Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

δαμνάω

α-contract Verb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: δαμνάω

Structure: δαμνά (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Etym.: = dama/zw

Sense

  1. I tame, subdue, control
  2. (of women) I give in marriage, violate, have sexual intercourse with
  3. I subdue, conquer, rule over
  4. I kill
  5. I overpower, overpower

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular δαμνῶ δαμνᾷς δαμνᾷ
Dual δαμνᾶτον δαμνᾶτον
Plural δαμνῶμεν δαμνᾶτε δαμνῶσιν*
SubjunctiveSingular δαμνῶ δαμνῇς δαμνῇ
Dual δαμνῆτον δαμνῆτον
Plural δαμνῶμεν δαμνῆτε δαμνῶσιν*
OptativeSingular δαμνῷμι δαμνῷς δαμνῷ
Dual δαμνῷτον δαμνῴτην
Plural δαμνῷμεν δαμνῷτε δαμνῷεν
ImperativeSingular δάμνᾱ δαμνᾱ́τω
Dual δαμνᾶτον δαμνᾱ́των
Plural δαμνᾶτε δαμνώντων, δαμνᾱ́τωσαν
Infinitive δαμνᾶν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
δαμνων δαμνωντος δαμνωσα δαμνωσης δαμνων δαμνωντος
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular δαμνῶμαι δαμνᾷ δαμνᾶται
Dual δαμνᾶσθον δαμνᾶσθον
Plural δαμνώμεθα δαμνᾶσθε δαμνῶνται
SubjunctiveSingular δαμνῶμαι δαμνῇ δαμνῆται
Dual δαμνῆσθον δαμνῆσθον
Plural δαμνώμεθα δαμνῆσθε δαμνῶνται
OptativeSingular δαμνῴμην δαμνῷο δαμνῷτο
Dual δαμνῷσθον δαμνῴσθην
Plural δαμνῴμεθα δαμνῷσθε δαμνῷντο
ImperativeSingular δαμνῶ δαμνᾱ́σθω
Dual δαμνᾶσθον δαμνᾱ́σθων
Plural δαμνᾶσθε δαμνᾱ́σθων, δαμνᾱ́σθωσαν
Infinitive δαμνᾶσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
δαμνωμενος δαμνωμενου δαμνωμενη δαμνωμενης δαμνωμενον δαμνωμενου

Imperfect tense

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

  • τῶν δ’ ἐδάμνατο ὕβρισ· (Unknown, Elegy and Iambus, Volume II, , 585)
  • φῖ, κρατερῶσ κατὰ χεύματ’ ἐδάμνατο Τρῶασ Ἀχιλλεύσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 385 4:2)

Synonyms

  1. I tame

  2. I give in marriage

  3. I subdue

  4. I kill

  5. I overpower

Derived

  • ὑποδαμνάω (to master or weaken beneath, to be overcome, let oneself be overpowered or overcome)

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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