ἀλύω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ᾰ̔λῠ́ω (hălŭ́ō) — Attic
  • ἀλυίω (aluíō) — Aeolic

Etymology

From ἄλυς (álus, “agitation”). May be related to Latin alucinor (“to wander in mind, talk idly, prate, dream”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ᾰ̓λῠ́ω • (ălŭ́ō)

  1. to be stirred or excited
  2. to be distraught
  3. to be perplexed
  4. to be weary; to be bored
  5. (Koine) to wander

Conjugation

   Present: ᾰ̓λῠ́ω, ᾰ̓λῠ́ομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ᾰ̓λῠ́ω ᾰ̓λῠ́εις ᾰ̓λῠ́ει ᾰ̓λῠ́ετον ᾰ̓λῠ́ετον ᾰ̓λῠ́ομεν ᾰ̓λῠ́ετε ᾰ̓λῠ́ουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ᾰ̓λῠ́ω ᾰ̓λῠ́ῃς ᾰ̓λῠ́ῃ ᾰ̓λῠ́ητον ᾰ̓λῠ́ητον ᾰ̓λῠ́ωμεν ᾰ̓λῠ́ητε ᾰ̓λῠ́ωσῐ(ν)
optative ᾰ̓λῠ́οιμῐ ᾰ̓λῠ́οις ᾰ̓λῠ́οι ᾰ̓λῠ́οιτον ᾰ̓λῠοίτην ᾰ̓λῠ́οιμεν ᾰ̓λῠ́οιτε ᾰ̓λῠ́οιεν
imperative   ᾰ̓́λῠε ᾰ̓λῠέτω ᾰ̓λῠ́ετον ᾰ̓λῠέτων   ᾰ̓λῠ́ετε ᾰ̓λῠόντων
middle/passive indicative ᾰ̓λῠ́ομαι ᾰ̓λῠ́ῃ,
ᾰ̓λῠ́ει 		ᾰ̓λῠ́εται ᾰ̓λῠ́εσθον ᾰ̓λῠ́εσθον ᾰ̓λῠόμεθᾰ ᾰ̓λῠ́εσθε ᾰ̓λῠ́ονται
subjunctive ᾰ̓λῠ́ωμαι ᾰ̓λῠ́ῃ ᾰ̓λῠ́ηται ᾰ̓λῠ́ησθον ᾰ̓λῠ́ησθον ᾰ̓λῠώμεθᾰ ᾰ̓λῠ́ησθε ᾰ̓λῠ́ωνται
optative ᾰ̓λῠοίμην ᾰ̓λῠ́οιο ᾰ̓λῠ́οιτο ᾰ̓λῠ́οισθον ᾰ̓λῠοίσθην ᾰ̓λῠοίμεθᾰ ᾰ̓λῠ́οισθε ᾰ̓λῠ́οιντο
imperative   ᾰ̓λῠ́ου ᾰ̓λῠέσθω ᾰ̓λῠ́εσθον ᾰ̓λῠέσθων   ᾰ̓λῠ́εσθε ᾰ̓λῠέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive ᾰ̓λῠ́ειν ᾰ̓λῠ́εσθαι
participle m ᾰ̓λῠ́ων ᾰ̓λῠόμενος
f ᾰ̓λῠ́ουσᾰ ᾰ̓λῠομένη
n ᾰ̓λῠ́ον ᾰ̓λῠόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἤλῠον, ἠλῠόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἤλῠον ἤλῠες ἤλῠε(ν) ἠλῠ́ετον ἠλῠέτην ἠλῠ́ομεν ἠλῠ́ετε ἤλῠον
middle/passive indicative ἠλῠόμην ἠλῠ́ου ἠλῠ́ετο ἠλῠ́εσθον ἠλῠέσθην ἠλῠόμεθᾰ ἠλῠ́εσθε ἠλῠ́οντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Quotations

  • 170 CE – 250 CE, Philostratus, Vita Apolloni 8.29:
    ηὐξάμην αὐτῷ καὶ ἐν Πελοποννήσῳ ποτέ, λαμίας γάρ τι φάσμα κἀκεῖ περὶ τὴν Κόρινθον ἤλυε σιτούμενον τῶν νέων τοὺς καλούς, καὶ ξυνήρατό μοι τοῦ ἀγῶνος οὐ θαυμασίων δεηθεὶς δώρων, ἀλλὰ μελιττούτης καὶ λιβανωτοῦ καὶ τοῦ ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας τι ἀνθρώπων ἐργάσασθαι, τουτὶ γὰρ καὶ κατὰ τὸν Εὐρυσθέα μισθὸν τῶν ἄθλων ἡγεῖτο
    ēuxámēn autōî kaì en Peloponnḗsōi poté, lamías gár ti phásma kakeî perì tḕn Kórinthon ḗlue sitoúmenon tôn néōn toùs kaloús, kaì xunḗrató moi toû agônos ou thaumasíōn deētheìs dṓrōn, allà melittoútēs kaì libanōtoû kaì toû hupèr sōtērías ti anthrṓpōn ergásasthai, toutì gàr kaì katà tòn Eurusthéa misthòn tôn áthlōn hēgeîto
    (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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