μωλέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • μωλίω (mōlíō)

Etymology

Disputed.

  • Perhaps a denominative from μῶλος (môlos, “battle”) +‎ -έω (-éō), with a semantic shift from a military conflict to a courtroom battle. If this theory is accepted, then perhaps the term originally meant "to fight."
  • Alternatively, the term may derive from the root *melh₃- (“to come”), whence Ancient Greek βλώσκω (blṓskō). The semantic development of words referring to movement into words referring to legal actions may be paralleled by terms such as εἰσάγω (eiságō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

μωλέω • (mōléō) (Cretan)

  1. to content, bring an action at law (in a courtroom)
    • Inscriptiones Creticae 4.47:
      μεν κ’ ανποτεροι μōλιοντες νικασοντι
      men k’ anpoteroi mōliontes nikasonti
      • Translation by José Marcos Macedo and Daniel Kölligan
        if both (masters) bring suit and win
    • Gortyn Law Code 1.15-16:
      αι δε κα μōλε̄ι ο μεν ελευθερον ο δ[ε δ]ōλον
      ai de ka mōlēi o men eleutheron o d[e d]ōlon
      • Translation by José Marcos Macedo and Daniel Kölligan
        and if one party contends that he is a free man, the other party that he is a slave

Conjugation

   Present: μωλῶ, μωλοῦμαι (Cretan, contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative μωλῶ μωλεῖς μωλεῖ μωλεῖτον μωλεῖτον μωλοῦμεν μωλεῖτε μωλοῦσῐ(ν)
subjunctive μωλῶ μωλῇς μωλῇ μωλῆτον μωλῆτον μωλῶμεν μωλῆτε μωλῶσῐ(ν)
optative μωλοῖμι μωλοῖς μωλοῖ μωλοῖτον μωλοίτην μωλοῖμεν μωλοῖτε μωλοῖεν
imperative   μώλει μωλείτω μωλεῖτον μωλείτων   μωλεῖτε μωλούντων
middle/passive indicative μωλοῦμαι μωλῇ μωλεῖται μωλεῖσθον μωλεῖσθον μωλούμεθᾰ μωλεῖσθε μωλοῦνται
subjunctive μωλῶμαι μωλῇ μωλῆται μωλῆσθον μωλῆσθον μωλώμεθᾰ μωλῆσθε μωλῶνται
optative μωλοίμην μωλοῖο μωλοῖτο μωλοῖσθον μωλοίσθην μωλοίμεθᾰ μωλοῖσθε μωλοῖντο
imperative   μωλοῦ μωλείσθω μωλεῖσθον μωλείσθων   μωλεῖσθε μωλείσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive μωλεῖν μωλεῖσθαι
participle m μωλῶν μωλούμενος
f μωλοῦσᾰ μωλουμένη
n μωλοῦν μωλούμενον
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.

Derived terms

  • ἀμφιμωλέω (amphimōléō)
  • ἀμωλεί (amōleí)
  • ἀπομωλέω (apomōléō)
  • ἐπιμωλέω (epimōléō)

References

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