μήδομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μήδεα (mḗdea, “counsel, plan”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mɛ̌ː.do.mai̯/ → /ˈmi.ðo.mɛ/ → /ˈmi.ðo.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mɛ̌ː.do.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈme̝.do.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ðo.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ðo.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ðo.me/

Verb

μήδομαι • (mḗdomai)

1. to contrive, devise, plot

Conjugation

   Present: μήδομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	μήδομαι	μήδῃ, μήδει	μήδεται	μήδεσθον	μήδεσθον	μηδόμεθᾰ	μήδεσθε	μήδονται
	subjunctive	μήδωμαι	μήδῃ	μήδηται	μήδησθον	μήδησθον	μηδώμεθᾰ	μήδησθε	μήδωνται
	optative	μηδοίμην	μήδοιο	μήδοιτο	μήδοισθον	μηδοίσθην	μηδοίμεθᾰ	μήδοισθε	μήδοιντο
	imperative		μήδου	μηδέσθω	μήδεσθον	μηδέσθων		μήδεσθε	μηδέσθων
infinitive						μήδεσθαι
participle	m					μηδόμενος
	f					μηδομένη
	n					μηδόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐμηδόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐμηδόμην	ἐμήδου	ἐμήδετο	ἐμήδεσθον	ἐμηδέσθην	ἐμηδόμεθᾰ	ἐμήδεσθε	ἐμήδοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: μηδόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	μηδόμην	μήδου	μήδετο	μήδεσθον	μηδέσθην	μηδόμε(σ)θᾰ	μήδεσθε	μήδοντο
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: μήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	μήσομαι	μήσῃ, μήσει	μήσεται	μήσεσθον	μήσεσθον	μησόμεθᾰ	μήσεσθε	μήσονται
	optative	μησοίμην	μήσοιο	μήσοιτο	μήσοισθον	μησοίσθην	μησοίμεθᾰ	μήσοισθε	μήσοιντο
					middle
infinitive					μήσεσθαι
participle	m				μησόμενος
	f				μησομένη
	n				μησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: μησέομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	μησέομαι	μήσεαι	μησέεται	μησέεσθον	μησέεσθον	μησεόμε(σ)θᾰ	μησέεσθε	μησέονται
	optative	μησεοίμην	μησέοιο	μησέοιτο	μησέοισθον	μησεοίσθην	μησεοίμε(σ)θᾰ	μησέοισθε	μησεοίᾰτο
					middle
infinitive					μησέεσθαι
participle	m				μησεόμενος
	f				μησεομένη
	n				μησεόμενον
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: ἐμησᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐμησᾰ́μην	ἐμήσω	ἐμήσᾰτο	ἐμήσᾰσθον	ἐμησᾰ́σθην	ἐμησᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐμήσᾰσθε	ἐμήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	μήσωμαι	μήσῃ	μήσηται	μήσησθον	μήσησθον	μησώμεθᾰ	μήσησθε	μήσωνται
	optative	μησαίμην	μήσαιο	μήσαιτο	μήσαισθον	μησαίσθην	μησαίμεθᾰ	μήσαισθε	μήσαιντο
	imperative		μῆσαι	μησᾰ́σθω	μήσᾰσθον	μησᾰ́σθων		μήσᾰσθε	μησᾰ́σθων
					middle
infinitive					μήσᾰσθαι
participle	m				μησᾰ́μενος
	f				μησᾰμένη
	n				μησᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: μησᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	μησᾰ́μην	μήσᾰο	μήσᾰτο, μῆστο	μήσᾰσθον	μησᾰ́σθην	μησᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	μήσᾰσθε	μήσᾰντο
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.

   Perfect: μέμηδᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	μέμηδᾰ	μέμηδᾰς	μέμηδε(ν)	μεμήδᾰτον	μεμήδᾰτον	μεμήδᾰμεν	μεμήδᾰτε	μεμήδᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	μεμήδω	μεμήδῃς	μεμήδῃ	μεμήδητον	μεμήδητον	μεμήδωμεν	μεμήδητε	μεμήδωσῐ(ν)
	optative	μεμήδοιμῐ, μεμηδοίην	μεμήδοις, μεμηδοίης	μεμήδοι, μεμηδοίη	μεμήδοιτον	μεμηδοίτην	μεμήδοιμεν	μεμήδοιτε	μεμήδοιεν
	imperative		μέμηδε	μεμηδέτω	μεμήδετον	μεμηδέτων		μεμήδετε	μεμηδόντων
		active
infinitive		μεμηδέναι
participle	m	μεμηδώς
	f	μεμηδυῖᾰ
	n	μεμηδός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• Κλυταιμνήστρα (Klutaimnḗstra)
• Μήστωρ (Mḗstōr)
• Ὑπερμνήστρα (Hupermnḗstra)