παλάσσω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly connected to πάλλω (pállō, “to swing”), though this verb itself has no certain etymology. One would have to posit a Proto-Hellenic root *pal- with the suffix -άσσω, also found in σταλάσσω (stalássō), αἱμάσσω (haimássō).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pa.lás.sɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /paˈlas.so/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /paˈlas.so/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /paˈlas.so/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /paˈla.so/
Verb
πᾰλάσσω • (pălássō) (Epic)
- to besprinkle, defile, bespatter
- (passive voice) to be scattered abroad
Conjugation
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | πᾰλᾰ́σσω | πᾰλᾰ́σσεις | πᾰλᾰ́σσει | πᾰλᾰ́σσετον | πᾰλᾰ́σσετον | πᾰλᾰ́σσομεν | πᾰλᾰ́σσετε | πᾰλᾰ́σσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | πᾰλᾰ́σσω, πᾰλᾰ́σσωμῐ |
πᾰλᾰ́σσῃς, πᾰλᾰ́σσῃσθᾰ |
πᾰλᾰ́σσῃ, πᾰλᾰ́σσῃσῐ(ν) |
πᾰλᾰ́σσητον | πᾰλᾰ́σσητον | πᾰλᾰ́σσωμεν | πᾰλᾰ́σσητε | πᾰλᾰ́σσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | πᾰλᾰ́σσοιμῐ | πᾰλᾰ́σσοις, πᾰλᾰ́σσοισθᾰ |
πᾰλᾰ́σσοι | πᾰλᾰ́σσοιτον | πᾰλᾰσσοίτην | πᾰλᾰ́σσοιμεν | πᾰλᾰ́σσοιτε | πᾰλᾰ́σσοιεν | |||||
| imperative | πᾰ́λᾰσσε | πᾰλᾰσσέτω | πᾰλᾰ́σσετον | πᾰλᾰσσέτων | πᾰλᾰ́σσετε | πᾰλᾰσσόντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | πᾰλᾰ́σσομαι | πᾰλᾰ́σσεαι, πᾰλᾰ́σσῃ |
πᾰλᾰ́σσεται | πᾰλᾰ́σσεσθον | πᾰλᾰ́σσεσθον | πᾰλᾰσσόμε(σ)θᾰ | πᾰλᾰ́σσεσθε | πᾰλᾰ́σσονται | ||||
| subjunctive | πᾰλᾰ́σσωμαι | πᾰλᾰ́σσηαι, πᾰλᾰ́σσῃ |
πᾰλᾰ́σσηται | πᾰλᾰ́σσησθον | πᾰλᾰ́σσησθον | πᾰλᾰσσώμε(σ)θᾰ | πᾰλᾰ́σσησθε | πᾰλᾰ́σσωνται | |||||
| optative | πᾰλᾰσσοίμην | πᾰλᾰ́σσοιο | πᾰλᾰ́σσοιτο | πᾰλᾰ́σσοισθον | πᾰλᾰσσοίσθην | πᾰλᾰσσοίμε(σ)θᾰ | πᾰλᾰ́σσοισθε | πᾰλᾰσσοίᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | πᾰλᾰ́σσεο, πᾰλᾰ́σσευ |
πᾰλᾰσσέσθω | πᾰλᾰ́σσεσθον | πᾰλᾰσσέσθων | πᾰλᾰ́σσεσθε | πᾰλᾰσσέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | πᾰλᾰ́σσειν, πᾰλᾰσσέμεν(αι), πᾰλᾰ́σσμεν(αι) |
πᾰλᾰ́σσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | πᾰλᾰ́σσων | πᾰλᾰσσόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | πᾰλᾰ́σσουσᾰ | πᾰλᾰσσομένη | |||||||||||
| n | πᾰλᾰ́σσον | πᾰλᾰσσόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐπᾰ́λᾰσσον | ἐπᾰ́λᾰσσες | ἐπᾰ́λᾰσσε(ν) | ἐπᾰλᾰ́σσετον | ἐπᾰλᾰσσέτην | ἐπᾰλᾰ́σσομεν | ἐπᾰλᾰ́σσετε | ἐπᾰ́λᾰσσον | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐπᾰλᾰσσόμην | ἐπᾰλᾰ́σσεο, ἐπᾰλᾰ́σσευ |
ἐπᾰλᾰ́σσετο | ἐπᾰλᾰ́σσεσθον | ἐπᾰλᾰσσέσθην | ἐπᾰλᾰσσόμε(σ)θᾰ | ἐπᾰλᾰ́σσεσθε | ἐπᾰλᾰ́σσοντο | ||||
| 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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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | πᾰ́λᾰσσον | πᾰ́λᾰσσες | πᾰ́λᾰσσε(ν) | πᾰλᾰ́σσετον | πᾰλᾰσσέτην | πᾰλᾰ́σσομεν | πᾰλᾰ́σσετε | πᾰ́λᾰσσον | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | πᾰλᾰσσόμην | πᾰλᾰ́σσεο, πᾰλᾰ́σσευ |
πᾰλᾰ́σσετο | πᾰλᾰ́σσεσθον | πᾰλᾰσσέσθην | πᾰλᾰσσόμε(σ)θᾰ | πᾰλᾰ́σσεσθε | πᾰλᾰ́σσοντο | ||||
| 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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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | πᾰλᾰ́ξω | πᾰλᾰ́ξεις | πᾰλᾰ́ξει | πᾰλᾰ́ξετον | πᾰλᾰ́ξετον | πᾰλᾰ́ξομεν | πᾰλᾰ́ξετε | πᾰλᾰ́ξουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | πᾰλᾰ́ξοιμῐ | πᾰλᾰ́ξοις, πᾰλᾰ́ξοισθᾰ |
πᾰλᾰ́ξοι | πᾰλᾰ́ξοιτον | πᾰλᾰξοίτην | πᾰλᾰ́ξοιμεν | πᾰλᾰ́ξοιτε | πᾰλᾰ́ξοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | πᾰλᾰ́ξομαι | πᾰλᾰ́ξεαι, πᾰλᾰ́ξῃ |
πᾰλᾰ́ξεται | πᾰλᾰ́ξεσθον | πᾰλᾰ́ξεσθον | πᾰλᾰξόμε(σ)θᾰ | πᾰλᾰ́ξεσθε | πᾰλᾰ́ξονται | ||||
| optative | πᾰλᾰξοίμην | πᾰλᾰ́ξοιο | πᾰλᾰ́ξοιτο | πᾰλᾰ́ξοισθον | πᾰλᾰξοίσθην | πᾰλᾰξοίμε(σ)θᾰ | πᾰλᾰ́ξοισθε | πᾰλᾰξοίᾰτο | |||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | πᾰλᾰ́ξειν, πᾰλᾰξέμεν(αι), πᾰλᾰ́ξμεν(αι) |
πᾰλᾰ́ξεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | πᾰλᾰ́ξων | πᾰλᾰξόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | πᾰλᾰ́ξουσᾰ | πᾰλᾰξομένη | |||||||||||
| n | πᾰλᾰ́ξον | πᾰλᾰξόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | πεπᾰ́λᾰκᾰ | πεπᾰ́λᾰκᾰς | πεπᾰ́λᾰκε(ν) | πεπᾰλᾰ́κᾰτον | πεπᾰλᾰ́κᾰτον | πεπᾰλᾰ́κᾰμεν | πεπᾰλᾰ́κᾰτε | πεπᾰλᾰ́κᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | πεπᾰλᾰ́κω, πεπᾰλᾰ́κωμῐ |
πεπᾰλᾰ́κῃς, πεπᾰλᾰ́κῃσθᾰ |
πεπᾰλᾰ́κῃ, πεπᾰλᾰ́κῃσῐ(ν) |
πεπᾰλᾰ́κητον | πεπᾰλᾰ́κητον | πεπᾰλᾰ́κωμεν | πεπᾰλᾰ́κητε | πεπᾰλᾰ́κωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | πεπᾰλᾰ́κοιμῐ, πεπᾰλᾰκοίην |
πεπᾰλᾰ́κοις, πεπᾰλᾰκοίης |
πεπᾰλᾰ́κοι, πεπᾰλᾰκοίη |
πεπᾰλᾰ́κοιτον | πεπᾰλᾰκοίτην | πεπᾰλᾰ́κοιμεν | πεπᾰλᾰ́κοιτε | πεπᾰλᾰ́κοιεν | |||||
| imperative | πεπᾰ́λᾰκε | πεπᾰλᾰκέτω | πεπᾰλᾰ́κετον | πεπᾰλᾰκέτων | πεπᾰλᾰ́κετε | πεπᾰλᾰκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | πεπᾰ́λᾰγμαι | πεπᾰ́λᾰξαι | πεπᾰ́λᾰκται | πεπᾰ́λᾰχθον | πεπᾰ́λᾰχθον | πεπᾰλᾰ́γμεθᾰ | πεπᾰ́λᾰχθε | πεπᾰλᾰ́κᾰται | ||||
| subjunctive | πεπᾰλᾰγμένος ὦ | πεπᾰλᾰγμένος ᾖς | πεπᾰλᾰγμένος ᾖ | πεπᾰλᾰγμένω ἦτον | πεπᾰλᾰγμένω ἦτον | πεπᾰλᾰγμένοι ὦμεν | πεπᾰλᾰγμένοι ἦτε | πεπᾰλᾰγμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | πεπᾰλᾰγμένος εἴην | πεπᾰλᾰγμένος εἴης | πεπᾰλᾰγμένος εἴη | πεπᾰλᾰγμένω εἴητον, εἶτον |
πεπᾰλᾰγμένω εἰήτην, εἴτην |
πεπᾰλᾰγμένοι εἴημεν, εἶμεν |
πεπᾰλᾰγμένοι εἴητε, εἶτε |
πεπᾰλᾰγμένοι εἴησᾰν, εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | πεπᾰ́λᾰξο | πεπᾰλᾰ́χθω | πεπᾰ́λᾰχθον | πεπᾰλᾰ́χθων | πεπᾰ́λᾰχθε | πεπᾰλᾰ́χθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | πεπᾰλᾰκέναι | πεπᾰλᾰ́χθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | πεπᾰλᾰκώς | πεπᾰλᾰγμένος | ||||||||||
| f | πεπᾰλᾰκυῖᾰ | πεπᾰλᾰγμένη | |||||||||||
| n | πεπᾰλᾰκός | πεπᾰλᾰγμένον | |||||||||||
| 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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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | πεπᾰλᾰ́κεεν, πεπᾰλᾰ́κεᾰ |
πεπᾰλᾰ́κεες, πεπᾰλᾰ́κεᾰς |
πεπᾰλᾰ́κεε(ν) | πεπᾰλᾰ́κετον | πεπᾰλᾰκέτην | πεπᾰλᾰ́κεμεν | πεπᾰλᾰ́κετε | πεπᾰλᾰ́κεσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | πεπᾰλᾰ́γμην | πεπᾰ́λᾰξο | πεπᾰ́λᾰκτο | πεπᾰ́λᾰχθον | πεπᾰλᾰ́χθην | πεπᾰλᾰ́γμεθᾰ | πεπᾰ́λᾰχθε | πεπᾰλᾰ́κᾰτο | ||||
| 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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Derived terms
- ἐμπᾰλᾰ́σσομαι (empălắssomai)
- πᾰ́λᾰξῐς (pắlăxĭs)
Further reading
- “παλάσσω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “παλάσσω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “παλάσσω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- παλάσσω in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- παλάσσω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “παλάσσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1145