Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἐλεαίρω

Non-contract Verb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐλεαίρω

Structure: ἐλεαίρ (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Etym.: = e)lee/w,

Sense

  1. to take pity on

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐλεαίρω ἐλεαίρεις ἐλεαίρει
Dual ἐλεαίρετον ἐλεαίρετον
Plural ἐλεαίρομεν ἐλεαίρετε ἐλεαίρουσιν*
SubjunctiveSingular ἐλεαίρω ἐλεαίρῃς ἐλεαίρῃ
Dual ἐλεαίρητον ἐλεαίρητον
Plural ἐλεαίρωμεν ἐλεαίρητε ἐλεαίρωσιν*
OptativeSingular ἐλεαίροιμι ἐλεαίροις ἐλεαίροι
Dual ἐλεαίροιτον ἐλεαιροίτην
Plural ἐλεαίροιμεν ἐλεαίροιτε ἐλεαίροιεν
ImperativeSingular ἐλέαιρε ἐλεαιρέτω
Dual ἐλεαίρετον ἐλεαιρέτων
Plural ἐλεαίρετε ἐλεαιρόντων, ἐλεαιρέτωσαν
Infinitive ἐλεαίρειν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐλεαιρων ἐλεαιροντος ἐλεαιρουσα ἐλεαιρουσης ἐλεαιρον ἐλεαιροντος
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐλεαίρομαι ἐλεαίρει, ἐλεαίρῃ ἐλεαίρεται
Dual ἐλεαίρεσθον ἐλεαίρεσθον
Plural ἐλεαιρόμεθα ἐλεαίρεσθε ἐλεαίρονται
SubjunctiveSingular ἐλεαίρωμαι ἐλεαίρῃ ἐλεαίρηται
Dual ἐλεαίρησθον ἐλεαίρησθον
Plural ἐλεαιρώμεθα ἐλεαίρησθε ἐλεαίρωνται
OptativeSingular ἐλεαιροίμην ἐλεαίροιο ἐλεαίροιτο
Dual ἐλεαίροισθον ἐλεαιροίσθην
Plural ἐλεαιροίμεθα ἐλεαίροισθε ἐλεαίροιντο
ImperativeSingular ἐλεαίρου ἐλεαιρέσθω
Dual ἐλεαίρεσθον ἐλεαιρέσθων
Plural ἐλεαίρεσθε ἐλεαιρέσθων, ἐλεαιρέσθωσαν
Infinitive ἐλεαίρεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
ἐλεαιρομενος ἐλεαιρομενου ἐλεαιρομενη ἐλεαιρομενης ἐλεαιρομενον ἐλεαιρομενου

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

  • δὴ γὰρ μέγα σ’ ἅζομαι ἠδ’ ἐλεαίρω ἀχνυμένην περὶ παιδὶ τανυσφύρῳ· (Anonymous, Homeric Hymns, 10:4)
  • καί σε μάλ’ ἐκπάγλωσ ὀλοφύρομαι ἠδ’ ἐλεαίρω, οὕνεκεν ἡμετέροιο λυγροῦ μετὰ δαίμονοσ ἔσχεσ, ὅσθ’ ἡμῖν ἐφύπερθε κάρησ βαρὺσ αἰωρεῖται. (Theocritus, Idylls, 43)

Synonyms

  1. to take pity on

Related

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

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