καταμειδιάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰτᾰ- (kata-, “against”) +‎ μειδᾰ́ω (meidáō, “smile”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.ta.meː.di.á.ɔː/ → /ka.ta.mi.ðiˈa.o/ → /ka.ta.mi.ðiˈa.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.meː.di.á.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.mi.diˈa.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.mi.ðiˈa.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.mi.ðiˈa.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.mi.ðiˈa.o/

Verb

κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ω • (katameidiáō)

1. to smile at, despise
   • 75 CE, Josephus, The Jewish War 3.7.33

Inflection

   Present: κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ω, κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ω	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́εις	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ει	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ετον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ετον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ομεν	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ετε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ω	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ῃς	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ῃ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ητον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ητον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ωμεν	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ητε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́οιμῐ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́οις	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́οι	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́οιτον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰοίτην	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́οιμεν	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́οιτε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́οιεν
	imperative		κᾰτᾰμειδῐ́ᾰε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰέτω	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ετον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰέτων		κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ετε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ομαι	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ῃ, κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ει	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́εται	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́εσθον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́εσθον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰόμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́εσθε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ονται
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ωμαι	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ῃ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ηται	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ησθον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ησθον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰώμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ησθε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ωνται
	optative	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰοίμην	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́οιο	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́οιτο	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́οισθον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰοίσθην	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰοίμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́οισθε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́οιντο
	imperative		κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ου	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰέσθω	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́εσθον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰέσθων		κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́εσθε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ειν				κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́εσθαι
participle	m	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ων				κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰόμενος
	f	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ουσᾰ				κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰομένη
	n	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰ́ον				κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾰόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶ, κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾷς	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾷ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶτον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶτον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶμεν	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶτε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾷς	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾷ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶτον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶτον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶμεν	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶτε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῴην, κᾰτᾰμειδῐῷμῐ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῴης, κᾰτᾰμειδῐῷς	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῴη, κᾰτᾰμειδῐῷ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῷτον, κᾰτᾰμειδῐῴητον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῴτην, κᾰτᾰμειδῐῳήτην	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῷμεν, κᾰτᾰμειδῐῴημεν	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῷτε, κᾰτᾰμειδῐῴητε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῷεν, κᾰτᾰμειδῐῴησᾰν
	imperative		κᾰτᾰμειδῐ́ᾱ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾱ́τω	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶτον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾱ́των		κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶτε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐώντων
middle/ passive	indicative	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶμαι	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾷ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶται	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶσθον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶσθον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐώμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶσθε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶνται
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶμαι	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾷ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶται	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶσθον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶσθον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐώμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶσθε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶνται
	optative	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῴμην	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῷο	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῷτο	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῷσθον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῴσθην	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῴμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῷσθε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῷντο
	imperative		κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶ	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾱ́σθω	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶσθον	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾱ́σθων		κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶσθε	κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾱ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶν				κᾰτᾰμειδῐᾶσθαι
participle	m	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶν				κᾰτᾰμειδῐώμενος
	f	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶσᾰ				κᾰτᾰμειδῐωμένη
	n	κᾰτᾰμειδῐῶν				κᾰτᾰμειδῐώμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

• “καταμειδιάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• καταμειδιάω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette