θέω

See also: θεῷ, Θεῷ, and θεώ

Ancient Greek

From earlier θεϝ- (thew-), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to run, flow”). Cognate to Sanskrit धाव॑ति (dhā́vati, “to run; to fly”).^[1]

θέω • (théō)

Because the present stem originally ended εϝ- (ew-), the only contracted forms which occur are those in ⟨ει⟩.
Typically only used in the present & imperfect active, the future middle or (rarely) the future active. Other tenses are suppleted by τρέχω (trékhō, and by extension *δρέμω (*drémō), which suppletes many of its forms in turn).

Present: θέω (Attic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	θέω	θεῖς	θεῖ	θεῖτον	θεῖτον	θέομεν	θεῖτε	θέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	θέω	θέῃς	θέῃ	θέητον	θέητον	θέωμεν	θέητε	θέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	θέοιμῐ	θέοις	θέοι	θέοιτον	θεοίτην	θέοιμεν	θέοιτε	θέοιεν
	imperative		θεῖ	θείτω	θεῖτον	θείτων		θεῖτε	θεόντων
		active
infinitive		θέειν
participle	m	θέων
	f	θέουσᾰ
	n	θέον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Present: θέω (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	θέω	θέεις	θέει	θέετον	θέετον	θέομεν	θέετε	θέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	θέω, θέωμῐ	θέῃς, θέῃσθᾰ	θέῃ, θέῃσῐ(ν)	θέητον	θέητον	θέωμεν	θέητε	θέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	θέοιμῐ	θέοις, θέοισθᾰ	θέοι	θέοιτον	θεοίτην	θέοιμεν	θέοιτε	θέοιεν
	imperative		θέε	θεέτω	θέετον	θεέτων		θέετε	θεόντων
		active
infinitive		θέειν, θεέμεν(αι), θέμεν(αι)
participle	m	θέων
	f	θέουσᾰ
	n	θέον
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: ἔθεον (Attic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔθεον	ἔθεις	ἔθει	ἐθεῖτον	ἐθείτην	ἐθέομεν	ἐθεῖτε	ἔθεον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: θέον (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	θέον, ἔθεον	θέες, ἔθεες, ἔθεις	θέε(ν), ἔθεε(ν), ἔθει	θέετον, ἐθέετον, ἐθεῖτον	θεέτην, ἐθεέτην, ἐθείτην	θέομεν, ἐθέομεν	θέετε, ἐθέετε, ἐθεῖτε	θέον, ἔθεον
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: θέεσκον (Epic, iterative)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	θέεσκον	θέεσκες	θέεσκε(ν)	θεέσκετον	θεεσκέτην	θεέσκομεν	θεέσκετε	θέεσκον
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: θεύσω, θεύσομαι (Attic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	θεύσω	θεύσεις	θεύσει	θεύσετον	θεύσετον	θεύσομεν	θεύσετε	θεύσουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	θεύσοιμῐ	θεύσοις	θεύσοι	θεύσοιτον	θευσοίτην	θεύσοιμεν	θεύσοιτε	θεύσοιεν
middle	indicative	θεύσομαι	θεύσῃ, θεύσει	θεύσεται	θεύσεσθον	θεύσεσθον	θευσόμεθᾰ	θεύσεσθε	θεύσονται
middle	optative	θευσοίμην	θεύσοιο	θεύσοιτο	θεύσοισθον	θευσοίσθην	θευσοίμεθᾰ	θεύσοισθε	θεύσοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		θεύσειν			θεύσεσθαι
participle	m	θεύσων			θευσόμενος
	f	θεύσουσᾰ			θευσομένη
	n	θεῦσον			θευσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Future: θεύσομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	θεύσομαι	θεύσεαι, θεύσῃ	θεύσεται	θεύσεσθον	θεύσεσθον	θευσόμε(σ)θᾰ	θεύσεσθε	θεύσονται
middle	optative	θευσοίμην	θεύσοιο	θεύσοιτο	θεύσοισθον	θευσοίσθην	θευσοίμε(σ)θᾰ	θεύσοισθε	θευσοίᾰτο
					middle
infinitive					θεύσεσθαι
participle	m				θευσόμενος
	f				θευσομένη
	n				θευσόμενον
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.

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “θέω 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 544