ἐπισσεύω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐπισεύω (episeúō) — rare; only post-Epic

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ σεύω (seúō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pis.sěu̯.ɔː/ → /e.pisˈse.βo/ → /e.piˈse.vo/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pis.sěu̯.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pisˈse.wo/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pisˈse.βo/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pisˈse.vo/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.piˈse.vo/

Verb

ἐπισσεύω • (episseúō) (chiefly Epic)

1. to set upon, incite against, send
2. (in middle) to rush on or at, hasten on, speed to (especially in hostile sense)

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπισσεύω, ἐπισσεύομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπισσεύω	ἐπισσεύεις	ἐπισσεύει	ἐπισσεύετον	ἐπισσεύετον	ἐπισσεύομεν	ἐπισσεύετε	ἐπισσεύουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπισσεύω, ἐπισσεύωμῐ	ἐπισσεύῃς, ἐπισσεύῃσθᾰ	ἐπισσεύῃ, ἐπισσεύῃσῐ	ἐπισσεύητον	ἐπισσεύητον	ἐπισσεύωμεν	ἐπισσεύητε	ἐπισσεύωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπισσεύοιμῐ	ἐπισσεύοισ(θᾰ)	ἐπισσεύοι	ἐπισσεύοιτον	ἐπισσευοίτην	ἐπισσεύοιμεν	ἐπισσεύοιτε	ἐπισσεύοιεν
	imperative		ἐπίσσευε	ἐπισσευέτω	ἐπισσεύετον	ἐπισσευέτων		ἐπισσεύετε	ἐπισσευόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπισσεύομαι	ἐπισσεύεαι	ἐπισσεύεται	ἐπισσεύεσθον	ἐπισσεύεσθον	ἐπισσευόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐπισσεύεσθε	ἐπισσεύονται
	subjunctive	ἐπισσεύωμαι	ἐπισσεύηαι	ἐπισσεύηται	ἐπισσεύησθον	ἐπισσεύησθον	ἐπισσευώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐπισσεύησθε	ἐπισσεύωνται
	optative	ἐπισσευοίμην	ἐπισσεύοιο	ἐπισσεύοιτο	ἐπισσεύοισθον	ἐπισσευοίσθην	ἐπισσευοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐπισσεύοισθε	ἐπισσευοίᾰτο
	imperative		ἐπισσεύεο	ἐπισσευέσθω	ἐπισσεύεσθον	ἐπισσευέσθων		ἐπισσεύεσθε	ἐπισσευέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπισσεύειν/ἐπισσευέμεν(αι)/ἐπισσευμέναι				ἐπισσεύεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπισσεύων				ἐπισσευόμενος
	f	ἐπισσεύουσᾰ				ἐπισσευομένη
	n	ἐπισσεῦον				ἐπισσευόμενον
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: ἐπεσσευόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπεσσευόμην	ἐπεσσεύου	ἐπεσσεύετο	ἐπεσσεύεσθον	ἐπεσσευέσθην	ἐπεσσευόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐπεσσεύεσθε	ἐπεσσεύοντο
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: ἐπέσσευᾰ, ἐπεσσευᾰ́μην, ἐπεσσῠ́θην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπέσσευᾰ	ἐπέσσευᾰς	ἐπέσσευε(ν)	ἐπεσσεύᾰτον	ἐπεσσευᾰ́την	ἐπεσσεύᾰμεν	ἐπεσσεύᾰτε	ἐπέσσευᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπισσεύω	ἐπισσεύῃς	ἐπισσεύῃ	ἐπισσεύητον	ἐπισσεύητον	ἐπισσεύωμεν	ἐπισσεύητε	ἐπισσεύωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπισσεύαιμῐ	ἐπισσεύειᾰς, ἐπισσεύαις	ἐπισσεύειε(ν), ἐπισσεύαι	ἐπισσεύαιτον	ἐπισσευαίτην	ἐπισσεύαιμεν	ἐπισσεύαιτε	ἐπισσεύειᾰν, ἐπισσεύαιεν
	imperative		ἐπίσσευον	ἐπισσευᾰ́τω	ἐπισσεύᾰτον	ἐπισσευᾰ́των		ἐπισσεύᾰτε	ἐπισσευᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐπεσσευᾰ́μην	ἐπεσσεύω	ἐπεσσεύᾰτο	ἐπεσσεύᾰσθον	ἐπεσσευᾰ́σθην	ἐπεσσευᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπεσσεύᾰσθε	ἐπεσσεύᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐπισσεύωμαι	ἐπισσεύῃ	ἐπισσεύηται	ἐπισσεύησθον	ἐπισσεύησθον	ἐπισσευώμεθᾰ	ἐπισσεύησθε	ἐπισσεύωνται
	optative	ἐπισσευαίμην	ἐπισσεύαιο	ἐπισσεύαιτο	ἐπισσεύαισθον	ἐπισσευαίσθην	ἐπισσευαίμεθᾰ	ἐπισσεύαισθε	ἐπισσεύαιντο
	imperative		ἐπίσσευαι	ἐπισσευᾰ́σθω	ἐπισσεύᾰσθον	ἐπισσευᾰ́σθων		ἐπισσεύᾰσθε	ἐπισσευᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐπεσσῠ́θην	ἐπεσσῠ́θης	ἐπεσσῠ́θη	ἐπεσσῠ́θητον	ἐπεσσῠθήτην	ἐπεσσῠ́θημεν	ἐπεσσῠ́θητε	ἐπεσσῠ́θησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπισσῠθῶ	ἐπισσῠθῇς	ἐπισσῠθῇ	ἐπισσῠθῆτον	ἐπισσῠθῆτον	ἐπισσῠθῶμεν	ἐπισσῠθῆτε	ἐπισσῠθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπισσῠθείην	ἐπισσῠθείης	ἐπισσῠθείη	ἐπισσῠθεῖτον, ἐπισσῠθείητον	ἐπισσῠθείτην, ἐπισσῠθειήτην	ἐπισσῠθεῖμεν, ἐπισσῠθείημεν	ἐπισσῠθεῖτε, ἐπισσῠθείητε	ἐπισσῠθεῖεν, ἐπισσῠθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐπισσῠ́θητῐ	ἐπισσῠθήτω	ἐπισσῠ́θητον	ἐπισσῠθήτων		ἐπισσῠ́θητε	ἐπισσῠθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐπισσεῦαι			ἐπισσεύᾰσθαι		ἐπισσῠθῆναι
participle	m	ἐπισσεύᾱς			ἐπισσευᾰ́μενος		ἐπισσῠθείς
	f	ἐπισσεύᾱσᾰ			ἐπισσευᾰμένη		ἐπισσῠθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐπισσεῦᾰν			ἐπισσευᾰ́μενον		ἐπισσῠθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπίσσευᾰ, ἐπισσευᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπίσσευᾰ	ἐπίσσευᾰς	ἐπίσσευε(ν)	ἐπισσεύᾰτον	ἐπισσευᾰ́την	ἐπισσεύᾰμεν	ἐπισσεύᾰτε	ἐπίσσευᾰν
middle	indicative	ἐπισσευᾰ́μην	ἐπισσεύᾰο	ἐπισσεύᾰτο	ἐπισσεύᾰσθον	ἐπισσευᾰ́σθην	ἐπισσευᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	ἐπισσεύᾰσθε	ἐπισσεύᾰντο
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: ἐπεσσῠ́θην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
passive	indicative	ἐπεσσῠ́θην	ἐπεσσῠ́θης	ἐπεσσῠ́θη	ἐπεσσῠ́θητον	ἐπεσσῠθήτην	ἐπεσσῠ́θημεν	ἐπεσσῠ́θητε	ἐπεσσῠ́θησᾰν, ἐπέσσῠθεν
	subjunctive	ἐπισσῠθῶ	ἐπισσῠθῇς	ἐπισσῠθῇ	ἐπισσῠθῆτον	ἐπισσῠθῆτον	ἐπισσῠθῶμεν	ἐπισσῠθῆτε	ἐπισσῠθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπισσῠθείην	ἐπισσῠθείης	ἐπισσῠθείη	ἐπισσῠθεῖτον, ἐπισσῠθείητον	ἐπισσῠθείτην, ἐπισσῠθειήτην	ἐπισσῠθεῖμεν, ἐπισσῠθείημεν	ἐπισσῠθεῖτε, ἐπισσῠθείητε	ἐπισσῠ́θειεν, ἐπισσῠθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐπισσῠ́θητῐ	ἐπισσῠθήτω	ἐπισσῠ́θητον	ἐπισσῠθήτων		ἐπισσῠ́θητε	ἐπισσῠθέντων
							passive
infinitive							ἐπισσῠθῆναι/ἐπισσῠθήμεναι
participle	m						ἐπισσῠθείς
	f						ἐπισσῠθεῖσᾰ
	n						ἐπισσῠθέν
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: ἐπέσσῠμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπέσσῠμαι	ἐπέσσῠσαι	ἐπέσσῠται	ἐπέσσῠσθον	ἐπέσσῠσθον	ἐπεσσῠ́μεθᾰ	ἐπέσσῠσθε	ἐπέσσῠνται
	subjunctive	ἐπεσσῠ́μενος ὦ	ἐπεσσῠ́μενος ᾖς	ἐπεσσῠ́μενος ᾖ	ἐπεσσῠ́μενω ἦτον	ἐπεσσῠ́μενω ἦτον	ἐπεσσῠ́μενοι ὦμεν	ἐπεσσῠ́μενοι ἦτε	ἐπεσσῠ́μενοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπεσσῠ́μενος εἴην	ἐπεσσῠ́μενος εἴης	ἐπεσσῠ́μενος εἴη	ἐπεσσῠ́μενω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐπεσσῠ́μενω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐπεσσῠ́μενοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐπεσσῠ́μενοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐπεσσῠ́μενοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐπέσσῠσο	ἐπεσσῠ́σθω	ἐπέσσῠσθον	ἐπεσσῠ́σθων		ἐπέσσῠσθε	ἐπεσσῠ́σθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἐπεσσῠ́σθαι
participle	m					ἐπεσσῠ́μενος
	f					ἐπεσσῠ́μενη
	n					ἐπεσσῠ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἐπεσσῠ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπεσσῠ́μην	ἐπέσσῠσο	ἐπέσσῠτο	ἐπέσσῠσθον	ἐπεσσῠ́σθην	ἐπεσσῠ́μεθᾰ	ἐπέσσῠσθε	ἐπέσσῠντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ἐπισσεύω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐπισσεύω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐπισσεύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press