ἐπεύχομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ εὔχομαι (eúkhomai)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pěu̯.kʰo.mai̯/ → /eˈpeɸ.xo.mɛ/ → /eˈpef.xo.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pěu̯.kʰo.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpew.kʰo.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈpeɸ.xo.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpef.xo.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpef.xo.me/

Verb

ἐπεύχομαι • (epeúkhomai)

1. to pray (to)
2. to imprecate (upon)
3. to exult (over)
4. to boast

Inflection

   Present: ἐπεύχομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπεύχομαι	ἐπεύχῃ, ἐπεύχει	ἐπεύχεται	ἐπεύχεσθον	ἐπεύχεσθον	ἐπευχόμεθᾰ	ἐπεύχεσθε	ἐπεύχονται
	subjunctive	ἐπεύχωμαι	ἐπεύχῃ	ἐπεύχηται	ἐπεύχησθον	ἐπεύχησθον	ἐπευχώμεθᾰ	ἐπεύχησθε	ἐπεύχωνται
	optative	ἐπευχοίμην	ἐπεύχοιο	ἐπεύχοιτο	ἐπεύχοισθον	ἐπευχοίσθην	ἐπευχοίμεθᾰ	ἐπεύχοισθε	ἐπεύχοιντο
	imperative		ἐπεύχου	ἐπευχέσθω	ἐπεύχεσθον	ἐπευχέσθων		ἐπεύχεσθε	ἐπευχέσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἐπεύχεσθαι
participle	m					ἐπευχόμενος
	f					ἐπευχομένη
	n					ἐπευχόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπηυχόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπηυχόμην	ἐπηύχου	ἐπηύχετο	ἐπηύχεσθον	ἐπηυχέσθην	ἐπηυχόμεθᾰ	ἐπηύχεσθε	ἐπηύχοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπευχόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπευχόμην	ἐπεύχου	ἐπεύχετο	ἐπεύχεσθον	ἐπευχέσθην	ἐπευχόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐπεύχεσθε	ἐπεύχοντο
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.

   Future: ἐπεύξομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐπεύξομαι	ἐπεύξῃ, ἐπεύξει	ἐπεύξεται	ἐπεύξεσθον	ἐπεύξεσθον	ἐπευξόμεθᾰ	ἐπεύξεσθε	ἐπεύξονται
	optative	ἐπευξοίμην	ἐπεύξοιο	ἐπεύξοιτο	ἐπεύξοισθον	ἐπευξοίσθην	ἐπευξοίμεθᾰ	ἐπεύξοισθε	ἐπεύξοιντο
					middle
infinitive					ἐπεύξεσθαι
participle	m				ἐπευξόμενος
	f				ἐπευξομένη
	n				ἐπευξόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπεύξομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐπεύξομαι	ἐπεύξεαι	ἐπεύξεται	ἐπεύξεσθον	ἐπεύξεσθον	ἐπευξόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐπεύξεσθε	ἐπεύξονται
	optative	ἐπευξοίμην	ἐπεύξοιο	ἐπεύξοιτο	ἐπεύξοισθον	ἐπευξοίσθην	ἐπευξοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐπεύξοισθε	ἐπευξοίᾰτο
					middle
infinitive					ἐπεύξεσθαι
participle	m				ἐπευξόμενος
	f				ἐπευξομένη
	n				ἐπευξόμενον
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.

   Aorist: ἐπηυξᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐπηυξᾰ́μην	ἐπηύξω	ἐπηύξᾰτο	ἐπηύξᾰσθον	ἐπηυξᾰ́σθην	ἐπηυξᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπηύξᾰσθε	ἐπηύξᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐπεύξωμαι	ἐπεύξῃ	ἐπεύξηται	ἐπεύξησθον	ἐπεύξησθον	ἐπευξώμεθᾰ	ἐπεύξησθε	ἐπεύξωνται
	optative	ἐπευξαίμην	ἐπεύξαιο	ἐπεύξαιτο	ἐπεύξαισθον	ἐπευξαίσθην	ἐπευξαίμεθᾰ	ἐπεύξαισθε	ἐπεύξαιντο
	imperative		ἔπευξαι	ἐπευξᾰ́σθω	ἐπεύξᾰσθον	ἐπευξᾰ́σθων		ἐπεύξᾰσθε	ἐπευξᾰ́σθων
					middle
infinitive					ἐπεύξᾰσθαι
participle	m				ἐπευξᾰ́μενος
	f				ἐπευξᾰμένη
	n				ἐπευξᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπευξᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐπευξᾰ́μην	ἐπεύξᾰο	ἐπεύξᾰτο	ἐπεύξᾰσθον	ἐπευξᾰ́σθην	ἐπευξᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	ἐπεύξᾰσθε	ἐπεύξᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐπεύξωμαι	ἐπεύξηαι	ἐπεύξηται	ἐπεύξησθον	ἐπεύξησθον	ἐπευξώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐπεύξησθε	ἐπεύξωνται
	optative	ἐπευξαίμην	ἐπεύξαιο	ἐπεύξαιτο	ἐπεύξαισθον	ἐπευξαίσθην	ἐπευξαίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐπεύξαισθε	ἐπευξαίᾰτο
	imperative		ἔπευξαι	ἐπευξᾰ́σθω	ἐπεύξᾰσθον	ἐπευξᾰ́σθων		ἐπεύξᾰσθε	ἐπευξᾰ́σθων
					middle
infinitive					ἐπεύξᾰσθαι
participle	m				ἐπευξᾰ́μενος
	f				ἐπευξᾰμένη
	n				ἐπευξᾰ́μενον
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.

Further reading

• “ἐπεύχομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐπεύχομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐπεύχομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐπεύχομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπεύχομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • boast idem, page 86.
  • brag idem, page 92.
  • curse idem, page 191.
  • impiore idem, page 421.
  • imprecate idem, page 423.
  • invoke idem, page 458.
  • pray idem, page 632.
  • supplicate idem, page 840.
  • vow idem, page 958.