ἐπαΐσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐπᾴσσω (epā́issō)
• ἐπᾴττω (epā́ittō), ἐπάττω (epáttō) — Attic

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ ᾱ̓ΐσσω (āḯssō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.paː.ís.sɔː/ → /e.paˈis.so/ → /e.paˈi.so/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.paː.ís.sɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.paˈis.so/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.paˈis.so/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.paˈis.so/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.paˈi.so/

Verb

ἐπᾱΐσσω • (epāḯssō)

1. to dart or spring at or upon

Inflection

   Present: ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσω, ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσω	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσεις	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσει	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσετον	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσετον	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσομεν	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσετε	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσω	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσῃς	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσῃ	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσητον	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσητον	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσωμεν	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσητε	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσοιμῐ	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσοις	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσοι	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσοιτον	ἐπᾱῐ̈σσοίτην	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσοιμεν	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσοιτε	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσοιεν
	imperative		ἐπᾱ́ῐ̈σσε	ἐπᾱῐ̈σσέτω	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσετον	ἐπᾱῐ̈σσέτων		ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσετε	ἐπᾱῐ̈σσόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσομαι	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσῃ, ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσει	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσεται	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσεσθον	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσεσθον	ἐπᾱῐ̈σσόμεθᾰ	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσεσθε	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσονται
	subjunctive	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσωμαι	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσῃ	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσηται	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσησθον	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσησθον	ἐπᾱῐ̈σσώμεθᾰ	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσησθε	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσωνται
	optative	ἐπᾱῐ̈σσοίμην	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσοιο	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσοιτο	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσοισθον	ἐπᾱῐ̈σσοίσθην	ἐπᾱῐ̈σσοίμεθᾰ	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσοισθε	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσοιντο
	imperative		ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσου	ἐπᾱῐ̈σσέσθω	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσεσθον	ἐπᾱῐ̈σσέσθων		ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσεσθε	ἐπᾱῐ̈σσέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσειν				ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσων				ἐπᾱῐ̈σσόμενος
	f	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσουσᾰ				ἐπᾱῐ̈σσομένη
	n	ἐπᾱῐ̈́σσον				ἐπᾱῐ̈σσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπήῐ̈σσον, ἐπηῐ̈σσόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπήῐ̈σσον	ἐπήῐ̈σσες	ἐπήῐ̈σσε(ν)	ἐπηῐ̈́σσετον	ἐπηῐ̈σσέτην	ἐπηῐ̈́σσομεν	ἐπηῐ̈́σσετε	ἐπήῐ̈σσον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπηῐ̈σσόμην	ἐπηῐ̈́σσου	ἐπηῐ̈́σσετο	ἐπηῐ̈́σσεσθον	ἐπηῐ̈σσέσθην	ἐπηῐ̈σσόμεθᾰ	ἐπηῐ̈́σσεσθε	ἐπηῐ̈́σσοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξω, ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξω	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξεις	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξει	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξετον	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξετον	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξομεν	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξετε	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξοιμῐ	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξοις	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξοι	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξοιτον	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξοίτην	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξοιμεν	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξοιτε	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξομαι	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξῃ, ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξει	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξεται	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξεσθον	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξεσθον	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξόμεθᾰ	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξεσθε	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξονται
	optative	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξοίμην	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξοιο	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξοιτο	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξοισθον	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξοίσθην	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξοίμεθᾰ	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξοισθε	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξειν			ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξων			ἐπᾱῐ̈ξόμενος
	f	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξουσᾰ			ἐπᾱῐ̈ξομένη
	n	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξον			ἐπᾱῐ̈ξόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπήῐ̈ξᾰ, ἐπηῐ̈ξᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπήῐ̈ξᾰ	ἐπήῐ̈ξᾰς	ἐπήῐ̈ξε(ν)	ἐπηῐ̈́ξᾰτον	ἐπηῐ̈ξᾰ́την	ἐπηῐ̈́ξᾰμεν	ἐπηῐ̈́ξᾰτε	ἐπήῐ̈ξᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξω	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξῃς	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξῃ	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξητον	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξητον	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξωμεν	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξητε	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξαιμῐ	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξειᾰς, ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξαις	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξειε(ν), ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξαι	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξαιτον	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξαίτην	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξαιμεν	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξαιτε	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξειᾰν, ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξαιεν
	imperative		ἐπᾱ́ῐ̈ξον	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξᾰ́τω	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξᾰτον	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξᾰ́των		ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξᾰτε	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐπηῐ̈ξᾰ́μην	ἐπηῐ̈́ξω	ἐπηῐ̈́ξᾰτο	ἐπηῐ̈́ξᾰσθον	ἐπηῐ̈ξᾰ́σθην	ἐπηῐ̈ξᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπηῐ̈́ξᾰσθε	ἐπηῐ̈́ξᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξωμαι	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξῃ	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξηται	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξησθον	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξησθον	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξώμεθᾰ	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξησθε	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξωνται
	optative	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξαίμην	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξαιο	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξαιτο	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξαισθον	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξαίσθην	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξαίμεθᾰ	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξαισθε	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξαιντο
	imperative		ἐπᾱ́ῐ̈ξαι	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξᾰ́σθω	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξᾰσθον	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξᾰ́σθων		ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξᾰσθε	ἐπᾱῐ̈ξᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξαι			ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξᾱς			ἐπᾱῐ̈ξᾰ́μενος
	f	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξᾱσᾰ			ἐπᾱῐ̈ξᾰμένη
	n	ἐπᾱῐ̈́ξᾰν			ἐπᾱῐ̈ξᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπᾱΐξασκᾰ (iterative)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπᾱΐξασκᾰ	ἐπᾱΐξασκᾰς	ἐπᾱΐξασκε(ν)	ἐπᾱϊξάσκᾰτον	ἐπᾱϊξασκᾰ́την	ἐπᾱϊξάσκᾰμεν	ἐπᾱϊξάσκᾰτε	ἐπᾱΐξασκᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπᾱϊξάσκω	ἐπᾱϊξάσκῃς	ἐπᾱϊξάσκῃ	ἐπᾱϊξάσκητον	ἐπᾱϊξάσκητον	ἐπᾱϊξάσκωμεν	ἐπᾱϊξάσκητε	ἐπᾱϊξάσκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπᾱϊξάσκαιμῐ	ἐπᾱϊξάσκειᾰς, ἐπᾱϊξάσκαις	ἐπᾱϊξάσκειε(ν), ἐπᾱϊξάσκαι	ἐπᾱϊξάσκαιτον	ἐπᾱϊξασκαίτην	ἐπᾱϊξάσκαιμεν	ἐπᾱϊξάσκαιτε	ἐπᾱϊξάσκειᾰν, ἐπᾱϊξάσκαιεν
	imperative		ἐπᾱΐξασκον	ἐπᾱϊξασκᾰ́τω	ἐπᾱϊξάσκᾰτον	ἐπᾱϊξασκᾰ́των		ἐπᾱϊξάσκᾰτε	ἐπᾱϊξασκᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ἐπᾱϊξᾶσκαι
participle	m	ἐπᾱϊξάσκᾱς
	f	ἐπᾱϊξάσκᾱσᾰ
	n	ἐπᾱϊξᾶσκᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ἐπαΐσσω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐπαΐσσω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐπαΐσσω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐπαΐσσω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπαΐσσω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter