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ἐλεῶ

ε-contract Verb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐλεῶ ἐλεήσω ἠλέησα ἠλέημαι ἠλεήθην

Structure: ἐλεέ (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Etym.: e)/leos

Sense

  1. I have pity on, show mercy to

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐλέω ἐλέεις ἐλέει
Dual ἐλέειτον ἐλέειτον
Plural ἐλέουμεν ἐλέειτε ἐλέουσιν*
SubjunctiveSingular ἐλέω ἐλέῃς ἐλέῃ
Dual ἐλέητον ἐλέητον
Plural ἐλέωμεν ἐλέητε ἐλέωσιν*
OptativeSingular ἐλέοιμι ἐλέοις ἐλέοι
Dual ἐλέοιτον ἐλεοίτην
Plural ἐλέοιμεν ἐλέοιτε ἐλέοιεν
ImperativeSingular ἐλε͂ει ἐλεεῖτω
Dual ἐλέειτον ἐλεεῖτων
Plural ἐλέειτε ἐλεοῦντων, ἐλεεῖτωσαν
Infinitive ἐλέειν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐλεων ἐλεουντος ἐλεουσα ἐλεουσης ἐλεουν ἐλεουντος
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐλέουμαι ἐλέει, ἐλέῃ ἐλέειται
Dual ἐλέεισθον ἐλέεισθον
Plural ἐλεοῦμεθα ἐλέεισθε ἐλέουνται
SubjunctiveSingular ἐλέωμαι ἐλέῃ ἐλέηται
Dual ἐλέησθον ἐλέησθον
Plural ἐλεώμεθα ἐλέησθε ἐλέωνται
OptativeSingular ἐλεοίμην ἐλέοιο ἐλέοιτο
Dual ἐλέοισθον ἐλεοίσθην
Plural ἐλεοίμεθα ἐλέοισθε ἐλέοιντο
ImperativeSingular ἐλέου ἐλεεῖσθω
Dual ἐλέεισθον ἐλεεῖσθων
Plural ἐλέεισθε ἐλεεῖσθων, ἐλεεῖσθωσαν
Infinitive ἐλέεισθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐλεουμενος ἐλεουμενου ἐλεουμενη ἐλεουμενης ἐλεουμενον ἐλεουμενου

Future tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐλεήσω ἐλεήσεις ἐλεήσει
Dual ἐλεήσετον ἐλεήσετον
Plural ἐλεήσομεν ἐλεήσετε ἐλεήσουσιν*
OptativeSingular ἐλεήσοιμι ἐλεήσοις ἐλεήσοι
Dual ἐλεήσοιτον ἐλεησοίτην
Plural ἐλεήσοιμεν ἐλεήσοιτε ἐλεήσοιεν
Infinitive ἐλεήσειν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐλεησων ἐλεησοντος ἐλεησουσα ἐλεησουσης ἐλεησον ἐλεησοντος
Middle
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐλεήσομαι ἐλεήσει, ἐλεήσῃ ἐλεήσεται
Dual ἐλεήσεσθον ἐλεήσεσθον
Plural ἐλεησόμεθα ἐλεήσεσθε ἐλεήσονται
OptativeSingular ἐλεησοίμην ἐλεήσοιο ἐλεήσοιτο
Dual ἐλεήσοισθον ἐλεησοίσθην
Plural ἐλεησοίμεθα ἐλεήσοισθε ἐλεήσοιντο
Infinitive ἐλεήσεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐλεησομενος ἐλεησομενου ἐλεησομενη ἐλεησομενης ἐλεησομενον ἐλεησομενου
Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐλεηθήσομαι ἐλεηθήσῃ ἐλεηθήσεται
Dual ἐλεηθήσεσθον ἐλεηθήσεσθον
Plural ἐλεηθησόμεθα ἐλεηθήσεσθε ἐλεηθήσονται
OptativeSingular ἐλεηθησοίμην ἐλεηθήσοιο ἐλεηθήσοιτο
Dual ἐλεηθήσοισθον ἐλεηθησοίσθην
Plural ἐλεηθησοίμεθα ἐλεηθήσοισθε ἐλεηθήσοιντο
Infinitive ἐλεηθήσεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐλεηθησομενος ἐλεηθησομενου ἐλεηθησομενη ἐλεηθησομενης ἐλεηθησομενον ἐλεηθησομενου

Imperfect tense

Aorist tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἠλέησα ἠλέησας ἠλέησεν*
Dual ἠλεήσατον ἠλεησάτην
Plural ἠλεήσαμεν ἠλεήσατε ἠλέησαν
SubjunctiveSingular ἐλεήσω ἐλεήσῃς ἐλεήσῃ
Dual ἐλεήσητον ἐλεήσητον
Plural ἐλεήσωμεν ἐλεήσητε ἐλεήσωσιν*
OptativeSingular ἐλεήσαιμι ἐλεήσαις ἐλεήσαι
Dual ἐλεήσαιτον ἐλεησαίτην
Plural ἐλεήσαιμεν ἐλεήσαιτε ἐλεήσαιεν
ImperativeSingular ἐλέησον ἐλεησάτω
Dual ἐλεήσατον ἐλεησάτων
Plural ἐλεήσατε ἐλεησάντων
Infinitive ἐλεήσαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐλεησᾱς ἐλεησαντος ἐλεησᾱσα ἐλεησᾱσης ἐλεησαν ἐλεησαντος
Middle
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἠλεησάμην ἠλεήσω ἠλεήσατο
Dual ἠλεήσασθον ἠλεησάσθην
Plural ἠλεησάμεθα ἠλεήσασθε ἠλεήσαντο
SubjunctiveSingular ἐλεήσωμαι ἐλεήσῃ ἐλεήσηται
Dual ἐλεήσησθον ἐλεήσησθον
Plural ἐλεησώμεθα ἐλεήσησθε ἐλεήσωνται
OptativeSingular ἐλεησαίμην ἐλεήσαιο ἐλεήσαιτο
Dual ἐλεήσαισθον ἐλεησαίσθην
Plural ἐλεησαίμεθα ἐλεήσαισθε ἐλεήσαιντο
ImperativeSingular ἐλέησαι ἐλεησάσθω
Dual ἐλεήσασθον ἐλεησάσθων
Plural ἐλεήσασθε ἐλεησάσθων
Infinitive ἐλεήσεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐλεησαμενος ἐλεησαμενου ἐλεησαμενη ἐλεησαμενης ἐλεησαμενον ἐλεησαμενου
Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἠλεήθην ἠλεήθης ἠλεήθη
Dual ἠλεήθητον ἠλεηθήτην
Plural ἠλεήθημεν ἠλεήθητε ἠλεήθησαν
SubjunctiveSingular ἐλεήθω ἐλεήθῃς ἐλεήθῃ
Dual ἐλεήθητον ἐλεήθητον
Plural ἐλεήθωμεν ἐλεήθητε ἐλεήθωσιν*
OptativeSingular ἐλεηθείην ἐλεηθείης ἐλεηθείη
Dual ἐλεηθείητον ἐλεηθειήτην
Plural ἐλεηθείημεν ἐλεηθείητε ἐλεηθείησαν
ImperativeSingular ἐλεήθητι ἐλεηθήτω
Dual ἐλεήθητον ἐλεηθήτων
Plural ἐλεήθητε ἐλεηθέντων
Infinitive ἐλεηθῆναι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐλεηθεις ἐλεηθεντος ἐλεηθεισα ἐλεηθεισης ἐλεηθεν ἐλεηθεντος

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

  • καὶ ταῦτα παρακαλῶν, τὴν μητέρα τοῦ παιδὸσ μετεπέμψατο, ὅπωσ αὐτὴν ἐλεήσασ τοσούτων υἱῶν στερηθεῖσαν παρορμήσειεν ἐπὶ τὴν σωτήριον εὐπείθειαν τὸν περιλειπόμενον. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 12:6)
  • ἐπεὶ γὰρ φονεύοντα τοὺσ Φρύγασ ἱκετεύσασ οὐκ ἔπαυσα τῆσ ὀργῆσ, ἀλλ̓ ὑπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν ἐνέφραττέ μοι τὸν ῥοῦν, ἐλεήσασ τοὺσ ἀθλίουσ ἐπῆλθον ἐπικλύσαι ἐθέλων, ὡσ φοβηθεὶσ ἀπόσχοιτο τῶν ἀνδρῶν. (Lucian, Dialogi Marini, xanthus and thalassa, chapter 1 1:2)
  • οὗτοσ ἑκκαίδεκα παρ’ ἐμοῦ τάλαντα μιᾶσ ἡμέρασ ἐκτίσασ τῇ πόλει ‐ καταδεδίκαστο γὰρ καὶ ἐδέδετο οὐκ ἀποδιδούσ, κἀγὼ ἐλεήσασ ἐλυσάμην αὐτὸν ‐ ἐπειδὴ πρῴην ἔλαχε τῇ Ἐρεχθηΐδι φυλῇ διανέμειν τὸ θεωρικὸν κἀγὼ προσῆλθον αἰτῶν τὸ γινόμενον, οὐκ ἔφη γνωρίζειν πολίτην ὄντα με. (Lucian, Timon, (no name) 48:2)
  • καὶ τίσ οὕτωσ ἐστὶν ἀνόητοσ ὥστε τοῦτον σῴζων τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σωτηρίαν προέσθαι τοῖσ ἐγκαταλιπεῖν βουλομένοισ, καὶ τοῦτον ἐλεήσασ αὐτὸσ ἀνηλέητοσ ὑπὸ τῶν πολεμίων ἀπολέσθαι προαιρήσεται, καὶ τῷ προδότῃ τῆσ πατρίδοσ χάριν θέμενοσ ὑπεύθυνοσ εἶναι τῇ παρὰ τῶν θεῶν τιμωρίᾳ; (Lycurgus, Speeches, 207:2)
  • ὁ δ’ ἐλεήσασ ἀπημπόλησε· (Plutarch, Parallela minora, section 273)

Synonyms

  1. I have pity on

Derived

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