βιόω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

βίος (bíos) +‎ -όω (-óō). Doublet of inherited ζῶ (zô).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bi.ó.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /biˈo.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βiˈo.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /viˈo.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /viˈo.o/

Verb

βῐόω • (bĭóō)

to live

Conjugation

Present: βῐόω, βῐόομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	βῐόω	βῐόεις	βῐόει	βῐόετον	βῐόετον	βῐόομεν	βῐόετε	βῐόουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	βῐόω	βῐόῃς	βῐόῃ	βῐόητον	βῐόητον	βῐόωμεν	βῐόητε	βῐόωσῐ(ν)
	optative	βῐόοιμῐ	βῐόοις	βῐόοι	βῐόοιτον	βῐοοίτην	βῐόοιμεν	βῐόοιτε	βῐόοιεν
	imperative		βῐ́οε	βῐοέτω	βῐόετον	βῐοέτων		βῐόετε	βῐοόντων
middle/passive	indicative	βῐόομαι	βῐόῃ, βῐόει	βῐόεται	βῐόεσθον	βῐόεσθον	βῐοόμεθᾰ	βῐόεσθε	βῐόονται
	subjunctive	βῐόωμαι	βῐόῃ	βῐόηται	βῐόησθον	βῐόησθον	βῐοώμεθᾰ	βῐόησθε	βῐόωνται
	optative	βῐοοίμην	βῐόοιο	βῐόοιτο	βῐόοισθον	βῐοοίσθην	βῐοοίμεθᾰ	βῐόοισθε	βῐόοιντο
	imperative		βῐόου	βῐοέσθω	βῐόεσθον	βῐοέσθων		βῐόεσθε	βῐοέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		βῐόειν				βῐόεσθαι
participle	m	βῐόων				βῐοόμενος
	f	βῐόουσᾰ				βῐοομένη
	n	βῐόον				βῐοόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Present: βῐῶ, βῐοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	βῐῶ	βῐοῖς	βῐοῖ	βῐοῦτον	βῐοῦτον	βῐοῦμεν	βῐοῦτε	βῐοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	βῐῶ	βῐοῖς	βῐοῖ	βῐῶτον	βῐῶτον	βῐῶμεν	βῐῶτε	βῐῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	βῐοίην, βῐοῖμῐ	βῐοίης, βῐοῖς	βῐοίη, βῐοῖ	βῐοῖτον, βῐοίητον	βῐοίτην, βῐοιήτην	βῐοῖμεν, βῐοίημεν	βῐοῖτε, βῐοίητε	βῐοῖεν, βῐοίησᾰν
	imperative		βῐ́ου	βῐούτω	βῐοῦτον	βῐούτων		βῐοῦτε	βῐούντων
middle/passive	indicative	βῐοῦμαι	βῐοῖ	βῐοῦται	βῐοῦσθον	βῐοῦσθον	βῐούμεθᾰ	βῐοῦσθε	βῐοῦνται
	subjunctive	βῐῶμαι	βῐοῖ	βῐῶται	βῐῶσθον	βῐῶσθον	βῐώμεθᾰ	βῐῶσθε	βῐῶνται
	optative	βῐοίμην	βῐοῖο	βῐοῖτο	βῐοῖσθον	βῐοίσθην	βῐοίμεθᾰ	βῐοῖσθε	βῐοῖντο
	imperative		βῐοῦ	βῐούσθω	βῐοῦσθον	βῐούσθων		βῐοῦσθε	βῐούσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		βῐοῦν				βῐοῦσθαι
participle	m	βῐῶν				βῐούμενος
	f	βῐοῦσᾰ				βῐουμένη
	n	βῐοῦν				βῐούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐβῐ́οον, ἐβῐοόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐβῐ́οον	ἐβῐ́οες	ἐβῐ́οε(ν)	ἐβῐόετον	ἐβῐοέτην	ἐβῐόομεν	ἐβῐόετε	ἐβῐ́οον
middle/passive	indicative	ἐβῐοόμην	ἐβῐόου	ἐβῐόετο	ἐβῐόεσθον	ἐβῐοέσθην	ἐβῐοόμεθᾰ	ἐβῐόεσθε	ἐβῐόοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐβῐ́ουν, ἐβῐούμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐβῐ́ουν	ἐβῐ́ους	ἐβῐ́ου	ἐβῐοῦτον	ἐβῐούτην	ἐβῐοῦμεν	ἐβῐοῦτε	ἐβῐ́ουν
middle/passive	indicative	ἐβῐούμην	ἐβῐοῦ	ἐβῐοῦτο	ἐβῐοῦσθον	ἐβῐούσθην	ἐβῐούμεθᾰ	ἐβῐοῦσθε	ἐβῐοῦντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Future: βῐώσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	βῐώσομαι	βῐώσῃ, βῐώσει	βῐώσεται	βῐώσεσθον	βῐώσεσθον	βῐωσόμεθᾰ	βῐώσεσθε	βῐώσονται
middle	optative	βῐωσοίμην	βῐώσοιο	βῐώσοιτο	βῐώσοισθον	βῐωσοίσθην	βῐωσοίμεθᾰ	βῐώσοισθε	βῐώσοιντο
					middle
infinitive					βῐώσεσθαι
participle	m				βῐωσόμενος
	f				βῐωσομένη
	n				βῐωσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Future: βείομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	βείομαι	βείεαι, βείῃ	βείεται	βείεσθον	βείεσθον	βειόμε(σ)θᾰ	βείεσθε	βείονται
middle	optative	βειοίμην	βείοιο	βείοιτο	βείοισθον	βειοίσθην	βειοίμε(σ)θᾰ	βείοισθε	βειοίᾰτο
					middle
infinitive					βείεσθαι
participle	m				βειόμενος
	f				βειομένη
	n				βειόμενον
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: βέομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	βέομαι	βέεαι, βέῃ	βέεται	βέεσθον	βέεσθον	βεόμε(σ)θᾰ	βέεσθε	βέονται
middle	optative	βεοίμην	βέοιο	βέοιτο	βέοισθον	βεοίσθην	βεοίμε(σ)θᾰ	βέοισθε	βεοίᾰτο
					middle
infinitive					βέεσθαι
participle	m				βεόμενος
	f				βεομένη
	n				βεόμενον
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: ἐβῐ́ων

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐβῐ́ων	ἐβῐ́ως	ἐβῐ́ω	ἐβῐ́ωτον	ἐβῐώτην	ἐβῐ́ωμεν	ἐβῐ́ωτε	ἐβῐ́ωσᾰν
	subjunctive	βῐῶ	βῐῷς	βῐῷ	βῐῶτον	βῐῶτον	βῐῶμεν	βῐῶτε	βῐῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	βῐοίην	βῐοίης	βῐοίη	βῐοῖτον, βῐοίητον	βῐοίτην, βῐοιήτην	βῐοῖμεν, βῐοίημεν	βῐοῖτε, βῐοίητε	βῐοῖεν, βῐοίησᾰν
	imperative		βῐ́ωθῐ	βῐώτω	βῐ́ωτον	βῐώτων		βῐ́ωτε	βῐόντων
		active
infinitive		βῐῶναι
participle	m	βῐούς
	f	βῐοῦσᾰ
	n	βῐόν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Perfect: βεβῐ́ωκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	βεβῐ́ωκᾰ	βεβῐ́ωκᾰς	βεβῐ́ωκε(ν)	βεβῐώκᾰτον	βεβῐώκᾰτον	βεβῐώκᾰμεν	βεβῐώκᾰτε	βεβῐώκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	βεβῐώκω	βεβῐώκῃς	βεβῐώκῃ	βεβῐώκητον	βεβῐώκητον	βεβῐώκωμεν	βεβῐώκητε	βεβῐώκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	βεβῐώκοιμῐ, βεβῐωκοίην	βεβῐώκοις, βεβῐωκοίης	βεβῐώκοι, βεβῐωκοίη	βεβῐώκοιτον	βεβῐωκοίτην	βεβῐώκοιμεν	βεβῐώκοιτε	βεβῐώκοιεν
	imperative		βεβῐ́ωκε	βεβῐωκέτω	βεβῐώκετον	βεβῐωκέτων		βεβῐώκετε	βεβῐωκόντων
		active
infinitive		βεβῐωκέναι
participle	m	βεβῐωκώς
	f	βεβῐωκυῖᾰ
	n	βεβῐωκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Pluperfect: ἐβεβῐώκειν

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐβεβῐώκειν, ἐβεβῐώκη	ἐβεβῐώκεις, ἐβεβῐώκης	ἐβεβῐώκει(ν)	ἐβεβῐώκετον	ἐβεβῐωκέτην	ἐβεβῐώκεμεν	ἐβεβῐώκετε	ἐβεβῐώκεσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Synonyms

ζῶ (zô)

Derived terms

ἀβίωτος (abíōtos)
ἀναβιόω (anabióō)
ἀπεκβιόω (apekbióō)
ἀποβιόω (apobióō)
βιώσιμος (biṓsimos)
βιωτικός (biōtikós)
διαβιόω (diabióō)
ἐγκαταβιόω (enkatabióō)
ἐκβιόω (ekbióō)
ἐμβιόω (embióō)
ἐνδιόω (endióō)
ἐπιβιόω (epibióō)
καταβιόω (katabióō)
μεταβιόω (metabióō)
περιβιόω (peribióō)
προβιόω (probióō)
προσβιόω (prosbióō)
προσσυμβιόω (prossumbióō)
συγκαταβιόω (sunkatabióō)
συμβιόω (sumbióō)
συνεκβιόω (sunekbióō)
ὑπερβιόω (huperbióō)

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