ἄγαμαι
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ᾰ̓γᾰ́ομαι (ăgắomai), ᾰ̓γαίομαι (ăgaíomai) — Epic
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *əga-, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂-, zero-grade prefix from *méǵh₂s (“big, great”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /á.ɡa.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɣa.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɣa.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɣa.me/
Verb
ᾰ̓́γᾰμαι • (ắgămai)
Conjugation
Present: ᾰ̓́γᾰμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ᾰ̓́γᾰμαι | ᾰ̓́γᾰσαι | ᾰ̓́γᾰται | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθον | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰ́μεθᾰ | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθε | ᾰ̓́γᾰνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓γῶμαι | ᾰ̓γῇ | ᾰ̓γῆται | ᾰ̓γῆσθον | ᾰ̓γῆσθον | ᾰ̓γώμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓γῆσθε | ᾰ̓γῶνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓γαίμην | ᾰ̓́γαιο | ᾰ̓́γαιτο | ᾰ̓́γαισθον | ᾰ̓γαίσθην | ᾰ̓γαίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓́γαισθε | ᾰ̓́γαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓́γᾰσο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθω | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθων | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθε | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓γᾰ́μενος | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓γᾰμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓γᾰ́μενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ᾰ̓́γᾰμαι (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ᾰ̓́γᾰμαι | ᾰ̓́γᾰσαι | ᾰ̓́γᾰται | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθον | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθε, ᾰ̓γᾰ́ᾰσθε |
ᾰ̓́γᾰνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓γῶμαι | ᾰ̓γῇ | ᾰ̓γῆται | ᾰ̓γῆσθον | ᾰ̓γῆσθον | ᾰ̓γώμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓γῆσθε | ᾰ̓γῶνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓γαίμην | ᾰ̓́γαιο | ᾰ̓́γαιτο | ᾰ̓́γαισθον | ᾰ̓γαίσθην | ᾰ̓γαίμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓́γαισθε | ᾰ̓γαίᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓́γᾰσο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθω | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθων | ᾰ̓́γᾰσθε | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓γᾰ́ᾰσθαι, ᾰ̓́γᾰσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓γᾰ́μενος | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓γᾰμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓γᾰ́μενον | ||||||||||||
| 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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Imperfect: ἠγᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠγᾰ́μην | ἤγᾰσο | ἤγᾰτο | ἤγᾰσθον | ἠγᾰ́σθην | ἠγᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἤγᾰσθε | ἤγᾰντο | ||||
| 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: ἠγᾰ́μην (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠγᾰ́μην | ἤγᾰσο | ἤγᾰτο | ἤγᾰσθον | ἠγᾰ́σθην | ἠγᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ἤγᾰσθε, ἠγᾰ́ᾰσθε |
ἤγᾰντο | ||||
| 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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Future: ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσομαι, ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσομαι | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσῃ, ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσει |
ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσεται | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσεσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσεσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσσόμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσεσθε | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσονται | ||||
| optative | ᾰ̓γᾰσσοίμην | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσοιο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσοιτο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσοισθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσσοίσθην | ᾰ̓γᾰσσοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσοισθε | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσομαι | ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσῃ, ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσει |
ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσεται | ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσεσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσεσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσθησόμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσεσθε | ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ᾰ̓γᾰσθησοίμην | ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσοιο | ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσοιτο | ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσοισθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσθησοίσθην | ᾰ̓γᾰσθησοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσοισθε | ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσοιντο | |||||
| middle | passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσεσθαι | ᾰ̓γᾰσθήσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓γᾰσσόμενος | ᾰ̓γᾰσθησόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓γᾰσσομένη | ᾰ̓γᾰσθησομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓γᾰσσόμενον | ᾰ̓γᾰσθησόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἠγᾰσᾰ́μην, ἠγᾰ́σθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠγᾰσᾰ́μην | ἠγᾰ́σω | ἠγᾰ́σᾰτο | ἠγᾰ́σᾰσθον | ἠγᾰσᾰ́σθην | ἠγᾰσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἠγᾰ́σᾰσθε | ἠγᾰ́σᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σωμαι | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σῃ | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σηται | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σησθον | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σησθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσώμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σησθε | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σωνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓γᾰσαίμην | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σαιο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σαιτο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σαισθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσαίσθην | ᾰ̓γᾰσαίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σαισθε | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓́γᾰσαι | ᾰ̓γᾰσᾰ́σθω | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σᾰσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσᾰ́σθων | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σᾰσθε | ᾰ̓γᾰσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἠγᾰ́σθην | ἠγᾰ́σθης | ἠγᾰ́σθη | ἠγᾰ́σθητον | ἠγᾰσθήτην | ἠγᾰ́σθημεν | ἠγᾰ́σθητε | ἠγᾰ́σθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓γᾰσθῶ | ᾰ̓γᾰσθῇς | ᾰ̓γᾰσθῇ | ᾰ̓γᾰσθῆτον | ᾰ̓γᾰσθῆτον | ᾰ̓γᾰσθῶμεν | ᾰ̓γᾰσθῆτε | ᾰ̓γᾰσθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓γᾰσθείην | ᾰ̓γᾰσθείης | ᾰ̓γᾰσθείη | ᾰ̓γᾰσθεῖτον, ᾰ̓γᾰσθείητον |
ᾰ̓γᾰσθείτην, ᾰ̓γᾰσθειήτην |
ᾰ̓γᾰσθεῖμεν, ᾰ̓γᾰσθείημεν |
ᾰ̓γᾰσθεῖτε, ᾰ̓γᾰσθείητε |
ᾰ̓γᾰσθεῖεν, ᾰ̓γᾰσθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθητῐ | ᾰ̓γᾰσθήτω | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθητον | ᾰ̓γᾰσθήτων | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σθητε | ᾰ̓γᾰσθέντων | |||||||
| middle | passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σᾰσθαι | ᾰ̓γᾰσθῆναι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓γᾰσᾰ́μενος | ᾰ̓γᾰσθείς | ||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓γᾰσᾰμένη | ᾰ̓γᾰσθεῖσᾰ | |||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓γᾰσᾰ́μενον | ᾰ̓γᾰσθέν | |||||||||||
| 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: ἠγᾰσσᾰ́μην (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠγᾰσσᾰ́μην | ἠγᾰ́σσᾰο | ἠγᾰ́σσᾰτο | ἠγᾰ́σσᾰσθον | ἠγᾰσσᾰ́σθην | ἠγᾰσσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ἠγᾰ́σσᾰσθε | ἠγᾰ́σσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσωμαι, ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσομαι |
ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσῃ, ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσεαι |
ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσηται, ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσεται |
ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσησθον | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσησθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσσώμε(σ)θᾰ, ᾰ̓γᾰσσόμε(σ)θᾰ |
ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσησθε | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσωνται | |||||
| optative | ᾰ̓γᾰσσαίμην | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσαιο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσαιτο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσαισθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσσαίσθην | ᾰ̓γᾰσσαίμε(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσαισθε | ᾰ̓γᾰσσαίᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | ᾰ̓́γᾰσσαι | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́σθω | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́σθων | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰσθε | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́μενος | |||||||||||
| f | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́μενον | ||||||||||||
| 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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Aorist: ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́μην (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́μην | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰτο | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰσθον | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́σθην | ᾰ̓γᾰσσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰσθε | ᾰ̓γᾰ́σσᾰντο | ||||
| 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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Further reading
- “ἄγαμαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἄγαμαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἄγαμαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ἄγαμαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἄγαμαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 7
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- admire idem, page 12.