ἐπαιτέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπί (epí) + αἰτέω (aitéō).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pai̯.té.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pɛˈte.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pɛˈte.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.peˈte.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.peˈte.o/

Verb

ἐπαιτέω • (epaitéō)

to ask besides
- c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.593
- 429 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus Rex 1416
1. to ask for more
  - c. 420 BCE, Sophocles, Electra 1124
to beg as a mendicant
- 406 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 1364
to demand

Inflection

Present: ἐπαιτέω, ἐπαιτέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπαιτέω	ἐπαιτέεις	ἐπαιτέει	ἐπαιτέετον	ἐπαιτέετον	ἐπαιτέομεν	ἐπαιτέετε	ἐπαιτέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπαιτέω	ἐπαιτέῃς	ἐπαιτέῃ	ἐπαιτέητον	ἐπαιτέητον	ἐπαιτέωμεν	ἐπαιτέητε	ἐπαιτέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπαιτέοιμῐ	ἐπαιτέοις	ἐπαιτέοι	ἐπαιτέοιτον	ἐπαιτεοίτην	ἐπαιτέοιμεν	ἐπαιτέοιτε	ἐπαιτέοιεν
	imperative		ἐπαίτεε	ἐπαιτεέτω	ἐπαιτέετον	ἐπαιτεέτων		ἐπαιτέετε	ἐπαιτεόντων
middle/passive	indicative	ἐπαιτέομαι	ἐπαιτέῃ, ἐπαιτέει	ἐπαιτέεται	ἐπαιτέεσθον	ἐπαιτέεσθον	ἐπαιτεόμεθᾰ	ἐπαιτέεσθε	ἐπαιτέονται
	subjunctive	ἐπαιτέωμαι	ἐπαιτέῃ	ἐπαιτέηται	ἐπαιτέησθον	ἐπαιτέησθον	ἐπαιτεώμεθᾰ	ἐπαιτέησθε	ἐπαιτέωνται
	optative	ἐπαιτεοίμην	ἐπαιτέοιο	ἐπαιτέοιτο	ἐπαιτέοισθον	ἐπαιτεοίσθην	ἐπαιτεοίμεθᾰ	ἐπαιτέοισθε	ἐπαιτέοιντο
	imperative		ἐπαιτέου	ἐπαιτεέσθω	ἐπαιτέεσθον	ἐπαιτεέσθων		ἐπαιτέεσθε	ἐπαιτεέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπαιτέειν				ἐπαιτέεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπαιτέων				ἐπαιτεόμενος
	f	ἐπαιτέουσᾰ				ἐπαιτεομένη
	n	ἐπαιτέον				ἐπαιτεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Present: ἐπαιτῶ, ἐπαιτοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπαιτῶ	ἐπαιτεῖς	ἐπαιτεῖ	ἐπαιτεῖτον	ἐπαιτεῖτον	ἐπαιτοῦμεν	ἐπαιτεῖτε	ἐπαιτοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπαιτῶ	ἐπαιτῇς	ἐπαιτῇ	ἐπαιτῆτον	ἐπαιτῆτον	ἐπαιτῶμεν	ἐπαιτῆτε	ἐπαιτῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπαιτοίην, ἐπαιτοῖμῐ	ἐπαιτοίης, ἐπαιτοῖς	ἐπαιτοίη, ἐπαιτοῖ	ἐπαιτοῖτον, ἐπαιτοίητον	ἐπαιτοίτην, ἐπαιτοιήτην	ἐπαιτοῖμεν, ἐπαιτοίημεν	ἐπαιτοῖτε, ἐπαιτοίητε	ἐπαιτοῖεν, ἐπαιτοίησᾰν
	imperative		ἐπαίτει	ἐπαιτείτω	ἐπαιτεῖτον	ἐπαιτείτων		ἐπαιτεῖτε	ἐπαιτούντων
middle/passive	indicative	ἐπαιτοῦμαι	ἐπαιτεῖ, ἐπαιτῇ	ἐπαιτεῖται	ἐπαιτεῖσθον	ἐπαιτεῖσθον	ἐπαιτούμεθᾰ	ἐπαιτεῖσθε	ἐπαιτοῦνται
	subjunctive	ἐπαιτῶμαι	ἐπαιτῇ	ἐπαιτῆται	ἐπαιτῆσθον	ἐπαιτῆσθον	ἐπαιτώμεθᾰ	ἐπαιτῆσθε	ἐπαιτῶνται
	optative	ἐπαιτοίμην	ἐπαιτοῖο	ἐπαιτοῖτο	ἐπαιτοῖσθον	ἐπαιτοίσθην	ἐπαιτοίμεθᾰ	ἐπαιτοῖσθε	ἐπαιτοῖντο
	imperative		ἐπαιτοῦ	ἐπαιτείσθω	ἐπαιτεῖσθον	ἐπαιτείσθων		ἐπαιτεῖσθε	ἐπαιτείσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπαιτεῖν				ἐπαιτεῖσθαι
participle	m	ἐπαιτῶν				ἐπαιτούμενος
	f	ἐπαιτοῦσᾰ				ἐπαιτουμένη
	n	ἐπαιτοῦν				ἐπαιτούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

ἐπαίτης (epaítēs)

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Inflection

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