ὑμνέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ὕμνος (húmnos) +‎ -έω (-éō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hym.né.ɔː/ → /ymˈne.o/ → /imˈne.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hym.né.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)ymˈne.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ymˈne.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ymˈne.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /imˈne.o/

Verb

ὑμνέω • (humnéō)

1. to sing about
2. to praise in song, to hymn

Conjugation

   Present: ὑμνέω, ὑμνέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὑμνέω	ὑμνέεις	ὑμνέει	ὑμνέετον	ὑμνέετον	ὑμνέομεν	ὑμνέετε	ὑμνέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὑμνέω	ὑμνέῃς	ὑμνέῃ	ὑμνέητον	ὑμνέητον	ὑμνέωμεν	ὑμνέητε	ὑμνέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὑμνέοιμῐ	ὑμνέοις	ὑμνέοι	ὑμνέοιτον	ὑμνεοίτην	ὑμνέοιμεν	ὑμνέοιτε	ὑμνέοιεν
	imperative		ὕμνεε	ὑμνεέτω	ὑμνέετον	ὑμνεέτων		ὑμνέετε	ὑμνεόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ὑμνέομαι	ὑμνέῃ, ὑμνέει	ὑμνέεται	ὑμνέεσθον	ὑμνέεσθον	ὑμνεόμεθᾰ	ὑμνέεσθε	ὑμνέονται
	subjunctive	ὑμνέωμαι	ὑμνέῃ	ὑμνέηται	ὑμνέησθον	ὑμνέησθον	ὑμνεώμεθᾰ	ὑμνέησθε	ὑμνέωνται
	optative	ὑμνεοίμην	ὑμνέοιο	ὑμνέοιτο	ὑμνέοισθον	ὑμνεοίσθην	ὑμνεοίμεθᾰ	ὑμνέοισθε	ὑμνέοιντο
	imperative		ὑμνέου	ὑμνεέσθω	ὑμνέεσθον	ὑμνεέσθων		ὑμνέεσθε	ὑμνεέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ὑμνέειν				ὑμνέεσθαι
participle	m	ὑμνέων				ὑμνεόμενος
	f	ὑμνέουσᾰ				ὑμνεομένη
	n	ὑμνέον				ὑμνεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ὑμνῶ, ὑμνοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὑμνῶ	ὑμνεῖς	ὑμνεῖ	ὑμνεῖτον	ὑμνεῖτον	ὑμνοῦμεν	ὑμνεῖτε	ὑμνοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὑμνῶ	ὑμνῇς	ὑμνῇ	ὑμνῆτον	ὑμνῆτον	ὑμνῶμεν	ὑμνῆτε	ὑμνῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὑμνοίην, ὑμνοῖμῐ	ὑμνοίης, ὑμνοῖς	ὑμνοίη, ὑμνοῖ	ὑμνοῖτον, ὑμνοίητον	ὑμνοίτην, ὑμνοιήτην	ὑμνοῖμεν, ὑμνοίημεν	ὑμνοῖτε, ὑμνοίητε	ὑμνοῖεν, ὑμνοίησᾰν
	imperative		ὕμνει	ὑμνείτω	ὑμνεῖτον	ὑμνείτων		ὑμνεῖτε	ὑμνούντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ὑμνοῦμαι	ὑμνεῖ, ὑμνῇ	ὑμνεῖται	ὑμνεῖσθον	ὑμνεῖσθον	ὑμνούμεθᾰ	ὑμνεῖσθε	ὑμνοῦνται
	subjunctive	ὑμνῶμαι	ὑμνῇ	ὑμνῆται	ὑμνῆσθον	ὑμνῆσθον	ὑμνώμεθᾰ	ὑμνῆσθε	ὑμνῶνται
	optative	ὑμνοίμην	ὑμνοῖο	ὑμνοῖτο	ὑμνοῖσθον	ὑμνοίσθην	ὑμνοίμεθᾰ	ὑμνοῖσθε	ὑμνοῖντο
	imperative		ὑμνοῦ	ὑμνείσθω	ὑμνεῖσθον	ὑμνείσθων		ὑμνεῖσθε	ὑμνείσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ὑμνεῖν				ὑμνεῖσθαι
participle	m	ὑμνῶν				ὑμνούμενος
	f	ὑμνοῦσᾰ				ὑμνουμένη
	n	ὑμνοῦν				ὑμνούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ὕμνεον, ὑμνεόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὕμνεον	ὕμνεες	ὕμνεε(ν)	ὑμνέετον	ὑμνεέτην	ὑμνέομεν	ὑμνέετε	ὕμνεον
middle/ passive	indicative	ὑμνεόμην	ὑμνέου	ὑμνέετο	ὑμνέεσθον	ὑμνεέσθην	ὑμνεόμεθᾰ	ὑμνέεσθε	ὑμνέοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ὕμνουν, ὑμνούμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὕμνουν	ὕμνεις	ὕμνει	ὑμνεῖτον	ὑμνείτην	ὑμνοῦμεν	ὑμνεῖτε	ὕμνουν
middle/ passive	indicative	ὑμνούμην	ὑμνοῦ	ὑμνεῖτο	ὑμνεῖσθον	ὑμνείσθην	ὑμνούμεθᾰ	ὑμνεῖσθε	ὑμνοῦντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ὑμνήσω, ὑμνήσομαι, ὑμνηθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὑμνήσω	ὑμνήσεις	ὑμνήσει	ὑμνήσετον	ὑμνήσετον	ὑμνήσομεν	ὑμνήσετε	ὑμνήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὑμνήσοιμῐ	ὑμνήσοις	ὑμνήσοι	ὑμνήσοιτον	ὑμνησοίτην	ὑμνήσοιμεν	ὑμνήσοιτε	ὑμνήσοιεν
middle	indicative	ὑμνήσομαι	ὑμνήσῃ, ὑμνήσει	ὑμνήσεται	ὑμνήσεσθον	ὑμνήσεσθον	ὑμνησόμεθᾰ	ὑμνήσεσθε	ὑμνήσονται
	optative	ὑμνησοίμην	ὑμνήσοιο	ὑμνήσοιτο	ὑμνήσοισθον	ὑμνησοίσθην	ὑμνησοίμεθᾰ	ὑμνήσοισθε	ὑμνήσοιντο
passive	indicative	ὑμνηθήσομαι	ὑμνηθήσῃ	ὑμνηθήσεται	ὑμνηθήσεσθον	ὑμνηθήσεσθον	ὑμνηθησόμεθᾰ	ὑμνηθήσεσθε	ὑμνηθήσονται
	optative	ὑμνηθησοίμην	ὑμνηθήσοιο	ὑμνηθήσοιτο	ὑμνηθήσοισθον	ὑμνηθησοίσθην	ὑμνηθησοίμεθᾰ	ὑμνηθήσοισθε	ὑμνηθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ὑμνήσειν			ὑμνήσεσθαι		ὑμνηθήσεσθαι
participle	m	ὑμνήσων			ὑμνησόμενος		ὑμνηθησόμενος
	f	ὑμνήσουσᾰ			ὑμνησομένη		ὑμνηθησομένη
	n	ὑμνῆσον			ὑμνησόμενον		ὑμνηθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ὕμνησᾰ, ὑμνησᾰ́μην, ὑμνήθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὕμνησᾰ	ὕμνησᾰς	ὕμνησε(ν)	ὑμνήσᾰτον	ὑμνησᾰ́την	ὑμνήσᾰμεν	ὑμνήσᾰτε	ὕμνησᾰν
	subjunctive	ὑμνήσω	ὑμνήσῃς	ὑμνήσῃ	ὑμνήσητον	ὑμνήσητον	ὑμνήσωμεν	ὑμνήσητε	ὑμνήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὑμνήσαιμῐ	ὑμνήσειᾰς, ὑμνήσαις	ὑμνήσειε(ν), ὑμνήσαι	ὑμνήσαιτον	ὑμνησαίτην	ὑμνήσαιμεν	ὑμνήσαιτε	ὑμνήσειᾰν, ὑμνήσαιεν
	imperative		ὕμνησον	ὑμνησᾰ́τω	ὑμνήσᾰτον	ὑμνησᾰ́των		ὑμνήσᾰτε	ὑμνησᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ὑμνησᾰ́μην	ὑμνήσω	ὑμνήσᾰτο	ὑμνήσᾰσθον	ὑμνησᾰ́σθην	ὑμνησᾰ́μεθᾰ	ὑμνήσᾰσθε	ὑμνήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ὑμνήσωμαι	ὑμνήσῃ	ὑμνήσηται	ὑμνήσησθον	ὑμνήσησθον	ὑμνησώμεθᾰ	ὑμνήσησθε	ὑμνήσωνται
	optative	ὑμνησαίμην	ὑμνήσαιο	ὑμνήσαιτο	ὑμνήσαισθον	ὑμνησαίσθην	ὑμνησαίμεθᾰ	ὑμνήσαισθε	ὑμνήσαιντο
	imperative		ὕμνησαι	ὑμνησᾰ́σθω	ὑμνήσᾰσθον	ὑμνησᾰ́σθων		ὑμνήσᾰσθε	ὑμνησᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ὑμνήθην	ὑμνήθης	ὑμνήθη	ὑμνήθητον	ὑμνηθήτην	ὑμνήθημεν	ὑμνήθητε	ὑμνήθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ὑμνηθῶ	ὑμνηθῇς	ὑμνηθῇ	ὑμνηθῆτον	ὑμνηθῆτον	ὑμνηθῶμεν	ὑμνηθῆτε	ὑμνηθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὑμνηθείην	ὑμνηθείης	ὑμνηθείη	ὑμνηθεῖτον, ὑμνηθείητον	ὑμνηθείτην, ὑμνηθειήτην	ὑμνηθεῖμεν, ὑμνηθείημεν	ὑμνηθεῖτε, ὑμνηθείητε	ὑμνηθεῖεν, ὑμνηθείησᾰν
	imperative		ὑμνήθητῐ	ὑμνηθήτω	ὑμνήθητον	ὑμνηθήτων		ὑμνήθητε	ὑμνηθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ὑμνῆσαι			ὑμνήσᾰσθαι		ὑμνηθῆναι
participle	m	ὑμνήσᾱς			ὑμνησᾰ́μενος		ὑμνηθείς
	f	ὑμνήσᾱσᾰ			ὑμνησᾰμένη		ὑμνηθεῖσᾰ
	n	ὑμνῆσᾰν			ὑμνησᾰ́μενον		ὑμνηθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ὕμνηκᾰ, ὕμνημαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὕμνηκᾰ	ὕμνηκᾰς	ὕμνηκε(ν)	ὑμνήκᾰτον	ὑμνήκᾰτον	ὑμνήκᾰμεν	ὑμνήκᾰτε	ὑμνήκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὑμνήκω	ὑμνήκῃς	ὑμνήκῃ	ὑμνήκητον	ὑμνήκητον	ὑμνήκωμεν	ὑμνήκητε	ὑμνήκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὑμνήκοιμῐ, ὑμνηκοίην	ὑμνήκοις, ὑμνηκοίης	ὑμνήκοι, ὑμνηκοίη	ὑμνήκοιτον	ὑμνηκοίτην	ὑμνήκοιμεν	ὑμνήκοιτε	ὑμνήκοιεν
	imperative		ὕμνηκε	ὑμνηκέτω	ὑμνήκετον	ὑμνηκέτων		ὑμνήκετε	ὑμνηκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ὕμνημαι	ὕμνησαι	ὕμνηται	ὕμνησθον	ὕμνησθον	ὑμνήμεθᾰ	ὕμνησθε	ὕμνηνται
	subjunctive	ὑμνημένος ὦ	ὑμνημένος ᾖς	ὑμνημένος ᾖ	ὑμνημένω ἦτον	ὑμνημένω ἦτον	ὑμνημένοι ὦμεν	ὑμνημένοι ἦτε	ὑμνημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὑμνημένος εἴην	ὑμνημένος εἴης	ὑμνημένος εἴη	ὑμνημένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ὑμνημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ὑμνημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ὑμνημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ὑμνημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ὕμνησο	ὑμνήσθω	ὕμνησθον	ὑμνήσθων		ὕμνησθε	ὑμνήσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ὑμνηκέναι				ὑμνῆσθαι
participle	m	ὑμνηκώς				ὑμνημένος
	f	ὑμνηκυῖᾰ				ὑμνημένη
	n	ὑμνηκός				ὑμνημένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ὑμνήκειν, ὑμνήμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὑμνήκειν, ὑμνήκη	ὑμνήκεις, ὑμνήκης	ὑμνήκει(ν)	ὑμνήκετον	ὑμνηκέτην	ὑμνήκεμεν	ὑμνήκετε	ὑμνήκεσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ὑμνήμην	ὕμνησο	ὕμνητο	ὕμνησθον	ὑμνήσθην	ὑμνήμεθᾰ	ὕμνησθε	ὕμνηντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Descendants

• → Greek: υμνώ (ymnó) (learned)

Further reading

• “ὑμνέω”, 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.
  • acclaim idem, page 6.
  • blaze idem, page 82.
  • bruit idem, page 101.
  • carol idem, page 114.
  • celebrate idem, page 120.
  • chant idem, page 124.
  • commemorate idem, page 147.
  • descant idem, page 214.
  • drone idem, page 253.
  • extol idem, page 297.
  • glorify idem, page 363.
  • harp on idem, page 386.
  • hymn idem, page 412.
  • immortalise idem, page 418.
  • laud idem, page 478.
  • magnify idem, page 507.
  • noise abroad idem, page 559.
  • praise idem, page 631.
  • recite idem, page 679.
  • rehearse idem, page 688.
  • repeat idem, page 696.
  • report idem, page 697.
  • sing idem, page 777.
  • warble idem, page 964.