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ἐπιρρέω

ε-contract Verb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπιρρέω ἐπιρρεύσομαι ἐπερρύην

Structure: ἐπι (Prefix) + ῥέϝ (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Sense

  1. to flow upon the surface, float a-top
  2. to flow in besides, flow fresh and fresh, to stream on and on, onward-streaming, flows on and on, increases continually

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπιρρέω ἐπίρρεις ἐπίρρει
Dual ἐπίρρειτον ἐπίρρειτον
Plural ἐπιρρέομεν ἐπίρρειτε ἐπιρρέουσιν*
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπιρρέω ἐπίρρῃς ἐπίρρῃ
Dual ἐπίρρητον ἐπίρρητον
Plural ἐπιρρέωμεν ἐπίρρητε ἐπιρρέωσιν*
OptativeSingular ἐπιρρέοιμι ἐπιρρέοις ἐπιρρέοι
Dual ἐπιρρέοιτον ἐπιρρεοίτην
Plural ἐπιρρέοιμεν ἐπιρρέοιτε ἐπιρρέοιεν
ImperativeSingular ἐπίρρει ἐπιρρεῖτω
Dual ἐπίρρειτον ἐπιρρεῖτων
Plural ἐπίρρειτε ἐπιρρεόντων, ἐπιρρεῖτωσαν
Infinitive ἐπίρρειν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπιρρεων ἐπιρρεοντος ἐπιρρεουσα ἐπιρρεουσης ἐπιρρεον ἐπιρρεοντος
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπιρρέομαι ἐπίρρει, ἐπίρρῃ ἐπίρρειται
Dual ἐπίρρεισθον ἐπίρρεισθον
Plural ἐπιρρεόμεθα ἐπίρρεισθε ἐπιρρέονται
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπιρρέωμαι ἐπίρρῃ ἐπίρρηται
Dual ἐπίρρησθον ἐπίρρησθον
Plural ἐπιρρεώμεθα ἐπίρρησθε ἐπιρρέωνται
OptativeSingular ἐπιρρεοίμην ἐπιρρέοιο ἐπιρρέοιτο
Dual ἐπιρρέοισθον ἐπιρρεοίσθην
Plural ἐπιρρεοίμεθα ἐπιρρέοισθε ἐπιρρέοιντο
ImperativeSingular ἐπιρρέου ἐπιρρεῖσθω
Dual ἐπίρρεισθον ἐπιρρεῖσθων
Plural ἐπίρρεισθε ἐπιρρεῖσθων, ἐπιρρεῖσθωσαν
Infinitive ἐπίρρεισθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπιρρεομενος ἐπιρρεομενου ἐπιρρεομενη ἐπιρρεομενης ἐπιρρεομενον ἐπιρρεομενου

Future tense

Middle
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπιρρεύσομαι ἐπιρρεύσει, ἐπιρρεύσῃ ἐπιρρεύσεται
Dual ἐπιρρεύσεσθον ἐπιρρεύσεσθον
Plural ἐπιρρευσόμεθα ἐπιρρεύσεσθε ἐπιρρεύσονται
OptativeSingular ἐπιρρευσοίμην ἐπιρρεύσοιο ἐπιρρεύσοιτο
Dual ἐπιρρεύσοισθον ἐπιρρευσοίσθην
Plural ἐπιρρευσοίμεθα ἐπιρρεύσοισθε ἐπιρρεύσοιντο
Infinitive ἐπιρρεύσεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπιρρευσομενος ἐπιρρευσομενου ἐπιρρευσομενη ἐπιρρευσομενης ἐπιρρευσομενον ἐπιρρευσομενου
Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπιρρυήσομαι ἐπιρρυήσῃ ἐπιρρυήσεται
Dual ἐπιρρυήσεσθον ἐπιρρυήσεσθον
Plural ἐπιρρυησόμεθα ἐπιρρυήσεσθε ἐπιρρυήσονται
OptativeSingular ἐπιρρυησοίμην ἐπιρρυήσοιο ἐπιρρυήσοιτο
Dual ἐπιρρυήσοισθον ἐπιρρυησοίσθην
Plural ἐπιρρυησοίμεθα ἐπιρρυήσοισθε ἐπιρρυήσοιντο
Infinitive ἐπιρρυήσεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπιρρυησομενος ἐπιρρυησομενου ἐπιρρυησομενη ἐπιρρυησομενης ἐπιρρυησομενον ἐπιρρυησομενου

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

  • τὴν μὲν γὰρ κουφότητα τῷ τε σταθμῷ τεκμαίροιτο ἄν τισ , καὶ πρὸ τούτου, ὅτι ἐπιπλεῖ τῇ θαλάσσῃ, οὐχὶ δὲ συμμίγνυται, καθάπερ τῷ Πηνειῷ τὸν Τιταρήσιον λέγει ἐπιρρεῖν Ὅμηροσ ̔καθύπερθεν ἠύτ̓ ἔλαιον̓. (Arrian, Periplus Ponti Euxini, chapter 8 3:1)
  • τὸ δὲ οὐχ οὕτωσ ἔχει σοι, ἀλλὰ ὅσῳ τισ ἂν αὐτὴν ἐξαντλῇ τοῖσ πόνοισ, τοσῷδε μᾶλλον ἐπιρρεῖ κατὰ τὸν περὶ τῆσ Ὕδρασ μῦθον, εἴ τινα ἤκουσασ, ὡσ ἀντὶ μιᾶσ κεφαλῆσ τμηθείσησ δύ’ ἀεὶ ἄλλαι ἀνεφύοντο. (Lucian, Anacharsis, (no name) 35:5)
  • τοιγαροῦν καὶ ἄξιον παρὰ πάντων ἀπολαμβάνει τὸν καρπόν, εὐχομένων ταῦτά τε αὐτῇ παραμεῖναι τὰ πτερὰ καὶ ἔτι ^ πλείω ἐπιρρεῖν τἀγαθά. (Lucian, Imagines, (no name) 21:9)
  • ἐπιρρεῖ γὰρ κατὰ τὴν παροιμίαν τὸ πρᾶγμα ἐξαντλούμενον ἐσ τὸ ἔμπαλιν ἢ ὁ τῶν Δαναΐδων πίθοσ· (Lucian, 126:1)
  • ἢν δὲ ἅπαξ ἐκεῖνα δῷσ, ἐπιρρεῖ τὰ λοιπὰ καὶ οὔποτε στήσεται καὶ τὸ ἀπιστεῖν αὐτοῖσ οὐκέτι ῥᾴδιον, ἐπείπερ ἀκόλουθα καὶ ὅμοιά ἐστι τῇ συγχωρηθείσῃ ἀρχῇ, ἅπερ καὶ ὑμεῖσ πάσχετε· (Lucian, 152:4)

Synonyms

  1. to flow upon the surface

Related

Derived

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

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