ἰχθυάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἰχθῡ́ς (ikhthū́s, “fish”) +‎ -άω (-áō, verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ikʰ.tʰy.á.ɔː/ → /ix.θyˈa.o/ → /ix.θiˈa.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ikʰ.tʰy.á.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ikʰ.tʰyˈa.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ix.θyˈa.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ix.θyˈa.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ix.θiˈa.o/

Verb

ἰχθῠάω • (ikhthuáō) (chiefly Epic)

1. to fish, angle
2. to fish for (+ accusative)
3. to sport (of fish)

Conjugation

   Present: ἰχθῠᾰ́ω, ἰχθῠᾰ́ομαι (Epic, uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἰχθῠᾰ́ω	ἰχθῠᾰ́εις	ἰχθῠᾰ́ει	ἰχθῠᾰ́ετον	ἰχθῠᾰ́ετον	ἰχθῠᾰ́ομεν	ἰχθῠᾰ́ετε	ἰχθῠᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἰχθῠᾰ́ω, ἰχθῠᾰ́ωμῐ	ἰχθῠᾰ́ῃς, ἰχθῠᾰ́ῃσθᾰ	ἰχθῠᾰ́ῃ, ἰχθῠᾰ́ῃσῐ	ἰχθῠᾰ́ητον	ἰχθῠᾰ́ητον	ἰχθῠᾰ́ωμεν	ἰχθῠᾰ́ητε	ἰχθῠᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἰχθῠᾰ́οιμῐ	ἰχθῠᾰ́οισ(θᾰ)	ἰχθῠᾰ́οι	ἰχθῠᾰ́οιτον	ἰχθῠᾰοίτην	ἰχθῠᾰ́οιμεν	ἰχθῠᾰ́οιτε	ἰχθῠᾰ́οιεν
	imperative		ἰχθῠ́ᾰε	ἰχθῠᾰέτω	ἰχθῠᾰ́ετον	ἰχθῠᾰέτων		ἰχθῠᾰ́ετε	ἰχθῠᾰόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἰχθῠᾰ́ομαι	ἰχθῠᾰ́εαι	ἰχθῠᾰ́εται	ἰχθῠᾰ́εσθον	ἰχθῠᾰ́εσθον	ἰχθῠᾰόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἰχθῠᾰ́εσθε	ἰχθῠᾰ́ονται
	subjunctive	ἰχθῠᾰ́ωμαι	ἰχθῠᾰ́ηαι	ἰχθῠᾰ́ηται	ἰχθῠᾰ́ησθον	ἰχθῠᾰ́ησθον	ἰχθῠᾰώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἰχθῠᾰ́ησθε	ἰχθῠᾰ́ωνται
	optative	ἰχθῠᾰοίμην	ἰχθῠᾰ́οιο	ἰχθῠᾰ́οιτο	ἰχθῠᾰ́οισθον	ἰχθῠᾰοίσθην	ἰχθῠᾰοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἰχθῠᾰ́οισθε	ἰχθῠᾰοίᾰτο
	imperative		ἰχθῠᾰ́εο	ἰχθῠᾰέσθω	ἰχθῠᾰ́εσθον	ἰχθῠᾰέσθων		ἰχθῠᾰ́εσθε	ἰχθῠᾰέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἰχθῠᾰ́ειν				ἰχθῠᾰ́εσθαι
participle	m	ἰχθῠᾰ́ων				ἰχθῠᾰόμενος
	f	ἰχθῠᾰ́ουσᾰ				ἰχθῠᾰομένη
	n	ἰχθῠᾰ́ον				ἰχθῠᾰόμενον
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.

   Present: ἰχθῠῶ, ἰχθῠῶμαι (Epic, contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἰχθῠῶ	ἰχθῠᾷς	ἰχθῠᾷ	ἰχθῠᾶτον	ἰχθῠᾶτον	ἰχθῠῶμεν	ἰχθῠᾶτε	ἰχθῠῶσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἰχθῠῶ, ἰχθῠῶμῐ	ἰχθῠᾷς, ἰχθῠᾷσθᾰ	ἰχθῠᾷ, ἰχθῠᾷσῐ	ἰχθῠᾶτον	ἰχθῠᾶτον	ἰχθῠῶμεν	ἰχθῠᾶτε	ἰχθῠῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἰχθῠῷμι	ἰχθῠῷς	ἰχθῠῷ	ἰχθῠῷτον	ἰχθῠῴτην	ἰχθῠῷμεν	ἰχθῠῷτε	ἰχθῠῷεν
	imperative		ἰχθῠ́ᾱ	ἰχθῠᾱ́τω	ἰχθῠᾶτον	ἰχθῠᾱ́των		ἰχθῠᾶτε	ἰχθῠώντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἰχθῠῶμαι	ἰχθῠᾷ	ἰχθῠᾶται	ἰχθῠᾶσθον	ἰχθῠᾶσθον	ἰχθῠώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἰχθῠᾶσθε	ἰχθῠῶνται
	subjunctive	ἰχθῠῶμαι	ἰχθῠᾷ	ἰχθῠᾶται	ἰχθῠᾶσθον	ἰχθῠᾶσθον	ἰχθῠώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἰχθῠᾶσθε	ἰχθῠῶνται
	optative	ἰχθῠῴμην	ἰχθῠῷο	ἰχθῠῷτο	ἰχθῠῷσθον	ἰχθῠῴσθην	ἰχθῠῴμε(σ)θᾰ	ἰχθῠῷσθε	ἰχθῠῴᾰτο
	imperative		ἰχθῠῶ	ἰχθῠᾱ́σθω	ἰχθῠᾶσθον	ἰχθῠᾱ́σθων		ἰχθῠᾶσθε	ἰχθῠᾱ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἰχθῠᾶν/ἰχθῠήμεναι				ἰχθῠᾶσθαι
participle	m	ἰχθῠῶν				ἰχθῠώμενος
	f	ἰχθῠῶσᾰ				ἰχθῠωμένη
	n	ἰχθῠῶν				ἰχθῠώμενον
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: ἰχθῠ́ᾰον, ἰχθῠᾰόμην (Epic, uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἰχθῠ́ᾰον	ἰχθῠ́ᾰες	ἰχθῠ́ᾰε(ν)	ἰχθῠᾰ́ετον	ἰχθῠᾰέτην	ἰχθῠᾰ́ομεν	ἰχθῠᾰ́ετε	ἰχθῠ́ᾰον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἰχθῠᾰόμην	ἰχθῠᾰ́ου	ἰχθῠᾰ́ετο	ἰχθῠᾰ́εσθον	ἰχθῠᾰέσθην	ἰχθῠᾰόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἰχθῠᾰ́εσθε	ἰχθῠᾰ́οντο
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: ἰχθῠ́ων, ἰχθῠώμην (Epic, contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἰχθῠ́ων	ἰχθῠ́ᾱς	ἰχθῠ́ᾱ	ἰχθῠᾶτον	ἰχθῠᾱ́την	ἰχθῠῶμεν	ἰχθῠᾶτε	ἰχθῠ́ων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἰχθῠώμην	ἰχθῠῶ	ἰχθῠᾶτο	ἰχθῠᾶσθον	ἰχθῠᾱ́σθην	ἰχθῠώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἰχθῠᾶσθε	ἰχθῠῶντο
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

• “ἰχθυάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press