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φθάνω

Non-contract Verb; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: φθάνω

Structure: φθάν (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Etym.: fqanw always in attic; fqa_nw twice in Il.

Sense

to come or do first or before
to be beforehand with, overtake, outstrip, anticipate, to be overtaken
to come first, the first comer, to come or arrive first
in which one outstrips, is beforehand, was beforehand with, in, quicker, sooner, first, before, beforehand, first, first, am the first, before
before, before
escapes, first, is first
no sooner, no sooner, when
not be too quick, make haste and, quickly
be too quick

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	φθάνω	φθάνεις	φθάνει
	Dual		φθάνετον	φθάνετον
	Plural	φθάνομεν	φθάνετε	φθάνουσιν*
Subjunctive	Singular	φθάνω	φθάνῃς	φθάνῃ
	Dual		φθάνητον	φθάνητον
	Plural	φθάνωμεν	φθάνητε	φθάνωσιν*
Optative	Singular	φθάνοιμι	φθάνοις	φθάνοι
	Dual		φθάνοιτον	φθανοίτην
	Plural	φθάνοιμεν	φθάνοιτε	φθάνοιεν
Imperative	Singular		φθάνε	φθανέτω
	Dual		φθάνετον	φθανέτων
	Plural		φθάνετε	φθανόντων, φθανέτωσαν
Infinitive		φθάνειν
Participle		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Participle		φθανων φθανοντος	φθανουσα φθανουσης	φθανον φθανοντος
Middle/Passive
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	φθάνομαι	φθάνει, φθάνῃ	φθάνεται
	Dual		φθάνεσθον	φθάνεσθον
	Plural	φθανόμεθα	φθάνεσθε	φθάνονται
Subjunctive	Singular	φθάνωμαι	φθάνῃ	φθάνηται
	Dual		φθάνησθον	φθάνησθον
	Plural	φθανώμεθα	φθάνησθε	φθάνωνται
Optative	Singular	φθανοίμην	φθάνοιο	φθάνοιτο
	Dual		φθάνοισθον	φθανοίσθην
	Plural	φθανοίμεθα	φθάνοισθε	φθάνοιντο
Imperative	Singular		φθάνου	φθανέσθω
	Dual		φθάνεσθον	φθανέσθων
	Plural		φθάνεσθε	φθανέσθων, φθανέσθωσαν
Infinitive		φθάνεσθαι
Participle		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Participle		φθανομενος φθανομενου	φθανομενη φθανομενης	φθανομενον φθανομενου

Imperfect tense

Active
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	έ̓φθανον	έ̓φθανες	έ̓φθανεν*
	Dual		ἐφθάνετον	ἐφθανέτην
	Plural	ἐφθάνομεν	ἐφθάνετε	έ̓φθανον
Middle/Passive
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	ἐφθανόμην	ἐφθάνου	ἐφθάνετο
	Dual		ἐφθάνεσθον	ἐφθανέσθην
	Plural	ἐφθανόμεθα	ἐφθάνεσθε	ἐφθάνοντο

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

τὸ δένδρον, ὃ εἶδεσ τὸ μεγαλυνθὲν καὶ τὸ ἰσχυκόσ, οὗ τὸ ὕψοσ ἔφθανεν εἰσ τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὸ κῦτοσ αὐτοῦ εἰσ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν (Septuagint, Prophetia Danielis 4:17)
ἰκρία συμπήξασ οὐκ ἔφθανεν ὀψὲ δ’ ἐπιγνούσ, τὴν ῥῖν’ Ἀντιμάχου κλίμακα θεὶσ ἔφυγεν. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 11, chapter 2002)
ἔφθανεν Ἡλιόδωροσ, ἐφέσπετο δ’, οὐδ’ ὅσον ὡρ́ῃ ὕστερον, ἀνδρὶ φίλῳ Διογένεια δάμαρ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 7, chapter 3781)
διὰ δὲ τὸ τἀναγκαῖα μόνον πράττειν καὶ τὰσ βοηθείασ ἔφθανεν ἀναγόμενοσ καὶ ταχὺ ἐπέραινε. (Xenophon, Hellenica, , chapter 2 33:4)
Ὁ δ’ ἐπιτηρήσασ νύκτα ἀσέληνον, καὶ χωρίον ἐν ᾧ Φούλουιοσ ἑσπερασ τεῖχοσ μὲν οὐκ ἔφθανεν ἐγεῖραι, τάφρον δ’ ὀρυξάμενοσ καὶ διαστήματα ἀντὶ πυλῶν καταλιπὼν καὶ τὸ χῶμα προβαλὼν ἀντὶ τείχουσ ἡσύχαζεν, ἔσ τε λόφον ὑπερκείμενον αὐτοῦ καρτερὸν ἔπεμψε λαθὼν ἱππέασ, οἷσ εἶρητο ἡσυχάζειν ἑώσ οἱ Ῥωμαῖοι τὸν λόφον ὡσ ἔρημον ἀνδρῶν καταλαμβάνωσι, τοῖσ δ’ ἐλέφασι τοὺσ Ἰνδοὺσ ἐπιβήσασ ἐκέλευσεν ἐσ τὸ τοῦ Φουλουίου στρατόπεδον ἐσβιάζεσθαι διά τε τῶν διαστημάτων καὶ διὰ τῶν χωμάτων, ὡσ δύναιντο. (Appian, The Foreign Wars, chapter 7 1:1)

Synonyms

to come or do first or before
- προέρχομαι (to go before or first, to go before)
- προεισέρχομαι (to come or go in before)
- προεξανίσταμαι (to rise and go out before or first)
- προκαθεύδω (to sleep before or first)
- προγράφω (to write before or first)
- πρόειμι (to go first, go in advance, to go before or in advance of)
- προαυδάω (to declare before or first)
- προερευνάομαι (to search out first or before)
- προαποθνήσκω (to die before or first)
- προήδομαι (to be pleased before or first)
- προτυγχάνω (to come before, the first thing that came to hand)
- προαδικέω (to be the first in wronging, to be wronged before or first)
- προδανείζω (to lend before or first)
- προεμβαίνω (to embark first or before)
- προήκω (to have gone before, be the first)
to be beforehand with
- παραφθάνω (to overtake, outstrip)
to come first
- προαφικνέομαι (to arrive first)
- ἀφικάνω (to arrive at, to have come to)
before
- πρόειμι (to be before)
- προεξέρχομαι (to go out before, with)
- προπράσσω (to do before)
- προαπέρχομαι (to go away before)
- προαποχωρέω (to go away before)
- προεμβιβάζω (to put in before)
- προαπαγορεύω (to give in before)
- εἰσάγω (to bring before)
- προεισέρχομαι (to come or go in before)
- προκαθίστημι (to set before;)
- προσάγω (to set before)
- προενσείω (to set at before)
- παραφορέω (to set before)
- προκομίζω (to be carried before)
- προδιεξέρχομαι (to go out through before, to go through before)
- προδιέρχομαι (to go through before)
- προσυγγίγνομαι (to speak with, before)
- προεξελαύνω (to run out, before)
- προεκτρέχω (to run out before)
- προμάχομαι (to fight before, before)
- προάγνυμι (to break before)
- προπαρέχω (to offer before)
- προέρχομαι (to go before or first, to go before)
- προεκπέμπω (to send out before)
- προεισπέμπω (to send in before)
- προεξαποστέλλω (to send out before)
- προπορεύομαι (to go before or forward)
- προπλέω (to sail before)
- προεκπλέω (to sail out before)
- προοικοδομέω (to build before)
- προπίνω (to drink before)
- προενάρχομαι (to begin before)
- προνηστεύω (to fast before)
- προπετάννυμι (to spread out before)
- προεξετάζω (to examine before)
- προανακρίνω (to examine before)
- προαποσφάζω (to slay before)
- προανακινέω (to stir up before)
- προανύτω (to accomplish before)
- προεξελαύνω (to ride out before)
- προιππεύω (to ride before)
- προυπεξορμάω (to go out secretly before)
- προπηδάω (to spring before)
- προκαθίζω (to settle before)
- προαφηγέομαι (to relate before)
- προδιαβαίνω (to go across before)
- προεξανίσταμαι (to start before)
escapes
- ὑπεκφεύγω (to escape from)
- καταφεύγω (to escape)
- ἐκπίπτω (to escape)
- ἐκφεύγω (escapes)
- ἐκφεύγω (to escape)
- ἐξαναδύομαι (to escape from)
- ἀναφεύγω (to escape)
- ἄρχω (I am first)
not be too quick
- ἀνύω (to do quickly, make haste, make haste)

κλάω (to break)
οἰμώζω (to wail aloud)
ἐξέρχομαι (to go out)
κινδυνευτέος (one must venture)
ἔξοιδα (to know thoroughly)
ἐμπνέω (to blow or breathe upon)
ἁγνεύω (to consider as part of purity)
ἐπιλείπω (to leave behind)
δυστράπελος (hard to deal with)
ἐξαμαρτάνω (to err from the mark)
ἀποτίνω (to pay back)
θαυμαστέος (to be admired)
ἐκμανθάνω (to learn thoroughly)
σκευάριον (a small vessel or utensil)
δοξάριον (Diminutive of δόξα ‎)
αἰβοῖ (bah!)
φθισικός (consumptive)
μήτοι ()
ἐκφεύγω (to flee out or away)
ἐπιλήσμων (apt to forget)
γραφεύς (a painter)
σφηκιά (a wasps' nest)
μεταδοτέος (one must give a share)
ἐνθαδί ()
ἀφασία (speechlessness)
τακερός (melting in the mouth)
φερέγγυος (giving surety)
ἀντιάζω (to meet face to face)
ἐχθίων (more hated)
τρισκατάρατος (thrice-accursed)

Derived

ἐπιφθάνω (to reach first)
παραφθάνω (to overtake, outstrip)
προφθάνω (to outrun, anticipate, to be beforehand)
ὑποφθάνω (to haste before, be or get beforehand, to be beforehand with)

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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φθάνω

Sense

Conjugation

Present tense

Imperfect tense

Examples

Synonyms

to come or do first or before

to be beforehand with

to come first

before

escapes

not be too quick

Related

Derived

Similar forms

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φθάνω

Sense

Conjugation

Present tense

Imperfect tense

Examples

Synonyms

to come or do first or before

to be beforehand with

to come first

before

escapes

not be too quick

Related

Derived

Similar forms

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Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

English

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