καταφωράω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From κατα- (kata-) + φωράω (phōráō, “to search for a thief”), from φώρ (phṓr) + -άω (-áō).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ka.ta.pʰɔː.rá.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ka.ta.pʰoˈra.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ka.ta.ɸoˈra.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ka.ta.foˈra.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ka.ta.foˈra.o/
Verb
κᾰτᾰφωράω • (kătăphōráō)
- to catch in a theft
- to catch in the act, detect, discover
Conjugation
Present: κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ω, κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ω | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́εις | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ει | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ετον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ετον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ομεν | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ετε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ω | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ῃς | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ῃ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ητον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ητον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ωμεν | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ητε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́οιμῐ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́οις | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́οι | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́οιτον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰοίτην | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́οιμεν | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́οιτε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́οιεν | |||||
| imperative | κᾰτᾰφώρᾰε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰέτω | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ετον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰέτων | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ετε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰόντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ομαι | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ῃ, κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ει |
κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́εται | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́εσθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́εσθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰόμεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́εσθε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ονται | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ωμαι | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ῃ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ηται | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ησθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ησθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰώμεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ησθε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ωνται | |||||
| optative | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰοίμην | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́οιο | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́οιτο | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́οισθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰοίσθην | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰοίμεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́οισθε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́οιντο | |||||
| imperative | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ου | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰέσθω | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́εσθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰέσθων | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́εσθε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ειν | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́εσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ων | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ουσᾰ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰομένη | |||||||||||
| n | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰ́ον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾰόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Present: κᾰτᾰφωρῶ, κᾰτᾰφωρῶμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰτᾰφωρῶ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾷς | κᾰτᾰφωρᾷ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶτον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶτον | κᾰτᾰφωρῶμεν | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶτε | κᾰτᾰφωρῶσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰτᾰφωρῶ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾷς | κᾰτᾰφωρᾷ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶτον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶτον | κᾰτᾰφωρῶμεν | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶτε | κᾰτᾰφωρῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κᾰτᾰφωρῴην, κᾰτᾰφωρῷμῐ |
κᾰτᾰφωρῴης, κᾰτᾰφωρῷς |
κᾰτᾰφωρῴη, κᾰτᾰφωρῷ |
κᾰτᾰφωρῷτον, κᾰτᾰφωρῴητον |
κᾰτᾰφωρῴτην, κᾰτᾰφωρῳήτην |
κᾰτᾰφωρῷμεν, κᾰτᾰφωρῴημεν |
κᾰτᾰφωρῷτε, κᾰτᾰφωρῴητε |
κᾰτᾰφωρῷεν, κᾰτᾰφωρῴησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | κᾰτᾰφώρᾱ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́τω | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶτον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́των | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶτε | κᾰτᾰφωρώντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | κᾰτᾰφωρῶμαι | κᾰτᾰφωρᾷ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶται | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶσθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶσθον | κᾰτᾰφωρώμεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶσθε | κᾰτᾰφωρῶνται | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰτᾰφωρῶμαι | κᾰτᾰφωρᾷ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶται | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶσθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶσθον | κᾰτᾰφωρώμεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶσθε | κᾰτᾰφωρῶνται | |||||
| optative | κᾰτᾰφωρῴμην | κᾰτᾰφωρῷο | κᾰτᾰφωρῷτο | κᾰτᾰφωρῷσθον | κᾰτᾰφωρῴσθην | κᾰτᾰφωρῴμεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰφωρῷσθε | κᾰτᾰφωρῷντο | |||||
| imperative | κᾰτᾰφωρῶ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σθω | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶσθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σθων | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶσθε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶν | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | κᾰτᾰφωρῶν | κᾰτᾰφωρώμενος | ||||||||||
| f | κᾰτᾰφωρῶσᾰ | κᾰτᾰφωρωμένη | |||||||||||
| n | κᾰτᾰφωρῶν | κᾰτᾰφωρώμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: κᾰτεφώρᾰον, κᾰτεφωρᾰόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰτεφώρᾰον | κᾰτεφώρᾰες | κᾰτεφώρᾰε(ν) | κᾰτεφωρᾰ́ετον | κᾰτεφωρᾰέτην | κᾰτεφωρᾰ́ομεν | κᾰτεφωρᾰ́ετε | κᾰτεφώρᾰον | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | κᾰτεφωρᾰόμην | κᾰτεφωρᾰ́ου | κᾰτεφωρᾰ́ετο | κᾰτεφωρᾰ́εσθον | κᾰτεφωρᾰέσθην | κᾰτεφωρᾰόμεθᾰ | κᾰτεφωρᾰ́εσθε | κᾰτεφωρᾰ́οντο | ||||
| 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: κᾰτεφώρων, κᾰτεφωρώμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰτεφώρων | κᾰτεφώρᾱς | κᾰτεφώρᾱ | κᾰτεφωρᾶτον | κᾰτεφωρᾱ́την | κᾰτεφωρῶμεν | κᾰτεφωρᾶτε | κᾰτεφώρων | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | κᾰτεφωρώμην | κᾰτεφωρῶ | κᾰτεφωρᾶτο | κᾰτεφωρᾶσθον | κᾰτεφωρᾱ́σθην | κᾰτεφωρώμεθᾰ | κᾰτεφωρᾶσθε | κᾰτεφωρῶντο | ||||
| 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: κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σω, κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σω | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σεις | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σει | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σετον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σετον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σομεν | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σετε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σοιμῐ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σοις | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σοι | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σοιτον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσοίτην | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σοιμεν | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σοιτε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σομαι | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σῃ, κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σει |
κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σεται | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σεσθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σεσθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσόμεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σεσθε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σονται | ||||
| optative | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσοίμην | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σοιο | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σοιτο | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σοισθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσοίσθην | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσοίμεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σοισθε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σειν | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σων | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σουσᾰ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσομένη | |||||||||||
| n | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶσον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: κᾰτεφώρᾱσᾰ, κᾰτεφωρᾱσᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰτεφώρᾱσᾰ | κᾰτεφώρᾱσᾰς | κᾰτεφώρᾱσε(ν) | κᾰτεφωρᾱ́σᾰτον | κᾰτεφωρᾱσᾰ́την | κᾰτεφωρᾱ́σᾰμεν | κᾰτεφωρᾱ́σᾰτε | κᾰτεφώρᾱσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σω | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σῃς | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σῃ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σητον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σητον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σωμεν | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σητε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σαιμῐ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σειᾰς, κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σαις |
κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σειε(ν), κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σαι |
κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σαιτον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσαίτην | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σαιμεν | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σαιτε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σειᾰν, κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σαιεν | |||||
| imperative | κᾰτᾰφώρᾱσον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσᾰ́τω | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σᾰτον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσᾰ́των | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σᾰτε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | κᾰτεφωρᾱσᾰ́μην | κᾰτεφωρᾱ́σω | κᾰτεφωρᾱ́σᾰτο | κᾰτεφωρᾱ́σᾰσθον | κᾰτεφωρᾱσᾰ́σθην | κᾰτεφωρᾱσᾰ́μεθᾰ | κᾰτεφωρᾱ́σᾰσθε | κᾰτεφωρᾱ́σᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σωμαι | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σῃ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σηται | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σησθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σησθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσώμεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σησθε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σωνται | |||||
| optative | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσαίμην | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σαιο | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σαιτο | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σαισθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσαίσθην | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσαίμεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σαισθε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σαιντο | |||||
| imperative | κᾰτᾰφώρᾱσαι | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσᾰ́σθω | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σᾰσθον | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσᾰ́σθων | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σᾰσθε | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶσαι | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σᾱς | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱ́σᾱσᾰ | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | κᾰτᾰφωρᾶσᾰν | κᾰτᾰφωρᾱσᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| 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: κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱκᾰ, κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱκᾰ | κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱκᾰς | κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱκε(ν) | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κᾰτον | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κᾰτον | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κᾰμεν | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κᾰτε | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κω | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κῃς | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κῃ | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κητον | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κητον | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κωμεν | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κητε | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κοιμῐ, κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱκοίην |
κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κοις, κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱκοίης |
κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κοι, κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱκοίη |
κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κοιτον | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱκοίτην | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κοιμεν | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κοιτε | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κοιεν | |||||
| imperative | κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱκε | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱκέτω | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κετον | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱκέτων | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́κετε | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱμαι | κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱσαι | κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱται | κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱσθον | κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱσθον | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́μεθᾰ | κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱσθε | κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱνται | ||||
| subjunctive | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένος ὦ | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένος ᾖς | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένος ᾖ | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένω ἦτον | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένω ἦτον | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένοι ὦμεν | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένοι ἦτε | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένος εἴην | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένος εἴης | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένος εἴη | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένω εἴητον, εἶτον |
κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένω εἰήτην, εἴτην |
κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένοι εἴημεν, εἶμεν |
κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένοι εἴητε, εἶτε |
κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένοι εἴησᾰν, εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱσο | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́σθω | κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱσθον | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́σθων | κᾰτᾰπεφώρᾱσθε | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱκέναι | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾶσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱκώς | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένος | ||||||||||
| f | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱκυῖᾰ | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένη | |||||||||||
| n | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱκός | κᾰτᾰπεφωρᾱμένον | |||||||||||
| 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
- καταφωράω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “καταφωράω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- καταφωράω in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- καταφωράω in Pape, Wilhelm (1914), Max Sengebusch, editor, Handwörterbuch der griechischen Sprache[1] (in German), 3rd edition, Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn