ἐφέπω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ ἕπομαι (hépomai)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pʰé.pɔː/ → /eˈɸe.po/ → /eˈfe.po/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pʰé.pɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpʰe.po/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈɸe.po/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈfe.po/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈfe.po/

Verb

ἐφέπω • (ephépō)

1. to follow up, pursue
2. to urge on, push to
3. (in middle) to follow close

Conjugation

   Present: ἐφέπω, ἐφέπομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφέπω	ἐφέπεις	ἐφέπει	ἐφέπετον	ἐφέπετον	ἐφέπομεν	ἐφέπετε	ἐφέπουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐφέπω	ἐφέπῃς	ἐφέπῃ	ἐφέπητον	ἐφέπητον	ἐφέπωμεν	ἐφέπητε	ἐφέπωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐφέποιμῐ	ἐφέποις	ἐφέποι	ἐφέποιτον	ἐφεποίτην	ἐφέποιμεν	ἐφέποιτε	ἐφέποιεν
	imperative		ἔφεπε	ἐφεπέτω	ἐφέπετον	ἐφεπέτων		ἐφέπετε	ἐφεπόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφέπομαι	ἐφέπῃ, ἐφέπει	ἐφέπεται	ἐφέπεσθον	ἐφέπεσθον	ἐφεπόμεθᾰ	ἐφέπεσθε	ἐφέπονται
	subjunctive	ἐφέπωμαι	ἐφέπῃ	ἐφέπηται	ἐφέπησθον	ἐφέπησθον	ἐφεπώμεθᾰ	ἐφέπησθε	ἐφέπωνται
	optative	ἐφεποίμην	ἐφέποιο	ἐφέποιτο	ἐφέποισθον	ἐφεποίσθην	ἐφεποίμεθᾰ	ἐφέποισθε	ἐφέποιντο
	imperative		ἐφέπου	ἐφεπέσθω	ἐφέπεσθον	ἐφεπέσθων		ἐφέπεσθε	ἐφεπέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐφέπειν				ἐφέπεσθαι
participle	m	ἐφέπων				ἐφεπόμενος
	f	ἐφέπουσᾰ				ἐφεπομένη
	n	ἐφέπον				ἐφεπόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἔφεπον, ἐφεπόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔφεπον	ἔφεπες	ἔφεπε(ν)	ἐφέπετον	ἐφεπέτην	ἐφέπομεν	ἐφέπετε	ἔφεπον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφεπόμην	ἐφέπου	ἐφέπετο	ἐφέπεσθον	ἐφεπέσθην	ἐφεπόμεθᾰ	ἐφέπεσθε	ἐφέποντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐφέπεσκον, ἐφεπεσκόμην (iterative)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφέπεσκον	ἐφέπεσκες	ἐφέπεσκε(ν)	ἐφεπέσκετον	ἐφεπεσκέτην	ἐφεπέσκομεν	ἐφεπέσκετε	ἐφέπεσκον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφεπεσκόμην	ἐφεπέσκου	ἐφεπέσκετο	ἐφεπέσκεσθον	ἐφεπεσκέσθην	ἐφεπεσκόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐφεπέσκεσθε	ἐφεπέσκοντο
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.

   Future: ἐφέψω, ἐφέψομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφέψω	ἐφέψεις	ἐφέψει	ἐφέψετον	ἐφέψετον	ἐφέψομεν	ἐφέψετε	ἐφέψουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐφέψοιμῐ	ἐφέψοις	ἐφέψοι	ἐφέψοιτον	ἐφεψοίτην	ἐφέψοιμεν	ἐφέψοιτε	ἐφέψοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐφέψομαι	ἐφέψῃ, ἐφέψει	ἐφέψεται	ἐφέψεσθον	ἐφέψεσθον	ἐφεψόμεθᾰ	ἐφέψεσθε	ἐφέψονται
	optative	ἐφεψοίμην	ἐφέψοιο	ἐφέψοιτο	ἐφέψοισθον	ἐφεψοίσθην	ἐφεψοίμεθᾰ	ἐφέψοισθε	ἐφέψοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐφέψειν			ἐφέψεσθαι
participle	m	ἐφέψων			ἐφεψόμενος
	f	ἐφέψουσᾰ			ἐφεψομένη
	n	ἐφέψον			ἐφεψόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπέσπον, ἐπεσπόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπέσπον	ἐπέσπες	ἐπέσπε(ν)	ἐπέσπετον	ἐπεσπέτην	ἐπέσπομεν	ἐπέσπετε	ἐπέσπον
	subjunctive	ἐπίσπω	ἐπίσπῃς	ἐπίσπῃ	ἐπίσπητον	ἐπίσπητον	ἐπίσπωμεν	ἐπίσπητε	ἐπίσπωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπίσποιμῐ	ἐπίσποις	ἐπίσποι	ἐπίσποιτον	ἐπισποίτην	ἐπίσποιμεν	ἐπίσποιτε	ἐπίσποιεν
	imperative		ἔπισπε	ἐπισπέτω	ἐπίσπετον	ἐπισπέτων		ἐπίσπετε	ἐπισπόντων
middle	indicative	ἐπεσπόμην	ἐπέσπου	ἐπέσπετο	ἐπέσπεσθον	ἐπεσπέσθην	ἐπεσπόμεθᾰ	ἐπέσπεσθε	ἐπέσποντο
	subjunctive	ἐπίσπωμαι	ἐπίσπῃ	ἐπίσπηται	ἐπίσπησθον	ἐπίσπησθον	ἐπισπώμεθᾰ	ἐπίσπησθε	ἐπίσπωνται
	optative	ἐπισποίμην	ἐπίσποιο	ἐπίσποιτο	ἐπίσποισθον	ἐπισποίσθην	ἐπισποίμεθᾰ	ἐπίσποισθε	ἐπίσποιντο
	imperative		ἐπισποῦ	ἐπισπέσθω	ἐπίσπεσθον	ἐπισπέσθων		ἐπίσπεσθε	ἐπισπέσθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐπισπεῖν			ἐπισπέσθαι
participle	m	ἐπισπών			ἐπισπόμενος
	f	ἐπισποῦσᾰ			ἐπισπομένη
	n	ἐπισπόν			ἐπισπόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ἐφέπω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐφέπω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐφέπω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐφέπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐφέπω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • attend idem, page 50.
  • follow idem, page 332.
  • obey idem, page 565.