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αὐλέω

ε-contract Verb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: αὐλέω αὐλήσω

Structure: αὐλέ (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Etym.: au)lo/s

Sense

  1. to play on the flute
  2. (passive, of tunes) to be played on the flute
  3. (passive, of persons) to be played to, to hear music

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular αὐλῶ αὐλεῖς αὐλεῖ
Dual αὐλεῖτον αὐλεῖτον
Plural αὐλοῦμεν αὐλεῖτε αὐλοῦσιν*
SubjunctiveSingular αὐλῶ αὐλῇς αὐλῇ
Dual αὐλῆτον αὐλῆτον
Plural αὐλῶμεν αὐλῆτε αὐλῶσιν*
OptativeSingular αὐλοῖμι αὐλοῖς αὐλοῖ
Dual αὐλοῖτον αὐλοίτην
Plural αὐλοῖμεν αὐλοῖτε αὐλοῖεν
ImperativeSingular αύ̓λει αὐλείτω
Dual αὐλεῖτον αὐλείτων
Plural αὐλεῖτε αὐλούντων, αὐλείτωσαν
Infinitive αὐλεῖν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
αὐλων αὐλουντος αὐλουσα αὐλουσης αὐλουν αὐλουντος
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular αὐλοῦμαι αὐλεῖ, αὐλῇ αὐλεῖται
Dual αὐλεῖσθον αὐλεῖσθον
Plural αὐλούμεθα αὐλεῖσθε αὐλοῦνται
SubjunctiveSingular αὐλῶμαι αὐλῇ αὐλῆται
Dual αὐλῆσθον αὐλῆσθον
Plural αὐλώμεθα αὐλῆσθε αὐλῶνται
OptativeSingular αὐλοίμην αὐλοῖο αὐλοῖτο
Dual αὐλοῖσθον αὐλοίσθην
Plural αὐλοίμεθα αὐλοῖσθε αὐλοῖντο
ImperativeSingular αὐλοῦ αὐλείσθω
Dual αὐλεῖσθον αὐλείσθων
Plural αὐλεῖσθε αὐλείσθων, αὐλείσθωσαν
Infinitive αὐλεῖσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
αὐλουμενος αὐλουμενου αὐλουμενη αὐλουμενης αὐλουμενον αὐλουμενου

Future tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular αὐλήσω αὐλήσεις αὐλήσει
Dual αὐλήσετον αὐλήσετον
Plural αὐλήσομεν αὐλήσετε αὐλήσουσιν*
OptativeSingular αὐλήσοιμι αὐλήσοις αὐλήσοι
Dual αὐλήσοιτον αὐλησοίτην
Plural αὐλήσοιμεν αὐλήσοιτε αὐλήσοιεν
Infinitive αὐλήσειν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
αὐλησων αὐλησοντος αὐλησουσα αὐλησουσης αὐλησον αὐλησοντος
Middle
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular αὐλήσομαι αὐλήσει, αὐλήσῃ αὐλήσεται
Dual αὐλήσεσθον αὐλήσεσθον
Plural αὐλησόμεθα αὐλήσεσθε αὐλήσονται
OptativeSingular αὐλησοίμην αὐλήσοιο αὐλήσοιτο
Dual αὐλήσοισθον αὐλησοίσθην
Plural αὐλησοίμεθα αὐλήσοισθε αὐλήσοιντο
Infinitive αὐλήσεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
αὐλησομενος αὐλησομενου αὐλησομενη αὐλησομενης αὐλησομενον αὐλησομενου

Imperfect tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ηύ̓λουν ηύ̓λεις ηύ̓λειν*
Dual ηὐλεῖτον ηὐλείτην
Plural ηὐλοῦμεν ηὐλεῖτε ηύ̓λουν
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ηὐλούμην ηὐλοῦ ηὐλεῖτο
Dual ηὐλεῖσθον ηὐλείσθην
Plural ηὐλούμεθα ηὐλεῖσθε ηὐλοῦντο

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἀλλὰ σύ, ὦ τολμηρότατε, καὶ τὴν Ῥέαν αὐτὴν γραῦν ἤδη καὶ μητέρα τοσούτων θεῶν οὖσαν ἀνέπεισασ παιδεραστεῖν καὶ τὸ Φρύγιον μειράκιον ποθεῖν, καὶ νῦν ἐκείνη μέμηνεν ὑπὸ σοῦ καὶ ζευξαμένη τοὺσ λέοντασ, παραλαβοῦσα καὶ τοὺσ Κορύβαντασ ἅτε μανικοὺσ καὶ αὐτοὺσ ὄντασ, ἄνω καὶ κάτω τὴν Ἴδην περιπολοῦσιν, ἡ μὲν ὀλολύζουσα ἐπὶ τῷ Ἄττῃ, οἱ Κορύβαντεσ δὲ ὁ μὲν αὐτῶν τέμνεται ξίφει τὸν πῆχυν, ὁ δὲ ἀνεὶσ τὴν κόμην ἱέται μεμηνὼσ διὰ τῶν ὀρῶν, ὁ δὲ αὐλεῖ τῷ κέρατι, ὁ δὲ ἐπιβομβεῖ τῷ τυμπάνῳ ἢ ἐπικτυπεῖ τῷ κυμβάλῳ, καὶ ὅλωσ θόρυβοσ καὶ μανία τὰ ἐν τῇ Ἴδῃ ἅπαντά ἐστι. (Lucian, Dialogi deorum, 2:4)
  • αὐλεῖ τισ ἔνδοθεν οὗτοσ. (Aristophanes, Frogs, Prologue, iambics62)
  • αὐλεῖ ὦ Ζεῦ βασιλεῦ τοῦ φθέγματοσ τοὐρνιθίου· (Aristophanes, Birds, Parodos, monody4)
  • "κάκιον Βάβυσ αὐλεῖ. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 14, book 14, chapter 18 3:2)
  • ὁ μὲν γὰρ αὐλεῖ καὶ κιθαρίζει, ὁ δὲ πολιτεύεται. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, G, PLATWN 83:7)
  • σὺ γὰρ αὔλει μὲν καὶ πρὸσ τὰ θέατρα ἐνίοτε, ἀτὰρ ὀλίγον μελέτω σοι τῶν πολλῶν. (Lucian, Harmonides 5:2)
  • αὔλει σὺ θᾶττον· (Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae, Episode22)

Synonyms

  1. to play on the flute

  2. to be played on the flute

Derived

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