ξέω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *kséhō, from Proto-Indo-European *kes-.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ksé.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈkse.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈkse.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈkse.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈkse.o/
Verb
ξέω • (xéō)
Conjugation
Present: ξέω, ξέομαι (Contracted only in -ει-)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ξέω | ξεῖς | ξεῖ | ξεῖτον | ξεῖτον | ξέομεν | ξεῖτε | ξέουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ξέω | ξέῃς | ξέῃ | ξέητον | ξέητον | ξέωμεν | ξέητε | ξέωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ξέοιμῐ | ξέοις | ξέοι | ξέοιτον | ξεοίτην | ξέοιμεν | ξέοιτε | ξέοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ξεῖ | ξείτω | ξεῖτον | ξείτων | ξεῖτε | ξεόντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ξέομαι | ξέῃ, ξέει |
ξέεται | ξέεσθον | ξέεσθον | ξεόμεθᾰ | ξέεσθε | ξέονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ξέωμαι | ξέῃ | ξέηται | ξέησθον | ξέησθον | ξεώμεθᾰ | ξέησθε | ξέωνται | |||||
| optative | ξεοίμην | ξέοιο | ξέοιτο | ξέοισθον | ξεοίσθην | ξεοίμεθᾰ | ξέοισθε | ξέοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ξέου | ξεέσθω | ξέεσθον | ξεέσθων | ξέεσθε | ξεέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ξεῖν | ξέεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ξέων | ξεόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ξέουσᾰ | ξεομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ξέον | ξεόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἔξεον, ἐξεόμην (Contracted only in -ει-)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔξεον | ἔξεις | ἔξει | ἐξεῖτον | ἐξείτην | ἐξέομεν | ἐξέετε | ἐξεῖτε | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐξεόμην | ἐξέου | ἐξέετο | ἐξέεσθον | ἐξεέσθην | ἐξεόμεθᾰ | ἐξέεσθε | ἐξέοντο | ||||
| 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: ξέσω, ξέσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ξέσω | ξέσεις | ξέσει | ξέσετον | ξέσετον | ξέσομεν | ξέσετε | ξέσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ξέσοιμῐ | ξέσοις | ξέσοι | ξέσοιτον | ξεσοίτην | ξέσοιμεν | ξέσοιτε | ξέσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ξέσομαι | ξέσῃ, ξέσει |
ξέσεται | ξέσεσθον | ξέσεσθον | ξεσόμεθᾰ | ξέσεσθε | ξέσονται | ||||
| optative | ξεσοίμην | ξέσοιο | ξέσοιτο | ξέσοισθον | ξεσοίσθην | ξεσοίμεθᾰ | ξέσοισθε | ξέσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ξέσειν | ξέσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ξέσων | ξεσόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ξέσουσᾰ | ξεσομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ξέσον | ξεσόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἔξεσᾰ, ἐξεσᾰ́μην, ἐξέσθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔξεσᾰ | ἔξεσᾰς | ἔξεσε(ν) | ἐξέσᾰτον | ἐξεσᾰ́την | ἐξέσᾰμεν | ἐξέσᾰτε | ἔξεσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ξέσω | ξέσῃς | ξέσῃ | ξέσητον | ξέσητον | ξέσωμεν | ξέσητε | ξέσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ξέσαιμῐ | ξέσειᾰς, ξέσαις |
ξέσειε(ν), ξέσαι |
ξέσαιτον | ξεσαίτην | ξέσαιμεν | ξέσαιτε | ξέσειᾰν, ξέσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ξέσον | ξεσᾰ́τω | ξέσᾰτον | ξεσᾰ́των | ξέσᾰτε | ξεσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐξεσᾰ́μην | ἐξέσω | ἐξέσᾰτο | ἐξέσᾰσθον | ἐξεσᾰ́σθην | ἐξεσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐξέσᾰσθε | ἐξέσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ξέσωμαι | ξέσῃ | ξέσηται | ξέσησθον | ξέσησθον | ξεσώμεθᾰ | ξέσησθε | ξέσωνται | |||||
| optative | ξεσαίμην | ξέσαιο | ξέσαιτο | ξέσαισθον | ξεσαίσθην | ξεσαίμεθᾰ | ξέσαισθε | ξέσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ξέσαι | ξεσᾰ́σθω | ξέσᾰσθον | ξεσᾰ́σθων | ξέσᾰσθε | ξεσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐξέσθην | ἐξέσθης | ἐξέσθη | ἐξέσθητον | ἐξεσθήτην | ἐξέσθημεν | ἐξέσθητε | ἐξέσθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ξεσθῶ | ξεσθῇς | ξεσθῇ | ξεσθῆτον | ξεσθῆτον | ξεσθῶμεν | ξεσθῆτε | ξεσθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ξεσθείην | ξεσθείης | ξεσθείη | ξεσθεῖτον, ξεσθείητον |
ξεσθείτην, ξεσθειήτην |
ξεσθεῖμεν, ξεσθείημεν |
ξεσθεῖτε, ξεσθείητε |
ξεσθεῖεν, ξεσθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ξέσθητῐ | ξεσθήτω | ξέσθητον | ξεσθήτων | ξέσθητε | ξεσθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ξέσαι | ξέσᾰσθαι | ξεσθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ξέσᾱς | ξεσᾰ́μενος | ξεσθείς | |||||||||
| f | ξέσᾱσᾰ | ξεσᾰμένη | ξεσθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ξέσᾰν | ξεσᾰ́μενον | ξεσθέν | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ξέσσᾰ | ξέσσᾰς | ξέσσε(ν) | ξέσσᾰτον | ξεσσᾰ́την | ξέσσᾰμεν | ξέσσᾰτε | ξέσσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ξέσσω, ξέσσωμῐ |
ξέσσῃς, ξέσσῃσθᾰ |
ξέσσῃ, ξέσσῃσῐ(ν) |
ξέσσητον, ξέσσετον |
ξέσσητον, ξέσσετον |
ξέσσωμεν, ξέσσομεν |
ξέσσητε, ξέσσετε |
ξέσσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ξέσσαιμῐ | ξέσσαις, ξέσσαισθᾰ, ξέσσειᾰς |
ξέσσειε(ν), ξέσσαι |
ξεσσεῖτον | ξεσσείτην | ξεσσεῖμεν | ξεσσεῖτε | ξεσσεῖεν | |||||
| imperative | ξέσσον | ξεσσᾰ́τω | ξέσσᾰτον | ξεσσᾰ́των | ξέσσᾰτε | ξεσσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ξεσσᾰ́μην | ξέσσᾰο | ξέσσᾰτο | ξέσσᾰσθον | ξεσσᾰ́σθην | ξεσσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ξέσσᾰσθε | ξέσσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ξέσσωμαι, ξέσσομαι |
ξέσσῃ, ξέσσεαι |
ξέσσηται, ξέσσεται |
ξέσσησθον | ξέσσησθον | ξεσσώμε(σ)θᾰ, ξεσσόμε(σ)θᾰ |
ξέσσησθε | ξέσσωνται | |||||
| optative | ξεσσαίμην | ξέσσαιο | ξέσσαιτο | ξέσσαισθον | ξεσσαίσθην | ξεσσαίμε(σ)θᾰ | ξέσσαισθε | ξεσσαίᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | ξέσσαι | ξεσσᾰ́σθω | ξέσσᾰσθον | ξεσσᾰ́σθων | ξέσσᾰσθε | ξεσσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ξέσθην | ξέσθης | ξέσθη | ξέσθητον | ξεσθήτην | ξέσθημεν | ξέσθητε | ξέσθησᾰν, ξέσθεν | ||||
| subjunctive | ξεσθῶ | ξεσθῇς | ξεσθῇ | ξεσθῆτον | ξεσθῆτον | ξεσθῶμεν | ξεσθῆτε | ξεσθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ξεσθείην | ξεσθείης | ξεσθείη | ξεσθεῖτον, ξεσθείητον |
ξεσθείτην, ξεσθειήτην |
ξεσθεῖμεν, ξεσθείημεν |
ξεσθεῖτε, ξεσθείητε |
ξεσθεῖεν, ξεσθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ξέσθητῐ | ξεσθήτω | ξέσθητον | ξεσθήτων | ξέσθητε | ξεσθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ξέσσαι, ξεσσᾰ́μεν, ξεσσᾰμέναι |
ξέσσᾰσθαι | ξεσθῆναι, ξεσθήμεναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ξέσσᾱς | ξεσσᾰ́μενος | ξεσθείς | |||||||||
| f | ξέσσᾱσᾰ | ξεσσᾰμένη | ξεσθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ξέσσᾰν | ξεσσᾰ́μενον | ξεσθέν | ||||||||||
| 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.
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Perfect: ἔξεκᾰ, ἔξεσμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔξεκᾰ | ἔξεκᾰς | ἔξεκε(ν) | ἐξέκᾰτον | ἐξέκᾰτον | ἐξέκᾰμεν | ἐξέκᾰτε | ἐξέκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξέκω | ἐξέκῃς | ἐξέκῃ | ἐξέκητον | ἐξέκητον | ἐξέκωμεν | ἐξέκητε | ἐξέκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐξέκοιμῐ, ἐξεκοίην |
ἐξέκοις, ἐξεκοίης |
ἐξέκοι, ἐξεκοίη |
ἐξέκοιτον | ἐξεκοίτην | ἐξέκοιμεν | ἐξέκοιτε | ἐξέκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔξεκε | ἐξεκέτω | ἐξέκετον | ἐξεκέτων | ἐξέκετε | ἐξεκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἔξεσμαι | ἔξεσαι | ἔξεσται | ἔξεσθον | ἔξεσθον | ἐξέσμεθᾰ | ἔξεσθε | ἐξέσᾰται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐξεσμένος ὦ | ἐξεσμένος ᾖς | ἐξεσμένος ᾖ | ἐξεσμένω ἦτον | ἐξεσμένω ἦτον | ἐξεσμένοι ὦμεν | ἐξεσμένοι ἦτε | ἐξεσμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐξεσμένος εἴην | ἐξεσμένος εἴης | ἐξεσμένος εἴη | ἐξεσμένω εἴητον, εἶτον |
ἐξεσμένω εἰήτην, εἴτην |
ἐξεσμένοι εἴημεν, εἶμεν |
ἐξεσμένοι εἴητε, εἶτε |
ἐξεσμένοι εἴησᾰν, εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔξεσο | ἐξέσθω | ἔξεσθον | ἐξέσθων | ἔξεσθε | ἐξέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐξεκέναι | ἐξέσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐξεκώς | ἐξεσμένος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐξεκυῖᾰ | ἐξεσμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐξεκός | ἐξεσμένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: ἐξέσμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐξέσμην | ἔξεσο | ἔξεστο | ἔξεσθον | ἐξέσθην | ἐξέσμεθᾰ | ἔξεσθε | ἐξέσᾰτο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
Further reading
- “ξέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ξέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ξέω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ξέω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “ξέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ξέω in Pape, Wilhelm (1914), Max Sengebusch, editor, Handwörterbuch der griechischen Sprache[1] (in German), 3rd edition, Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[2], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.