ἕπομαι

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hé.po.mai̯/ → /ˈe.po.mɛ/ → /ˈe.po.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hé.po.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)e.po.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.po.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.po.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.po.me/

Etymology 1

Present stem from e-grade of Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-. The nonfinite aorist stem σπ- (sp-) is from the zero-grade *skʷ-, and the finite aorist stem ἑσπ- (hesp-) was formed by adding a rough breathing ῾ (h) to the augment ἐ- (e-), by analogy with the present stem. Cognates include Sanskrit सचते (sácate), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬗𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬉 (hacaitē), and Latin sequor.

Verb

ἕπομαι • (hépomai)

1. to follow, obey [with dative ‘someone’]

   Synonym: ἀκολουθέω (akolouthéō)

2. to stand by, support, help
3. to attend, escort
4. to pursue
5. to keep pace with
6. to come near, approach
7. to cling, stick
8. to belong to, be inseparable from
9. to follow suit, agree with
10. to follow, result, be a consequence of
11. to understand

Inflection

   Present: ἕπομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἕπομαι	ἕπῃ, ἕπει	ἕπεται	ἕπεσθον	ἕπεσθον	ἑπόμεθᾰ	ἕπεσθε	ἕπονται
	subjunctive	ἕπωμαι	ἕπῃ	ἕπηται	ἕπησθον	ἕπησθον	ἑπώμεθᾰ	ἕπησθε	ἕπωνται
	optative	ἑποίμην	ἕποιο	ἕποιτο	ἕποισθον	ἑποίσθην	ἑποίμεθᾰ	ἕποισθε	ἕποιντο
	imperative		ἕπου	ἑπέσθω	ἕπεσθον	ἑπέσθων		ἕπεσθε	ἑπέσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἕπεσθαι
participle	m					ἑπόμενος
	f					ἑπομένη
	n					ἑπόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ἕπομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἕπομαι	ἕπεαι	ἕπεται	ἕπεσθον	ἕπεσθον	ἑπόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἕπεσθε	ἕπονται
	subjunctive	ἕπωμαι	ἕπηαι	ἕπηται	ἕπησθον	ἕπησθον	ἑπώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἕπησθε	ἕπωνται
	optative	ἑποίμην	ἕποιο	ἕποιτο	ἕποισθον	ἑποίσθην	ἑποίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἕποισθε	ἑποίᾰτο
	imperative		ἕπεο/ἕπευ	ἑπέσθω	ἕπεσθον	ἑπέσθων		ἕπεσθε	ἑπέσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἕπεσθαι
participle	m					ἑπόμενος
	f					ἑπομένη
	n					ἑπόμενον
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: εἱπόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	εἱπόμην	εἵπου	εἵπετο	εἵπεσθον	εἱπέσθην	εἱπόμεθᾰ	εἵπεσθε	εἵποντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἑπόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἑπόμην	ἕπου	ἕπετο	ἕπεσθον	ἑπέσθην	ἑπόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἕπεσθε	ἕποντο
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: ἕψομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἕψομαι	ἕψῃ, ἕψει	ἕψεται	ἕψεσθον	ἕψεσθον	ἑψόμεθᾰ	ἕψεσθε	ἕψονται
	optative	ἑψοίμην	ἕψοιο	ἕψοιτο	ἕψοισθον	ἑψοίσθην	ἑψοίμεθᾰ	ἕψοισθε	ἕψοιντο
					middle
infinitive					ἕψεσθαι
participle	m				ἑψόμενος
	f				ἑψομένη
	n				ἑψόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἑσπόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἑσπόμην	ἕσπου	ἕσπετο	ἕσπεσθον	ἑσπέσθην	ἑσπόμεθᾰ	ἕσπεσθε	ἕσποντο
	subjunctive	σπῶμαι	σπῇ	σπῆται	σπῆσθον	σπῆσθον	σπώμεθᾰ	σπῆσθε	σπῶνται
	optative	σποίμην	σποῖο	σποῖτο	σποῖσθον	σποίσθην	σποίμεθᾰ	σποῖσθε	σποῖντο
	imperative		σποῦ	σπέσθω	σπέσθον	σπέσθων		σπέσθε	σπέσθων
					middle
infinitive					σπέσθαι
participle	m				σπόμενος
	f				σπομένη
	n				σπόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἐφέπω (ephépō)
• ἑπέτης (hepétēs)
• συνέπομαι (sunépomai)

Further reading

• “ἕπομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἕπομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἕπομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “ἕπομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ἕπομαι • (hépomai)

1. first-person singular present mediopassive indicative of ἕπω (hépō)