φλέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pʰléwō.

The EIEC suggests that the term ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlew-.[1]

Alternatively, according to the LIV, the term derives from *bʰléwH-ti, an athematic root present to *bʰlewH- (“to overflow”).[2]

Beekes does note the comparison with Latin fluō (“to flow”), and also suggests a root of the shape *bʰlewH-. However, he additionally proposes a possible relation to Ancient Greek βλύω (blúō), which he argues may indicate Pre-Greek origin.[3]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

φλέω • (phléō)

  1. to overflow, teem, abound, gush
  2. to overflow with talk, chat idly

Conjugation

   Present: φλέω, φλέομαι (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative φλέω φλέεις φλέει φλέετον φλέετον φλέομεν φλέετε φλέουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive φλέω φλέῃς φλέῃ φλέητον φλέητον φλέωμεν φλέητε φλέωσῐ(ν)
optative φλέοιμῐ φλέοις φλέοι φλέοιτον φλεοίτην φλέοιμεν φλέοιτε φλέοιεν
imperative   φλέε φλεέτω φλέετον φλεέτων   φλέετε φλεόντων
middle/passive indicative φλέομαι φλέῃ,
φλέει 		φλέεται φλέεσθον φλέεσθον φλεόμεθᾰ φλέεσθε φλέονται
subjunctive φλέωμαι φλέῃ φλέηται φλέησθον φλέησθον φλεώμεθᾰ φλέησθε φλέωνται
optative φλεοίμην φλέοιο φλέοιτο φλέοισθον φλεοίσθην φλεοίμεθᾰ φλέοισθε φλέοιντο
imperative   φλέου φλεέσθω φλέεσθον φλεέσθων   φλέεσθε φλεέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive φλέειν φλέεσθαι
participle m φλέων φλεόμενος
f φλέουσᾰ φλεομένη
n φλέον φλεόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: φλῶ, φλοῦμαι (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative φλῶ φλεῖς φλεῖ φλεῖτον φλεῖτον φλοῦμεν φλεῖτε φλοῦσῐ(ν)
subjunctive φλῶ φλῇς φλῇ φλῆτον φλῆτον φλῶμεν φλῆτε φλῶσῐ(ν)
optative φλοίην,
φλοῖμῐ 		φλοίης,
φλοῖς 		φλοίη,
φλοῖ 		φλοῖτον,
φλοίητον 		φλοίτην,
φλοιήτην 		φλοῖμεν,
φλοίημεν 		φλοῖτε,
φλοίητε 		φλοῖεν,
φλοίησᾰν
imperative   φλεῖ φλείτω φλεῖτον φλείτων   φλεῖτε φλούντων
middle/passive indicative φλοῦμαι φλεῖ,
φλῇ 		φλεῖται φλεῖσθον φλεῖσθον φλούμεθᾰ φλεῖσθε φλοῦνται
subjunctive φλῶμαι φλῇ φλῆται φλῆσθον φλῆσθον φλώμεθᾰ φλῆσθε φλῶνται
optative φλοίμην φλοῖο φλοῖτο φλοῖσθον φλοίσθην φλοίμεθᾰ φλοῖσθε φλοῖντο
imperative   φλοῦ φλείσθω φλεῖσθον φλείσθων   φλεῖσθε φλείσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive φλεῖν φλεῖσθαι
participle m φλῶν φλούμενος
f φλοῦσᾰ φλουμένη
n φλοῦν φλούμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*bhleu-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 561
  2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*bʰleṷH-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 90
  3. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “φλέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1578

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