ἐρητύω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐρᾱτύω (erātúō) — Doric

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.rɛː.tý.ɔː/ → /e.riˈty.o/ → /e.riˈti.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.rɛː.tý.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.re̝ˈty.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.riˈty.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.riˈty.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.riˈti.o/

Verb

ἐρητύω • (erētúō) (Epic)

1. (transitive) to keep back, restrain, check, bar
2. to keep away from [with genitive]

Conjugation

   Present: ἐρητῠ́ω, ἐρητῠ́ομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐρητῠ́ω	ἐρητῠ́εις	ἐρητῠ́ει	ἐρητῠ́ετον	ἐρητῠ́ετον	ἐρητῠ́ομεν	ἐρητῠ́ετε	ἐρητῠ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐρητῠ́ω, ἐρητῠ́ωμῐ	ἐρητῠ́ῃς, ἐρητῠ́ῃσθᾰ	ἐρητῠ́ῃ, ἐρητῠ́ῃσῐ	ἐρητῠ́ητον	ἐρητῠ́ητον	ἐρητῠ́ωμεν	ἐρητῠ́ητε	ἐρητῠ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐρητῠ́οιμῐ	ἐρητῠ́οισ(θᾰ)	ἐρητῠ́οι	ἐρητῠ́οιτον	ἐρητῠοίτην	ἐρητῠ́οιμεν	ἐρητῠ́οιτε	ἐρητῠ́οιεν
	imperative		ἐρήτῠε	ἐρητῠέτω	ἐρητῠ́ετον	ἐρητῠέτων		ἐρητῠ́ετε	ἐρητῠόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐρητῠ́ομαι	ἐρητῠ́εαι	ἐρητῠ́εται	ἐρητῠ́εσθον	ἐρητῠ́εσθον	ἐρητῠόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐρητῠ́εσθε	ἐρητῠ́ονται
	subjunctive	ἐρητῠ́ωμαι	ἐρητῠ́ηαι	ἐρητῠ́ηται	ἐρητῠ́ησθον	ἐρητῠ́ησθον	ἐρητῠώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐρητῠ́ησθε	ἐρητῠ́ωνται
	optative	ἐρητῠοίμην	ἐρητῠ́οιο	ἐρητῠ́οιτο	ἐρητῠ́οισθον	ἐρητῠοίσθην	ἐρητῠοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐρητῠ́οισθε	ἐρητῠοίᾰτο
	imperative		ἐρητῠ́εο	ἐρητῠέσθω	ἐρητῠ́εσθον	ἐρητῠέσθων		ἐρητῠ́εσθε	ἐρητῠέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐρητῠ́ειν/ἐρητῠέμεν(αι)/ἐρητῠ́μεν(αι)				ἐρητῠ́εσθαι
participle	m	ἐρητῠ́ων				ἐρητῠόμενος
	f	ἐρητῠ́ουσᾰ				ἐρητῠομένη
	n	ἐρητῠ́ον				ἐρητῠόμενον
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: ἐρήτῠον, ἐρητῠόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐρήτῠον	ἐρήτῠες	ἐρήτῠε(ν)	ἐρητῠ́ετον	ἐρητῠέτην	ἐρητῠ́ομεν	ἐρητῠ́ετε	ἐρήτῠον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐρητῠόμην	ἐρητῠ́ου	ἐρητῠ́ετο	ἐρητῠ́εσθον	ἐρητῠέσθην	ἐρητῠόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐρητῠ́εσθε	ἐρητῠ́οντο
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: ἐρητῠ́εσκον, ἐρητῠεσκόμην (Ionic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐρητῠ́εσκον	ἐρητῠ́εσκες	ἐρητῠ́εσκε(ν)	ἐρητῠέσκετον	ἐρητῠεσκέτην	ἐρητῠέσκομεν	ἐρητῠέσκετε	ἐρητῠ́εσκον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐρητῠεσκόμην	ἐρητῠέσκου	ἐρητῠέσκετο	ἐρητῠέσκεσθον	ἐρητῠεσκέσθην	ἐρητῠεσκόμεθᾰ	ἐρητῠέσκεσθε	ἐρητῠέσκοντο
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: ἐρητῡ́σω, ἐρητῡ́σομαι, ἐρητῡθήσομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐρητῡ́σω	ἐρητῡ́σεις	ἐρητῡ́σει	ἐρητῡ́σετον	ἐρητῡ́σετον	ἐρητῡ́σομεν	ἐρητῡ́σετε	ἐρητῡ́σουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐρητῡ́σοιμῐ	ἐρητῡ́σοισ(θᾰ)	ἐρητῡ́σοι	ἐρητῡ́σοιτον	ἐρητῡσοίτην	ἐρητῡ́σοιμεν	ἐρητῡ́σοιτε	ἐρητῡ́σοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐρητῡ́σομαι	ἐρητῡ́σεαι	ἐρητῡ́σεται	ἐρητῡ́σεσθον	ἐρητῡ́σεσθον	ἐρητῡσόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐρητῡ́σεσθε	ἐρητῡ́σονται
	optative	ἐρητῡσοίμην	ἐρητῡ́σοιο	ἐρητῡ́σοιτο	ἐρητῡ́σοισθον	ἐρητῡσοίσθην	ἐρητῡσοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐρητῡ́σοισθε	ἐρητῡσοίᾰτο
passive	indicative	ἐρητῡθήσομαι	ἐρητῡθήσῃ	ἐρητῡθήσεται	ἐρητῡθήσεσθον	ἐρητῡθήσεσθον	ἐρητῡθησόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐρητῡθήσεσθε	ἐρητῡθήσονται
	optative	ἐρητῡθησοίμην	ἐρητῡθήσοιο	ἐρητῡθήσοιτο	ἐρητῡθήσοισθον	ἐρητῡθησοίσθην	ἐρητῡθησοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐρητῡθήσοισθε	ἐρητῡθησοίᾰτο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐρητῡ́σειν/ἐρητῡσέμεν(αι)/ἐρητῡσμέναι			ἐρητῡ́σεσθαι		ἐρητῡθήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἐρητῡ́σων			ἐρητῡσόμενος		ἐρητῡθησόμενος
	f	ἐρητῡ́σουσᾰ			ἐρητῡσομένη		ἐρητῡθησομένη
	n	ἐρητῦσον			ἐρητῡσόμενον		ἐρητῡθησόμενον
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: ἐρήτῡσᾰ, ἐρητῡσᾰ́μην, ἐρητῡ́θην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐρήτῡσᾰ	ἐρήτῡσᾰς	ἐρήτῡσε(ν)	ἐρητῡ́σᾰτον	ἐρητῡσᾰ́την	ἐρητῡ́σᾰμεν	ἐρητῡ́σᾰτε	ἐρήτῡσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐρητῡ́σω, ἐρητῡ́σωμῐ	ἐρητῡ́σῃς, ἐρητῡ́σῃσθᾰ	ἐρητῡ́σῃ, ἐρητῡ́σῃσῐ	ἐρητῡ́σητον	ἐρητῡ́σητον	ἐρητῡ́σωμεν	ἐρητῡ́σητε	ἐρητῡ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐρητῡ́σαιμῐ	ἐρητῡ́σαις, ἐρητῡ́σαισθᾰ, ἐρητῡ́σειᾰς	ἐρητῡ́σειε(ν), ἐρητῡ́σαι	ἐρητῡσεῖτον	ἐρητῡσείτην	ἐρητῡσεῖμεν	ἐρητῡσεῖτε	ἐρητῡσεῖεν
	imperative		ἐρήτῡσον	ἐρητῡσᾰ́τω	ἐρητῡ́σᾰτον	ἐρητῡσᾰ́των		ἐρητῡ́σᾰτε	ἐρητῡσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐρητῡσᾰ́μην	ἐρητῡ́σᾰο	ἐρητῡ́σᾰτο	ἐρητῡ́σᾰσθον	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σθην	ἐρητῡσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	ἐρητῡ́σᾰσθε	ἐρητῡ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐρητῡ́σωμαι	ἐρητῡ́σηαι	ἐρητῡ́σηται	ἐρητῡ́σησθον	ἐρητῡ́σησθον	ἐρητῡσώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐρητῡ́σησθε	ἐρητῡ́σωνται
	optative	ἐρητῡσαίμην	ἐρητῡ́σαιο	ἐρητῡ́σαιτο	ἐρητῡ́σαισθον	ἐρητῡσαίσθην	ἐρητῡσαίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐρητῡ́σαισθε	ἐρητῡσαίᾰτο
	imperative		ἐρήτῡσαι	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σθω	ἐρητῡ́σᾰσθον	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σθων		ἐρητῡ́σᾰσθε	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐρητῡ́θην	ἐρητῡ́θης	ἐρητῡ́θη	ἐρητῡ́θητον	ἐρητῡθήτην	ἐρητῡ́θημεν	ἐρητῡ́θητε	ἐρητῡ́θησᾰν, ἐρήτῡθεν
	subjunctive	ἐρητῡθῶ	ἐρητῡθῇς	ἐρητῡθῇ	ἐρητῡθῆτον	ἐρητῡθῆτον	ἐρητῡθῶμεν	ἐρητῡθῆτε	ἐρητῡθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐρητῡθείην	ἐρητῡθείης	ἐρητῡθείη	ἐρητῡθεῖτον, ἐρητῡθείητον	ἐρητῡθείτην, ἐρητῡθειήτην	ἐρητῡθεῖμεν, ἐρητῡθείημεν	ἐρητῡθεῖτε, ἐρητῡθείητε	ἐρητῡ́θειεν, ἐρητῡθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐρητῡ́θητῐ	ἐρητῡθήτω	ἐρητῡ́θητον	ἐρητῡθήτων		ἐρητῡ́θητε	ἐρητῡθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐρητῦσαι/ἐρητῡσᾰ́μεν/ἐρητῡσᾰμέναι			ἐρητῡ́σᾰσθαι		ἐρητῡθῆναι/ἐρητῡθήμεναι
participle	m	ἐρητῡ́σᾱς			ἐρητῡσᾰ́μενος		ἐρητῡθείς
	f	ἐρητῡ́σᾱσᾰ			ἐρητῡσᾰμένη		ἐρητῡθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐρητῦσᾰν			ἐρητῡσᾰ́μενον		ἐρητῡθέν
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: ἐρητῡ́σᾰσκᾰ, ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐρητῡ́σᾰσκᾰ	ἐρητῡ́σᾰσκᾰς	ἐρητῡ́σᾰσκε(ν)	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾰτον	ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰ́την	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾰμεν	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾰτε	ἐρητῡ́σᾰσκᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκω, ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκωμῐ	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκῃς, ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκῃσθᾰ	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκῃ, ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκῃσῐ	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκητον	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκητον	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκωμεν	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκητε	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκαιμῐ	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκαις, ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκαισθᾰ, ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκειᾰς	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκειε(ν), ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκαι	ἐρητῡσᾰσκεῖτον	ἐρητῡσᾰσκείτην	ἐρητῡσᾰσκεῖμεν	ἐρητῡσᾰσκεῖτε	ἐρητῡσᾰσκεῖεν
	imperative		ἐρητῡ́σᾰσκον	ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰ́τω	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾰτον	ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰ́των		ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾰτε	ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰ́μην	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾰο	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾰτο	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾰσθον	ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰ́σθην	ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾰσθε	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκωμαι	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκηαι	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκηται	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκησθον	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκησθον	ἐρητῡσᾰσκώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκησθε	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκωνται
	optative	ἐρητῡσᾰσκαίμην	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκαιο	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκαιτο	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκαισθον	ἐρητῡσᾰσκαίσθην	ἐρητῡσᾰσκαίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκαισθε	ἐρητῡσᾰσκαίᾰτο
	imperative		ἐρητῡ́σᾰσκαι	ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰ́σθω	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾰσθον	ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰ́σθων		ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾰσθε	ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκαι/ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰ́μεν/ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰμέναι			ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾱς			ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰ́μενος
	f	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾱσᾰ			ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰμένη
	n	ἐρητῡσᾰ́σκᾰν			ἐρητῡσᾰσκᾰ́μενον
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.

Derived terms

• κατερητύω (katerētúō)

Further reading

• “ἐρητύω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐρητύω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐρητύω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐρητύω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “ἐρητύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • check idem, page 128.
  • curb idem, page 189.
  • hinder idem, page 400.
  • hold idem, page 402.
  • keep idem, page 467.
  • prevent idem, page 639.
  • repress idem, page 698.
  • restrain idem, page 705.
  • stop idem, page 820.