ἐπέρομαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐπείρομαι (epeíromai) — Ionic, Epic

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ ἔρομαι (éromai).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pé.ro.mai̯/ → /eˈpe.ro.mɛ/ → /eˈpe.ro.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pé.ro.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpe.ro.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈpe.ro.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpe.ro.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpe.ro.me/

Verb

ἐπέρομαι • (epéromai)

1. to ask in addition or again

Usage notes

The present indicative of this verb is almost never used in Attic, being replaced by ἐπερωτάω (eperōtáō). Ionic and Epic use the alternative form ἐπείρομαι (epeíromai).

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπέρομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπέρομαι	ἐπέρῃ, ἐπέρει	ἐπέρεται	ἐπέρεσθον	ἐπέρεσθον	ἐπερόμεθᾰ	ἐπέρεσθε	ἐπέρονται
	subjunctive	ἐπέρωμαι	ἐπέρῃ	ἐπέρηται	ἐπέρησθον	ἐπέρησθον	ἐπερώμεθᾰ	ἐπέρησθε	ἐπέρωνται
	optative	ἐπεροίμην	ἐπέροιο	ἐπέροιτο	ἐπέροισθον	ἐπεροίσθην	ἐπεροίμεθᾰ	ἐπέροισθε	ἐπέροιντο
	imperative		ἐπέρου	ἐπερέσθω	ἐπέρεσθον	ἐπερέσθων		ἐπέρεσθε	ἐπερέσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἐπέρεσθαι
participle	m					ἐπερόμενος
	f					ἐπερομένη
	n					ἐπερόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπειρόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπειρόμην	ἐπείρου	ἐπείρετο	ἐπείρεσθον	ἐπειρέσθην	ἐπειρόμεθᾰ	ἐπείρεσθε	ἐπείροντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπερήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐπερήσομαι	ἐπερήσῃ, ἐπερήσει	ἐπερήσεται	ἐπερήσεσθον	ἐπερήσεσθον	ἐπερησόμεθᾰ	ἐπερήσεσθε	ἐπερήσονται
	optative	ἐπερησοίμην	ἐπερήσοιο	ἐπερήσοιτο	ἐπερήσοισθον	ἐπερησοίσθην	ἐπερησοίμεθᾰ	ἐπερήσοισθε	ἐπερήσοιντο
					middle
infinitive					ἐπερήσεσθαι
participle	m				ἐπερησόμενος
	f				ἐπερησομένη
	n				ἐπερησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπηρόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐπηρόμην	ἐπήρου	ἐπήρετο	ἐπήρεσθον	ἐπηρέσθην	ἐπηρόμεθᾰ	ἐπήρεσθε	ἐπήροντο
	subjunctive	ἐπέρωμαι	ἐπέρῃ	ἐπέρηται	ἐπέρησθον	ἐπέρησθον	ἐπερώμεθᾰ	ἐπέρησθε	ἐπέρωνται
	optative	ἐπεροίμην	ἐπέροιο	ἐπέροιτο	ἐπέροισθον	ἐπεροίσθην	ἐπεροίμεθᾰ	ἐπέροισθε	ἐπέροιντο
	imperative		ἐπεροῦ	ἐπερέσθω	ἐπέρεσθον	ἐπερέσθων		ἐπέρεσθε	ἐπερέσθων
					middle
infinitive					ἐπερέσθαι
participle	m				ἐπερόμενος
	f				ἐπερομένη
	n				ἐπερόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• ἐπέρομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “ἐπέρομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • ask idem, page 44.
  • inquire idem, page 443.
  • question idem, page 665.