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ἐπισφάζω

Non-contract Verb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπισφάζω ἐπισφάξω

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

Sense

  1. to slaughter over or upon
  2. to kill after or besides

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπισφάζω ἐπισφάζεις ἐπισφάζει
Dual ἐπισφάζετον ἐπισφάζετον
Plural ἐπισφάζομεν ἐπισφάζετε ἐπισφάζουσιν*
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπισφάζω ἐπισφάζῃς ἐπισφάζῃ
Dual ἐπισφάζητον ἐπισφάζητον
Plural ἐπισφάζωμεν ἐπισφάζητε ἐπισφάζωσιν*
OptativeSingular ἐπισφάζοιμι ἐπισφάζοις ἐπισφάζοι
Dual ἐπισφάζοιτον ἐπισφαζοίτην
Plural ἐπισφάζοιμεν ἐπισφάζοιτε ἐπισφάζοιεν
ImperativeSingular ἐπισφάζε ἐπισφαζέτω
Dual ἐπισφάζετον ἐπισφαζέτων
Plural ἐπισφάζετε ἐπισφαζόντων, ἐπισφαζέτωσαν
Infinitive ἐπισφάζειν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπισφαζων ἐπισφαζοντος ἐπισφαζουσα ἐπισφαζουσης ἐπισφαζον ἐπισφαζοντος
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπισφάζομαι ἐπισφάζει, ἐπισφάζῃ ἐπισφάζεται
Dual ἐπισφάζεσθον ἐπισφάζεσθον
Plural ἐπισφαζόμεθα ἐπισφάζεσθε ἐπισφάζονται
SubjunctiveSingular ἐπισφάζωμαι ἐπισφάζῃ ἐπισφάζηται
Dual ἐπισφάζησθον ἐπισφάζησθον
Plural ἐπισφαζώμεθα ἐπισφάζησθε ἐπισφάζωνται
OptativeSingular ἐπισφαζοίμην ἐπισφάζοιο ἐπισφάζοιτο
Dual ἐπισφάζοισθον ἐπισφαζοίσθην
Plural ἐπισφαζοίμεθα ἐπισφάζοισθε ἐπισφάζοιντο
ImperativeSingular ἐπισφάζου ἐπισφαζέσθω
Dual ἐπισφάζεσθον ἐπισφαζέσθων
Plural ἐπισφάζεσθε ἐπισφαζέσθων, ἐπισφαζέσθωσαν
Infinitive ἐπισφάζεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπισφαζομενος ἐπισφαζομενου ἐπισφαζομενη ἐπισφαζομενης ἐπισφαζομενον ἐπισφαζομενου

Future tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπισφάξω ἐπισφάξεις ἐπισφάξει
Dual ἐπισφάξετον ἐπισφάξετον
Plural ἐπισφάξομεν ἐπισφάξετε ἐπισφάξουσιν*
OptativeSingular ἐπισφάξοιμι ἐπισφάξοις ἐπισφάξοι
Dual ἐπισφάξοιτον ἐπισφαξοίτην
Plural ἐπισφάξοιμεν ἐπισφάξοιτε ἐπισφάξοιεν
Infinitive ἐπισφάξειν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπισφαξων ἐπισφαξοντος ἐπισφαξουσα ἐπισφαξουσης ἐπισφαξον ἐπισφαξοντος
Middle
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐπισφάξομαι ἐπισφάξει, ἐπισφάξῃ ἐπισφάξεται
Dual ἐπισφάξεσθον ἐπισφάξεσθον
Plural ἐπισφαξόμεθα ἐπισφάξεσθε ἐπισφάξονται
OptativeSingular ἐπισφαξοίμην ἐπισφάξοιο ἐπισφάξοιτο
Dual ἐπισφάξοισθον ἐπισφαξοίσθην
Plural ἐπισφαξοίμεθα ἐπισφάξοισθε ἐπισφάξοιντο
Infinitive ἐπισφάξεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐπισφαξομενος ἐπισφαξομενου ἐπισφαξομενη ἐπισφαξομενης ἐπισφαξομενον ἐπισφαξομενου

Imperfect 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

  • ἥξει γὰρ αὐτὸσ σὴν δάμαρτα καὶ τέκνα ἕλξων φονεύσων κἄμ’ ἐπισφάξων ἄναξ· (Euripides, Heracles, episode, anapests 5:3)
  • δεύτερον δὲ παῖδ’ ἑλών, χωρεῖ τρίτον θῦμ’ ὡσ ἐπισφάξων δυοῖν. (Euripides, Heracles, episode, lyric 3:10)

Synonyms

  1. to slaughter over or upon

  2. to kill after or besides

Derived

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

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