ἐπιστέφω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ στέφω (stéphō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pis.té.pʰɔː/ → /e.pisˈte.ɸo/ → /e.pisˈte.fo/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pis.té.pʰɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pisˈte.pʰo/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pisˈte.ɸo/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pisˈte.fo/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pisˈte.fo/

Verb

ἐπιστέφω • (epistéphō)

1. to surround with or as with a chaplet
2. (Epic, in middle) to fill to the brim
3. to offer (libations as an honour to the dead)

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπιστέφω, ἐπιστέφομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπιστέφω	ἐπιστέφεις	ἐπιστέφει	ἐπιστέφετον	ἐπιστέφετον	ἐπιστέφομεν	ἐπιστέφετε	ἐπιστέφουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπιστέφω	ἐπιστέφῃς	ἐπιστέφῃ	ἐπιστέφητον	ἐπιστέφητον	ἐπιστέφωμεν	ἐπιστέφητε	ἐπιστέφωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπιστέφοιμῐ	ἐπιστέφοις	ἐπιστέφοι	ἐπιστέφοιτον	ἐπιστεφοίτην	ἐπιστέφοιμεν	ἐπιστέφοιτε	ἐπιστέφοιεν
	imperative		ἐπίστεφε	ἐπιστεφέτω	ἐπιστέφετον	ἐπιστεφέτων		ἐπιστέφετε	ἐπιστεφόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπιστέφομαι	ἐπιστέφῃ, ἐπιστέφει	ἐπιστέφεται	ἐπιστέφεσθον	ἐπιστέφεσθον	ἐπιστεφόμεθᾰ	ἐπιστέφεσθε	ἐπιστέφονται
	subjunctive	ἐπιστέφωμαι	ἐπιστέφῃ	ἐπιστέφηται	ἐπιστέφησθον	ἐπιστέφησθον	ἐπιστεφώμεθᾰ	ἐπιστέφησθε	ἐπιστέφωνται
	optative	ἐπιστεφοίμην	ἐπιστέφοιο	ἐπιστέφοιτο	ἐπιστέφοισθον	ἐπιστεφοίσθην	ἐπιστεφοίμεθᾰ	ἐπιστέφοισθε	ἐπιστέφοιντο
	imperative		ἐπιστέφου	ἐπιστεφέσθω	ἐπιστέφεσθον	ἐπιστεφέσθων		ἐπιστέφεσθε	ἐπιστεφέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπιστέφειν				ἐπιστέφεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπιστέφων				ἐπιστεφόμενος
	f	ἐπιστέφουσᾰ				ἐπιστεφομένη
	n	ἐπιστέφον				ἐπιστεφόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπέστεφον, ἐπεστεφόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπέστεφον	ἐπέστεφες	ἐπέστεφε(ν)	ἐπεστέφετον	ἐπεστεφέτην	ἐπεστέφομεν	ἐπεστέφετε	ἐπέστεφον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπεστεφόμην	ἐπεστέφου	ἐπεστέφετο	ἐπεστέφεσθον	ἐπεστεφέσθην	ἐπεστεφόμεθᾰ	ἐπεστέφεσθε	ἐπεστέφοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπίστεφον, ἐπιστεφόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπίστεφον	ἐπίστεφες	ἐπίστεφε(ν)	ἐπιστέφετον	ἐπιστεφέτην	ἐπιστέφομεν	ἐπιστέφετε	ἐπίστεφον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπιστεφόμην	ἐπιστέφου	ἐπιστέφετο	ἐπιστέφεσθον	ἐπιστεφέσθην	ἐπιστεφόμεθᾰ	ἐπιστέφεσθε	ἐπιστέφοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπιστέψω, ἐπιστέψομαι, ἐπιστεφθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπιστέψω	ἐπιστέψεις	ἐπιστέψει	ἐπιστέψετον	ἐπιστέψετον	ἐπιστέψομεν	ἐπιστέψετε	ἐπιστέψουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπιστέψοιμῐ	ἐπιστέψοις	ἐπιστέψοι	ἐπιστέψοιτον	ἐπιστεψοίτην	ἐπιστέψοιμεν	ἐπιστέψοιτε	ἐπιστέψοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐπιστέψομαι	ἐπιστέψῃ, ἐπιστέψει	ἐπιστέψεται	ἐπιστέψεσθον	ἐπιστέψεσθον	ἐπιστεψόμεθᾰ	ἐπιστέψεσθε	ἐπιστέψονται
	optative	ἐπιστεψοίμην	ἐπιστέψοιο	ἐπιστέψοιτο	ἐπιστέψοισθον	ἐπιστεψοίσθην	ἐπιστεψοίμεθᾰ	ἐπιστέψοισθε	ἐπιστέψοιντο
passive	indicative	ἐπιστεφθήσομαι	ἐπιστεφθήσῃ	ἐπιστεφθήσεται	ἐπιστεφθήσεσθον	ἐπιστεφθήσεσθον	ἐπιστεφθησόμεθᾰ	ἐπιστεφθήσεσθε	ἐπιστεφθήσονται
	optative	ἐπιστεφθησοίμην	ἐπιστεφθήσοιο	ἐπιστεφθήσοιτο	ἐπιστεφθήσοισθον	ἐπιστεφθησοίσθην	ἐπιστεφθησοίμεθᾰ	ἐπιστεφθήσοισθε	ἐπιστεφθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐπιστέψειν			ἐπιστέψεσθαι		ἐπιστεφθήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπιστέψων			ἐπιστεψόμενος		ἐπιστεφθησόμενος
	f	ἐπιστέψουσᾰ			ἐπιστεψομένη		ἐπιστεφθησομένη
	n	ἐπιστέψον			ἐπιστεψόμενον		ἐπιστεφθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπέστεψᾰ, ἐπεστεψᾰ́μην, ἐπεστέφθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπέστεψᾰ	ἐπέστεψᾰς	ἐπέστεψε(ν)	ἐπεστέψᾰτον	ἐπεστεψᾰ́την	ἐπεστέψᾰμεν	ἐπεστέψᾰτε	ἐπέστεψᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπιστέψω	ἐπιστέψῃς	ἐπιστέψῃ	ἐπιστέψητον	ἐπιστέψητον	ἐπιστέψωμεν	ἐπιστέψητε	ἐπιστέψωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπιστέψαιμῐ	ἐπιστέψειᾰς, ἐπιστέψαις	ἐπιστέψειε(ν), ἐπιστέψαι	ἐπιστέψαιτον	ἐπιστεψαίτην	ἐπιστέψαιμεν	ἐπιστέψαιτε	ἐπιστέψειᾰν, ἐπιστέψαιεν
	imperative		ἐπίστεψον	ἐπιστεψᾰ́τω	ἐπιστέψᾰτον	ἐπιστεψᾰ́των		ἐπιστέψᾰτε	ἐπιστεψᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐπεστεψᾰ́μην	ἐπεστέψω	ἐπεστέψᾰτο	ἐπεστέψᾰσθον	ἐπεστεψᾰ́σθην	ἐπεστεψᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπεστέψᾰσθε	ἐπεστέψᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐπιστέψωμαι	ἐπιστέψῃ	ἐπιστέψηται	ἐπιστέψησθον	ἐπιστέψησθον	ἐπιστεψώμεθᾰ	ἐπιστέψησθε	ἐπιστέψωνται
	optative	ἐπιστεψαίμην	ἐπιστέψαιο	ἐπιστέψαιτο	ἐπιστέψαισθον	ἐπιστεψαίσθην	ἐπιστεψαίμεθᾰ	ἐπιστέψαισθε	ἐπιστέψαιντο
	imperative		ἐπίστεψαι	ἐπιστεψᾰ́σθω	ἐπιστέψᾰσθον	ἐπιστεψᾰ́σθων		ἐπιστέψᾰσθε	ἐπιστεψᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐπεστέφθην	ἐπεστέφθης	ἐπεστέφθη	ἐπεστέφθητον	ἐπεστεφθήτην	ἐπεστέφθημεν	ἐπεστέφθητε	ἐπεστέφθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπιστεφθῶ	ἐπιστεφθῇς	ἐπιστεφθῇ	ἐπιστεφθῆτον	ἐπιστεφθῆτον	ἐπιστεφθῶμεν	ἐπιστεφθῆτε	ἐπιστεφθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπιστεφθείην	ἐπιστεφθείης	ἐπιστεφθείη	ἐπιστεφθεῖτον, ἐπιστεφθείητον	ἐπιστεφθείτην, ἐπιστεφθειήτην	ἐπιστεφθεῖμεν, ἐπιστεφθείημεν	ἐπιστεφθεῖτε, ἐπιστεφθείητε	ἐπιστεφθεῖεν, ἐπιστεφθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐπιστέφθητῐ	ἐπιστεφθήτω	ἐπιστέφθητον	ἐπιστεφθήτων		ἐπιστέφθητε	ἐπιστεφθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐπιστέψαι			ἐπιστέψᾰσθαι		ἐπιστεφθῆναι
participle	m	ἐπιστέψᾱς			ἐπιστεψᾰ́μενος		ἐπιστεφθείς
	f	ἐπιστέψᾱσᾰ			ἐπιστεψᾰμένη		ἐπιστεφθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐπιστέψᾰν			ἐπιστεψᾰ́μενον		ἐπιστεφθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐπέστεμμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπέστεμμαι	ἐπέστεψαι	ἐπέστεπται	ἐπέστεφθον	ἐπέστεφθον	ἐπεστέμμεθᾰ	ἐπέστεφθε	ἐπεστέφᾰται
	subjunctive	ἐπεστεμμένος ὦ	ἐπεστεμμένος ᾖς	ἐπεστεμμένος ᾖ	ἐπεστεμμένω ἦτον	ἐπεστεμμένω ἦτον	ἐπεστεμμένοι ὦμεν	ἐπεστεμμένοι ἦτε	ἐπεστεμμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπεστεμμένος εἴην	ἐπεστεμμένος εἴης	ἐπεστεμμένος εἴη	ἐπεστεμμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐπεστεμμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐπεστεμμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐπεστεμμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐπεστεμμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐπέστεψο	ἐπεστέφθω	ἐπέστεφθον	ἐπεστέφθων		ἐπέστεφθε	ἐπεστέφθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἐπεστέφθαι
participle	m					ἐπεστεμμένος
	f					ἐπεστεμμένη
	n					ἐπεστεμμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ἐπιστέφω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐπιστέφω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐπιστέφω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐπιστέφω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • notice idem, page 562.