τέρπω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *terp- (“to satisfy”), cognate with German dürfen (“to need”) and obsolete and dialectal British English tharf (“to need”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tér.pɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈter.po/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈter.po/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈter.po/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈter.po/
Verb
τέρπω • (térpō)
Inflection
Present: τέρπω, τέρπομαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἔτερπον | ἔτερπες | ἔτερπε(ν) | ἐτέρπετον | ἐτερπέτην | ἐτέρπομεν | ἐτέρπετε | ἔτερπον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐτερπόμην | ἐτέρπου | ἐτέρπετο | ἐτέρπεσθον | ἐτερπέσθην | ἐτερπόμεθᾰ | ἐτέρπεσθε | ἐτέρποντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: τέρπεσκον, τερπεσκόμην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | τέρπεσκον | τέρπεσκες | τέρπεσκε(ν) | τερπέσκετον | τερπεσκέτην | τερπέσκομεν | τερπέσκετε | τέρπεσκον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | τερπεσκόμην | τερπέσκου | τερπέσκετο | τερπέσκεσθον | τερπεσκέσθην | τερπεσκόμεθᾰ | τερπέσκεσθε | τερπέσκοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | τέρψω | τέρψεις | τέρψει | τέρψετον | τέρψετον | τέρψομεν | τέρψετε | τέρψουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | τέρψοιμῐ | τέρψοις | τέρψοι | τέρψοιτον | τερψοίτην | τέρψοιμεν | τέρψοιτε | τέρψοιεν | |||||
middle | indicative | τέρψομαι | τέρψῃ, τέρψει |
τέρψεται | τέρψεσθον | τέρψεσθον | τερψόμεθᾰ | τέρψεσθε | τέρψονται | ||||
optative | τερψοίμην | τέρψοιο | τέρψοιτο | τέρψοισθον | τερψοίσθην | τερψοίμεθᾰ | τέρψοισθε | τέρψοιντο | |||||
passive | indicative | τερφθήσομαι | τερφθήσῃ | τερφθήσεται | τερφθήσεσθον | τερφθήσεσθον | τερφθησόμεθᾰ | τερφθήσεσθε | τερφθήσονται | ||||
optative | τερφθησοίμην | τερφθήσοιο | τερφθήσοιτο | τερφθήσοισθον | τερφθησοίσθην | τερφθησοίμεθᾰ | τερφθήσοισθε | τερφθήσοιντο | |||||
active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
infinitive | τέρψειν | τέρψεσθαι | τερφθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
participle | m | τέρψων | τερψόμενος | τερφθησόμενος | |||||||||
f | τέρψουσᾰ | τερψομένη | τερφθησομένη | ||||||||||
n | τέρψον | τερψόμενον | τερφθησόμενον | ||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
passive | indicative | ἐτάρφθην | ἐτάρφθης | ἐτάρφθη | ἐτάρφθητον | ἐταρφθήτην | ἐτάρφθημεν | ἐτάρφθητε | ἐτάρφθησᾰν, ἔταρφθεν | ||||
subjunctive | ταρφθῶ | ταρφθῇς | ταρφθῇ | ταρφθῆτον | ταρφθῆτον | ταρφθῶμεν | ταρφθῆτε | ταρφθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ταρφθείην | ταρφθείης | ταρφθείη | ταρφθεῖτον, ταρφθείητον |
ταρφθείτην, ταρφθειήτην |
ταρφθεῖμεν, ταρφθείημεν |
ταρφθεῖτε, ταρφθείητε |
τάρφθειεν, ταρφθείησᾰν | |||||
imperative | τάρφθητῐ | ταρφθήτω | τάρφθητον | ταρφθήτων | τάρφθητε | ταρφθέντων | |||||||
passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ταρφθῆναι/ταρφθήμεναι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ταρφθείς | |||||||||||
f | ταρφθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | ταρφθέν | ||||||||||||
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.
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Derived terms
- Εὐτέρπη (Eutérpē)
- τερπικέραυνος (terpikéraunos)
- τερπνός (terpnós)
- τέρψις (térpsis)
- Τερψιχόρη (Terpsikhórē)
References
- “τέρπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “τέρπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “τέρπω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- τέρπω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- allure idem, page 25.
- amuse idem, page 28.
- appeal to idem, page 34.
- attract idem, page 51.
- captivate idem, page 112.
- charm idem, page 126.
- cheer idem, page 128.
- delight idem, page 208.
- enchant idem, page 270.
- enjoy idem, page 275.
- enliven idem, page 275.
- entertain idem, page 277.
- exult idem, page 298.
- fascinate idem, page 308.
- glad idem, page 360.
- gladden idem, page 360.
- indulge idem, page 435.
- interest idem, page 450.
- joy idem, page 464.
- merry idem, page 526.
- please idem, page 619.
- ravish idem, page 674.
- regale idem, page 686.
- rejoice idem, page 689.
- transport idem, page 889.
- treat idem, page 892.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τέρπω.
Pronunciation
Verb
τέρπω • (térpo) (past έτερψα, passive τέρπομαι)
- (formal) regale, please, delight
- Τέρπω τους καλεσμένους με ιστορίες. ― Térpo tous kalesménous me istoríes. ― I regale the guests with stories.
Conjugation
τέρπω τέρπομαι (active & imperfective passive)
Active voice ➤ | Passive voice ➤ | |||
Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect |
Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | Present | Dependent |
1 sg | τέρπω | τέρψω | τέρπομαι | — |
2 sg | τέρπεις | τέρψεις | τέρπεσαι | — |
3 sg | τέρπει | τέρψει | τέρπεται | — |
1 pl | τέρπουμε, [‑ομε] | τέρψουμε, [‑ομε] | τερπόμαστε | — |
2 pl | τέρπετε | τέρψετε | τέρπεστε, {τέρπεσθε} | — |
3 pl | τέρπουν[ε] | τέρψουν[ε] | τέρπονται | — |
Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | Imperfect | Simple past |
1 sg | έτερπα | έτερψα | τερπόμουν[α], {ετερπόμουν} | — |
2 sg | έτερπες | έτερψες | τερπόσουν[α] | — |
3 sg | έτερπε | έτερψε | τερπόταν[ε] | — |
1 pl | τέρπαμε | τέρψαμε | τερπόμασταν, (‑όμαστε) | — |
2 pl | τέρπατε | τέρψατε | τερπόσασταν, (‑όσαστε) | — |
3 pl | έτερπαν, [τέρπαν(ε)] | έτερψαν, [τέρψαν(ε)] | τέρπονταν, [τερπόντουσαν] | — |
Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | Continuous | Simple |
1 sg | θα τέρπω ➤ | θα τέρψω ➤ | θα τέρπομαι ➤ | — ➤ |
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα τέρπεις, … | θα τέρψεις, … | θα τέρπεσαι, … | — |
Perfect aspect ➤ | Perfect aspect | |||
Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … τέρψει | — | ||
Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … τέρψει | — | ||
Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … τέρψει | — | ||
Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
Imperative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect |
2 sg | τέρπε | τέρψε | — | τέρψου |
2 pl | τέρπετε | τέρψτε | τέρπεστε, {τέρπεσθε} | — |
Other forms | Active voice | Passive voice | ||
Present participle➤ | τέρποντας ➤ | — | ||
Perfect participle➤ | έχοντας τέρψει ➤ | — | ||
Nonfinite form➤ | τέρψει | — | ||
Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
• (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |||
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