επίκειται

See also: ἐπίκειται

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from the 3rd singular person ἐπίκειται (epíkeitai) of Ancient Greek ἐπίκειμαι (epíkeimai, “I am laid upon; I am urgent”) -ἐπί (epí) + κεῖμαι (keîmai)-, semantic loan from French est imminent. Morphologically analysed as επι- (epi-, “upon”) +‎ κείμαι (keímai, “lie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ci.te/
• Hyphenation: ε‧πί‧κει‧ται

Verb

επίκειται • (epíkeitai) impersonal

1. (intransitive, third person only) to be imminent, to be about to happen, to be on the way [+noun]

   Επίκεινται εκλογές.

   Epíkeintai eklogés.

   Elections are imminent.

   Επίκειται η έναρξη διαπραγματεύσεων.

   Epíkeitai i énarxi diapragmatéfseon.

   The beginning of bilateral negotiations is imminent.

Conjugation

  Impersonal forms

	Present ➤
3 sg	επίκειται
3 pl	επίκεινται
	Imperfect ➤
3 sg	—
3 pl	—
Notes	• Found only in passive 3rd persons of the present. Other archaic 3rd presons could be drawn from the conjugation of the ancient ἐπίκειμαι (epíkeimai).

Synonyms

• αναμένεται (anaménetai, “is expected”), 3rd singular person of αναμένομαι (anaménomai), passive of αναμένω (anaméno, “expect”)

Related terms

• επικείμενος (epikeímenos, “who is about to happen”, passive present participle)