ἐκγίγνομαι
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ἐκ- (ek-) + γῐ́γνομαι (gĭ́gnomai).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /eɡ.ɡí.ɡno.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eɡˈɡi.ɡno.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eɡˈʝi.ɣno.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eɡˈʝi.ɣno.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eɡˈʝi.ɣno.me/
Verb
ἐκγῐ́γνομαι • (ekgĭ́gnomai)
- to be born (with the father in the genitive or the mother in the dative)
- to come into being
- (in the aorist) to pass (of time)
- (passive voice) to be allowed
Conjugation
Present: ἐκγῐ́γνομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐκγῐ́γνομαι | ἐκγῐ́γνῃ, ἐκγῐ́γνει |
ἐκγῐ́γνεται | ἐκγῐ́γνεσθον | ἐκγῐ́γνεσθον | ἐκγῐγνόμεθᾰ | ἐκγῐ́γνεσθε | ἐκγῐ́γνονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκγῐ́γνωμαι | ἐκγῐ́γνῃ | ἐκγῐ́γνηται | ἐκγῐ́γνησθον | ἐκγῐ́γνησθον | ἐκγῐγνώμεθᾰ | ἐκγῐ́γνησθε | ἐκγῐ́γνωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐκγῐγνοίμην | ἐκγῐ́γνοιο | ἐκγῐ́γνοιτο | ἐκγῐ́γνοισθον | ἐκγῐγνοίσθην | ἐκγῐγνοίμεθᾰ | ἐκγῐ́γνοισθε | ἐκγῐ́γνοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐκγῐ́γνου | ἐκγῐγνέσθω | ἐκγῐ́γνεσθον | ἐκγῐγνέσθων | ἐκγῐ́γνεσθε | ἐκγῐγνέσθων | |||||||
| middle/ | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκγῐ́γνεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκγῐγνόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἐκγῐγνομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐκγῐγνόμενον | ||||||||||||
| 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: ἐξεγῐγνόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ |
indicative | ἐξεγῐγνόμην | ἐξεγῐ́γνου | ἐξεγῐ́γνετο | ἐξεγῐ́γνεσθον | ἐξεγῐγνέσθην | ἐξεγῐγνόμεθᾰ | ἐξεγῐ́γνεσθε | ἐξεγῐ́γνοντο | ||||
| 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: ἐκγενήσομαι, ἐκγενηθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐκγενήσομαι | ἐκγενήσῃ, ἐκγενήσει |
ἐκγενήσεται | ἐκγενήσεσθον | ἐκγενήσεσθον | ἐκγενησόμεθᾰ | ἐκγενήσεσθε | ἐκγενήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐκγενησοίμην | ἐκγενήσοιο | ἐκγενήσοιτο | ἐκγενήσοισθον | ἐκγενησοίσθην | ἐκγενησοίμεθᾰ | ἐκγενήσοισθε | ἐκγενήσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ἐκγενηθήσομαι | ἐκγενηθήσῃ, ἐκγενηθήσει |
ἐκγενηθήσεται | ἐκγενηθήσεσθον | ἐκγενηθήσεσθον | ἐκγενηθησόμεθᾰ | ἐκγενηθήσεσθε | ἐκγενηθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐκγενηθησοίμην | ἐκγενηθήσοιο | ἐκγενηθήσοιτο | ἐκγενηθήσοισθον | ἐκγενηθησοίσθην | ἐκγενηθησοίμεθᾰ | ἐκγενηθήσοισθε | ἐκγενηθήσοιντο | |||||
| middle | passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκγενήσεσθαι | ἐκγενηθήσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκγενησόμενος | ἐκγενηθησόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐκγενησομένη | ἐκγενηθησομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐκγενησόμενον | ἐκγενηθησόμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐξεγενόμην, ἐξεγενήθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐξεγενόμην | ἐξεγένου | ἐξεγένετο | ἐξεγένεσθον | ἐξεγενέσθην | ἐξεγενόμεθᾰ | ἐξεγένεσθε | ἐξεγένοντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκγένωμαι | ἐκγένῃ | ἐκγένηται | ἐκγένησθον | ἐκγένησθον | ἐκγενώμεθᾰ | ἐκγένησθε | ἐκγένωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐκγενοίμην | ἐκγένοιο | ἐκγένοιτο | ἐκγένοισθον | ἐκγενοίσθην | ἐκγενοίμεθᾰ | ἐκγένοισθε | ἐκγένοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐκγενοῦ | ἐκγενέσθω | ἐκγένεσθον | ἐκγενέσθων | ἐκγένεσθε | ἐκγενέσθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐξεγενήθην | ἐξεγενήθης | ἐξεγενήθη | ἐξεγενήθητον | ἐξεγενηθήτην | ἐξεγενήθημεν | ἐξεγενήθητε | ἐξεγενήθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκγενηθῶ | ἐκγενηθῇς | ἐκγενηθῇ | ἐκγενηθῆτον | ἐκγενηθῆτον | ἐκγενηθῶμεν | ἐκγενηθῆτε | ἐκγενηθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκγενηθείην | ἐκγενηθείης | ἐκγενηθείη | ἐκγενηθεῖτον, ἐκγενηθείητον |
ἐκγενηθείτην, ἐκγενηθειήτην |
ἐκγενηθεῖμεν, ἐκγενηθείημεν |
ἐκγενηθεῖτε, ἐκγενηθείητε |
ἐκγενηθεῖεν, ἐκγενηθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἐκγενήθητῐ | ἐκγενηθήτω | ἐκγενήθητον | ἐκγενηθήτων | ἐκγενήθητε | ἐκγενηθέντων | |||||||
| middle | passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκγενέσθαι | ἐκγενηθῆναι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκγενόμενος | ἐκγενηθείς | ||||||||||
| f | ἐκγενομένη | ἐκγενηθεῖσᾰ | |||||||||||
| n | ἐκγενόμενον | ἐκγενηθέν | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐκγέγᾰᾰ (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκγέγᾰᾰ | ἐκγέγᾰᾰς | ἐκγέγᾰε(ν) | ἐκγεγᾰ́ᾰτον | ἐκγεγᾰ́ᾰτον | ἐκγεγᾰ́ᾰμεν | ἐκγεγᾰ́ᾰτε | ἐκγεγᾰ́ᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκγεγᾰ́ω, ἐκγεγᾰ́ωμῐ |
ἐκγεγᾰ́ῃς, ἐκγεγᾰ́ῃσθᾰ |
ἐκγεγᾰ́ῃ, ἐκγεγᾰ́ῃσῐ(ν) |
ἐκγεγᾰ́ητον | ἐκγεγᾰ́ητον | ἐκγεγᾰ́ωμεν | ἐκγεγᾰ́ητε | ἐκγεγᾰ́ωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκγεγᾰ́οιμῐ, ἐκγεγᾰοίην |
ἐκγεγᾰ́οις, ἐκγεγᾰοίης |
ἐκγεγᾰ́οι, ἐκγεγᾰοίη |
ἐκγεγᾰ́οιτον | ἐκγεγᾰοίτην | ἐκγεγᾰ́οιμεν | ἐκγεγᾰ́οιτε | ἐκγεγᾰ́οιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐκγέγᾰε | ἐκγεγᾰέτω | ἐκγεγᾰ́ετον | ἐκγεγᾰέτων | ἐκγεγᾰ́ετε | ἐκγεγᾰόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκγεγᾰ́μεν | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκγεγᾰώς | |||||||||||
| f | ἐκγεγᾰυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐκγεγᾰός | ||||||||||||
| 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.
Only the infinitive and participle are attested in Homer. | ||||||||||||
Pluperfect: ἐκγεγᾰ́εεν (Epic)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκγεγᾰ́εεν, ἐκγεγᾰ́εᾰ |
ἐκγεγᾰ́εες, ἐκγεγᾰ́εᾰς |
ἐκγεγᾰ́εε(ν) | ἐκγέγᾰτον | ἐκγεγᾰ́την | ἐκγέγᾰμεν | ἐκγέγᾰτε | ἐκγέγᾰσᾰν | ||||
| 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
- “ἐκγίγνομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐκγίγνομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐκγίγνομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἐκγίγνομαι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
- “ἐκγίγνομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press