καθήκω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From κατα- (kata-, back, down) + ἥκω (hḗkō, “to have come, be present”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ka.tʰɛ̌ː.kɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kaˈtʰe̝.ko/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /kaˈθi.ko/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /kaˈθi.ko/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /kaˈθi.ko/
Verb
κᾰθήκω • (kăthḗkō)
- to come or go down (esp. to fight)
- to come down to, reach to
- to come in due course
- to be meet, fit, proper
- to belong to
Inflection
Present: κᾰθήκω, κᾰθήκομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰθήκω | κᾰθήκεις | κᾰθήκει | κᾰθήκετον | κᾰθήκετον | κᾰθήκομεν | κᾰθήκετε | κᾰθήκουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰθήκω | κᾰθήκῃς | κᾰθήκῃ | κᾰθήκητον | κᾰθήκητον | κᾰθήκωμεν | κᾰθήκητε | κᾰθήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κᾰθήκοιμῐ | κᾰθήκοις | κᾰθήκοι | κᾰθήκοιτον | κᾰθηκοίτην | κᾰθήκοιμεν | κᾰθήκοιτε | κᾰθήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | κᾰ́θηκε | κᾰθηκέτω | κᾰθήκετον | κᾰθηκέτων | κᾰθήκετε | κᾰθηκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | κᾰθήκομαι | κᾰθήκῃ, κᾰθήκει |
κᾰθήκεται | κᾰθήκεσθον | κᾰθήκεσθον | κᾰθηκόμεθᾰ | κᾰθήκεσθε | κᾰθήκονται | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰθήκωμαι | κᾰθήκῃ | κᾰθήκηται | κᾰθήκησθον | κᾰθήκησθον | κᾰθηκώμεθᾰ | κᾰθήκησθε | κᾰθήκωνται | |||||
| optative | κᾰθηκοίμην | κᾰθήκοιο | κᾰθήκοιτο | κᾰθήκοισθον | κᾰθηκοίσθην | κᾰθηκοίμεθᾰ | κᾰθήκοισθε | κᾰθήκοιντο | |||||
| imperative | κᾰθήκου | κᾰθηκέσθω | κᾰθήκεσθον | κᾰθηκέσθων | κᾰθήκεσθε | κᾰθηκέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | κᾰθήκειν | κᾰθήκεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | κᾰθήκων | κᾰθηκόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | κᾰθήκουσᾰ | κᾰθηκομένη | |||||||||||
| n | κᾰθῆκον | κᾰθηκόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: κᾰ́θηκον, κᾰθηκόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰ́θηκον | κᾰ́θηκες | κᾰ́θηκε(ν) | κᾰθήκετον | κᾰθηκέτην | κᾰθήκομεν | κᾰθήκετε | κᾰ́θηκον | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | κᾰθηκόμην | κᾰθήκου | κᾰθήκετο | κᾰθήκεσθον | κᾰθηκέσθην | κᾰθηκόμεθᾰ | κᾰθήκεσθε | κᾰθήκοντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: κᾰθήξω, κᾰθήξομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰθήξω | κᾰθήξεις | κᾰθήξει | κᾰθήξετον | κᾰθήξετον | κᾰθήξομεν | κᾰθήξετε | κᾰθήξουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | κᾰθήξοιμῐ | κᾰθήξοις | κᾰθήξοι | κᾰθήξοιτον | κᾰθηξοίτην | κᾰθήξοιμεν | κᾰθήξοιτε | κᾰθήξοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | κᾰθήξομαι | κᾰθήξῃ, κᾰθήξει |
κᾰθήξεται | κᾰθήξεσθον | κᾰθήξεσθον | κᾰθηξόμεθᾰ | κᾰθήξεσθε | κᾰθήξονται | ||||
| optative | κᾰθηξοίμην | κᾰθήξοιο | κᾰθήξοιτο | κᾰθήξοισθον | κᾰθηξοίσθην | κᾰθηξοίμεθᾰ | κᾰθήξοισθε | κᾰθήξοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | κᾰθήξειν | κᾰθήξεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | κᾰθήξων | κᾰθηξόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | κᾰθήξουσᾰ | κᾰθηξομένη | |||||||||||
| n | κᾰθῆξον | κᾰθηξόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: κᾰ́θηξᾰ, κᾰθηξᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰ́θηξᾰ | κᾰ́θηξᾰς | κᾰ́θηξε(ν) | κᾰθήξᾰτον | κᾰθηξᾰ́την | κᾰθήξᾰμεν | κᾰθήξᾰτε | κᾰ́θηξᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰθήξω | κᾰθήξῃς | κᾰθήξῃ | κᾰθήξητον | κᾰθήξητον | κᾰθήξωμεν | κᾰθήξητε | κᾰθήξωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κᾰθήξαιμῐ | κᾰθήξειᾰς, κᾰθήξαις |
κᾰθήξειε(ν), κᾰθήξαι |
κᾰθήξαιτον | κᾰθηξαίτην | κᾰθήξαιμεν | κᾰθήξαιτε | κᾰθήξειᾰν, κᾰθήξαιεν | |||||
| imperative | κᾰ́θηξον | κᾰθηξᾰ́τω | κᾰθήξᾰτον | κᾰθηξᾰ́των | κᾰθήξᾰτε | κᾰθηξᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | κᾰθηξᾰ́μην | κᾰθήξω | κᾰθήξᾰτο | κᾰθήξᾰσθον | κᾰθηξᾰ́σθην | κᾰθηξᾰ́μεθᾰ | κᾰθήξᾰσθε | κᾰθήξᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰθήξωμαι | κᾰθήξῃ | κᾰθήξηται | κᾰθήξησθον | κᾰθήξησθον | κᾰθηξώμεθᾰ | κᾰθήξησθε | κᾰθήξωνται | |||||
| optative | κᾰθηξαίμην | κᾰθήξαιο | κᾰθήξαιτο | κᾰθήξαισθον | κᾰθηξαίσθην | κᾰθηξαίμεθᾰ | κᾰθήξαισθε | κᾰθήξαιντο | |||||
| imperative | κᾰ́θηξαι | κᾰθηξᾰ́σθω | κᾰθήξᾰσθον | κᾰθηξᾰ́σθων | κᾰθήξᾰσθε | κᾰθηξᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | κᾰθῆξαι | κᾰθήξᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | κᾰθήξᾱς | κᾰθηξᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | κᾰθήξᾱσᾰ | κᾰθηξᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | κᾰθῆξᾰν | κᾰθηξᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: κᾰ́θηκᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰ́θηκᾰ | κᾰ́θηκᾰς | κᾰ́θηκε(ν) | κᾰθήκᾰτον | κᾰθήκᾰτον | κᾰθήκᾰμεν | κᾰθήκᾰτε | κᾰθήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰθήκω | κᾰθήκῃς | κᾰθήκῃ | κᾰθήκητον | κᾰθήκητον | κᾰθήκωμεν | κᾰθήκητε | κᾰθήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κᾰθήκοιμῐ, κᾰθηκοίην |
κᾰθήκοις, κᾰθηκοίης |
κᾰθήκοι, κᾰθηκοίη |
κᾰθήκοιτον | κᾰθηκοίτην | κᾰθήκοιμεν | κᾰθήκοιτε | κᾰθήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | κᾰ́θηκε | κᾰθηκέτω | κᾰθήκετον | κᾰθηκέτων | κᾰθήκετε | κᾰθηκόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | κᾰθηκέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | κᾰθηκώς | |||||||||||
| f | κᾰθηκυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | κᾰθηκός | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Further reading
- “καθήκω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- καθήκω in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- καθήκω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011