τέθηπα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to θάμβος (thámbos, “amazement”) and τάφος (táphos, “amazement”) and maybe θαῦμα (thaûma, “wonder, marvel”) and θεάομαι (theáomai, “to watch”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /té.tʰɛː.pa/ → /ˈte.θi.pa/ → /ˈte.θi.pa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /té.tʰɛː.pa/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈte.tʰe̝.pa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈte.θi.pa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈte.θi.pa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈte.θi.pa/

Verb

τέθηπᾰ • (téthēpa)

1. (intransitive) to be astonished, astounded, amazed
2. (transitive) to be amazed at

Conjugation

Found only in the aorist, perfect (which has present meaning), and pluperfect (which has imperfect meaning); in all tenses, the participles are more common than finite forms.

   Aorist: ἔτᾰφον, ἐτᾰφόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔτᾰφον	ἔτᾰφες	ἔτᾰφε(ν)	ἐτᾰ́φετον	ἐτᾰφέτην	ἐτᾰ́φομεν	ἐτᾰ́φετε	ἔτᾰφον
	subjunctive	τᾰ́φω	τᾰ́φῃς	τᾰ́φῃ	τᾰ́φητον	τᾰ́φητον	τᾰ́φωμεν	τᾰ́φητε	τᾰ́φωσῐ(ν)
	optative	τᾰ́φοιμῐ	τᾰ́φοις	τᾰ́φοι	τᾰ́φοιτον	τᾰφοίτην	τᾰ́φοιμεν	τᾰ́φοιτε	τᾰ́φοιεν
	imperative		τᾰ́φε	τᾰφέτω	τᾰ́φετον	τᾰφέτων		τᾰ́φετε	τᾰφόντων
middle	indicative	ἐτᾰφόμην	ἐτᾰ́φου	ἐτᾰ́φετο	ἐτᾰ́φεσθον	ἐτᾰφέσθην	ἐτᾰφόμεθᾰ	ἐτᾰ́φεσθε	ἐτᾰ́φοντο
	subjunctive	τᾰ́φωμαι	τᾰ́φῃ	τᾰ́φηται	τᾰ́φησθον	τᾰ́φησθον	τᾰφώμεθᾰ	τᾰ́φησθε	τᾰ́φωνται
	optative	τᾰφοίμην	τᾰ́φοιο	τᾰ́φοιτο	τᾰ́φοισθον	τᾰφοίσθην	τᾰφοίμεθᾰ	τᾰ́φοισθε	τᾰ́φοιντο
	imperative		τᾰφοῦ	τᾰφέσθω	τᾰ́φεσθον	τᾰφέσθων		τᾰ́φεσθε	τᾰφέσθων
		active			middle
infinitive		τᾰφεῖν			τᾰφέσθαι
participle	m	τᾰφών			τᾰφόμενος
	f	τᾰφοῦσᾰ			τᾰφομένη
	n	τᾰφόν			τᾰφόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: τᾰ́φον, τᾰφόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	τᾰ́φον	τᾰ́φες	τᾰ́φε(ν)	τᾰ́φετον	τᾰφέτην	τᾰ́φομεν	τᾰ́φετε	τᾰ́φον
	subjunctive	τᾰ́φω, τᾰ́φωμῐ	τᾰ́φῃς, τᾰ́φῃσθᾰ	τᾰ́φῃ, τᾰ́φῃσῐ	τᾰ́φητον	τᾰ́φητον	τᾰ́φωμεν	τᾰ́φητε	τᾰ́φωσῐ(ν)
	optative	τᾰ́φοιμῐ	τᾰ́φοις/τᾰ́φοισθᾰ	τᾰ́φοι	τᾰφεῖτον	τᾰφείτην	τᾰφεῖμεν	τᾰφεῖτε	τᾰφεῖεν
	imperative		τᾰ́φε	τᾰφέτω	τᾰ́φετον	τᾰφέτων		τᾰ́φετε	τᾰφόντων
middle	indicative	τᾰφόμην	τᾰ́φεο	τᾰ́φετο	τᾰ́φεσθον	τᾰφέσθην	τᾰφόμε(σ)θᾰ	τᾰ́φεσθε	τᾰ́φοντο
	subjunctive	τᾰ́φωμαι	τᾰ́φηαι	τᾰ́φηται	τᾰ́φησθον	τᾰ́φησθον	τᾰφώμε(σ)θᾰ	τᾰ́φησθε	τᾰ́φωνται
	optative	τᾰφοίμην	τᾰ́φοιο	τᾰ́φοιτο	τᾰ́φοισθον	τᾰφοίσθην	τᾰφοίμε(σ)θᾰ	τᾰ́φοισθε	τᾰφοίᾰτο
	imperative		τᾰ́φεο	τᾰφέσθω	τᾰ́φεσθον	τᾰφέσθων		τᾰ́φεσθε	τᾰφέσθων
		active			middle
infinitive		τᾰφεῖν/τᾰφέμεν(αι)			τᾰφέσθαι
participle	m	τᾰφών			τᾰφόμενος
	f	τᾰφοῦσᾰ			τᾰφομένη
	n	τᾰφόν			τᾰφόμενον
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: τέθηπᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	τέθηπᾰ	τέθηπᾰς	τέθηπε(ν)	τεθήπᾰτον	τεθήπᾰτον	τεθήπᾰμεν	τεθήπᾰτε	τεθήπᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	τεθήπω	τεθήπῃς	τεθήπῃ	τεθήπητον	τεθήπητον	τεθήπωμεν	τεθήπητε	τεθήπωσῐ(ν)
	optative	τεθήποιμῐ, τεθηποίην	τεθήποις, τεθηποίης	τεθήποι, τεθηποίη	τεθήποιτον	τεθηποίτην	τεθήποιμεν	τεθήποιτε	τεθήποιεν
	imperative		τέθηπε	τεθηπέτω	τεθήπετον	τεθηπέτων		τεθήπετε	τεθηπόντων
		active
infinitive		τεθηπέναι
participle	m	τεθηπώς
	f	τεθηπυῖᾰ
	n	τεθηπός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἐτεθήπεᾰ (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐτεθήπεᾰ	ἐτεθήπεᾰς	ἐτεθήπει(ν)	ἐτεθήπετον	ἐτεθηπέτην	ἐτεθήπεμεν	ἐτεθήπετε	ἐτεθήπεσᾰν
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.

Further reading

• “τέθηπα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• τέθηπα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• τέθηπα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “τέθηπα”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• “τέθηπα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press