Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἐπαίρω

Non-contract Verb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπαίρω ἐπαρῶ ἐπῆρα

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

Sense

  1. to lift up and set on
  2. to lift, raise
  3. to exalt, magnify
  4. to lift up one's leg or rise up
  5. to stir up, excite, to induce or persuade, to be led on, excited
  6. to be elated at, to be conceited or proud

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπαίρω ἐπαίρεις ἐπαίρει
Dual ἐπαίρετον ἐπαίρετον
Plural ἐπαίρομεν ἐπαίρετε ἐπαίρουσιν*
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπαίρω ἐπαίρῃς ἐπαίρῃ
Dual ἐπαίρητον ἐπαίρητον
Plural ἐπαίρωμεν ἐπαίρητε ἐπαίρωσιν*
OptativeSingular ἐπαίροιμι ἐπαίροις ἐπαίροι
Dual ἐπαίροιτον ἐπαιροίτην
Plural ἐπαίροιμεν ἐπαίροιτε ἐπαίροιεν
ImperativeSingular ἐπαίρε ἐπαιρέτω
Dual ἐπαίρετον ἐπαιρέτων
Plural ἐπαίρετε ἐπαιρόντων, ἐπαιρέτωσαν
Infinitive ἐπαίρειν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπαιρων ἐπαιροντος ἐπαιρουσα ἐπαιρουσης ἐπαιρον ἐπαιροντος
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπαίρομαι ἐπαίρει, ἐπαίρῃ ἐπαίρεται
Dual ἐπαίρεσθον ἐπαίρεσθον
Plural ἐπαιρόμεθα ἐπαίρεσθε ἐπαίρονται
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπαίρωμαι ἐπαίρῃ ἐπαίρηται
Dual ἐπαίρησθον ἐπαίρησθον
Plural ἐπαιρώμεθα ἐπαίρησθε ἐπαίρωνται
OptativeSingular ἐπαιροίμην ἐπαίροιο ἐπαίροιτο
Dual ἐπαίροισθον ἐπαιροίσθην
Plural ἐπαιροίμεθα ἐπαίροισθε ἐπαίροιντο
ImperativeSingular ἐπαίρου ἐπαιρέσθω
Dual ἐπαίρεσθον ἐπαιρέσθων
Plural ἐπαίρεσθε ἐπαιρέσθων, ἐπαιρέσθωσαν
Infinitive ἐπαίρεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπαιρομενος ἐπαιρομενου ἐπαιρομενη ἐπαιρομενης ἐπαιρομενον ἐπαιρομενου

Imperfect tense

Aorist tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular έ̓πῃρα έ̓πῃρας έ̓πῃρεν*
Dual ἐπῇρατον ἐπῄρατην
Plural ἐπῇραμεν ἐπῇρατε έ̓πῃραν
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπαίρω ἐπαίρῃς ἐπαίρῃ
Dual ἐπαίρητον ἐπαίρητον
Plural ἐπαίρωμεν ἐπαίρητε ἐπαίρωσιν*
OptativeSingular ἐπαίραιμι ἐπαίραις ἐπαίραι
Dual ἐπαίραιτον ἐπαιραίτην
Plural ἐπαίραιμεν ἐπαίραιτε ἐπαίραιεν
ImperativeSingular ἐπαίρον ἐπαιράτω
Dual ἐπαίρατον ἐπαιράτων
Plural ἐπαίρατε ἐπαιράντων
Infinitive ἐπαίραι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπαιρᾱς ἐπαιραντος ἐπαιρᾱσα ἐπαιρᾱσης ἐπαιραν ἐπαιραντος
Middle
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπῄραμην ἐπῇρω ἐπῇρατο
Dual ἐπῇρασθον ἐπῄρασθην
Plural ἐπῄραμεθα ἐπῇρασθε ἐπῇραντο
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπαίρωμαι ἐπαίρῃ ἐπαίρηται
Dual ἐπαίρησθον ἐπαίρησθον
Plural ἐπαιρώμεθα ἐπαίρησθε ἐπαίρωνται
OptativeSingular ἐπαιραίμην ἐπαίραιο ἐπαίραιτο
Dual ἐπαίραισθον ἐπαιραίσθην
Plural ἐπαιραίμεθα ἐπαίραισθε ἐπαίραιντο
ImperativeSingular ἐπαίραι ἐπαιράσθω
Dual ἐπαίρασθον ἐπαιράσθων
Plural ἐπαίρασθε ἐπαιράσθων
Infinitive ἐπαίρεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπαιραμενος ἐπαιραμενου ἐπαιραμενη ἐπαιραμενης ἐπαιραμενον ἐπαιραμενου

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

  • ἀλλὰ καὶ γέλωτα ἂν ὀφλισκάνοι χωλεύων ὑπὸ τῇ ἀσπίδι καὶ ἐπὶ στόμα καταπίπτων ὑπὸ τοῦ βάρουσ καὶ ὑπὸ τῷ κράνει ὁπότε ἀνανεύσειε δεικνὺσ τοὺσ παραβλῶπασ ἐκείνουσ αὑτοῦ ὀφθαλμοὺσ καὶ τὸν θώρακα ἐπαίρων τῷ τοῦ μεταφρένου κυρτώματι καὶ τὰσ κνημῖδασ ἐπισυρόμενοσ, καὶ ὅλωσ αἰσχύνων ἀμφοτέρουσ, καὶ τὸν δημιουργὸν αὐτῶν καὶ τὸν δεσπότην. (Lucian, Adversus indoctum et libros multos ementem, (no name) 7:5)
  • ἀρχομένων δὲ Λακεδαιμονίων ἄχθεσθαι τῇ αὐξήσει τῶν Ἀθηναίων, ἐπαίρων ὁ Περικλῆσ τὸν δῆμον ἔτι μᾶλλον μέγα φρονεῖν καὶ μεγάλων αὑτὸν ἀξιοῦν πραγμάτων, γράφει ψήφισμα, πάντασ Ἕλληνασ τοὺσ ὁπήποτε κατοικοῦντασ Εὐρώπησ ἢ τῆσ Ἀσίασ παρακαλεῖν, καὶ μικρὰν πόλιν καὶ μεγάλην, εἰσ σύλλογον πέμπειν Ἀθήναζε τοὺσ βουλευσομένουσ περὶ τῶν Ἑλληνικῶν ἱερῶν, ἃ κατέπρησαν οἱ βάρβαροι, καὶ τῶν θυσιῶν ἃσ ὀφείλουσιν ὑπὲρ τῆσ Ἑλλάδοσ εὐξάμενοι τοῖσ θεοῖσ ὅτε πρὸσ τοὺσ βαρβάρουσ ἐμάχοντο, καὶ τῆσ θαλάττησ, ὅπωσ πλέωσι πάντεσ ἀδεῶσ καὶ τὴν εἰρήνην ἄγωσιν. (Plutarch, , chapter 17 1:1)
  • τοιαῦτ’ ἐφυμνῶν πολλάκισ τε κοὐχ ἅπαξ ἤρασσ’ ἐπαίρων βλέφαρα. (Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus, episode 1:18)
  • ἐπὶ δὲ ἄκρασ ἴσουσ τοὺσ βρόχουσ ἐπιβαλλέτω καὶ ὁμοίωσ ἀντερειδέτω, ἐπαίρων εἰσ μέσον τὸν κεκρύφαλον. (Xenophon, Minor Works, , chapter 6 9:2)
  • ἐγὼ δὲ τούτων ἐμνήσθην οὔτε ὑμᾶσ ἐπαίρων οὔτε τοῖσ συνήθωσ ὑμνοῦσιν αὐτὰ ῥήτορσιν ἢ ποιηταῖσ παραβάλλων ἐμαυτόν. (Dio, Chrysostom, Orationes, 52:1)

Synonyms

  1. to lift up and set on

  2. to lift

  3. to exalt

  4. to lift up one's leg or rise up

  5. to stir up

Related

Derived

Similar forms

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

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