ἅζομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *haďďomai, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yáǵyeti. Compare ᾰ̔́γῐος (hắgĭos)); cognate with Sanskrit यज॑ति (yájati, “to revere”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ᾰ̔́ζομαι • (hắzomai)

  1. to dread; to stand in awe of
    • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Illiad 6.266-267:
      Χερσὶ δ’ ἀνίπτοισιν Διὶ λείβειν αἴθοπα οἶνον ἅζομαι
      Khersì d’ aníptoisin Diì leíbein aíthopa oînon házomai
      Moreover with hands unwashed I dread to pour libation of flaming wine to Zeus.
    • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Illiad 14.260:
      τὴν ἱκόμην φεύγων, ὃ δʼ ἐπαύσατο χωόμενός περ.
      ἅζετο γὰρ μὴ Νυκτὶ θοῇ ἀποθύμια ἕρδοι.
      νῦν αὖ τοῦτό
      tḕn hikómēn pheúgōn, hò d’ epaúsato khōómenós per.
      házeto gàr mḕ Nuktì thoēî apothúmia hérdoi.
      nûn aû toûtó
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 480 BCE – 406 BCE, Euripides, Herakles' Children 1035:
      ὅταν μόλωσι δεῦρο σὺν πολλῇ χερὶ
      χάριν προδόντες τήνδε. τοιούτων ξένων
      προύστητε. πῶς οὖν ταῦτʼ ἐγὼ πεπυσμένος
      δεῦρʼ ἦλθον, ἀλλʼ οὐ χρησμὸν ἡζόμην θεοῦ;
      Ἥραν νομίζων θεσφάτων κρείσσω πολὺ
      hótan mólōsi deûro sùn pollēî kherì
      khárin prodóntes tḗnde. toioútōn xénōn
      proústēte. pôs oûn taût’ egṑ pepusménos
      deûr’ êlthon, all’ ou khrēsmòn hēzómēn theoû?
      Hḗran nomízōn thesphátōn kreíssō polù
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 9.475:
      σχέτλιʼ, ἐπεὶ ξείνους οὐχ ἅζεο σῷ ἐνὶ οἴκῳ
      ἐσθέμεναι· τῷ σε Ζεὺς τίσατο καὶ
      skhétli’, epeì xeínous oukh házeo sōî enì oíkōi
      esthémenai; tōî se Zeùs tísato kaì
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

   Present: ᾰ̔́ζομαι (Attic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/passive indicative ᾰ̔́ζομαι ᾰ̔́ζῃ,
ᾰ̔́ζει 		ᾰ̔́ζεται ᾰ̔́ζεσθον ᾰ̔́ζεσθον ᾰ̔ζόμεθᾰ ᾰ̔́ζεσθε ᾰ̔́ζονται
subjunctive ᾰ̔́ζωμαι ᾰ̔́ζῃ ᾰ̔́ζηται ᾰ̔́ζησθον ᾰ̔́ζησθον ᾰ̔ζώμεθᾰ ᾰ̔́ζησθε ᾰ̔́ζωνται
optative ᾰ̔ζοίμην ᾰ̔́ζοιο ᾰ̔́ζοιτο ᾰ̔́ζοισθον ᾰ̔ζοίσθην ᾰ̔ζοίμεθᾰ ᾰ̔́ζοισθε ᾰ̔́ζοιντο
imperative   ᾰ̔́ζου ᾰ̔ζέσθω ᾰ̔́ζεσθον ᾰ̔ζέσθων   ᾰ̔́ζεσθε ᾰ̔ζέσθων
middle/passive
infinitive ᾰ̔́ζεσθαι
participle m ᾰ̔ζόμενος
f ᾰ̔ζομένη
n ᾰ̔ζόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: ᾰ̔́ζομαι (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/passive indicative ᾰ̔́ζομαι ᾰ̔́ζεαι,
ᾰ̔́ζῃ 		ᾰ̔́ζεται ᾰ̔́ζεσθον ᾰ̔́ζεσθον ᾰ̔ζόμε(σ)θᾰ ᾰ̔́ζεσθε ᾰ̔́ζονται
subjunctive ᾰ̔́ζωμαι ᾰ̔́ζηαι,
ᾰ̔́ζῃ 		ᾰ̔́ζηται ᾰ̔́ζησθον ᾰ̔́ζησθον ᾰ̔ζώμε(σ)θᾰ ᾰ̔́ζησθε ᾰ̔́ζωνται
optative ᾰ̔ζοίμην ᾰ̔́ζοιο ᾰ̔́ζοιτο ᾰ̔́ζοισθον ᾰ̔ζοίσθην ᾰ̔ζοίμε(σ)θᾰ ᾰ̔́ζοισθε ᾰ̔ζοίᾰτο
imperative   ᾰ̔́ζεο,
ᾰ̔́ζευ 		ᾰ̔ζέσθω ᾰ̔́ζεσθον ᾰ̔ζέσθων   ᾰ̔́ζεσθε ᾰ̔ζέσθων
middle/passive
infinitive ᾰ̔́ζεσθαι
participle m ᾰ̔ζόμενος
f ᾰ̔ζομένη
n ᾰ̔ζόμενον
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.
   Imperfect: ἡζόμην (Attic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/passive indicative ἡζόμην ἥζου ἥζετο ἥζεσθον ἡζέσθην ἡζόμεθᾰ ἥζεσθε ἥζοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ᾰ̔ζόμην (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/passive indicative ᾰ̔ζόμην ᾰ̔́ζεο,
ᾰ̔́ζευ 		ᾰ̔́ζετο ᾰ̔́ζεσθον ᾰ̔ζέσθην ᾰ̔ζόμε(σ)θᾰ ᾰ̔́ζεσθε ᾰ̔́ζοντο
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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