θηράω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θήρ (thḗr, “beast of prey”) +‎ -άω (-áō), from Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer- (“wild”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰɛː.rǎː.ɔː/ → /θiˈra.o/ → /θiˈra.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰɛː.rǎː.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰe̝ˈra.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θiˈra.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θiˈra.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θiˈra.o/

Verb

θηράω • (thēráō)

1. to hunt

   Synonym: θηρεύω (thēreúō)

Conjugation

   Present: θηρᾰ́ω, θηρᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	θηρᾰ́ω	θηρᾰ́εις	θηρᾰ́ει	θηρᾰ́ετον	θηρᾰ́ετον	θηρᾰ́ομεν	θηρᾰ́ετε	θηρᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	θηρᾰ́ω	θηρᾰ́ῃς	θηρᾰ́ῃ	θηρᾰ́ητον	θηρᾰ́ητον	θηρᾰ́ωμεν	θηρᾰ́ητε	θηρᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	θηρᾰ́οιμῐ	θηρᾰ́οις	θηρᾰ́οι	θηρᾰ́οιτον	θηρᾰοίτην	θηρᾰ́οιμεν	θηρᾰ́οιτε	θηρᾰ́οιεν
	imperative		θήρᾰε	θηρᾰέτω	θηρᾰ́ετον	θηρᾰέτων		θηρᾰ́ετε	θηρᾰόντων
middle/passive	indicative	θηρᾰ́ομαι	θηρᾰ́ῃ, θηρᾰ́ει	θηρᾰ́εται	θηρᾰ́εσθον	θηρᾰ́εσθον	θηρᾰόμεθᾰ	θηρᾰ́εσθε	θηρᾰ́ονται
	subjunctive	θηρᾰ́ωμαι	θηρᾰ́ῃ	θηρᾰ́ηται	θηρᾰ́ησθον	θηρᾰ́ησθον	θηρᾰώμεθᾰ	θηρᾰ́ησθε	θηρᾰ́ωνται
	optative	θηρᾰοίμην	θηρᾰ́οιο	θηρᾰ́οιτο	θηρᾰ́οισθον	θηρᾰοίσθην	θηρᾰοίμεθᾰ	θηρᾰ́οισθε	θηρᾰ́οιντο
	imperative		θηρᾰ́ου	θηρᾰέσθω	θηρᾰ́εσθον	θηρᾰέσθων		θηρᾰ́εσθε	θηρᾰέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		θηρᾰ́ειν				θηρᾰ́εσθαι
participle	m	θηρᾰ́ων				θηρᾰόμενος
	f	θηρᾰ́ουσᾰ				θηρᾰομένη
	n	θηρᾰ́ον				θηρᾰόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: θηρῶ, θηρῶμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	θηρῶ	θηρᾷς	θηρᾷ	θηρᾶτον	θηρᾶτον	θηρῶμεν	θηρᾶτε	θηρῶσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	θηρῶ	θηρᾷς	θηρᾷ	θηρᾶτον	θηρᾶτον	θηρῶμεν	θηρᾶτε	θηρῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	θηρῴην, θηρῷμῐ	θηρῴης, θηρῷς	θηρῴη, θηρῷ	θηρῷτον, θηρῴητον	θηρῴτην, θηρῳήτην	θηρῷμεν, θηρῴημεν	θηρῷτε, θηρῴητε	θηρῷεν, θηρῴησᾰν
	imperative		θήρᾱ	θηρᾱ́τω	θηρᾶτον	θηρᾱ́των		θηρᾶτε	θηρώντων
middle/passive	indicative	θηρῶμαι	θηρᾷ	θηρᾶται	θηρᾶσθον	θηρᾶσθον	θηρώμεθᾰ	θηρᾶσθε	θηρῶνται
	subjunctive	θηρῶμαι	θηρᾷ	θηρᾶται	θηρᾶσθον	θηρᾶσθον	θηρώμεθᾰ	θηρᾶσθε	θηρῶνται
	optative	θηρῴμην	θηρῷο	θηρῷτο	θηρῷσθον	θηρῴσθην	θηρῴμεθᾰ	θηρῷσθε	θηρῷντο
	imperative		θηρῶ	θηρᾱ́σθω	θηρᾶσθον	θηρᾱ́σθων		θηρᾶσθε	θηρᾱ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		θηρᾶν				θηρᾶσθαι
participle	m	θηρῶν				θηρώμενος
	f	θηρῶσᾰ				θηρωμένη
	n	θηρῶν				θηρώμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐθήρᾰον, ἐθηρᾰόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐθήρᾰον	ἐθήρᾰες	ἐθήρᾰε(ν)	ἐθηρᾰ́ετον	ἐθηρᾰέτην	ἐθηρᾰ́ομεν	ἐθηρᾰ́ετε	ἐθήρᾰον
middle/passive	indicative	ἐθηρᾰόμην	ἐθηρᾰ́ου	ἐθηρᾰ́ετο	ἐθηρᾰ́εσθον	ἐθηρᾰέσθην	ἐθηρᾰόμεθᾰ	ἐθηρᾰ́εσθε	ἐθηρᾰ́οντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐθήρων, ἐθηρώμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐθήρων	ἐθήρᾱς	ἐθήρᾱ	ἐθηρᾶτον	ἐθηρᾱ́την	ἐθηρῶμεν	ἐθηρᾶτε	ἐθήρων
middle/passive	indicative	ἐθηρώμην	ἐθηρῶ	ἐθηρᾶτο	ἐθηρᾶσθον	ἐθηρᾱ́σθην	ἐθηρώμεθᾰ	ἐθηρᾶσθε	ἐθηρῶντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: θηρᾱ́σω, θηρᾱ́σομαι, θηρᾱθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	θηρᾱ́σω	θηρᾱ́σεις	θηρᾱ́σει	θηρᾱ́σετον	θηρᾱ́σετον	θηρᾱ́σομεν	θηρᾱ́σετε	θηρᾱ́σουσῐ(ν)
	optative	θηρᾱ́σοιμῐ	θηρᾱ́σοις	θηρᾱ́σοι	θηρᾱ́σοιτον	θηρᾱσοίτην	θηρᾱ́σοιμεν	θηρᾱ́σοιτε	θηρᾱ́σοιεν
middle	indicative	θηρᾱ́σομαι	θηρᾱ́σῃ, θηρᾱ́σει	θηρᾱ́σεται	θηρᾱ́σεσθον	θηρᾱ́σεσθον	θηρᾱσόμεθᾰ	θηρᾱ́σεσθε	θηρᾱ́σονται
	optative	θηρᾱσοίμην	θηρᾱ́σοιο	θηρᾱ́σοιτο	θηρᾱ́σοισθον	θηρᾱσοίσθην	θηρᾱσοίμεθᾰ	θηρᾱ́σοισθε	θηρᾱ́σοιντο
passive	indicative	θηρᾱθήσομαι	θηρᾱθήσῃ, θηρᾱθήσει	θηρᾱθήσεται	θηρᾱθήσεσθον	θηρᾱθήσεσθον	θηρᾱθησόμεθᾰ	θηρᾱθήσεσθε	θηρᾱθήσονται
	optative	θηρᾱθησοίμην	θηρᾱθήσοιο	θηρᾱθήσοιτο	θηρᾱθήσοισθον	θηρᾱθησοίσθην	θηρᾱθησοίμεθᾰ	θηρᾱθήσοισθε	θηρᾱθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		θηρᾱ́σειν			θηρᾱ́σεσθαι		θηρᾱθήσεσθαι
participle	m	θηρᾱ́σων			θηρᾱσόμενος		θηρᾱθησόμενος
	f	θηρᾱ́σουσᾰ			θηρᾱσομένη		θηρᾱθησομένη
	n	θηρᾶσον			θηρᾱσόμενον		θηρᾱθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐθήρᾱσᾰ, ἐθηρᾱσᾰ́μην, ἐθηρᾱ́θην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐθήρᾱσᾰ	ἐθήρᾱσᾰς	ἐθήρᾱσε(ν)	ἐθηρᾱ́σᾰτον	ἐθηρᾱσᾰ́την	ἐθηρᾱ́σᾰμεν	ἐθηρᾱ́σᾰτε	ἐθήρᾱσᾰν
	subjunctive	θηρᾱ́σω	θηρᾱ́σῃς	θηρᾱ́σῃ	θηρᾱ́σητον	θηρᾱ́σητον	θηρᾱ́σωμεν	θηρᾱ́σητε	θηρᾱ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	θηρᾱ́σαιμῐ	θηρᾱ́σειᾰς, θηρᾱ́σαις	θηρᾱ́σειε(ν), θηρᾱ́σαι	θηρᾱ́σαιτον	θηρᾱσαίτην	θηρᾱ́σαιμεν	θηρᾱ́σαιτε	θηρᾱ́σειᾰν, θηρᾱ́σαιεν
	imperative		θήρᾱσον	θηρᾱσᾰ́τω	θηρᾱ́σᾰτον	θηρᾱσᾰ́των		θηρᾱ́σᾰτε	θηρᾱσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐθηρᾱσᾰ́μην	ἐθηρᾱ́σω	ἐθηρᾱ́σᾰτο	ἐθηρᾱ́σᾰσθον	ἐθηρᾱσᾰ́σθην	ἐθηρᾱσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐθηρᾱ́σᾰσθε	ἐθηρᾱ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	θηρᾱ́σωμαι	θηρᾱ́σῃ	θηρᾱ́σηται	θηρᾱ́σησθον	θηρᾱ́σησθον	θηρᾱσώμεθᾰ	θηρᾱ́σησθε	θηρᾱ́σωνται
	optative	θηρᾱσαίμην	θηρᾱ́σαιο	θηρᾱ́σαιτο	θηρᾱ́σαισθον	θηρᾱσαίσθην	θηρᾱσαίμεθᾰ	θηρᾱ́σαισθε	θηρᾱ́σαιντο
	imperative		θήρᾱσαι	θηρᾱσᾰ́σθω	θηρᾱ́σᾰσθον	θηρᾱσᾰ́σθων		θηρᾱ́σᾰσθε	θηρᾱσᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐθηρᾱ́θην	ἐθηρᾱ́θης	ἐθηρᾱ́θη	ἐθηρᾱ́θητον	ἐθηρᾱθήτην	ἐθηρᾱ́θημεν	ἐθηρᾱ́θητε	ἐθηρᾱ́θησᾰν
	subjunctive	θηρᾱθῶ	θηρᾱθῇς	θηρᾱθῇ	θηρᾱθῆτον	θηρᾱθῆτον	θηρᾱθῶμεν	θηρᾱθῆτε	θηρᾱθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	θηρᾱθείην	θηρᾱθείης	θηρᾱθείη	θηρᾱθεῖτον, θηρᾱθείητον	θηρᾱθείτην, θηρᾱθειήτην	θηρᾱθεῖμεν, θηρᾱθείημεν	θηρᾱθεῖτε, θηρᾱθείητε	θηρᾱθεῖεν, θηρᾱθείησᾰν
	imperative		θηρᾱ́θητῐ	θηρᾱθήτω	θηρᾱ́θητον	θηρᾱθήτων		θηρᾱ́θητε	θηρᾱθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		θηρᾶσαι			θηρᾱ́σᾰσθαι		θηρᾱθῆναι
participle	m	θηρᾱ́σᾱς			θηρᾱσᾰ́μενος		θηρᾱθείς
	f	θηρᾱ́σᾱσᾰ			θηρᾱσᾰμένη		θηρᾱθεῖσᾰ
	n	θηρᾶσᾰν			θηρᾱσᾰ́μενον		θηρᾱθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: τεθήρᾱκᾰ, τεθήρᾰμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	τεθήρᾱκᾰ	τεθήρᾱκᾰς	τεθήρᾱκε(ν)	τεθηρᾱ́κᾰτον	τεθηρᾱ́κᾰτον	τεθηρᾱ́κᾰμεν	τεθηρᾱ́κᾰτε	τεθηρᾱ́κᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	τεθηρᾱ́κω	τεθηρᾱ́κῃς	τεθηρᾱ́κῃ	τεθηρᾱ́κητον	τεθηρᾱ́κητον	τεθηρᾱ́κωμεν	τεθηρᾱ́κητε	τεθηρᾱ́κωσῐ(ν)
	optative	τεθηρᾱ́κοιμῐ, τεθηρᾱκοίην	τεθηρᾱ́κοις, τεθηρᾱκοίης	τεθηρᾱ́κοι, τεθηρᾱκοίη	τεθηρᾱ́κοιτον	τεθηρᾱκοίτην	τεθηρᾱ́κοιμεν	τεθηρᾱ́κοιτε	τεθηρᾱ́κοιεν
	imperative		τεθήρᾱκε	τεθηρᾱκέτω	τεθηρᾱ́κετον	τεθηρᾱκέτων		τεθηρᾱ́κετε	τεθηρᾱκόντων
middle/passive	indicative	τεθήρᾰμαι	τεθήρᾰσαι	τεθήρᾰται	τεθήρᾰσθον	τεθήρᾰσθον	τεθηρᾰ́μεθᾰ	τεθήρᾰσθε	τεθήρᾰνται
	subjunctive	τεθηρᾰμένος ὦ	τεθηρᾰμένος ᾖς	τεθηρᾰμένος ᾖ	τεθηρᾰμένω ἦτον	τεθηρᾰμένω ἦτον	τεθηρᾰμένοι ὦμεν	τεθηρᾰμένοι ἦτε	τεθηρᾰμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	τεθηρᾰμένος εἴην	τεθηρᾰμένος εἴης	τεθηρᾰμένος εἴη	τεθηρᾰμένω εἴητον, εἶτον	τεθηρᾰμένω εἰήτην, εἴτην	τεθηρᾰμένοι εἴημεν, εἶμεν	τεθηρᾰμένοι εἴητε, εἶτε	τεθηρᾰμένοι εἴησᾰν, εἶεν
	imperative		τεθήρᾰσο	τεθηρᾰ́σθω	τεθήρᾰσθον	τεθηρᾰ́σθων		τεθήρᾰσθε	τεθηρᾰ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		τεθηρᾱκέναι				τεθηρᾰ́σθαι
participle	m	τεθηρᾱκώς				τεθηρᾰμένος
	f	τεθηρᾱκυῖᾰ				τεθηρᾰμένη
	n	τεθηρᾱκός				τεθηρᾰμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• θήρᾱμᾰ (thḗrāmă)

Further reading

• “θηράω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “θηράω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• θηράω in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette