ψιλόω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ψῑλός (psīlós).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /psiː.ló.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /psiˈlo.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /psiˈlo.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /psiˈlo.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /psiˈlo.o/
Verb
ψῑλόω • (psīlóō)
- (transitive) to strip (something) bare, especially:
- to depilate; to hair (make hairless)
- to pluck (make featherless)
- to rob so as to deprive
- (phonology, orthography) to pronounce or write (a letter or word) with smooth breathing
- (ditransitive) to strip (something) clean of (something) [with genitive and accusative]
- (passive voice) to become exposed
- to become bald
- to be stripped of things
- (phonology, orthography) to be written or pronounced with smooth breathing
Conjugation
Present: ψῑλόω, ψῑλόομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ψῑλόω | ψῑλόεις | ψῑλόει | ψῑλόετον | ψῑλόετον | ψῑλόομεν | ψῑλόετε | ψῑλόουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ψῑλόω | ψῑλόῃς | ψῑλόῃ | ψῑλόητον | ψῑλόητον | ψῑλόωμεν | ψῑλόητε | ψῑλόωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ψῑλόοιμῐ | ψῑλόοις | ψῑλόοι | ψῑλόοιτον | ψῑλοοίτην | ψῑλόοιμεν | ψῑλόοιτε | ψῑλόοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ψῑ́λοε | ψῑλοέτω | ψῑλόετον | ψῑλοέτων | ψῑλόετε | ψῑλοόντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ψῑλόομαι | ψῑλόῃ, ψῑλόει |
ψῑλόεται | ψῑλόεσθον | ψῑλόεσθον | ψῑλοόμεθᾰ | ψῑλόεσθε | ψῑλόονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ψῑλόωμαι | ψῑλόῃ | ψῑλόηται | ψῑλόησθον | ψῑλόησθον | ψῑλοώμεθᾰ | ψῑλόησθε | ψῑλόωνται | |||||
| optative | ψῑλοοίμην | ψῑλόοιο | ψῑλόοιτο | ψῑλόοισθον | ψῑλοοίσθην | ψῑλοοίμεθᾰ | ψῑλόοισθε | ψῑλόοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ψῑλόου | ψῑλοέσθω | ψῑλόεσθον | ψῑλοέσθων | ψῑλόεσθε | ψῑλοέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ψῑλόειν | ψῑλόεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ψῑλόων | ψῑλοόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ψῑλόουσᾰ | ψῑλοομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ψῑλόον | ψῑλοόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ψῑλῶ, ψῑλοῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ψῑλῶ | ψῑλοῖς | ψῑλοῖ | ψῑλοῦτον | ψῑλοῦτον | ψῑλοῦμεν | ψῑλοῦτε | ψῑλοῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ψῑλῶ | ψῑλοῖς | ψῑλοῖ | ψῑλῶτον | ψῑλῶτον | ψῑλῶμεν | ψῑλῶτε | ψῑλῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ψῑλοίην, ψῑλοῖμῐ |
ψῑλοίης, ψῑλοῖς |
ψῑλοίη, ψῑλοῖ |
ψῑλοῖτον, ψῑλοίητον |
ψῑλοίτην, ψῑλοιήτην |
ψῑλοῖμεν, ψῑλοίημεν |
ψῑλοῖτε, ψῑλοίητε |
ψῑλοῖεν, ψῑλοίησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ψῑ́λου | ψῑλούτω | ψῑλοῦτον | ψῑλούτων | ψῑλοῦτε | ψῑλούντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ψῑλοῦμαι | ψῑλοῖ | ψῑλοῦται | ψῑλοῦσθον | ψῑλοῦσθον | ψῑλούμεθᾰ | ψῑλοῦσθε | ψῑλοῦνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ψῑλῶμαι | ψῑλοῖ | ψῑλῶται | ψῑλῶσθον | ψῑλῶσθον | ψῑλώμεθᾰ | ψῑλῶσθε | ψῑλῶνται | |||||
| optative | ψῑλοίμην | ψῑλοῖο | ψῑλοῖτο | ψῑλοῖσθον | ψῑλοίσθην | ψῑλοίμεθᾰ | ψῑλοῖσθε | ψῑλοῖντο | |||||
| imperative | ψῑλοῦ | ψῑλούσθω | ψῑλοῦσθον | ψῑλούσθων | ψῑλοῦσθε | ψῑλούσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ψῑλοῦν | ψῑλοῦσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ψῑλῶν | ψῑλούμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ψῑλοῦσᾰ | ψῑλουμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ψῑλοῦν | ψῑλούμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐψῑ́λοον, ἐψῑλοόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐψῑ́λοον | ἐψῑ́λοες | ἐψῑ́λοε(ν) | ἐψῑλόετον | ἐψῑλοέτην | ἐψῑλόομεν | ἐψῑλόετε | ἐψῑ́λοον | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐψῑλοόμην | ἐψῑλόου | ἐψῑλόετο | ἐψῑλόεσθον | ἐψῑλοέσθην | ἐψῑλοόμεθᾰ | ἐψῑλόεσθε | ἐψῑλόοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐψῑ́λουν, ἐψῑλούμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐψῑ́λουν | ἐψῑ́λους | ἐψῑ́λου | ἐψῑλοῦτον | ἐψῑλούτην | ἐψῑλοῦμεν | ἐψῑλοῦτε | ἐψῑ́λουν | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐψῑλούμην | ἐψῑλοῦ | ἐψῑλοῦτο | ἐψῑλοῦσθον | ἐψῑλούσθην | ἐψῑλούμεθᾰ | ἐψῑλοῦσθε | ἐψῑλοῦντο | ||||
| 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: ψῑλώσω, ψῑλώσομαι, ψῑλωθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ψῑλώσω | ψῑλώσεις | ψῑλώσει | ψῑλώσετον | ψῑλώσετον | ψῑλώσομεν | ψῑλώσετε | ψῑλώσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ψῑλώσοιμῐ | ψῑλώσοις | ψῑλώσοι | ψῑλώσοιτον | ψῑλωσοίτην | ψῑλώσοιμεν | ψῑλώσοιτε | ψῑλώσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ψῑλώσομαι | ψῑλώσῃ, ψῑλώσει |
ψῑλώσεται | ψῑλώσεσθον | ψῑλώσεσθον | ψῑλωσόμεθᾰ | ψῑλώσεσθε | ψῑλώσονται | ||||
| optative | ψῑλωσοίμην | ψῑλώσοιο | ψῑλώσοιτο | ψῑλώσοισθον | ψῑλωσοίσθην | ψῑλωσοίμεθᾰ | ψῑλώσοισθε | ψῑλώσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ψῑλωθήσομαι | ψῑλωθήσῃ, ψῑλωθήσει |
ψῑλωθήσεται | ψῑλωθήσεσθον | ψῑλωθήσεσθον | ψῑλωθησόμεθᾰ | ψῑλωθήσεσθε | ψῑλωθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ψῑλωθησοίμην | ψῑλωθήσοιο | ψῑλωθήσοιτο | ψῑλωθήσοισθον | ψῑλωθησοίσθην | ψῑλωθησοίμεθᾰ | ψῑλωθήσοισθε | ψῑλωθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ψῑλώσειν | ψῑλώσεσθαι | ψῑλωθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ψῑλώσων | ψῑλωσόμενος | ψῑλωθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ψῑλώσουσᾰ | ψῑλωσομένη | ψῑλωθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ψῑλῶσον | ψῑλωσόμενον | ψῑλωθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐψῑ́λωσᾰ, ἐψῑλωσᾰ́μην, ἐψῑλώθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐψῑ́λωσᾰ | ἐψῑ́λωσᾰς | ἐψῑ́λωσε(ν) | ἐψῑλώσᾰτον | ἐψῑλωσᾰ́την | ἐψῑλώσᾰμεν | ἐψῑλώσᾰτε | ἐψῑ́λωσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ψῑλώσω | ψῑλώσῃς | ψῑλώσῃ | ψῑλώσητον | ψῑλώσητον | ψῑλώσωμεν | ψῑλώσητε | ψῑλώσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ψῑλώσαιμῐ | ψῑλώσειᾰς, ψῑλώσαις |
ψῑλώσειε(ν), ψῑλώσαι |
ψῑλώσαιτον | ψῑλωσαίτην | ψῑλώσαιμεν | ψῑλώσαιτε | ψῑλώσειᾰν, ψῑλώσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ψῑ́λωσον | ψῑλωσᾰ́τω | ψῑλώσᾰτον | ψῑλωσᾰ́των | ψῑλώσᾰτε | ψῑλωσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐψῑλωσᾰ́μην | ἐψῑλώσω | ἐψῑλώσᾰτο | ἐψῑλώσᾰσθον | ἐψῑλωσᾰ́σθην | ἐψῑλωσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐψῑλώσᾰσθε | ἐψῑλώσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ψῑλώσωμαι | ψῑλώσῃ | ψῑλώσηται | ψῑλώσησθον | ψῑλώσησθον | ψῑλωσώμεθᾰ | ψῑλώσησθε | ψῑλώσωνται | |||||
| optative | ψῑλωσαίμην | ψῑλώσαιο | ψῑλώσαιτο | ψῑλώσαισθον | ψῑλωσαίσθην | ψῑλωσαίμεθᾰ | ψῑλώσαισθε | ψῑλώσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ψῑ́λωσαι | ψῑλωσᾰ́σθω | ψῑλώσᾰσθον | ψῑλωσᾰ́σθων | ψῑλώσᾰσθε | ψῑλωσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐψῑλώθην | ἐψῑλώθης | ἐψῑλώθη | ἐψῑλώθητον | ἐψῑλωθήτην | ἐψῑλώθημεν | ἐψῑλώθητε | ἐψῑλώθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ψῑλωθῶ | ψῑλωθῇς | ψῑλωθῇ | ψῑλωθῆτον | ψῑλωθῆτον | ψῑλωθῶμεν | ψῑλωθῆτε | ψῑλωθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ψῑλωθείην | ψῑλωθείης | ψῑλωθείη | ψῑλωθεῖτον, ψῑλωθείητον |
ψῑλωθείτην, ψῑλωθειήτην |
ψῑλωθεῖμεν, ψῑλωθείημεν |
ψῑλωθεῖτε, ψῑλωθείητε |
ψῑλωθεῖεν, ψῑλωθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ψῑλώθητῐ | ψῑλωθήτω | ψῑλώθητον | ψῑλωθήτων | ψῑλώθητε | ψῑλωθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ψῑλῶσαι | ψῑλώσᾰσθαι | ψῑλωθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ψῑλώσᾱς | ψῑλωσᾰ́μενος | ψῑλωθείς | |||||||||
| f | ψῑλώσᾱσᾰ | ψῑλωσᾰμένη | ψῑλωθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ψῑλῶσᾰν | ψῑλωσᾰ́μενον | ψῑλωθέν | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐψῑ́λωκᾰ, ἐψῑ́λωμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐψῑ́λωκᾰ | ἐψῑ́λωκᾰς | ἐψῑ́λωκε(ν) | ἐψῑλώκᾰτον | ἐψῑλώκᾰτον | ἐψῑλώκᾰμεν | ἐψῑλώκᾰτε | ἐψῑλώκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐψῑλώκω | ἐψῑλώκῃς | ἐψῑλώκῃ | ἐψῑλώκητον | ἐψῑλώκητον | ἐψῑλώκωμεν | ἐψῑλώκητε | ἐψῑλώκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐψῑλώκοιμῐ, ἐψῑλωκοίην |
ἐψῑλώκοις, ἐψῑλωκοίης |
ἐψῑλώκοι, ἐψῑλωκοίη |
ἐψῑλώκοιτον | ἐψῑλωκοίτην | ἐψῑλώκοιμεν | ἐψῑλώκοιτε | ἐψῑλώκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐψῑ́λωκε | ἐψῑλωκέτω | ἐψῑλώκετον | ἐψῑλωκέτων | ἐψῑλώκετε | ἐψῑλωκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐψῑ́λωμαι | ἐψῑ́λωσαι | ἐψῑ́λωται | ἐψῑ́λωσθον | ἐψῑ́λωσθον | ἐψῑλώμεθᾰ | ἐψῑ́λωσθε | ἐψῑ́λωνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐψῑλωμένος ὦ | ἐψῑλωμένος ᾖς | ἐψῑλωμένος ᾖ | ἐψῑλωμένω ἦτον | ἐψῑλωμένω ἦτον | ἐψῑλωμένοι ὦμεν | ἐψῑλωμένοι ἦτε | ἐψῑλωμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐψῑλωμένος εἴην | ἐψῑλωμένος εἴης | ἐψῑλωμένος εἴη | ἐψῑλωμένω εἴητον, εἶτον |
ἐψῑλωμένω εἰήτην, εἴτην |
ἐψῑλωμένοι εἴημεν, εἶμεν |
ἐψῑλωμένοι εἴητε, εἶτε |
ἐψῑλωμένοι εἴησᾰν, εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐψῑ́λωσο | ἐψῑλώσθω | ἐψῑ́λωσθον | ἐψῑλώσθων | ἐψῑ́λωσθε | ἐψῑλώσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/ | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐψῑλωκέναι | ἐψῑλῶσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐψῑλωκώς | ἐψῑλωμένος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐψῑλωκυῖᾰ | ἐψῑλωμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐψῑλωκός | ἐψῑλωμένον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐψῑλώκειν, ἐψῑλώμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐψῑλώκειν, ἐψῑλώκη |
ἐψῑλώκεις, ἐψῑλώκης |
ἐψῑλώκει(ν) | ἐψῑλώκετον | ἐψῑλωκέτην | ἐψῑλώκεμεν | ἐψῑλώκετε | ἐψῑλώκεσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐψῑλώμην | ἐψῑ́λωσο | ἐψῑ́λωτο | ἐψῑ́λωσθον | ἐψῑλώσθην | ἐψῑλώμεθᾰ | ἐψῑ́λωσθε | ἐψῑ́λωντο | ||||
| 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
- “ψιλόω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert (1901–1906), “ψιλόω”, in Moschos, Xenofon, transl., Konstantinidis, Michael, editor, Μέγα λεξικόν τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Méga lexikón tês Hellēnikês glṓssēs, Great Dictionary of the Greek Language] (overall work in Katharevousa), Athens: Anestis Konstantinidis, translation of original in English, with supplement
- ψιλόω in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette