ἐπιτάσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐπιτάττω (epitáttō) — Attic

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ τᾰ́σσω (tássō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.tás.sɔː/ → /e.piˈtas.so/ → /e.piˈta.so/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.tás.sɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.piˈtas.so/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈtas.so/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈtas.so/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.piˈta.so/

Verb

ἐπῐτᾰ́σσω • (epitássō)

1. put upon as a duty, enjoin
   • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.139.1:

     Λακεδαιμόνιοι δὲ ἐπὶ μὲν τῆς πρώτης πρεσβείας τοιαῦτα ἐπέταξάν

     Lakedaimónioi dè epì mèn tês prṓtēs presbeías toiaûta epétaxán

     Such things the Lacedaemonians ordered in their first embassy

2. place beside

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπῐτᾰ́σσω, ἐπῐτᾰ́σσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσω	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεις	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσει	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετον	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετον	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσομεν	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετε	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσω	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσῃς	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσῃ	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσητον	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσητον	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσωμεν	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσητε	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιμῐ	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοις	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοι	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιτον	ἐπῐτᾰσσοίτην	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιμεν	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιτε	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐ́τᾰσσε	ἐπῐτᾰσσέτω	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετον	ἐπῐτᾰσσέτων		ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετε	ἐπῐτᾰσσόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσομαι	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσῃ, ἐπῐτᾰ́σσει	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεται	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθον	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθον	ἐπῐτᾰσσόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθε	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσονται
	subjunctive	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσωμαι	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσῃ	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσηται	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσησθον	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσησθον	ἐπῐτᾰσσώμεθᾰ	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσησθε	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσωνται
	optative	ἐπῐτᾰσσοίμην	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιο	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιτο	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοισθον	ἐπῐτᾰσσοίσθην	ἐπῐτᾰσσοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοισθε	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοιντο
	imperative		ἐπῐτᾰ́σσου	ἐπῐτᾰσσέσθω	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθον	ἐπῐτᾰσσέσθων		ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθε	ἐπῐτᾰσσέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπῐτᾰ́σσειν				ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσων				ἐπῐτᾰσσόμενος
	f	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσουσᾰ				ἐπῐτᾰσσομένη
	n	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσον				ἐπῐτᾰσσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπέτᾰσσον, ἐπετᾰσσόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπέτᾰσσον	ἐπέτᾰσσες	ἐπέτᾰσσε(ν)	ἐπετᾰ́σσετον	ἐπετᾰσσέτην	ἐπετᾰ́σσομεν	ἐπετᾰ́σσετε	ἐπέτᾰσσον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπετᾰσσόμην	ἐπετᾰ́σσου	ἐπετᾰ́σσετο	ἐπετᾰ́σσεσθον	ἐπετᾰσσέσθην	ἐπετᾰσσόμεθᾰ	ἐπετᾰ́σσεσθε	ἐπετᾰ́σσοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπῐ́τᾰσσον, ἐπῐτᾰσσόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐ́τᾰσσον	ἐπῐ́τᾰσσες	ἐπῐ́τᾰσσε(ν)	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετον	ἐπῐτᾰσσέτην	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσομεν	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετε	ἐπῐ́τᾰσσον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐτᾰσσόμην	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσου	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσετο	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθον	ἐπῐτᾰσσέσθην	ἐπῐτᾰσσόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσεσθε	ἐπῐτᾰ́σσοντο
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: ἐπῐτᾰ́ξω, ἐπῐτᾰ́ξομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξω	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεις	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξει	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξετον	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξετον	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξομεν	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξετε	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιμῐ	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοις	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοι	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιτον	ἐπῐτᾰξοίτην	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιμεν	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιτε	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξομαι	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξῃ, ἐπῐτᾰ́ξει	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεται	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεσθον	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεσθον	ἐπῐτᾰξόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεσθε	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξονται
	optative	ἐπῐτᾰξοίμην	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιο	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιτο	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοισθον	ἐπῐτᾰξοίσθην	ἐπῐτᾰξοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοισθε	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξειν			ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξων			ἐπῐτᾰξόμενος
	f	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξουσᾰ			ἐπῐτᾰξομένη
	n	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξον			ἐπῐτᾰξόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπέτᾰξᾰ, ἐπετᾰ́χθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπέτᾰξᾰ	ἐπέτᾰξᾰς	ἐπέτᾰξε(ν)	ἐπετᾰ́ξᾰτον	ἐπετᾰξᾰ́την	ἐπετᾰ́ξᾰμεν	ἐπετᾰ́ξᾰτε	ἐπέτᾰξᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξω	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξῃς	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξῃ	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξητον	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξητον	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξωμεν	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξητε	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαιμῐ	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξειᾰς, ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαις	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξειε(ν), ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαι	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαιτον	ἐπῐτᾰξαίτην	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαιμεν	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαιτε	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξειᾰν, ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐ́τᾰξον	ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́τω	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰτον	ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́των		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰτε	ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́ντων
passive	indicative	ἐπετᾰ́χθην	ἐπετᾰ́χθης	ἐπετᾰ́χθη	ἐπετᾰ́χθητον	ἐπετᾰχθήτην	ἐπετᾰ́χθημεν	ἐπετᾰ́χθητε	ἐπετᾰ́χθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπῐτᾰχθῶ	ἐπῐτᾰχθῇς	ἐπῐτᾰχθῇ	ἐπῐτᾰχθῆτον	ἐπῐτᾰχθῆτον	ἐπῐτᾰχθῶμεν	ἐπῐτᾰχθῆτε	ἐπῐτᾰχθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐτᾰχθείην	ἐπῐτᾰχθείης	ἐπῐτᾰχθείη	ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖτον, ἐπῐτᾰχθείητον	ἐπῐτᾰχθείτην, ἐπῐτᾰχθειήτην	ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖμεν, ἐπῐτᾰχθείημεν	ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖτε, ἐπῐτᾰχθείητε	ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖεν, ἐπῐτᾰχθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητῐ	ἐπῐτᾰχθήτω	ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητον	ἐπῐτᾰχθήτων		ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητε	ἐπῐτᾰχθέντων
		active					passive
infinitive		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαι					ἐπῐτᾰχθῆναι
participle	m	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾱς					ἐπῐτᾰχθείς
	f	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾱσᾰ					ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰν					ἐπῐτᾰχθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπῐ́τᾰξᾰ, ἐπῐτᾰ́χθην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐ́τᾰξᾰ	ἐπῐ́τᾰξᾰς	ἐπῐ́τᾰξε(ν)	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰτον	ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́την	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰμεν	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰτε	ἐπῐ́τᾰξᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξω, ἐπῐτᾰ́ξωμῐ	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξῃς, ἐπῐτᾰ́ξῃσθᾰ	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξῃ, ἐπῐτᾰ́ξῃσῐ	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξητον	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξητον	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξωμεν	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξητε	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαιμῐ	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαις, ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαισθᾰ, ἐπῐτᾰ́ξειᾰς	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξειε(ν), ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαι	ἐπῐτᾰξεῖτον	ἐπῐτᾰξείτην	ἐπῐτᾰξεῖμεν	ἐπῐτᾰξεῖτε	ἐπῐτᾰξεῖεν
	imperative		ἐπῐ́τᾰξον	ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́τω	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰτον	ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́των		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰτε	ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́ντων
passive	indicative	ἐπῐτᾰ́χθην	ἐπῐτᾰ́χθης	ἐπῐτᾰ́χθη	ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητον	ἐπῐτᾰχθήτην	ἐπῐτᾰ́χθημεν	ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητε	ἐπῐτᾰ́χθησᾰν, ἐπῐ́τᾰχθεν
	subjunctive	ἐπῐτᾰχθῶ	ἐπῐτᾰχθῇς	ἐπῐτᾰχθῇ	ἐπῐτᾰχθῆτον	ἐπῐτᾰχθῆτον	ἐπῐτᾰχθῶμεν	ἐπῐτᾰχθῆτε	ἐπῐτᾰχθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐτᾰχθείην	ἐπῐτᾰχθείης	ἐπῐτᾰχθείη	ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖτον, ἐπῐτᾰχθείητον	ἐπῐτᾰχθείτην, ἐπῐτᾰχθειήτην	ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖμεν, ἐπῐτᾰχθείημεν	ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖτε, ἐπῐτᾰχθείητε	ἐπῐτᾰ́χθειεν, ἐπῐτᾰχθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητῐ	ἐπῐτᾰχθήτω	ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητον	ἐπῐτᾰχθήτων		ἐπῐτᾰ́χθητε	ἐπῐτᾰχθέντων
		active					passive
infinitive		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξαι/ἐπῐτᾰξᾰ́μεν/ἐπῐτᾰξᾰμέναι					ἐπῐτᾰχθῆναι/ἐπῐτᾰχθήμεναι
participle	m	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾱς					ἐπῐτᾰχθείς
	f	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾱσᾰ					ἐπῐτᾰχθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐπῐτᾰ́ξᾰν					ἐπῐτᾰχθέν
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: ἐπῐτέτᾰχᾰ, ἐπῐτέτᾰγμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐτέτᾰχᾰ	ἐπῐτέτᾰχᾰς	ἐπῐτέτᾰχε(ν)	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χᾰτον	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χᾰτον	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χᾰμεν	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χᾰτε	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χω	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χῃς	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χῃ	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χητον	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χητον	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χωμεν	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χητε	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χοιμῐ, ἐπῐτετᾰχοίην	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χοις, ἐπῐτετᾰχοίης	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χοι, ἐπῐτετᾰχοίη	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χοιτον	ἐπῐτετᾰχοίτην	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χοιμεν	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χοιτε	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χοιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐτέτᾰχε	ἐπῐτετᾰχέτω	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χετον	ἐπῐτετᾰχέτων		ἐπῐτετᾰ́χετε	ἐπῐτετᾰχόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐτέτᾰγμαι	ἐπῐτέτᾰξαι	ἐπῐτέτᾰκται	ἐπῐτέτᾰχθον	ἐπῐτέτᾰχθον	ἐπῐτετᾰ́γμεθᾰ	ἐπῐτέτᾰχθε	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χᾰται
	subjunctive	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένος ὦ	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένος ᾖς	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένος ᾖ	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένω ἦτον	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένω ἦτον	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένοι ὦμεν	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένοι ἦτε	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένος εἴην	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένος εἴης	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένος εἴη	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐπῐτετᾰγμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐπῐτέτᾰξο	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χθω	ἐπῐτέτᾰχθον	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χθων		ἐπῐτέτᾰχθε	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπῐτετᾰχέναι				ἐπῐτετᾰ́χθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐτετᾰχώς				ἐπῐτετᾰγμένος
	f	ἐπῐτετᾰχυῖᾰ				ἐπῐτετᾰγμένη
	n	ἐπῐτετᾰχός				ἐπῐτετᾰγμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἐπῐτετᾰ́χειν, ἐπῐτετᾰ́γμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χειν, ἐπῐτετᾰ́χη	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χεις, ἐπῐτετᾰ́χης	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χει(ν)	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χετον	ἐπῐτετᾰχέτην	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χεμεν	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χετε	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χεσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐτετᾰ́γμην	ἐπῐτέτᾰξο	ἐπῐτέτᾰκτο	ἐπῐτέτᾰχθον	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χθην	ἐπῐτετᾰ́γμεθᾰ	ἐπῐτέτᾰχθε	ἐπῐτετᾰ́χᾰτο
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.

Further reading

• “ἐπιτάσσω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• “ἐπιτάσσω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπιτάσσω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐπιτάσσω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette