Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἐπέχω

Non-contract Verb; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπέχω ἐφέξω ἐπέσχον ἐπέσχηκα ἐπέσχημαι

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

Sense

  1. I have or hold upon
  2. I hold out to, present, offer
  3. I extend, spread out
  4. I hold, contain
  5. I enjoin, impose

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπέχω ἐπέχεις ἐπέχει
Dual ἐπέχετον ἐπέχετον
Plural ἐπέχομεν ἐπέχετε ἐπέχουσιν*
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπέχω ἐπέχῃς ἐπέχῃ
Dual ἐπέχητον ἐπέχητον
Plural ἐπέχωμεν ἐπέχητε ἐπέχωσιν*
OptativeSingular ἐπέχοιμι ἐπέχοις ἐπέχοι
Dual ἐπέχοιτον ἐπεχοίτην
Plural ἐπέχοιμεν ἐπέχοιτε ἐπέχοιεν
ImperativeSingular ἐπέχε ἐπεχέτω
Dual ἐπέχετον ἐπεχέτων
Plural ἐπέχετε ἐπεχόντων, ἐπεχέτωσαν
Infinitive ἐπέχειν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπεχων ἐπεχοντος ἐπεχουσα ἐπεχουσης ἐπεχον ἐπεχοντος
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπέχομαι ἐπέχει, ἐπέχῃ ἐπέχεται
Dual ἐπέχεσθον ἐπέχεσθον
Plural ἐπεχόμεθα ἐπέχεσθε ἐπέχονται
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπέχωμαι ἐπέχῃ ἐπέχηται
Dual ἐπέχησθον ἐπέχησθον
Plural ἐπεχώμεθα ἐπέχησθε ἐπέχωνται
OptativeSingular ἐπεχοίμην ἐπέχοιο ἐπέχοιτο
Dual ἐπέχοισθον ἐπεχοίσθην
Plural ἐπεχοίμεθα ἐπέχοισθε ἐπέχοιντο
ImperativeSingular ἐπέχου ἐπεχέσθω
Dual ἐπέχεσθον ἐπεχέσθων
Plural ἐπέχεσθε ἐπεχέσθων, ἐπεχέσθωσαν
Infinitive ἐπέχεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπεχομενος ἐπεχομενου ἐπεχομενη ἐπεχομενης ἐπεχομενον ἐπεχομενου

Imperfect tense

Aorist tense

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

  • τὰ δ’ οὖν ἄλλα παρ’ ὅλην τὴν ὁδὸν μυρίασ τὰσ ἀηδίασ ἀνασχέσθαι ὑπᾴδοντοσ καὶ τερετίζοντοσ, εἰ δὲ μὴ ἐπεῖχεν αὐτόσ, ἴσωσ ἂν καὶ ὀρχουμένου ἐπὶ τῆσ ἀπήνησ. (Lucian, De mercede, (no name) 33:7)
  • ἐπὶ μιᾶσ δέ τινοσ εὐχῆσ καὶ ἀποροῦντα αὐτὸν ἐθεασάμην δύο γὰρ ἀνδρῶν τἀναντία εὐχομένων καὶ τὰσ ἴσασ θυσίασ ὑπισχνουμένων οὐκ εἶχεν ὁποτέρῳ μᾶλλον ἐπινεύσειεν αὐτῶν, ὥστε δὴ τὸ Ἀκαδημαϊκὸν ἐκεῖνο ἐπεπόνθει καὶ οὐδέν τι ἀποφήνασθαι δυνατὸσ ἦν, ἀλλ’ ὥσπερ ὁ Πύρρων ἐπεῖχεν ἔτι καὶ διεσκέπτετο. (Lucian, Icaromenippus, (no name) 25:11)
  • ἀνὴρ γὰρ ὁπλίτησ εἱστήκει αὐτοῖσ κατὰ πύκνωσιν ἐν δύο πήχεσι μάλιστα, τὸ δὲ μέγεθοσ τῶν σαρισῶν πόδασ ἐπεῖχεν ἑκκαίδεκα. (Arrian, chapter 12 9:1)
  • φάλαγγοσ τὸ πᾶν σύνταγμα, τῶν δ̓ ἐν μέρει ὁπλιτῶν ἕκαστον ἀνθ̓ οὗ πρότερον ἐπεῖχεν τόπου ἕτερον μεταλαμβάνειν, τὸν μὲν λοχαγὸν τὸν τοῦ οὐραγοῦ, τὸν δὲ οὐραγὸν τὸν τοῦ λοχαγοῦ, καὶ ἀντὶ τῆσ κατὰ πρόσωπον ἐπιφανείασ τὴν κατόπιν. (Arrian, chapter 23 6:1)
  • ἤ τοῦτο μὲν ἄπιστόν ἐστιν ὅλωσ καὶ τερατῶδεσ, ἅτεροσ δὲ τῶν μύθων πιθανώτεροσ, ὡσ ἄρα τοῖσ περὶ Ῥωμύλον καὶ Ῥῶμον ἐκτεθεῖσιν οὐ μόνον λύκαινα θηλὴν ἐπεῖχεν, ἀλλὰ καὶ δρυοκολάπτησ τισ ἐπιφοιτῶν ἐψώμιζεν; (Plutarch, Quaestiones Romanae, section 21 1:2)

Synonyms

  1. I have or hold upon

  2. I hold out to

  3. I extend

  4. I hold

  5. I enjoin

Related

Derived

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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