αἰνέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

αἰνῶ (ainô) — Attic
αἰνῐ́ζομαι (ainĭ́zomai) — Epic
αἴνημῐ (aínēmĭ) — Aeolic

Etymology

From αἶνος (aînos) +‎ -έω (-éō).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.né.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈne.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈne.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈne.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈne.o/

Verb

αἰνέω • (ainéō) (chiefly Epic, Ionic, Koine and Lyric; rare in Attic)

(transitive) to tell of; to speak of
- 458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1481:
  ἦ μέγαν οἰκονόμον δαίμονα καὶ βαρύμηνιν αἰνεῖς
  ê mégan oikonómon daímona kaì barúmēnin aineîs
  Truly you speak of a mighty fiend, haunting the house, and heavy in his wrath
- 458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers 192:
  ἐγὼ δ’ ὅπως μὲν ἄντικρυς τάδ’ αἰνέσω
  egṑ d’ hópōs mèn ántikrus tád’ ainésō
  But how will I speak of this outright?
1. (transitive) to praise, approve
  - c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 10.249:
    ‘Τυδεΐδη μήτ’ ἄρ με μάλ’ αἴνεε μῆτέ τι νείκει
    ‘Tudeḯdē mḗt’ ár me mál’ aínee mêté ti neíkei
    Son of Tydeus, praise me not over-much, neither blame me in aught
  - 460 BCE – 430 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 5.102.3:
    ὑπὸ Σιμωνίδεω τοῦ Κηίου πολλὰ αἰνεθέντα
    hupò Simōnídeō toû Kēíou pollà ainethénta
    greatly praised by Simonides of Ceos
  1. (Christianity, transitive) to praise, glorify
    - 90 CE – 100 CE, Revelation 19:5:
      Αἰνεῖτε τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν, πάντες οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ
      Aineîte tōî theōî hēmôn, pántes hoi doûloi autoû
      Give praise to our god, all you his servants
2. (transitive) to approve, advise, recommend
  - c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 16.403:
    εἰ μέν κ’ αἰνήσωσι Διὸς μεγάλοιο θέμιστες
    ei mén k’ ainḗsōsi Diòs megáloio thémistes
    if the oracles of great Zeus approve
  - 458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers 555:
    αἰνῶ δὲ κρύπτειν τάσδε συνθήκας ἐμάς
    ainô dè krúptein tásde sunthḗkas emás
    I recommend her to keep this pact with me concealed
3. (transitive) to promise or vow

Conjugation

Present: αἰνέω, αἰνέομαι (Attic, uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	αἰνέω	αἰνέεις	αἰνέει	αἰνέετον	αἰνέετον	αἰνέομεν	αἰνέετε	αἰνέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	αἰνέω	αἰνέῃς	αἰνέῃ	αἰνέητον	αἰνέητον	αἰνέωμεν	αἰνέητε	αἰνέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	αἰνέοιμῐ	αἰνέοις	αἰνέοι	αἰνέοιτον	αἰνεοίτην	αἰνέοιμεν	αἰνέοιτε	αἰνέοιεν
	imperative		αἴνεε	αἰνεέτω	αἰνέετον	αἰνεέτων		αἰνέετε	αἰνεόντων
middle/passive	indicative	αἰνέομαι	αἰνέῃ, αἰνέει	αἰνέεται	αἰνέεσθον	αἰνέεσθον	αἰνεόμεθᾰ	αἰνέεσθε	αἰνέονται
	subjunctive	αἰνέωμαι	αἰνέῃ	αἰνέηται	αἰνέησθον	αἰνέησθον	αἰνεώμεθᾰ	αἰνέησθε	αἰνέωνται
	optative	αἰνεοίμην	αἰνέοιο	αἰνέοιτο	αἰνέοισθον	αἰνεοίσθην	αἰνεοίμεθᾰ	αἰνέοισθε	αἰνέοιντο
	imperative		αἰνέου	αἰνεέσθω	αἰνέεσθον	αἰνεέσθων		αἰνέεσθε	αἰνεέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		αἰνέειν				αἰνέεσθαι
participle	m	αἰνέων				αἰνεόμενος
	f	αἰνέουσᾰ				αἰνεομένη
	n	αἰνέον				αἰνεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Present: αἰνῶ, αἰνοῦμαι (Attic, contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	αἰνῶ	αἰνεῖς	αἰνεῖ	αἰνεῖτον	αἰνεῖτον	αἰνοῦμεν	αἰνεῖτε	αἰνοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	αἰνῶ	αἰνῇς	αἰνῇ	αἰνῆτον	αἰνῆτον	αἰνῶμεν	αἰνῆτε	αἰνῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	αἰνοίην, αἰνοῖμῐ	αἰνοίης, αἰνοῖς	αἰνοίη, αἰνοῖ	αἰνοῖτον, αἰνοίητον	αἰνοίτην, αἰνοιήτην	αἰνοῖμεν, αἰνοίημεν	αἰνοῖτε, αἰνοίητε	αἰνοῖεν, αἰνοίησᾰν
	imperative		αἴνει	αἰνείτω	αἰνεῖτον	αἰνείτων		αἰνεῖτε	αἰνούντων
middle/passive	indicative	αἰνοῦμαι	αἰνεῖ, αἰνῇ	αἰνεῖται	αἰνεῖσθον	αἰνεῖσθον	αἰνούμεθᾰ	αἰνεῖσθε	αἰνοῦνται
	subjunctive	αἰνῶμαι	αἰνῇ	αἰνῆται	αἰνῆσθον	αἰνῆσθον	αἰνώμεθᾰ	αἰνῆσθε	αἰνῶνται
	optative	αἰνοίμην	αἰνοῖο	αἰνοῖτο	αἰνοῖσθον	αἰνοίσθην	αἰνοίμεθᾰ	αἰνοῖσθε	αἰνοῖντο
	imperative		αἰνοῦ	αἰνείσθω	αἰνεῖσθον	αἰνείσθων		αἰνεῖσθε	αἰνείσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		αἰνεῖν				αἰνεῖσθαι
participle	m	αἰνῶν				αἰνούμενος
	f	αἰνοῦσᾰ				αἰνουμένη
	n	αἰνοῦν				αἰνούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Present: αἰνέω (Epic, uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	αἰνέω	αἰνέεις	αἰνέει	αἰνέετον	αἰνέετον	αἰνέομεν	αἰνέετε	αἰνέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	αἰνέω(μῐ)	αἰνέῃσ(θᾰ)	αἰνέῃσῐ(ν), αἰνέῃ	αἰνέητον	αἰνέητον	αἰνέωμεν	αἰνέητε	αἰνέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	αἰνέοιμῐ	αἰνέοισ(θᾰ)	αἰνέοι	αἰνέοιτον	αἰνεοίτην	αἰνέοιμεν	αἰνέοιτε	αἰνέοιεν
	imperative		αἴνεε	αἰνεέτω	αἰνέετον	αἰνεέτων		αἰνέετε	αἰνεόντων
		active
infinitive		αἰνέειν, αἰνεέμεν(αι), αἰνέμεν(αι)
participle	m	αἰνέων
	f	αἰνέουσᾰ
	n	αἰνέον
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.

Present: αἰνέω (Epic, contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	αἰνέω	αἰνεῖς	αἰνεῖ	αἰνεῖτον	αἰνεῖτον	αἰνεῦμεν	αἰνεῖτε	αἰνεῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	αἰνέω(μῐ)	αἰνῇσ(θᾰ)	αἰνῇσῐ(ν), αἰνῇ	αἰνῆτον	αἰνῆτον	αἰνέωμεν	αἰνῆτε	αἰνέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	αἰνέοιμῐ	αἰνέοισ(θᾰ)	αἰνέοι	αἰνέοιτον	αἰνεοίτην	αἰνέοιμεν	αἰνέοιτε	αἰνέοιεν
	imperative		αἴνει	αἰνείτω	αἰνεῖτον	αἰνείτων		αἰνεῖτε	αἰνεύντων
		active
infinitive		αἰνεῖν, αἰνήμεναι, αἰνῆναι
participle	m	αἰνέων
	f	αἰνεῦσᾰ
	n	αἰνεῦν
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.

Present: αἰνέω, αἰνέομαι (Ionic, uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	αἰνέω	αἰνέεις	αἰνέει	αἰνέετον	αἰνέετον	αἰνέομεν	αἰνέετε	αἰνέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	αἰνέω	αἰνέῃς	αἰνέῃ	αἰνέητον	αἰνέητον	αἰνέωμεν	αἰνέητε	αἰνέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	αἰνέοιμῐ	αἰνέοις	αἰνέοι	αἰνέοιτον	αἰνεοίτην	αἰνέοιμεν	αἰνέοιτε	αἰνέοιεν
	imperative		αἴνεε	αἰνεέτω	αἰνέετον	αἰνεέτων		αἰνέετε	αἰνεόντων
middle/passive	indicative	αἰνέομαι	αἰνέεαι, αἰνέῃ	αἰνέεται	αἰνέεσθον	αἰνέεσθον	αἰνεόμεθᾰ	αἰνέεσθε	αἰνέονται
	subjunctive	αἰνέωμαι	αἰνέηαι, αἰνέῃ	αἰνέηται	αἰνέησθον	αἰνέησθον	αἰνεώμεθᾰ	αἰνέησθε	αἰνέωνται
	optative	αἰνεοίμην	αἰνέοιο	αἰνέοιτο	αἰνέοισθον	αἰνεοίσθην	αἰνεοίμεθᾰ	αἰνέοισθε	αἰνεοίᾰτο
	imperative		αἰνέεο, αἰνέευ	αἰνεέσθω	αἰνέεσθον	αἰνεέσθων		αἰνέεσθε	αἰνεέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		αἰνέειν				αἰνέεσθαι
participle	m	αἰνέων				αἰνεόμενος
	f	αἰνέουσᾰ				αἰνεομένη
	n	αἰνέον				αἰνεόμενον
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.

Present: αἰνέω, αἰνεῦμαι (Ionic, contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	αἰνέω	αἰνεῖς	αἰνεῖ	αἰνεῖτον	αἰνεῖτον	αἰνεῦμεν	αἰνεῖτε	αἰνεῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	αἰνέω	αἰνῇς	αἰνῇ	αἰνῆτον	αἰνῆτον	αἰνέωμεν	αἰνῆτε	αἰνέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	αἰνέοιμῐ	αἰνέοις	αἰνέοι	αἰνέοιτον	αἰνεοίτην	αἰνέοιμεν	αἰνέοιτε	αἰνέοιεν
	imperative		αἴνει	αἰνείτω	αἰνεῖτον	αἰνείτων		αἰνεῖτε	αἰνεύντων
middle/passive	indicative	αἰνεῦμαι	αἰνέαι, αἰνεῖ	αἰνεῖται	αἰνεῖσθον	αἰνεῖσθον	αἰνεύμεθᾰ	αἰνεῖσθε	αἰνεῦνται
	subjunctive	αἰνέωμαι	αἰνῇ	αἰνῆται	αἰνῆσθον	αἰνῆσθον	αἰνεώμεθᾰ	αἰνῆσθε	αἰνέωνται
	optative	αἰνεοίμην	αἰνέοιο	αἰνέοιτο	αἰνέοισθον	αἰνεοίσθην	αἰνεοίμεθᾰ	αἰνέοισθε	αἰνεοίᾰτο
	imperative		αἰνέο, αἰνεῦ	αἰνείσθω	αἰνεῖσθον	αἰνείσθων		αἰνεῖσθε	αἰνείσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		αἰνεῖν				αἰνεῖσθαι
participle	m	αἰνέων				αἰνεύμενος
	f	αἰνεῦσᾰ				αἰνευμένη
	n	αἰνεῦν				αἰνεύμενον
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.

Imperfect: ᾔνεον (Epic, uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾔνεον	ᾔνεες	ᾔνεε(ν)	ᾐνέετον	ᾐνεέτην	ᾐνέομεν	ᾐνέετε	ᾔνεον
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.

Imperfect: ᾔνεον (Ionic, uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾔνεον	ᾔνεες	ᾔνεε(ν)	ᾐνέετον	ᾐνεέτην	ᾐνέομεν	ᾐνέετε	ᾔνεον
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: αἰνήσω (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	αἰνήσω	αἰνήσεις	αἰνήσει	αἰνήσετον	αἰνήσετον	αἰνήσομεν	αἰνήσετε	αἰνήσουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	αἰνήσοιμῐ	αἰνήσοισ(θᾰ)	αἰνήσοι	αἰνήσοιτον	αἰνησοίτην	αἰνήσοιμεν	αἰνήσοιτε	αἰνήσοιεν
		active
infinitive		αἰνήσειν, αἰνησέμεν(αι), αἰνησμέναι
participle	m	αἰνήσων
	f	αἰνήσουσᾰ
	n	αἰνῆσον
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: ᾔνησᾰ (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾔνησᾰ	ᾔνησᾰς	ᾔνησε(ν)	ᾐνήσᾰτον	ᾐνησᾰ́την	ᾐνήσᾰμεν	ᾐνήσᾰτε	ᾔνησᾰν
	subjunctive	αἰνήσω(μῐ)	αἰνήσῃσ(θᾰ)	αἰνήσῃσῐ(ν), αἰνήσῃ	αἰνήσητον, αἰνήσετον	αἰνήσητον, αἰνήσετον	αἰνήσωμεν, αἰνήσομεν	αἰνήσητε, αἰνήσετε	αἰνήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	αἰνήσαιμῐ	αἰνήσαισ(θᾰ), αἰνήσειᾰσ(θᾰ)	αἰνήσειε(ν), αἰνήσαι	αἰνήσαιτον	αἰνησαίτην	αἰνήσαιμεν	αἰνήσαιτε	αἰνήσειᾰν, αἰνήσαιεν
	imperative		αἴνησον	αἰνησᾰ́τω	αἰνήσᾰτον	αἰνησᾰ́των		αἰνήσᾰτε	αἰνησᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		αἰνῆσαι, αἰνησᾰ́μεν(αι)
participle	m	αἰνήσᾱς
	f	αἰνήσᾱσᾰ
	n	αἰνῆσᾰν
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: ᾔνεσσᾰ (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾔνεσσᾰ	ᾔνεσσᾰς	ᾔνεσσε(ν)	ᾐνέσσᾰτον	ᾐνεσσᾰ́την	ᾐνέσσᾰμεν	ᾐνέσσᾰτε	ᾔνεσσᾰν
	subjunctive	αἰνέσσω(μῐ)	αἰνέσσῃσ(θᾰ)	αἰνέσσῃσῐ(ν), αἰνέσσῃ	αἰνέσσητον, αἰνέσσετον	αἰνέσσητον, αἰνέσσετον	αἰνέσσωμεν, αἰνέσσομεν	αἰνέσσητε, αἰνέσσετε	αἰνέσσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	αἰνέσσαιμῐ	αἰνέσσαισ(θᾰ), αἰνέσσειᾰσ(θᾰ)	αἰνέσσειε(ν), αἰνέσσαι	αἰνέσσαιτον	αἰνεσσαίτην	αἰνέσσαιμεν	αἰνέσσαιτε	αἰνέσσειᾰν, αἰνέσσαιεν
	imperative		αἴνεσσον	αἰνεσσᾰ́τω	αἰνέσσᾰτον	αἰνεσσᾰ́των		αἰνέσσᾰτε	αἰνεσσᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		αἰνέσσαι, αἰνεσσᾰ́μεν(αι)
participle	m	αἰνέσσᾱς
	f	αἰνέσσᾱσᾰ
	n	αἰνέσσᾰν
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: αἴνεσᾰ (Ionic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	αἴνεσᾰ	αἴνεσᾰς	αἴνεσε(ν)	αἰνέσᾰτον	αἰνεσᾰ́την	αἰνέσᾰμεν	αἰνέσᾰτε	αἴνεσᾰν
	subjunctive	αἰνέσω	αἰνέσῃς	αἰνέσῃ	αἰνέσητον	αἰνέσητον	αἰνέσωμεν	αἰνέσητε	αἰνέσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	αἰνέσαιμῐ	αἰνέσειᾰς, αἰνέσαις	αἰνέσειε(ν), αἰνέσαι	αἰνέσαιτον	αἰνεσαίτην	αἰνέσαιμεν	αἰνέσαιτε	αἰνέσειᾰν, αἰνέσαιεν
	imperative		αἴνεσον	αἰνεσᾰ́τω	αἰνέσᾰτον	αἰνεσᾰ́των		αἰνέσᾰτε	αἰνεσᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		αἰνέσαι
participle	m	αἰνέσᾱς
	f	αἰνέσᾱσᾰ
	n	αἰνέσᾰν
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.

Derived terms

Αἰνεσῐ́δημος (Ainesĭ́dēmos)
αἴνεσῐς (aínesĭs)
αἰνετήρῐος (ainetḗrĭos)
αἰνετής (ainetḗs)
αἰνετός (ainetós)
αἴνη (aínē)
αἴνησῐς (aínēsĭs)
αἰνητός (ainētós)
δῐαινέω (dĭainéō)
ἐπαινέω (epainéō)
ἔπαινος (épainos)
κᾰταινέω (kătainéō)
πᾰραινέω (părainéō)
πολῠ́αινος (polŭ́ainos)
σῠναινέω (sŭnainéō)
σῠ́ναινος (sŭ́nainos)

Related terms

αἶνος (aînos)

References

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“αἰνέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“αἰνέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
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αἰνέω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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G134 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
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