ἕννυμι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἑννῠ́ω (hennúō)
• εἵνῡμῐ (heínūmi), εἱνῠ́ω (heinúō) — Ionic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *wehnūmi, from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to dress”); see there for the cognates.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hén.nyː.mi/ → /ˈen.ny.mi/ → /ˈe.ni.mi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hén.nyː.mi/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)en.ny.mi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈen.ny.mi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈen.ny.mi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ni.mi/

Verb

ἕννῡμῐ • (hénnūmi)

1. to put clothes on, wear, dress

Inflection

   Present: ἕννῡμῐ, ἕννῠμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἕννῡμῐ	ἕννῡς	ἕννῡσῐ(ν)	ἕννῠτον	ἕννῠτον	ἕννῠμεν	ἕννῠτε	ἑννῠ́ᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἑννῠ́ω	ἑννῠ́ῃς	ἑννῠ́ῃ	ἑννῠ́ητον	ἑννῠ́ητον	ἑννῠ́ωμεν	ἑννῠ́ητε	ἑννῠ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἑννῠ́οιμῐ	ἑννῠ́οις	ἑννῠ́οι	ἑννῠ́οιτον	ἑννῠοίτην	ἑννῠ́οιμεν	ἑννῠ́οιτε	ἑννῠ́οιεν
	imperative		ἕννῡ	ἑννῠ́τω	ἕννῠτον	ἑννῠ́των		ἕννῠτε	ἑννῠ́ντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἕννῠμαι	ἕννῠσαι	ἕννῠται	ἕννῠσθον	ἕννῠσθον	ἑννῠ́μεθα	ἕννῠσθε	ἕννῠνται
	subjunctive	ἑννῠ́ωμαι	ἑννῠ́ῃ	ἑννῠ́ηται	ἑννῠ́ησθον	ἑννῠ́ησθον	ἑννῠώμεθᾰ	ἑννῠ́ησθε	ἑννῠ́ωνται
	optative	ἑννῠοίμην	ἑννῠ́οιο	ἑννῠ́οιτο	ἑννῠ́οισθον	ἑννῠοίσθην	ἑννῠοίμεθᾰ	ἑννῠ́οισθε	ἑννῠ́οιντο
	imperative		ἕννῠσο	ἑννῠ́σθω	ἕννῠσθον	ἑννῠ́σθων		ἕννῠσθε	ἑννῠ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἑννῠ́ναι				ἕννῠσθαι
participle	m	ἑννῡ́ς				ἑννῠ́μενος
	f	ἑννῦσᾰ				ἑννῠμένη
	n	ἑννῠ́ν				ἑννῠ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ἑννῠ́ω, ἑννῠ́ομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἑννῠ́ω	ἑννῠ́εις	ἑννῠ́ει	ἑννῠ́ετον	ἑννῠ́ετον	ἑννῠ́ομεν	ἑννῠ́ετε	ἑννῠ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἑννῠ́ω	ἑννῠ́ῃς	ἑννῠ́ῃ	ἑννῠ́ητον	ἑννῠ́ητον	ἑννῠ́ωμεν	ἑννῠ́ητε	ἑννῠ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἑννῠ́οιμῐ	ἑννῠ́οις	ἑννῠ́οι	ἑννῠ́οιτον	ἑννῠοίτην	ἑννῠ́οιμεν	ἑννῠ́οιτε	ἑννῠ́οιεν
	imperative		ἕννῠε	ἑννῠέτω	ἑννῠ́ετον	ἑννῠέτων		ἑννῠ́ετε	ἑννῠόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἑννῠ́ομαι	ἑννῠ́ῃ, ἑννῠ́ει	ἑννῠ́εται	ἑννῠ́εσθον	ἑννῠ́εσθον	ἑννῠόμεθᾰ	ἑννῠ́εσθε	ἑννῠ́ονται
	subjunctive	ἑννῠ́ωμαι	ἑννῠ́ῃ	ἑννῠ́ηται	ἑννῠ́ησθον	ἑννῠ́ησθον	ἑννῠώμεθᾰ	ἑννῠ́ησθε	ἑννῠ́ωνται
	optative	ἑννῠοίμην	ἑννῠ́οιο	ἑννῠ́οιτο	ἑννῠ́οισθον	ἑννῠοίσθην	ἑννῠοίμεθᾰ	ἑννῠ́οισθε	ἑννῠ́οιντο
	imperative		ἑννῠ́ου	ἑννῠέσθω	ἑννῠ́εσθον	ἑννῠέσθων		ἑννῠ́εσθε	ἑννῠέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἑννῠ́ειν				ἑννῠ́εσθαι
participle	m	ἑννῠ́ων				ἑννῠόμενος
	f	ἑννῠ́ουσᾰ				ἑννῠομένη
	n	ἑννῠ́ον				ἑννῠόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἕννῡν, ἑννῠ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἕννῡν	ἕννῡς	ἕννῡ	ἕννῠτον	ἑννῠ́την	ἕννῠμεν	ἕννῠτε	ἕννῠσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἑννῠ́μην	ἕννῠσο	ἕννῠτο	ἕννῠσθον	ἑννῠ́σθην	ἑννῠ́μεθᾰ	ἕννῠσθε	ἕννῠντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἕσω, ἕσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἕσω	ἕσεις	ἕσει	ἕσετον	ἕσετον	ἕσομεν	ἕσετε	ἕσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἕσοιμῐ	ἕσοις	ἕσοι	ἕσοιτον	ἑσοίτην	ἕσοιμεν	ἕσοιτε	ἕσοιεν
middle	indicative	ἕσομαι	ἕσῃ, ἕσει	ἕσεται	ἕσεσθον	ἕσεσθον	ἑσόμεθᾰ	ἕσεσθε	ἕσονται
	optative	ἑσοίμην	ἕσοιο	ἕσοιτο	ἕσοισθον	ἑσοίσθην	ἑσοίμεθᾰ	ἕσοισθε	ἕσοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἕσειν			ἕσεσθαι
participle	m	ἕσων			ἑσόμενος
	f	ἕσουσᾰ			ἑσομένη
	n	ἕσον			ἑσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἕσσω, ἕσσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἕσσω	ἕσσεις	ἕσσει	ἕσσετον	ἕσσετον	ἕσσομεν	ἕσσετε	ἕσσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἕσσοιμῐ	ἕσσοις	ἕσσοι	ἕσσοιτον	ἑσσοίτην	ἕσσοιμεν	ἕσσοιτε	ἕσσοιεν
middle	indicative	ἕσσομαι	ἕσσῃ, ἕσσει	ἕσσεται	ἕσσεσθον	ἕσσεσθον	ἑσσόμεθᾰ	ἕσσεσθε	ἕσσονται
	optative	ἑσσοίμην	ἕσσοιο	ἕσσοιτο	ἕσσοισθον	ἑσσοίσθην	ἑσσοίμεθᾰ	ἕσσοισθε	ἕσσοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἕσσειν			ἕσσεσθαι
participle	m	ἕσσων			ἑσσόμενος
	f	ἕσσουσᾰ			ἑσσομένη
	n	ἕσσον			ἑσσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἕεσσᾰ, ἑεσσᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἕεσσᾰ	ἕεσσᾰς	ἕεσσε(ν)	ἑέσσᾰτον	ἑεσσᾰ́την	ἑέσσᾰμεν	ἑέσσᾰτε	ἕεσσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἕσσω	ἕσσῃς	ἕσσῃ	ἕσσητον	ἕσσητον	ἕσσωμεν	ἕσσητε	ἕσσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἕσσαιμῐ	ἕσσειᾰς, ἕσσαις	ἕσσειε(ν), ἕσσαι	ἕσσαιτον	ἑσσαίτην	ἕσσαιμεν	ἕσσαιτε	ἕσσειᾰν, ἕσσαιεν
	imperative		ἕσσον	ἑσσᾰ́τω	ἕσσᾰτον	ἑσσᾰ́των		ἕσσᾰτε	ἑσσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἑεσσᾰ́μην	ἑέσσω	ἑέσσᾰτο	ἑέσσᾰσθον	ἑεσσᾰ́σθην	ἑεσσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἑέσσᾰσθε	ἑέσσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἕσσωμαι	ἕσσῃ	ἕσσηται	ἕσσησθον	ἕσσησθον	ἑσσώμεθᾰ	ἕσσησθε	ἕσσωνται
	optative	ἑσσαίμην	ἕσσαιο	ἕσσαιτο	ἕσσαισθον	ἑσσαίσθην	ἑσσαίμεθᾰ	ἕσσαισθε	ἕσσαιντο
	imperative		ἕσσαι	ἑσσᾰ́σθω	ἕσσᾰσθον	ἑσσᾰ́σθων		ἕσσᾰσθε	ἑσσᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἕσσαι			ἕσσᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἕσσᾱς			ἑσσᾰ́μενος
	f	ἕσσᾱσᾰ			ἑσσᾰμένη
	n	ἕσσᾰν			ἑσσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἕσσᾰ, ἑσσᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἕσσᾰ	ἕσσᾰς	ἕσσε(ν)	ἕσσᾰτον	ἑσσᾰ́την	ἕσσᾰμεν	ἕσσᾰτε	ἕσσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἕσσω	ἕσσῃς	ἕσσῃ	ἕσσητον	ἕσσητον	ἕσσωμεν	ἕσσητε	ἕσσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἕσσαιμῐ	ἕσσειᾰς, ἕσσαις	ἕσσειε(ν), ἕσσαι	ἕσσαιτον	ἑσσαίτην	ἕσσαιμεν	ἕσσαιτε	ἕσσειᾰν, ἕσσαιεν
	imperative		ἕσσον	ἑσσᾰ́τω	ἕσσᾰτον	ἑσσᾰ́των		ἕσσᾰτε	ἑσσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἑσσᾰ́μην	ἕσσω	ἕσσᾰτο	ἕσσᾰσθον	ἑσσᾰ́σθην	ἑσσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἕσσᾰσθε	ἕσσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἕσσωμαι	ἕσσῃ	ἕσσηται	ἕσσησθον	ἕσσησθον	ἑσσώμεθᾰ	ἕσσησθε	ἕσσωνται
	optative	ἑσσαίμην	ἕσσαιο	ἕσσαιτο	ἕσσαισθον	ἑσσαίσθην	ἑσσαίμεθᾰ	ἕσσαισθε	ἕσσαιντο
	imperative		ἕσσαι	ἑσσᾰ́σθω	ἕσσᾰσθον	ἑσσᾰ́σθων		ἕσσᾰσθε	ἑσσᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἕσσαι			ἕσσᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἕσσᾱς			ἑσσᾰ́μενος
	f	ἕσσᾱσᾰ			ἑσσᾰμένη
	n	ἕσσᾰν			ἑσσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: εἷμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	εἷμαι	εἷσαι	εἷται	εἷσθον	εἷσθον	εἵμεθᾰ	εἷσθε	εἷνται
	subjunctive	εἱμένος ὦ	εἱμένος ᾖς	εἱμένος ᾖ	εἱμένω ἦτον	εἱμένω ἦτον	εἱμένοι ὦμεν	εἱμένοι ἦτε	εἱμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	εἱμένος εἴην	εἱμένος εἴης	εἱμένος εἴη	εἱμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	εἱμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	εἱμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	εἱμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	εἱμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		εἷσο	εἵσθω	εἷσθον	εἵσθων		εἷσθε	εἵσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						εἷσθαι
participle	m					εἱμένος
	f					εἱμένη
	n					εἱμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: εἵμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	εἵμην	εἷσο	εἷτο	εἷσθον	εἵσθην	εἵμεθᾰ	εἷσθε	εἷντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἕσμαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἕσμαι	ἕσαι	ἕσται	ἕσθον	ἕσθον	ἕσμεθᾰ	ἕσθε	ἕσᾰται
	subjunctive	ἑσμένος ὦ	ἑσμένος ᾖς	ἑσμένος ᾖ	ἑσμένω ἦτον	ἑσμένω ἦτον	ἑσμένοι ὦμεν	ἑσμένοι ἦτε	ἑσμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἑσμένος εἴην	ἑσμένος εἴης	ἑσμένος εἴη	ἑσμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἑσμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἑσμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἑσμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἕσμενοι εἰησᾰ́ν/εἰεν
	imperative		ἕσο	ἕσθω	ἕσθον	ἕσθων		ἕσθε	ἕσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἕσθαι
participle	m					ἑσμένος
	f					ἑσμένη
	n					ἑσμένον
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: ἕσμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἕσμην	ἕσο	ἕστο/ἕεστο	ἕσθον	ἕσθην	ἕσμεθᾰ	ἕσθε	ἕσᾰτο
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.

Synonyms

• ἐνδῠ́ω (endúō)

References

• “ἕννυμι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἕννυμι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἕννυμι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἕννυμι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἕννυμι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἕννυμι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)