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ἐγγυάω

α-contract Verb;

Transliteration:

Principal Part:

Structure: ἐγγυά (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Etym.: e)ggu/h

Sense

to give or hand over as a pledge, to have a thing pledged, accept as a surety
to give his, in marriage, to plight, betroth, to have, betrothed to one
to pledge oneself, give security, to promise or engage that . .
to answer for

Active
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	ἐγγύω	ἐγγύᾳς	ἐγγύᾳ
Dual		ἐγγύᾱτον	ἐγγύᾱτον
Plural	ἐγγύωμεν	ἐγγύᾱτε	ἐγγύωσιν*
Subjunctive	Singular	ἐγγύω	ἐγγύῃς	ἐγγύῃ
Dual		ἐγγύητον	ἐγγύητον
Plural	ἐγγύωμεν	ἐγγύητε	ἐγγύωσιν*
Optative	Singular	ἐγγύῳμι	ἐγγύῳς	ἐγγύῳ
Dual		ἐγγύῳτον	ἐγγυῷτην
Plural	ἐγγύῳμεν	ἐγγύῳτε	ἐγγύῳεν
Imperative	Singular		ἐγγῦᾱ	ἐγγυᾶτω
Dual		ἐγγύᾱτον	ἐγγυᾶτων
Plural		ἐγγύᾱτε	ἐγγυῶντων, ἐγγυᾶτωσαν
Infinitive	ἐγγύᾱν
Participle	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
ἐγγυων ἐγγυωντος	ἐγγυωσα ἐγγυωσης	ἐγγυων ἐγγυωντος
Middle/Passive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	ἐγγύωμαι	ἐγγύᾳ	ἐγγύᾱται
Dual		ἐγγύᾱσθον	ἐγγύᾱσθον
Plural	ἐγγυῶμεθα	ἐγγύᾱσθε	ἐγγύωνται
Subjunctive	Singular	ἐγγύωμαι	ἐγγύῃ	ἐγγύηται
Dual		ἐγγύησθον	ἐγγύησθον
Plural	ἐγγυώμεθα	ἐγγύησθε	ἐγγύωνται
Optative	Singular	ἐγγυῷμην	ἐγγύῳο	ἐγγύῳτο
Dual		ἐγγύῳσθον	ἐγγυῷσθην
Plural	ἐγγυῷμεθα	ἐγγύῳσθε	ἐγγύῳντο
Imperative	Singular		ἐγγύω	ἐγγυᾶσθω
Dual		ἐγγύᾱσθον	ἐγγυᾶσθων
Plural		ἐγγύᾱσθε	ἐγγυᾶσθων, ἐγγυᾶσθωσαν
Infinitive	ἐγγύᾱσθαι
Participle	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
ἐγγυωμενος ἐγγυωμενου	ἐγγυωμενη ἐγγυωμενης	ἐγγυωμενον ἐγγυωμενου

Active

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Indicative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Subjunctive

Singular

Dual

Plural

Optative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Imperative

Singular

Dual

Plural

ἐγγυῶντων, ἐγγυᾶτωσαν

Infinitive

ἐγγύᾱν

Participle

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

ἐγγυων ἐγγυωντος

ἐγγυωσα ἐγγυωσης

ἐγγυων ἐγγυωντος

Middle/Passive

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Indicative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Subjunctive

Singular

Dual

Plural

Optative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Imperative

Singular

Dual

Plural

ἐγγυᾶσθων, ἐγγυᾶσθωσαν

Infinitive

ἐγγύᾱσθαι

Participle

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

ἐγγυωμενος ἐγγυωμενου

ἐγγυωμενη ἐγγυωμενης

ἐγγυωμενον ἐγγυωμενου

Active
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	ἠγγῦων	ἠγγῦᾱς	ἠγγῦᾱν*
Dual		ἠγγύᾱτον	ἠγγυᾶτην
Plural	ἠγγύωμεν	ἠγγύᾱτε	ἠγγῦων
Middle/Passive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	ἠγγυῶμην	ἠγγύω	ἠγγύᾱτο
Dual		ἠγγύᾱσθον	ἠγγυᾶσθην
Plural	ἠγγυῶμεθα	ἠγγύᾱσθε	ἠγγύωντο

Active

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Indicative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Middle/Passive

1st person

2nd person

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Examples

ἀνὴρ ἄφρων ἐπικροτεῖ καὶ ἐπιχαίρει ἑαυτῷ, ὡσ καὶ ὁ ἐγγυώμενοσ ἐγγύῃ τῶν ἑαυτοῦ φίλων. (Septuagint, Liber Proverbiorum 17:20)
ἐγγύη πολλοὺσ ἀπώλεσε κατευθύνοντασ καὶ ἐσάλευσεν αὐτοὺσ ὡσ κῦμα θαλάσσησ. ἄνδρασ δυνατοὺσ ἀπῴκισε καὶ ἐπλανήθησαν ἐν ἔθνεσιν ἀλλοτρίοισ. (Septuagint, Liber Sirach 29:17)
"καθόλου δὲ ᾐτιῶντο τὸν Ἀριστοτέλη διημαρτηκέναι τῶν Λοκρικῶν ἐθῶν οὐδὲ γὰρ κεκτῆσθαι νόμον εἶναι τοῖσ Λοκροῖσ, ὁμοίωσ δὲ οὐδὲ Φωκεῦσιν, οὔτε θεραπαίνασ οὔτε οἰκέτασ πλὴν ἐγγύῃ τῶν χρόνων, ἀλλὰ πρώτῃ τῇ Φιλομήλου γυναικὶ τοῦ καταλαβόντοσ Δελφοὺσ δύο θεραπαίνασ ἀκολουθῆσαι. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 6, book 6, chapter 81 1:41)
"σπουδάζων δὲ τούτων Ὅμηρον εὑρετὴν ἀποδείκνυσι καί φησι τὸν μὲν Ἕκτορα γιγνώσκειν ἑαυτόν, τοῖσ γὰρ ἄλλοισ ἐπιτιθέμενοσ Αἰάντοσ ἀλέεινε μάχην Τελαμωνιάδαο τὸν δ’ Ὀδυσσέα τοῦ μηδὲν ἄγαν ἐπαινέτην τῷ Διομήδει παρακελεύεσθαι Τυδείδη, μήτ’ ἄρ’ με μάλ’ αἴνεε μήτε τι νείκει τὴν δ’ ἐγγύην οἱ μὲν ἄλλοι λοιδορεῖν αὐτὸν ὡσ πρᾶγμα δείλαιον καὶ μάταιον οἰόνται λέγοντα δειλαί τοι δειλῶν γε καὶ ἐγγύαι ἐγγυάασθαι, Χερσίασ δ’ οὑτοσί φησι τὴν Ἄτην ὑπὸ τοῦ Διὸσ ῥιφῆναι τῇ ἐγγύῃ παραγιγνομένην ἣν ἐγγυησάμενοσ ὁ Ζεὺσ ἐσφάλη περὶ τῆσ τοῦ Ἡρακλέουσ γενέσεωσ. (Plutarch, Septem sapientium convivium, chapter, section 21 10:3)
εἰ γὰρ ἠγγυησάμην ἐγὼ τούτῳ τὸν Παρμένοντα, οὐκ ἔστιν ὅπωσ τούτῳ μὲν ὑπὲρ ἐκείνου ἀπηχθόμην, πρόνοιαν ποιούμενοσ ὅπωσ μὴ ἀπολεῖ ἃ δι’ ἐμοῦ τούτῳ συνέβαλεν, αὐτὸσ δ’ ἐμαυτὸν περιεῖδον ἂν ὑπ’ ἐκείνου πρὸσ τοῦτον ἐν ἐγγύῃ καταλειπόμενον. (Demosthenes, Speeches 31-40, 39:1)

Derived

διεγγυάω (to give bail for, to take bail for, to be bailed)
ἐξεγγυάω (to free, by giving bail, to be bailed)
κατεγγυάω (to pledge, betroth, to make responsible)
παρεγγυάω (to hand over, to entrust or commend, to pass on)
συνεγγυάω (to join in betrothing)

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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ἐγγυάω

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Sense

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Imperfect tense

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to answer for

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