επίκειται
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See also: ἐπίκειται
Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learnedly, from the 3rd singular person ἐπίκειται (epíkeitai) of Ancient Greek ἐπίκειμαι (epíkeimai, “I am laid upon; I am urgent”) -ἐπί (epí) + κεῖμαι (keîmai)-, semantic loan from French est imminent.[1] Morphologically analysed as επι- (epi-, “upon”) + κείμαι (keímai, “lie”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
επίκειται • (epíkeitai) impersonal
- (intransitive, third person only) to be imminent, to be about to happen, to be on the way [+noun]
- Επίκεινται εκλογές.
- Epíkeintai eklogés.
- Elections are imminent.
- Επίκειται η έναρξη διαπραγματεύσεων.
- Epíkeitai i énarxi diapragmatéfseon.
- The beginning of bilateral negotiations is imminent.
Conjugation[edit]
Impersonal forms
| Present ➤ | ||
| 3 sg | επίκειται | |
| 3 pl | επίκεινται | |
| Imperfect ➤ | ||
| 3 sg | — | |
| 3 pl | — | |
| Notes | • Found only in passive 3rd persons of the present. Other archaic 3rd presons could be drawn from the conjugation of the ancient ἐπίκειμαι (epíkeimai). | |
Synonyms[edit]
- αναμένεται (anaménetai, “is expected”), 3rd singular person of αναμένομαι (anaménomai), passive of αναμένω (anaméno, “expect”)
Related terms[edit]
- επικείμενος (epikeímenos, “who is about to happen”, passive present participle)
References[edit]
- ^ επίκειται - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.