κονίω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κόνις (kónis, “dust”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ko.nǐː.ɔː/ → /koˈni.o/ → /koˈni.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ko.nǐː.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /koˈni.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /koˈni.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /koˈni.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /koˈni.o/

Verb

κονῑ́ω • (konī́ō)

1. to make dusty, cover with clouds of dust

   κονῑ́οντες πεδίοιο ― konī́ontes pedíoio ― galloping o’er the dusty plain (literally, “making the plain dusty”)

2. (figurative, passive voice) to be in great haste
3. (passive voice) to be sprinkled as with dust

Conjugation

   Present: κονῑ́ω, κονῑ́ομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κονῑ́ω	κονῑ́εις	κονῑ́ει	κονῑ́ετον	κονῑ́ετον	κονῑ́ομεν	κονῑ́ετε	κονῑ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	κονῑ́ω	κονῑ́ῃς	κονῑ́ῃ	κονῑ́ητον	κονῑ́ητον	κονῑ́ωμεν	κονῑ́ητε	κονῑ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	κονῑ́οιμῐ	κονῑ́οις	κονῑ́οι	κονῑ́οιτον	κονῑοίτην	κονῑ́οιμεν	κονῑ́οιτε	κονῑ́οιεν
	imperative		κόνῑε	κονῑέτω	κονῑ́ετον	κονῑέτων		κονῑ́ετε	κονῑόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	κονῑ́ομαι	κονῑ́ῃ, κονῑ́ει	κονῑ́εται	κονῑ́εσθον	κονῑ́εσθον	κονῑόμεθᾰ	κονῑ́εσθε	κονῑ́ονται
	subjunctive	κονῑ́ωμαι	κονῑ́ῃ	κονῑ́ηται	κονῑ́ησθον	κονῑ́ησθον	κονῑώμεθᾰ	κονῑ́ησθε	κονῑ́ωνται
	optative	κονῑοίμην	κονῑ́οιο	κονῑ́οιτο	κονῑ́οισθον	κονῑοίσθην	κονῑοίμεθᾰ	κονῑ́οισθε	κονῑ́οιντο
	imperative		κονῑ́ου	κονῑέσθω	κονῑ́εσθον	κονῑέσθων		κονῑ́εσθε	κονῑέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		κονῑ́ειν				κονῑ́εσθαι
participle	m	κονῑ́ων				κονῑόμενος
	f	κονῑ́ουσᾰ				κονῑομένη
	n	κονῖον				κονῑόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐκόνῑον, ἐκονῑόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐκόνῑον	ἐκόνῑες	ἐκόνῑε(ν)	ἐκονῑ́ετον	ἐκονῑέτην	ἐκονῑ́ομεν	ἐκονῑ́ετε	ἐκόνῑον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐκονῑόμην	ἐκονῑ́ου	ἐκονῑ́ετο	ἐκονῑ́εσθον	ἐκονῑέσθην	ἐκονῑόμεθᾰ	ἐκονῑ́εσθε	ἐκονῑ́οντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: κονῑ́σω, κονῑ́σομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κονῑ́σω	κονῑ́σεις	κονῑ́σει	κονῑ́σετον	κονῑ́σετον	κονῑ́σομεν	κονῑ́σετε	κονῑ́σουσῐ(ν)
	optative	κονῑ́σοιμῐ	κονῑ́σοις	κονῑ́σοι	κονῑ́σοιτον	κονῑσοίτην	κονῑ́σοιμεν	κονῑ́σοιτε	κονῑ́σοιεν
middle	indicative	κονῑ́σομαι	κονῑ́σῃ, κονῑ́σει	κονῑ́σεται	κονῑ́σεσθον	κονῑ́σεσθον	κονῑσόμεθᾰ	κονῑ́σεσθε	κονῑ́σονται
	optative	κονῑσοίμην	κονῑ́σοιο	κονῑ́σοιτο	κονῑ́σοισθον	κονῑσοίσθην	κονῑσοίμεθᾰ	κονῑ́σοισθε	κονῑ́σοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		κονῑ́σειν			κονῑ́σεσθαι
participle	m	κονῑ́σων			κονῑσόμενος
	f	κονῑ́σουσᾰ			κονῑσομένη
	n	κονῖσον			κονῑσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐκόνῑσᾰ, ἐκονῑσᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐκόνῑσᾰ	ἐκόνῑσᾰς	ἐκόνῑσε(ν)	ἐκονῑ́σᾰτον	ἐκονῑσᾰ́την	ἐκονῑ́σᾰμεν	ἐκονῑ́σᾰτε	ἐκόνῑσᾰν
	subjunctive	κονῑ́σω	κονῑ́σῃς	κονῑ́σῃ	κονῑ́σητον	κονῑ́σητον	κονῑ́σωμεν	κονῑ́σητε	κονῑ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	κονῑ́σαιμῐ	κονῑ́σειᾰς, κονῑ́σαις	κονῑ́σειε(ν), κονῑ́σαι	κονῑ́σαιτον	κονῑσαίτην	κονῑ́σαιμεν	κονῑ́σαιτε	κονῑ́σειᾰν, κονῑ́σαιεν
	imperative		κόνῑσον	κονῑσᾰ́τω	κονῑ́σᾰτον	κονῑσᾰ́των		κονῑ́σᾰτε	κονῑσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐκονῑσᾰ́μην	ἐκονῑ́σω	ἐκονῑ́σᾰτο	ἐκονῑ́σᾰσθον	ἐκονῑσᾰ́σθην	ἐκονῑσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐκονῑ́σᾰσθε	ἐκονῑ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	κονῑ́σωμαι	κονῑ́σῃ	κονῑ́σηται	κονῑ́σησθον	κονῑ́σησθον	κονῑσώμεθᾰ	κονῑ́σησθε	κονῑ́σωνται
	optative	κονῑσαίμην	κονῑ́σαιο	κονῑ́σαιτο	κονῑ́σαισθον	κονῑσαίσθην	κονῑσαίμεθᾰ	κονῑ́σαισθε	κονῑ́σαιντο
	imperative		κόνῑσαι	κονῑσᾰ́σθω	κονῑ́σᾰσθον	κονῑσᾰ́σθων		κονῑ́σᾰσθε	κονῑσᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		κονῖσαι			κονῑ́σᾰσθαι
participle	m	κονῑ́σᾱς			κονῑσᾰ́μενος
	f	κονῑ́σᾱσᾰ			κονῑσᾰμένη
	n	κονῖσᾰν			κονῑσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: κεκόνῑμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	κεκόνῑμαι	κεκόνῑσαι	κεκόνῑται	κεκόνῑσθον	κεκόνῑσθον	κεκονῑ́μεθᾰ	κεκόνῑσθε	κεκόνῑνται
	subjunctive	κεκονῑμένος ὦ	κεκονῑμένος ᾖς	κεκονῑμένος ᾖ	κεκονῑμένω ἦτον	κεκονῑμένω ἦτον	κεκονῑμένοι ὦμεν	κεκονῑμένοι ἦτε	κεκονῑμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	κεκονῑμένος εἴην	κεκονῑμένος εἴης	κεκονῑμένος εἴη	κεκονῑμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	κεκονῑμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	κεκονῑμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	κεκονῑμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	κεκονῑμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		κεκόνῑσο	κεκονῑ́σθω	κεκόνῑσθον	κεκονῑ́σθων		κεκόνῑσθε	κεκονῑ́σθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						κεκονῖσθαι
participle	m					κεκονῑμένος
	f					κεκονῑμένη
	n					κεκονῑμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: κεκονῑ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	κεκονῑ́μην	κεκόνῑσο	κεκόνῑτο	κεκόνῑσθον	κεκονῑ́σθην	κεκονῑ́μεθᾰ	κεκόνῑσθε	κεκόνῑντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “κονίω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• κονίω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• κονίω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• κονίω - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.
• “κονίω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • dust idem, page 256.