Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

φλέγω

Non-contract Verb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: φλέγω

Structure: φλέγ (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Sense

  1. I set on fire, burn, scorch
  2. I kindle, arouse, inflame

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular φλέγω φλέγεις φλέγει
Dual φλέγετον φλέγετον
Plural φλέγομεν φλέγετε φλέγουσιν*
SubjunctiveSingular φλέγω φλέγῃς φλέγῃ
Dual φλέγητον φλέγητον
Plural φλέγωμεν φλέγητε φλέγωσιν*
OptativeSingular φλέγοιμι φλέγοις φλέγοι
Dual φλέγοιτον φλεγοίτην
Plural φλέγοιμεν φλέγοιτε φλέγοιεν
ImperativeSingular φλέγε φλεγέτω
Dual φλέγετον φλεγέτων
Plural φλέγετε φλεγόντων, φλεγέτωσαν
Infinitive φλέγειν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
φλεγων φλεγοντος φλεγουσα φλεγουσης φλεγον φλεγοντος
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular φλέγομαι φλέγει, φλέγῃ φλέγεται
Dual φλέγεσθον φλέγεσθον
Plural φλεγόμεθα φλέγεσθε φλέγονται
SubjunctiveSingular φλέγωμαι φλέγῃ φλέγηται
Dual φλέγησθον φλέγησθον
Plural φλεγώμεθα φλέγησθε φλέγωνται
OptativeSingular φλεγοίμην φλέγοιο φλέγοιτο
Dual φλέγοισθον φλεγοίσθην
Plural φλεγοίμεθα φλέγοισθε φλέγοιντο
ImperativeSingular φλέγου φλεγέσθω
Dual φλέγεσθον φλεγέσθων
Plural φλέγεσθε φλεγέσθων, φλεγέσθωσαν
Infinitive φλέγεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
φλεγομενος φλεγομενου φλεγομενη φλεγομενης φλεγομενον φλεγομενου

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

  • ὦ διδύμα τέκνων ἀρίστα, τὸ φέρον ἐκ θεοῦ φέρειν, μηδὲν ἄγαν φλέγεσθον· (Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus, choral, strophe 112)

Synonyms

  1. I set on fire

Related

Derived

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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