́βησθον ἐπῐλᾰ́βησθον ἐπῐλᾰβώμεθᾰ ἐπῐλᾰ́βησθε ἐπῐλᾰ́βωνται
optative ἐπῐλᾰβαίμην ἐπῐλᾰ́βαιο ἐπῐλᾰ́βαιτο ἐπῐλᾰ́βαισθον ἐπῐλᾰβαίσθην ἐπῐλᾰβαίμεθᾰ ἐπῐλᾰ́βαισθε ἐπῐλᾰ́βαιντο
imperative   ἐπῐ́λᾰβαι ἐπῐλᾰβᾰ́σθω ἐπῐλᾰ́βᾰσθον ἐπῐλᾰβᾰ́σθων   ἐπῐλᾰ́βᾰσθε ἐπῐλᾰβᾰ́σθων
passive indicative ἐπελήφθην ἐπελήφθης ἐπελήφθη ἐπελήφθητον ἐπεληφθήτην ἐπελήφθημεν ἐπελήφθητε ἐπελήφθησᾰν
subjunctive ἐπῐληφθῶ ἐπῐληφθῇς ἐπῐληφθῇ ἐπῐληφθῆτον ἐπῐληφθῆτον ἐπῐληφθῶμεν ἐπῐληφθῆτε ἐπῐληφθῶσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐληφθείην ἐπῐληφθείης ἐπῐληφθείη ἐπῐληφθεῖτον,
ἐπῐληφθείητον 		ἐπῐληφθείτην,
ἐπῐληφθειήτην 		ἐπῐληφθεῖμεν,
ἐπῐληφθείημεν 		ἐπῐληφθεῖτε,
ἐπῐληφθείητε 		ἐπῐληφθεῖεν,
ἐπῐληφθείησᾰν
imperative   ἐπῐλήφθητῐ ἐπῐληφθήτω ἐπῐλήφθητον ἐπῐληφθήτων   ἐπῐλήφθητε ἐπῐληφθέντων
active middle passive
infinitive ἐπῐλᾰ́βαι ἐπῐλᾰ́βᾰσθαι ἐπῐληφθῆναι
participle m ἐπῐλᾰ́βᾱς ἐπῐλᾰβᾰ́μενος ἐπῐληφθείς
f ἐπῐλᾰ́βᾱσᾰ ἐπῐλᾰβᾰμένη ἐπῐληφθεῖσᾰ
n ἐπῐλᾰ́βᾰν ἐπῐλᾰβᾰ́μενον ἐπῐληφθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐπῐλᾰ́βεσκον, ἐπῐλᾰβεσκόμην (Ionic iterative)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπῐλᾰ́βεσκον ἐπῐλᾰ́βεσκες ἐπῐλᾰ́βεσκε(ν) ἐπῐλᾰβέσκετον ἐπῐλᾰβεσκέτην ἐπῐλᾰβέσκομεν ἐπῐλᾰβέσκετε ἐπῐλᾰ́βεσκον
subjunctive ἐπῐλᾰβέσκω ἐπῐλᾰβέσκῃς ἐπῐλᾰβέσκῃ ἐπῐλᾰβέσκητον ἐπῐλᾰβέσκητον ἐπῐλᾰβέσκωμεν ἐπῐλᾰβέσκητε ἐπῐλᾰβέσκωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐλᾰβέσκοιμῐ ἐπῐλᾰβέσκοις ἐπῐλᾰβέσκοι ἐπῐλᾰβεσκεῖτον ἐπῐλᾰβεσκείτην ἐπῐλᾰβεσκεῖμεν ἐπῐλᾰβεσκεῖτε ἐπῐλᾰβεσκεῖεν
imperative   ἐπῐλᾰ́βεσκε ἐπῐλᾰβεσκέτω ἐπῐλᾰβέσκετον ἐπῐλᾰβεσκέτων   ἐπῐλᾰβέσκετε ἐπῐλᾰβεσκόντων
middle indicative ἐπῐλᾰβεσκόμην ἐπῐλᾰβεσκεῦ ἐπῐλᾰβέσκετο ἐπῐλᾰβέσκεσθον ἐπῐλᾰβεσκέσθην ἐπῐλᾰβεσκόμεθᾰ ἐπῐλᾰβέσκεσθε ἐπῐλᾰβέσκοντο
subjunctive ἐπῐλᾰβέσκωμαι ἐπῐλᾰβέσκηαι ἐπῐλᾰβέσκηται ἐπῐλᾰβέσκησθον ἐπῐλᾰβέσκησθον ἐπῐλᾰβεσκώμεθᾰ ἐπῐλᾰβέσκησθε ἐπῐλᾰβέσκωνται
optative ἐπῐλᾰβεσκοίμην ἐπῐλᾰβέσκοιο ἐπῐλᾰβέσκοιτο ἐπῐλᾰβέσκοισθον ἐπῐλᾰβεσκοίσθην ἐπῐλᾰβεσκοίμεθᾰ ἐπῐλᾰβέσκοισθε ἐπῐλᾰβεσκοίᾰτο
imperative   ἐπῐλᾰβεσκεῦ ἐπῐλᾰβεσκέσθω ἐπῐλᾰβέσκεσθον ἐπῐλᾰβεσκέσθων   ἐπῐλᾰβέσκεσθε ἐπῐλᾰβεσκέσθων
active middle
infinitive ἐπῐλᾰβεσκεῖν ἐπῐλᾰβεσκέσθαι
participle m ἐπῐλᾰβεσκών ἐπῐλᾰβεσκόμενος
f ἐπῐλᾰβεσκοῦσᾰ ἐπῐλᾰβεσκομένη
n ἐπῐλᾰβεσκόν ἐπῐλᾰβεσκόμενον
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: ἐπελάμφθην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
passive indicative ἐπελάμφθην ἐπελάμφθης ἐπελάμφθη ἐπελάμφθητον ἐπελαμφθήτην ἐπελάμφθημεν ἐπελάμφθητε ἐπελάμφθησᾰν
subjunctive ἐπῐλαμφθῶ ἐπῐλαμφθῇς ἐπῐλαμφθῇ ἐπῐλαμφθῆτον ἐπῐλαμφθῆτον ἐπῐλαμφθῶμεν ἐπῐλαμφθῆτε ἐπῐλαμφθῶσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐλαμφθείην ἐπῐλαμφθείης ἐπῐλαμφθείη ἐπῐλαμφθεῖτον,
ἐπῐλαμφθείητον 		ἐπῐλαμφθείτην,
ἐπῐλαμφθειήτην 		ἐπῐλαμφθεῖμεν,
ἐπῐλαμφθείημεν 		ἐπῐλαμφθεῖτε,
ἐπῐλαμφθείητε 		ἐπῐλαμφθεῖεν,
ἐπῐλαμφθείησᾰν
imperative   ἐπῐλάμφθητῐ ἐπῐλαμφθήτω ἐπῐλάμφθητον ἐπῐλαμφθήτων   ἐπῐλάμφθητε ἐπῐλαμφθέντων
passive
infinitive ἐπῐλαμφθῆναι
participle m ἐπῐλαμφθείς
f ἐπῐλαμφθεῖσᾰ
n ἐπῐλαμφθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐπελήμφθην (Hellenistic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
passive indicative ἐπελήμφθην ἐπελήμφθης ἐπελήμφθη ἐπελήμφθητον ἐπελημφθήτην ἐπελήμφθημεν ἐπελήμφθητε ἐπελήμφθησᾰν
subjunctive ἐπῐλημφθῶ ἐπῐλημφθῇς ἐπῐλημφθῇ ἐπῐλημφθῆτον ἐπῐλημφθῆτον ἐπῐλημφθῶμεν ἐπῐλημφθῆτε ἐπῐλημφθῶσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐλημφθείην ἐπῐλημφθείης ἐπῐλημφθείη ἐπῐλημφθεῖτον,
ἐπῐλημφθείητον 		ἐπῐλημφθείτην,
ἐπῐλημφθειήτην 		ἐπῐλημφθεῖμεν,
ἐπῐλημφθείημεν 		ἐπῐλημφθεῖτε,
ἐπῐλημφθείητε 		ἐπῐλημφθεῖεν,
ἐπῐλημφθείησᾰν
imperative   ἐπῐλήμφθητῐ ἐπῐλημφθήτω ἐπῐλήμφθητον ἐπῐλημφθήτων   ἐπῐλήμφθητε ἐπῐλημφθέντων
passive
infinitive ἐπῐλημφθῆναι
participle m ἐπῐλημφθείς
f ἐπῐλημφθεῖσᾰ
n ἐπῐλημφθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ἐπείληφᾰ, ἐπείλημμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπείληφᾰ ἐπείληφᾰς ἐπείληφε(ν) ἐπειλήφᾰτον ἐπειλήφᾰτον ἐπειλήφᾰμεν ἐπειλήφᾰτε ἐπειλήφᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐπειλήφω ἐπειλήφῃς ἐπειλήφῃ ἐπειλήφητον ἐπειλήφητον ἐπειλήφωμεν ἐπειλήφητε ἐπειλήφωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπειλήφοιμῐ,
ἐπειληφοίην 		ἐπειλήφοις,
ἐπειληφοίης 		ἐπειλήφοι,
ἐπειληφοίη 		ἐπειλήφοιτον ἐπειληφοίτην ἐπειλήφοιμεν ἐπειλήφοιτε ἐπειλήφοιεν
imperative   ἐπείληφε ἐπειληφέτω ἐπειλήφετον ἐπειληφέτων   ἐπειλήφετε ἐπειληφόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπείλημμαι ἐπείληψαι ἐπείληπται ἐπείληφθον ἐπείληφθον ἐπειλήμμεθᾰ ἐπείληφθε ἐπειλήφᾰται
subjunctive ἐπειλημμένος ὦ ἐπειλημμένος ᾖς ἐπειλημμένος ᾖ ἐπειλημμένω ἦτον ἐπειλημμένω ἦτον ἐπειλημμένοι ὦμεν ἐπειλημμένοι ἦτε ἐπειλημμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπειλημμένος εἴην ἐπειλημμένος εἴης ἐπειλημμένος εἴη ἐπειλημμένω εἴητον/εἶτον ἐπειλημμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην ἐπειλημμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν ἐπειλημμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε ἐπειλημμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   ἐπείληψο ἐπειλήφθω ἐπείληφθον ἐπειλήφθων   ἐπείληφθε ἐπειλήφθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ἐπειληφέναι ἐπειλῆφθαι
participle m ἐπειληφώς ἐπειλημμένος
f ἐπειληφυῖᾰ ἐπειλημμένη
n ἐπειληφός ἐπειλημμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ἐπῐλέλημμαι (Tragic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
passive indicative ἐπῐλέλημμαι ἐπῐλέληψαι ἐπῐλέληπται ἐπῐλέληφθον ἐπῐλέληφθον ἐπῐλελήμμεθᾰ ἐπῐλέληφθε ἐπῐλελήφᾰται
subjunctive ἐπῐλελημμένος ὦ ἐπῐλελημμένος ᾖς ἐπῐλελημμένος ᾖ ἐπῐλελημμένω ἦτον ἐπῐλελημμένω ἦτον ἐπῐλελημμένοι ὦμεν ἐπῐλελημμένοι ἦτε ἐπῐλελημμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐλελημμένος εἴην ἐπῐλελημμένος εἴης ἐπῐλελημμένος εἴη ἐπῐλελημμένω εἴητον/εἶτον ἐπῐλελημμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην ἐπῐλελημμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν ἐπῐλελημμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε ἐπῐλελημμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   ἐπῐλέληψο ἐπῐλελήφθω ἐπῐλέληφθον ἐπῐλελήφθων   ἐπῐλέληφθε ἐπῐλελήφθων
infinitive ἐπῐλελῆφθαι
participle m ἐπῐλελημμένος
f ἐπῐλελημμένη
n ἐπῐλελημμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ἐπῐλέλᾰμμαι (Ionic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
passive indicative ἐπῐλέλᾰμμαι ἐπῐλέλᾰψαι ἐπῐλέλᾰπται ἐπῐλέλᾰφθον ἐπῐλέλᾰφθον ἐπῐλελᾰ́μμεθᾰ ἐπῐλέλᾰφθε ἐπῐλελᾰ́φᾰται
subjunctive ἐπῐλελᾰμμένος ὦ ἐπῐλελᾰμμένος ᾖς ἐπῐλελᾰμμένος ᾖ ἐπῐλελᾰμμένω ἦτον ἐπῐλελᾰμμένω ἦτον ἐπῐλελᾰμμένοι ὦμεν ἐπῐλελᾰμμένοι ἦτε ἐπῐλελᾰμμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐλελᾰμμένος εἴην ἐπῐλελᾰμμένος εἴης ἐπῐλελᾰμμένος εἴη ἐπῐλελᾰμμένω εἴητον/εἶτον ἐπῐλελᾰμμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην ἐπῐλελᾰμμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν ἐπῐλελᾰμμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε ἐπῐλελᾰ́μμενοι εἰησᾰ́ν/εἰεν
imperative   ἐπῐλέλᾰψο ἐπῐλελᾰ́φθω ἐπῐλέλᾰφθον ἐπῐλελᾰ́φθων   ἐπῐλέλᾰφθε ἐπῐλελᾰ́φθων
infinitive ἐπῐλελᾰ́φθαι
participle m ἐπῐλελᾰμμένος
f ἐπῐλελᾰμμένη
n ἐπῐλελᾰμμένον
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: ἐπῐλελᾰ́βηκᾰ (Ionic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπῐλελᾰ́βηκᾰ ἐπῐλελᾰ́βηκᾰς ἐπῐλελᾰ́βηκε(ν) ἐπῐλελᾰβήκᾰτον ἐπῐλελᾰβήκᾰτον ἐπῐλελᾰβήκᾰμεν ἐπῐλελᾰβήκᾰτε ἐπῐλελᾰβήκᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐπῐλελᾰβήκω ἐπῐλελᾰβήκῃς ἐπῐλελᾰβήκῃ ἐπῐλελᾰβήκητον ἐπῐλελᾰβήκητον ἐπῐλελᾰβήκωμεν ἐπῐλελᾰβήκητε ἐπῐλελᾰβήκωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπῐλελᾰβήκοιμῐ,
ἐπῐλελᾰβηκοίην 		ἐπῐλελᾰβήκοις,
ἐπῐλελᾰβηκοίης 		ἐπῐλελᾰβήκοι,
ἐπῐλελᾰβηκοίη 		ἐπῐλελᾰβήκοιτον ἐπῐλελᾰβηκοίτην ἐπῐλελᾰβήκοιμεν ἐπῐλελᾰβήκοιτε ἐπῐλελᾰβήκοιεν
imperative   ἐπῐλελᾰ́βηκε ἐπῐλελᾰβηκέτω ἐπῐλελᾰβήκετον ἐπῐλελᾰβηκέτων   ἐπῐλελᾰβήκετε ἐπῐλελᾰβηκόντων
active
infinitive ἐπῐλελᾰβηκέναι
participle m ἐπῐλελᾰβηκώς
f ἐπῐλελᾰβηκυῖᾰ
n ἐπῐλελᾰβηκός
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.
   Pluperfect: ἐπειλήφειν, ἐπειλήμμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπειλήφειν,
ἐπειλήφη 		ἐπειλήφεις,
ἐπειλήφης 		ἐπειλήφει(ν) ἐπειλήφετον ἐπειληφέτην ἐπειλήφεμεν ἐπειλήφετε ἐπειλήφεσᾰν
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐπειλήμμην ἐπείληψο ἐπείληπτο ἐπείληφθον ἐπειλήφθην ἐπειλήμμεθᾰ ἐπείληφθε ἐπειλήφᾰτο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Pluperfect: ἐπῐλελᾰβήκειν (Ionic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπῐλελᾰβήκειν,
ἐπῐλελᾰβήκη 		ἐπῐλελᾰβήκεις,
ἐπῐλελᾰβήκης 		ἐπῐλελᾰβήκει(ν) ἐπῐλελᾰβήκετον ἐπῐλελᾰβηκέτην ἐπῐλελᾰβήκεμεν ἐπῐλελᾰβήκετε ἐπῐλελᾰβήκεσᾰν
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.

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