ὄλλυμι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὀλλύω (ollúō)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- (“destroy”) with the suffix -νῡμῐ (-nūmi) and assimilation of *ln to ll (*όλ-νῠ-μι). See Latin ab-oleō, which may be related.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ól.lyː.mi/ → /ˈol.ly.mi/ → /ˈo.li.mi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ól.lyː.mi/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈol.ly.mi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈol.ly.mi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈol.ly.mi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈo.li.mi/

Verb

ὄλλῡμῐ • (óllūmi)

1. to destroy, make an end of
2. to lose
3. (middle, passive, and perfect) to perish, come to an end
4. (middle, passive, and perfect) to be ruined, undone

Conjugation

   Present: ὄλλῡμῐ, ὄλλῡμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὄλλῡμῐ	ὄλλῡσῐ					ὄλλῠτε	ὀλλῠ́ᾱσῐ
	subjunctive
	optative
	imperative
middle/ passive	indicative	ὄλλῡμαι	ὄλλῡσαι	ὄλλῡται					ὄλλῡνται
	subjunctive
	optative
	imperative			ὀλλύσθω
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ὀλλύναι				ὄλλυσθαι
participle	m	ὀλλῡ́ς				ὀλλῡ́μενος
	f					ὀλλῡμένη
	n	ὀλλύον				ὀλλῡ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ὤλλυον, ὠλλῡ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὤλλυον	ὤλλυ, ὤλλυε
middle/ passive	indicative	ὠλλῡ́μην		ὤλλῡτο					ὤλλυντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ὀλέω, ὀλέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀλέω	ὀλέεις	ὀλέει	ὀλέετον	ὀλέετον	ὀλέομεν	ὀλέετε	ὀλέουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλέοιμῐ	ὀλέοις	ὀλέοι	ὀλέοιτον	ὀλεοίτην	ὀλέοιμεν	ὀλέοιτε	ὀλέοιεν
middle	indicative	ὀλέομαι	ὀλέῃ, ὀλέει	ὀλέεται	ὀλέεσθον	ὀλέεσθον	ὀλεόμεθᾰ	ὀλέεσθε	ὀλέονται
	optative	ὀλεοίμην	ὀλέοιο	ὀλέοιτο	ὀλέοισθον	ὀλεοίσθην	ὀλεοίμεθᾰ	ὀλέοισθε	ὀλέοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ὀλέειν			ὀλέεσθαι
participle	m	ὀλέων			ὀλεόμενος
	f	ὀλέουσᾰ			ὀλεομένη
	n	ὀλέον			ὀλεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ὀλῶ, ὀλοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀλῶ	ὀλεῖς	ὀλεῖ	ὀλεῖτον	ὀλεῖτον	ὀλοῦμεν	ὀλεῖτε	ὀλοῦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλοίην, ὀλοῖμῐ	ὀλοίης, ὀλοῖς	ὀλοίη, ὀλοῖ	ὀλοῖτον, ὀλοίητον	ὀλοίτην, ὀλοιήτην	ὀλοῖμεν, ὀλοίημεν	ὀλοῖτε, ὀλοίητε	ὀλοῖεν, ὀλοίησᾰν
middle	indicative	ὀλοῦμαι	ὀλῇ	ὀλεῖται	ὀλεῖσθον	ὀλεῖσθον	ὀλούμεθᾰ	ὀλεῖσθε	ὀλοῦνται
	optative	ὀλοίμην	ὀλοῖο	ὀλοῖτο	ὀλοῖσθον	ὀλοίσθην	ὀλοίμεθᾰ	ὀλοῖσθε	ὀλοῖντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ὀλεῖν			ὀλεῖσθαι
participle	m	ὀλῶν			ὀλούμενος
	f	ὀλοῦσᾰ			ὀλουμένη
	n	ὀλοῦν			ὀλούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ὀλέσω (Doric)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀλέσω	ὀλέσεις	ὀλέσει	ὀλέσετον	ὀλέσετον	ὀλέσομες	ὀλέσετε	ὀλέσοντῐ
	optative	ὀλέσοιμῐ	ὀλέσοις	ὀλέσοι	ὀλέσοιτον	ὀλεσοίτᾱν	ὀλέσοιμες	ὀλέσοιτε	ὀλέσοιεν
		active
infinitive		ὀλέσεν
participle	m	ὀλέσων
	f	ὀλέσουσᾰ
	n	ὀλέσον
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: ὤλεσᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὤλεσᾰ	ὤλεσᾰς	ὤλεσε(ν)	ὠλέσᾰτον	ὠλεσᾰ́την	ὠλέσᾰμεν	ὠλέσᾰτε	ὤλεσᾰν
	subjunctive	ὀλέσω	ὀλέσῃς	ὀλέσῃ	ὀλέσητον	ὀλέσητον	ὀλέσωμεν	ὀλέσητε	ὀλέσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλέσαιμῐ	ὀλέσειᾰς, ὀλέσαις	ὀλέσειε(ν), ὀλέσαι	ὀλέσαιτον	ὀλεσαίτην	ὀλέσαιμεν	ὀλέσαιτε	ὀλέσειᾰν, ὀλέσαιεν
	imperative		ὄλεσον	ὀλεσᾰ́τω	ὀλέσᾰτον	ὀλεσᾰ́των		ὀλέσᾰτε	ὀλεσᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ὀλέσαι
participle	m	ὀλέσᾱς
	f	ὀλέσᾱσᾰ
	n	ὀλέσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ὄλεσσᾰ (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὄλεσσᾰ	ὄλεσσᾰς	ὄλεσσε(ν)	ὀλέσσᾰτον	ὀλεσσᾰ́την	ὀλέσσᾰμεν	ὀλέσσᾰτε	ὄλεσσᾰν
	subjunctive	ὀλέσσω, ὀλέσσωμῐ	ὀλέσσῃς, ὀλέσσῃσθᾰ	ὀλέσσῃ, ὀλέσσῃσῐ	ὀλέσσητον	ὀλέσσητον	ὀλέσσωμεν	ὀλέσσητε	ὀλέσσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλέσσαιμῐ	ὀλέσσαις, ὀλέσσαισθᾰ, ὀλέσσειᾰς	ὀλέσσειε(ν), ὀλέσσαι	ὀλεσσεῖτον	ὀλεσσείτην	ὀλεσσεῖμεν	ὀλεσσεῖτε	ὀλεσσεῖεν
	imperative		ὄλεσσον	ὀλεσσᾰ́τω	ὀλέσσᾰτον	ὀλεσσᾰ́των		ὀλέσσᾰτε	ὀλεσσᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ὀλέσσαι/ὀλεσσᾰ́μεν/ὀλεσσᾰμέναι
participle	m	ὀλέσσᾱς
	f	ὀλέσσᾱσᾰ
	n	ὀλέσσᾰν
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: ὠλόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ὠλόμην	ὤλου	ὤλετο	ὤλεσθον	ὠλέσθην	ὠλόμεθᾰ	ὤλεσθε	ὤλοντο
	subjunctive	ὄλωμαι	ὄλῃ	ὄληται	ὄλησθον	ὄλησθον	ὀλώμεθᾰ	ὄλησθε	ὄλωνται
	optative	ὀλοίμην	ὄλοιο	ὄλοιτο	ὄλοισθον	ὀλοίσθην	ὀλοίμεθᾰ	ὄλοισθε	ὄλοιντο
	imperative		ὀλοῦ	ὀλέσθω	ὄλεσθον	ὀλέσθων		ὄλεσθε	ὀλέσθων
					middle
infinitive					ὀλέσθαι
participle	m				ὀλόμενος
	f				ὀλομένη
	n				ὀλόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ὀλόμην (Epic unaugmented)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ὀλόμην	ὄλου	ὄλετο	ὄλεσθον	ὀλέσθην	ὀλόμεθᾰ	ὄλεσθε	ὄλοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ὀλώλεκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀλώλεκᾰ	ὀλώλεκᾰς	ὀλώλεκε(ν)	ὀλωλέκᾰτον	ὀλωλέκᾰτον	ὀλωλέκᾰμεν	ὀλωλέκᾰτε	ὀλωλέκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὀλωλέκω	ὀλωλέκῃς	ὀλωλέκῃ	ὀλωλέκητον	ὀλωλέκητον	ὀλωλέκωμεν	ὀλωλέκητε	ὀλωλέκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλωλέκοιμῐ, ὀλωλεκοίην	ὀλωλέκοις, ὀλωλεκοίης	ὀλωλέκοι, ὀλωλεκοίη	ὀλωλέκοιτον	ὀλωλεκοίτην	ὀλωλέκοιμεν	ὀλωλέκοιτε	ὀλωλέκοιεν
	imperative		ὀλώλεκε	ὀλωλεκέτω	ὀλωλέκετον	ὀλωλεκέτων		ὀλωλέκετε	ὀλωλεκόντων
		active
infinitive		ὀλωλεκέναι
participle	m	ὀλωλεκώς
	f	ὀλωλεκυῖᾰ
	n	ὀλωλεκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ὄλωλᾰ (active with middle meaning)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὄλωλᾰ	ὄλωλᾰς	ὄλωλε(ν)	ὀλώλᾰτον	ὀλώλᾰτον	ὀλώλᾰμεν	ὀλώλᾰτε	ὀλώλᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὀλώλω	ὀλώλῃς	ὀλώλῃ	ὀλώλητον	ὀλώλητον	ὀλώλωμεν	ὀλώλητε	ὀλώλωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλώλοιμῐ, ὀλωλοίην	ὀλώλοις, ὀλωλοίης	ὀλώλοι, ὀλωλοίη	ὀλώλοιτον	ὀλωλοίτην	ὀλώλοιμεν	ὀλώλοιτε	ὀλώλοιεν
	imperative		ὄλωλε	ὀλωλέτω	ὀλώλετον	ὀλωλέτων		ὀλώλετε	ὀλωλόντων
		active
infinitive		ὀλωλέναι
participle	m	ὀλωλώς
	f	ὀλωλυῖᾰ
	n	ὀλωλός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἀνταπόλλυμι (antapóllumi)
• ἀπόλλυμι (apóllumi)
• Ἀπολλῡ́ων (Apollū́ōn)
• διαπόλλυμι (diapóllumi)
• διόλλυμι (dióllumi)
• ἐξαπόλλυμι (exapóllumi)
• ἐξόλλυμι (exóllumi)
• ἐπαπόλλυμι (epapóllumi)
• ἱππολέτας (hippolétas)
• κατόλλυμι (katóllumi)
• Κυθνώλης (Kuthnṓlēs)
• ὀλοός (oloós)
• πανώλης (panṓlēs)
• παραπόλλυμι (parapóllumi)
• περιόλλυμι (perióllumi)
• προαπόλλυμι (proapóllumi)
• προσαπόλλυμι (prosapóllumi)
• προώλης (proṓlēs)
• συμπαραπόλλυμι (sumparapóllumi)
• συναπόλλυμι (sunapóllumi)
• συνδιόλλυμι (sundióllumi)
• συνόλλυμι (sunóllumi)
• ὑπεραπόλλυμι (huperapóllumi)

 

Related terms

• ὄλεθρος m (ólethros, “destruction”)
• ὀλέθριος (oléthrios, “destructive”)
• ὀλέκω (olékō, “destroy”)
• ὀλετήρ m (oletḗr, “destroyer”)
• οὐλόμενος (oulómenos, “accursed, ruined”, participle)
• ὄλωλα (ólōla, “ὄλλυμι”)
• ὀλωλότες (olōlótes)

References

• “ὄλλυμι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ὄλλυμι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ὄλλυμι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ὄλλυμι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ὄλλυμι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN