λέχομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic лежати (ležati), Old Irish lige, and Old English licgan (English lie).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lé.kʰo.mai̯/ → /ˈle.xo.mɛ/ → /ˈle.xo.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lé.kʰo.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈle.kʰo.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈle.xo.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈle.xo.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈle.xo.me/

Verb

λέχομαι • (lékhomai)

1. to lie down

Inflection

   Present: λέχομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	λέχομαι	λέχῃ, λέχει	λέχεται	λέχεσθον	λέχεσθον	λεχόμεθᾰ	λέχεσθε	λέχονται
	subjunctive	λέχωμαι	λέχῃ	λέχηται	λέχησθον	λέχησθον	λεχώμεθᾰ	λέχησθε	λέχωνται
	optative	λεχοίμην	λέχοιο	λέχοιτο	λέχοισθον	λεχοίσθην	λεχοίμεθᾰ	λέχοισθε	λέχοιντο
	imperative		λέχου	λεχέσθω	λέχεσθον	λεχέσθων		λέχεσθε	λεχέσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						λέχεσθαι
participle	m					λεχόμενος
	f					λεχομένη
	n					λεχόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐλεχόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐλεχόμην	ἐλέχου	ἐλέχετο	ἐλέχεσθον	ἐλεχέσθην	ἐλεχόμεθᾰ	ἐλέχεσθε	ἐλέχοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: λέξομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	λέξομαι	λέξεαι	λέξεται	λέξεσθον	λέξεσθον	λεξόμε(σ)θᾰ	λέξεσθε	λέξονται
	optative	λεξοίμην	λέξοιο	λέξοιτο	λέξοισθον	λεξοίσθην	λεξοίμε(σ)θᾰ	λέξοισθε	λεξοίᾰτο
					middle
infinitive					λέξεσθαι
participle	m				λεξόμενος
	f				λεξομένη
	n				λεξόμενον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐλεξᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐλεξᾰ́μην	ἐλέξᾰο	ἐλέξᾰτο	ἐλέξᾰσθον	ἐλεξᾰ́σθην	ἐλεξᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	ἐλέξᾰσθε	ἐλέξᾰντο
	subjunctive	λέξωμαι	λέξηαι	λέξηται	λέξησθον	λέξησθον	λεξώμε(σ)θᾰ	λέξησθε	λέξωνται
	optative	λεξαίμην	λέξαιο	λέξαιτο	λέξαισθον	λεξαίσθην	λεξαίμε(σ)θᾰ	λέξαισθε	λεξαίᾰτο
	imperative		λέξαι	λεξᾰ́σθω	λέξᾰσθον	λεξᾰ́σθων		λέξᾰσθε	λεξᾰ́σθων
					middle
infinitive					λέξᾰσθαι
participle	m				λεξᾰ́μενος
	f				λεξᾰμένη
	n				λεξᾰ́μενον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: λέλοχᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	λέλοχᾰ	λέλοχᾰς	λέλοχε(ν)	λελόχᾰτον	λελόχᾰτον	λελόχᾰμεν	λελόχᾰτε	λελόχᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	λελόχω	λελόχῃς	λελόχῃ	λελόχητον	λελόχητον	λελόχωμεν	λελόχητε	λελόχωσῐ(ν)
	optative	λελόχοιμῐ, λελοχοίην	λελόχοις, λελοχοίης	λελόχοι, λελοχοίη	λελόχοιτον	λελοχοίτην	λελόχοιμεν	λελόχοιτε	λελόχοιεν
	imperative		λέλοχε	λελοχέτω	λελόχετον	λελοχέτων		λελόχετε	λελοχόντων
		active
infinitive		λελοχέναι
participle	m	λελοχώς
	f	λελοχυῖᾰ
	n	λελοχός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• παραλέχομαι (paralékhomai)

Related terms

• λέκτρον (léktron)
• λέχος (lékhos)
• λόχος (lókhos)

Further reading

• “λέχομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• λέχομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette