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ἐπαινέω?

ε-contract Verb; Transliteration: epaineō

Principal Part: ἐπαινέω ἐπαινέσω ἐπῄνεσα ἐπῄνεκα ἐπῄνημαι ἐπῃνέθην

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

Etym.: poetic but not Attic are ἐπ-αινήσω, ἐπ-ῄνησα

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 ἐπαινοῦσι(ν)
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπαινῶ ἐπαινῇς ἐπαινῇ
Dual ἐπαινῆτον ἐπαινῆτον
Plural ἐπαινῶμεν ἐπαινῆτε ἐπαινῶσι(ν)
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 ἐπαινέσουσι(ν)
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

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπῇνουν ἐπῇνεις ἐπῇνει(ν)
Dual ἐπῄνειτον ἐπῃνεῖτην
Plural ἐπῄνουμεν ἐπῄνειτε ἐπῇνουν
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπῃνοῦμην ἐπῄνου ἐπῄνειτο
Dual ἐπῄνεισθον ἐπῃνεῖσθην
Plural ἐπῃνοῦμεθα ἐπῄνεισθε ἐπῄνουντο

Aorist tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπῇνεσα ἐπῇνεσας ἐπῇνεσε(ν)
Dual ἐπῄνεσατον ἐπῃνε῀σατην
Plural ἐπῄνεσαμεν ἐπῄνεσατε ἐπῇνεσαν
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπαινέσω ἐπαινέσῃς ἐπαινέσῃ
Dual ἐπαινέσητον ἐπαινέσητον
Plural ἐπαινέσωμεν ἐπαινέσητε ἐπαινέσωσι(ν)
OptativeSingular ἐπαινέσαιμι ἐπαινέσαις ἐπαινέσαι
Dual ἐπαινέσαιτον ἐπαινεσαίτην
Plural ἐπαινέσαιμεν ἐπαινέσαιτε ἐπαινέσαιεν
ImperativeSingular ἐπαίνεσον ἐπαινεσάτω
Dual ἐπαινέσατον ἐπαινεσάτων
Plural ἐπαινέσατε ἐπαινεσάντων
Infinitive ἐπαινέσαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπαινεσας ἐπαινεσαντος ἐπαινεσασα ἐπαινεσασης ἐπαινεσαν ἐπαινεσαντος
Middle
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπῃνε῀σαμην ἐπῄνεσω ἐπῄνεσατο
Dual ἐπῄνεσασθον ἐπῃνε῀σασθην
Plural ἐπῃνε῀σαμεθα 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

  • ὅτι ἐπαινεῖται ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς ἐν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ ἀδικῶν ἐνευλογεῖται. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 9:24)
  • ἐν τῷ Θεῷ ἐπαινέσω τοὺς λόγους μου, ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ ἤλπισα, οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιήσει μοι σάρξ. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 55:5)
  • ἐπαινεῖσθε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τῷ ἁγίῳ αὐτοῦ. εὐφρανθήτω καρδία ζητούντων τὸν Κύριον. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 104:3)
  • τοῦ ἰδεῖν ἐν τῇ χρηστότητι τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν σου, τοῦ εὐφρανθῆναι ἐν τῇ εὐφροσύνῃ τοῦ ἔθνους σου, τοῦ ἐπαινεῖσθαι μετὰ τῆς κληρονομίας σου. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 105:5)
  • Ἀλληλούϊα. - ΑΙΝΕΙΤΕ τὸν Κύριον, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ λαοί, (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 116:1)
  • "ὦ Κομβάβε, ἐσθλὸν ἐόντα φιλέω τε μάλιστα φίλων ἐμῶν καὶ πάμπαν ἐπαινέω σοφίης τε καὶ εὐνοίης τῆς ἐς ἡμέας, ἣν δὴ ἐπεδέξαο. (Lucian, De Syria dea, (no name) 19:4)
  • "τὰ οὐ πάμπαν ἐπαινέω. (Lucian, De Syria dea, (no name) 26:3)
  • καὶ ταῦτα ὅτι ψεύδεα ἐξελέγχει Νέαρχος, οὐκ ἐπαινέω αὐτὸν ἔγωγε τῆς σχολῆς τε καὶ σοφίης, οὔτε κάρτα χαλεπὰ ἐξελεγχθῆναι ἐόντα, ταλαίπωρόν τε ἐὸν γινώσκων τοὺς παλαιοὺς λόγους ἐπιλεγόμενον ἐξελέγχειν ἐόντας ψευδέας. (Arrian, Indica, chapter 31 9:1)
  • καὶ αὐτὸν ποιεῖ τὸν παράσιτον λέγοντα τοιάδε πρὸς τὸν πυνθανόμενον συνδειπνέων τῷ λῶντι, καλέσαι δεῖ μόνον, καὶ τῷ γα μὴ λεῶντι, κοὐδὲν δεῖ καλεῖν τηνεὶ δὲ χαρίης τ εἰμὶ καὶ ποιέω πολὺν γέλωτα καὶ τὸν ἱστιῶντ ἐπαινέω. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 6, book 6, chapter 28 1:2)
  • μάλιστα δὲ ἐπαινέω ὧν τὰ Ῥεύματα πρὸς τὰς ἀνατολὰς τοῦ ἡλίου ἐρρώγασι καὶ μᾶλλον πρὸς τὰς θερινάς. (Hippocrates, Hippocrates Collected Works I, , vii.24)

Synonyms

  1. I approve

  2. I agree or undertake to do

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