ἐφάλλομαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐπάλλομαι (epállomai) — Epic

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ ἅλλομαι (hállomai)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pʰál.lo.mai̯/ → /eˈɸal.lo.mɛ/ → /eˈfa.lo.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pʰál.lo.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpʰal.lo.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈɸal.lo.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈfal.lo.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈfa.lo.me/

Verb

ἐφάλλομαι • (ephállomai)

1. to jump at or on

Conjugation

   Present: ἐφάλλομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐφάλλομαι	ἐφάλλῃ, ἐφάλλει	ἐφάλλεται	ἐφάλλεσθον	ἐφάλλεσθον	ἐφαλλόμεθᾰ	ἐφάλλεσθε	ἐφάλλονται
	subjunctive	ἐφάλλωμαι	ἐφάλλῃ	ἐφάλληται	ἐφάλλησθον	ἐφάλλησθον	ἐφαλλώμεθᾰ	ἐφάλλησθε	ἐφάλλωνται
	optative	ἐφαλλοίμην	ἐφάλλοιο	ἐφάλλοιτο	ἐφάλλοισθον	ἐφαλλοίσθην	ἐφαλλοίμεθᾰ	ἐφάλλοισθε	ἐφάλλοιντο
	imperative		ἐφάλλου	ἐφαλλέσθω	ἐφάλλεσθον	ἐφαλλέσθων		ἐφάλλεσθε	ἐφαλλέσθων
infinitive						ἐφάλλεσθαι
participle	m					ἐφαλλόμενος
	f					ἐφαλλομένη
	n					ἐφαλλόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐφηλλόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐφηλλόμην	ἐφήλλου	ἐφήλλετο	ἐφήλλεσθον	ἐφηλλέσθην	ἐφηλλόμεθᾰ	ἐφήλλεσθε	ἐφήλλοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐφαλέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐφαλέομαι	ἐφαλέῃ, ἐφαλέει	ἐφαλέεται	ἐφαλέεσθον	ἐφαλέεσθον	ἐφαλεόμεθᾰ	ἐφαλέεσθε	ἐφαλέονται
	optative	ἐφαλεοίμην	ἐφαλέοιο	ἐφαλέοιτο	ἐφαλέοισθον	ἐφαλεοίσθην	ἐφαλεοίμεθᾰ	ἐφαλέοισθε	ἐφαλέοιντο
					middle
infinitive					ἐφαλέεσθαι
participle	m				ἐφαλεόμενος
	f				ἐφαλεομένη
	n				ἐφαλεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐφαλοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐφαλοῦμαι	ἐφαλῇ	ἐφαλεῖται	ἐφαλεῖσθον	ἐφαλεῖσθον	ἐφαλούμεθᾰ	ἐφαλεῖσθε	ἐφαλοῦνται
	optative	ἐφαλοίμην	ἐφαλοῖο	ἐφαλοῖτο	ἐφαλοῖσθον	ἐφαλοίσθην	ἐφαλοίμεθᾰ	ἐφαλοῖσθε	ἐφαλοῖντο
					middle
infinitive					ἐφαλεῖσθαι
participle	m				ἐφαλούμενος
	f				ἐφαλουμένη
	n				ἐφαλούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐφηλᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐφηλᾰ́μην	ἐφήλω	ἐφήλᾰτο	ἐφήλᾰσθον	ἐφηλᾰ́σθην	ἐφηλᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐφήλᾰσθε	ἐφήλᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐφάλωμαι	ἐφάλῃ	ἐφάληται	ἐφάλησθον	ἐφάλησθον	ἐφαλώμεθᾰ	ἐφάλησθε	ἐφάλωνται
	optative	ἐφαλαίμην	ἐφάλαιο	ἐφάλαιτο	ἐφάλαισθον	ἐφαλαίσθην	ἐφαλαίμεθᾰ	ἐφάλαισθε	ἐφάλαιντο
	imperative		ἔφαλαι	ἐφαλᾰ́σθω	ἐφάλᾰσθον	ἐφαλᾰ́σθων		ἐφάλᾰσθε	ἐφαλᾰ́σθων
					middle
infinitive					ἐφάλᾰσθαι
participle	m				ἐφαλᾰ́μενος
	f				ἐφαλᾰμένη
	n				ἐφαλᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐφηλόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐφηλόμην	ἐφήλου	ἐφήλετο	ἐφήλεσθον	ἐφηλέσθην	ἐφηλόμεθᾰ	ἐφήλεσθε	ἐφήλοντο
	subjunctive	ἐφάλωμαι	ἐφάλῃ	ἐφάληται	ἐφάλησθον	ἐφάλησθον	ἐφαλώμεθᾰ	ἐφάλησθε	ἐφάλωνται
	optative	ἐφαλοίμην	ἐφάλοιο	ἐφάλοιτο	ἐφάλοισθον	ἐφαλοίσθην	ἐφαλοίμεθᾰ	ἐφάλοισθε	ἐφάλοιντο
	imperative		ἐφαλοῦ	ἐφαλέσθω	ἐφάλεσθον	ἐφαλέσθων		ἐφάλεσθε	ἐφαλέσθων
					middle
infinitive					ἐφαλέσθαι
participle	m				ἐφαλόμενος
	f				ἐφαλομένη
	n				ἐφαλόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

See also

• ἐφιάλτης (ephiáltēs) (associated with this verb by folk etymology)

Further reading

• “ἐφάλλομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐφάλλομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐφάλλομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐφάλλομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐφάλλομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G2177 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible