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ἐπαινέω

ε-contract Verb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπαινέω ἐπαινέσω ἐπῄνεσα ἐπῄνεκα ἐπῄνημαι ἐπῃνέθην

Structure: ἐπ (Prefix) + αἰνέ (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Etym.: poetic but not Attic are e)p-ainh/sw, e)p-h/|nhsa

Sense

  1. I approve, applaud, agree
  2. I praise, commend
  3. I agree or undertake to do

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπαινῶ ἐπαινεῖς ἐπαινεῖ
Dual ἐπαινεῖτον ἐπαινεῖτον
Plural ἐπαινοῦμεν ἐπαινεῖτε ἐπαινοῦσιν*
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπαινῶ ἐπαινῇς ἐπαινῇ
Dual ἐπαινῆτον ἐπαινῆτον
Plural ἐπαινῶμεν ἐπαινῆτε ἐπαινῶσιν*
OptativeSingular ἐπαινοῖμι ἐπαινοῖς ἐπαινοῖ
Dual ἐπαινοῖτον ἐπαινοίτην
Plural ἐπαινοῖμεν ἐπαινοῖτε ἐπαινοῖεν
ImperativeSingular ἐπαίνει ἐπαινείτω
Dual ἐπαινεῖτον ἐπαινείτων
Plural ἐπαινεῖτε ἐπαινούντων, ἐπαινείτωσαν
Infinitive ἐπαινεῖν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπαινων ἐπαινουντος ἐπαινουσα ἐπαινουσης ἐπαινουν ἐπαινουντος
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπαινοῦμαι ἐπαινεῖ, ἐπαινῇ ἐπαινεῖται
Dual ἐπαινεῖσθον ἐπαινεῖσθον
Plural ἐπαινούμεθα ἐπαινεῖσθε ἐπαινοῦνται
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπαινῶμαι ἐπαινῇ ἐπαινῆται
Dual ἐπαινῆσθον ἐπαινῆσθον
Plural ἐπαινώμεθα ἐπαινῆσθε ἐπαινῶνται
OptativeSingular ἐπαινοίμην ἐπαινοῖο ἐπαινοῖτο
Dual ἐπαινοῖσθον ἐπαινοίσθην
Plural ἐπαινοίμεθα ἐπαινοῖσθε ἐπαινοῖντο
ImperativeSingular ἐπαινοῦ ἐπαινείσθω
Dual ἐπαινεῖσθον ἐπαινείσθων
Plural ἐπαινεῖσθε ἐπαινείσθων, ἐπαινείσθωσαν
Infinitive ἐπαινεῖσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπαινουμενος ἐπαινουμενου ἐπαινουμενη ἐπαινουμενης ἐπαινουμενον ἐπαινουμενου

Future tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπαινέσω ἐπαινέσεις ἐπαινέσει
Dual ἐπαινέσετον ἐπαινέσετον
Plural ἐπαινέσομεν ἐπαινέσετε ἐπαινέσουσιν*
OptativeSingular ἐπαινέσοιμι ἐπαινέσοις ἐπαινέσοι
Dual ἐπαινέσοιτον ἐπαινεσοίτην
Plural ἐπαινέσοιμεν ἐπαινέσοιτε ἐπαινέσοιεν
Infinitive ἐπαινέσειν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπαινεσων ἐπαινεσοντος ἐπαινεσουσα ἐπαινεσουσης ἐπαινεσον ἐπαινεσοντος
Middle
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπαινέσομαι ἐπαινέσει, ἐπαινέσῃ ἐπαινέσεται
Dual ἐπαινέσεσθον ἐπαινέσεσθον
Plural ἐπαινεσόμεθα ἐπαινέσεσθε ἐπαινέσονται
OptativeSingular ἐπαινεσοίμην ἐπαινέσοιο ἐπαινέσοιτο
Dual ἐπαινέσοισθον ἐπαινεσοίσθην
Plural ἐπαινεσοίμεθα ἐπαινέσοισθε ἐπαινέσοιντο
Infinitive ἐπαινέσεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπαινεσομενος ἐπαινεσομενου ἐπαινεσομενη ἐπαινεσομενης ἐπαινεσομενον ἐπαινεσομενου

Imperfect tense

Aorist tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπῇνεσα ἐπῇνεσας ἐπῇνεσεν*
Dual ἐπῄνεσατον ἐπῃνε͂σατην
Plural ἐπῄνεσαμεν ἐπῄνεσατε ἐπῇνεσαν
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπαινέσω ἐπαινέσῃς ἐπαινέσῃ
Dual ἐπαινέσητον ἐπαινέσητον
Plural ἐπαινέσωμεν ἐπαινέσητε ἐπαινέσωσιν*
OptativeSingular ἐπαινέσαιμι ἐπαινέσαις ἐπαινέσαι
Dual ἐπαινέσαιτον ἐπαινεσαίτην
Plural ἐπαινέσαιμεν ἐπαινέσαιτε ἐπαινέσαιεν
ImperativeSingular ἐπαίνεσον ἐπαινεσάτω
Dual ἐπαινέσατον ἐπαινεσάτων
Plural ἐπαινέσατε ἐπαινεσάντων
Infinitive ἐπαινέσαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπαινεσᾱς ἐπαινεσαντος ἐπαινεσᾱσα ἐπαινεσᾱσης ἐπαινεσαν ἐπαινεσαντος
Middle
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπῃνε͂σαμην ἐπῄνεσω ἐπῄνεσατο
Dual ἐπῄνεσασθον ἐπῃνε͂σασθην
Plural ἐπῃνε͂σαμεθα ἐπῄνεσασθε ἐπῄνεσαντο
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπαινέσωμαι ἐπαινέσῃ ἐπαινέσηται
Dual ἐπαινέσησθον ἐπαινέσησθον
Plural ἐπαινεσώμεθα ἐπαινέσησθε ἐπαινέσωνται
OptativeSingular ἐπαινεσαίμην ἐπαινέσαιο ἐπαινέσαιτο
Dual ἐπαινέσαισθον ἐπαινεσαίσθην
Plural ἐπαινεσαίμεθα ἐπαινέσαισθε ἐπαινέσαιντο
ImperativeSingular ἐπαίνεσαι ἐπαινεσάσθω
Dual ἐπαινέσασθον ἐπαινεσάσθων
Plural ἐπαινέσασθε ἐπαινεσάσθων
Infinitive ἐπαινέσεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπαινεσαμενος ἐπαινεσαμενου ἐπαινεσαμενη ἐπαινεσαμενης ἐπαινεσαμενον ἐπαινεσαμενου

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

  • Ἐπαινῶ σε τῆσ φιλομουσίασ· (Lucian, Dialogi Marini, poseidon and the dolphins, chapter 2 1:4)
  • καὶ γάρ, ὡσ οἶσθα καὶ αὐτόσ, τὸ ἥμερον καὶ φιλάνθρωπον καὶ τὸ μεγαλόφρον καὶ σωφροσύνην καὶ παιδείαν πρὸ τοῦ κάλλουσ ἐπαινῶ· (Lucian, Imagines, (no name) 11:3)
  • μέλει δ’ ὁ σόσ μοι πόλεμοσ, οὐδ’ ἀμνημονῶ τιμῆσ, ἐπαινῶ δ’ εὖ παθοῦσα πρὸσ σέθεν. (Euripides, Rhesus, episode 2:6)
  • ἐπεὶ δὲ καὶ κολακείασ ἐπεμνήσθησ, ὅτι μὲν καὶ σὺ μισεῖσ τοὺσ κολακικούσ, ἐπαινῶ μέν σε, καὶ οὐκ ἐχρῆν ἄλλωσ. (Lucian, Pro imaginibus, (no name) 20:1)
  • ἐπαινῶ δέ γε ταύτησ αὐτοὺσ τῆσ ἀπανθρωπίασ, ὅτι μὴ καὶ τοῖσ στόμασιν ἡμᾶσ προσίενται. (Lucian, Nigrinus, Nigrinou Fiaosofia 21:4)
  • ἦν τριάκοντα καὶ δύο ἐτῶν, ὅτε ἐβασίλευσε, καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ. καὶ ἐπορεύθη οὐκ ἐν ἐπαίνῳ καὶ ἐτάφη ἐν πόλει Δαυὶδ καὶ οὐκ ἐν τάφοισ τῶν βασιλέων. (Septuagint, Liber II Paralipomenon 21:20)
  • τοῦτο τέλοσ τοῦ κακοδαίμονοσ Πρωτέωσ ἐγένετο, ἀνδρόσ, ὡσ βραχεῖ λόγῳ περιλαβεῖν, πρὸσ ἀλήθειαν μὲν οὐδεπώποτε ἀποβλέψαντοσ, ἐπὶ δόξῃ δὲ καὶ τῷ παρὰ τῶν πολλῶν ἐπαίνῳ ἅπαντα εἰπόντοσ ἀεὶ καὶ πράξαντοσ, ὡσ καὶ εἰσ πῦρ ἁλέσθαι, ὅτε μηδὲ ἀπολαύειν τῶν ἐπαίνων ἔμελλεν ἀναίσθητοσ αὐτῶν γενόμενοσ. (Lucian, De morte Peregrini, (no name) 22:1)
  • μεγάλῳ ἐπαίνῳ μέμνηται τῆσ μυίασ, ὡσ ἐν τούτοισ, δεινόν γε τὴν μὲν μυῖαν ἀλκίμῳ σθένει πηδᾶν ἐπ’ ἀνδρῶν σώμαθ’, ὡσ πλησθῇ φόνου, ἄνδρασ δ’ ὁπλίτασ πολέμιον ταρβεῖν δόρυ. (Lucian, Muscae Encomium, (no name) 11:4)
  • εἰ δὲ ὑπερεπαινῶν τοὺσ λόγουσ ὡσ δῆθεν εὐμηχάνουσ ὄντασ τὸν σοφώτατον τῶν Τιτάνων ἐπιφημίζεισ αὐτοῖσ, ὁρ́α μή τισ εἰρωνείαν φῇ καὶ μυκτῆρα οἱο͂ν τὸν Ἀττικὸν προσεῖναι τῷ ἐπαίνῳ. (Lucian, Prometheus es in verbis 2:1)

Synonyms

  1. I approve

  2. I agree or undertake to do

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