ἐπιρρέπω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “on”) +‎ ῥέπω (rhépō, “to incline, fall”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pir̥.r̥é.pɔː/ → /e.pirˈre.po/ → /e.piˈre.po/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pir̥.r̥é.pɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pirˈre.po/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pirˈre.po/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pirˈre.po/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.piˈre.po/

Verb

ἐπιρρέπω • (epirrhépō)

1. to lean towards
2. (transitive) to force down
   1. to weigh out, allot

Inflection

   Present: ἐπιρρέπω, ἐπιρρέπομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπιρρέπω	ἐπιρρέπεις	ἐπιρρέπει	ἐπιρρέπετον	ἐπιρρέπετον	ἐπιρρέπομεν	ἐπιρρέπετε	ἐπιρρέπουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπιρρέπω	ἐπιρρέπῃς	ἐπιρρέπῃ	ἐπιρρέπητον	ἐπιρρέπητον	ἐπιρρέπωμεν	ἐπιρρέπητε	ἐπιρρέπωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπιρρέποιμῐ	ἐπιρρέποις	ἐπιρρέποι	ἐπιρρέποιτον	ἐπιρρεποίτην	ἐπιρρέποιμεν	ἐπιρρέποιτε	ἐπιρρέποιεν
	imperative		ἐπίρρεπε	ἐπιρρεπέτω	ἐπιρρέπετον	ἐπιρρεπέτων		ἐπιρρέπετε	ἐπιρρεπόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπιρρέπομαι	ἐπιρρέπῃ, ἐπιρρέπει	ἐπιρρέπεται	ἐπιρρέπεσθον	ἐπιρρέπεσθον	ἐπιρρεπόμεθᾰ	ἐπιρρέπεσθε	ἐπιρρέπονται
	subjunctive	ἐπιρρέπωμαι	ἐπιρρέπῃ	ἐπιρρέπηται	ἐπιρρέπησθον	ἐπιρρέπησθον	ἐπιρρεπώμεθᾰ	ἐπιρρέπησθε	ἐπιρρέπωνται
	optative	ἐπιρρεποίμην	ἐπιρρέποιο	ἐπιρρέποιτο	ἐπιρρέποισθον	ἐπιρρεποίσθην	ἐπιρρεποίμεθᾰ	ἐπιρρέποισθε	ἐπιρρέποιντο
	imperative		ἐπιρρέπου	ἐπιρρεπέσθω	ἐπιρρέπεσθον	ἐπιρρεπέσθων		ἐπιρρέπεσθε	ἐπιρρεπέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπιρρέπειν				ἐπιρρέπεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπιρρέπων				ἐπιρρεπόμενος
	f	ἐπιρρέπουσᾰ				ἐπιρρεπομένη
	n	ἐπιρρέπον				ἐπιρρεπόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἑπέρρεπον, ἑπερρεπόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἑπέρρεπον	ἑπέρρεπες	ἑπέρρεπε(ν)	ἑπερρέπετον	ἑπερρεπέτην	ἑπερρέπομεν	ἑπερρέπετε	ἑπέρρεπον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἑπερρεπόμην	ἑπερρέπου	ἑπερρέπετο	ἑπερρέπεσθον	ἑπερρεπέσθην	ἑπερρεπόμεθᾰ	ἑπερρέπεσθε	ἑπερρέποντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπιρρέψω, ἐπιρρέψομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπιρρέψω	ἐπιρρέψεις	ἐπιρρέψει	ἐπιρρέψετον	ἐπιρρέψετον	ἐπιρρέψομεν	ἐπιρρέψετε	ἐπιρρέψουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπιρρέψοιμῐ	ἐπιρρέψοις	ἐπιρρέψοι	ἐπιρρέψοιτον	ἐπιρρεψοίτην	ἐπιρρέψοιμεν	ἐπιρρέψοιτε	ἐπιρρέψοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐπιρρέψομαι	ἐπιρρέψῃ, ἐπιρρέψει	ἐπιρρέψεται	ἐπιρρέψεσθον	ἐπιρρέψεσθον	ἐπιρρεψόμεθᾰ	ἐπιρρέψεσθε	ἐπιρρέψονται
	optative	ἐπιρρεψοίμην	ἐπιρρέψοιο	ἐπιρρέψοιτο	ἐπιρρέψοισθον	ἐπιρρεψοίσθην	ἐπιρρεψοίμεθᾰ	ἐπιρρέψοισθε	ἐπιρρέψοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐπιρρέψειν			ἐπιρρέψεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπιρρέψων			ἐπιρρεψόμενος
	f	ἐπιρρέψουσᾰ			ἐπιρρεψομένη
	n	ἐπιρρέψον			ἐπιρρεψόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπέρρεψᾰ, ἐπερρεψᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπέρρεψᾰ	ἐπέρρεψᾰς	ἐπέρρεψε(ν)	ἐπερρέψᾰτον	ἐπερρεψᾰ́την	ἐπερρέψᾰμεν	ἐπερρέψᾰτε	ἐπέρρεψᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπιρρέψω	ἐπιρρέψῃς	ἐπιρρέψῃ	ἐπιρρέψητον	ἐπιρρέψητον	ἐπιρρέψωμεν	ἐπιρρέψητε	ἐπιρρέψωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπιρρέψαιμῐ	ἐπιρρέψειᾰς, ἐπιρρέψαις	ἐπιρρέψειε(ν), ἐπιρρέψαι	ἐπιρρέψαιτον	ἐπιρρεψαίτην	ἐπιρρέψαιμεν	ἐπιρρέψαιτε	ἐπιρρέψειᾰν, ἐπιρρέψαιεν
	imperative		ἐπίρρεψον	ἐπιρρεψᾰ́τω	ἐπιρρέψᾰτον	ἐπιρρεψᾰ́των		ἐπιρρέψᾰτε	ἐπιρρεψᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐπερρεψᾰ́μην	ἐπερρέψω	ἐπερρέψᾰτο	ἐπερρέψᾰσθον	ἐπερρεψᾰ́σθην	ἐπερρεψᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπερρέψᾰσθε	ἐπερρέψᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐπιρρέψωμαι	ἐπιρρέψῃ	ἐπιρρέψηται	ἐπιρρέψησθον	ἐπιρρέψησθον	ἐπιρρεψώμεθᾰ	ἐπιρρέψησθε	ἐπιρρέψωνται
	optative	ἐπιρρεψαίμην	ἐπιρρέψαιο	ἐπιρρέψαιτο	ἐπιρρέψαισθον	ἐπιρρεψαίσθην	ἐπιρρεψαίμεθᾰ	ἐπιρρέψαισθε	ἐπιρρέψαιντο
	imperative		ἐπίρρεψαι	ἐπιρρεψᾰ́σθω	ἐπιρρέψᾰσθον	ἐπιρρεψᾰ́σθων		ἐπιρρέψᾰσθε	ἐπιρρεψᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐπιρρέψαι			ἐπιρρέψᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἐπιρρέψᾱς			ἐπιρρεψᾰ́μενος
	f	ἐπιρρέψᾱσᾰ			ἐπιρρεψᾰμένη
	n	ἐπιρρέψᾰν			ἐπιρρεψᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ἐπιρρέπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπιρρέπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἐπιρρέπω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐπιρρέπω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐπιρρέπω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἐπιρρέπω in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften