ἐάω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
Uncertain. Appears to derive from *ἐϝάω (*ewáō), but the exact development is unclear.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.á.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eˈa.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eˈa.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈa.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈa.o/
Verb
ἐάω • (eáō).
- (with accusative of person and infinitive) to let someone do something, allow
- to cede, grant, yield
- to agree
- to advise
- to neglect, disregard
Inflection
Present: ἐᾰ́ω, ἐᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐᾰ́ω | ἐᾰ́εις | ἐᾰ́ει | ἐᾰ́ετον | ἐᾰ́ετον | ἐᾰ́ομεν | ἐᾰ́ετε | ἐᾰ́ουσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | ἐᾰ́ω | ἐᾰ́ῃς | ἐᾰ́ῃ | ἐᾰ́ητον | ἐᾰ́ητον | ἐᾰ́ωμεν | ἐᾰ́ητε | ἐᾰ́ωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἐᾰ́οιμῐ | ἐᾰ́οις | ἐᾰ́οι | ἐᾰ́οιτον | ἐᾰοίτην | ἐᾰ́οιμεν | ἐᾰ́οιτε | ἐᾰ́οιεν | |||||
imperative | ἔᾰε | ἐᾰέτω | ἐᾰ́ετον | ἐᾰέτων | ἐᾰ́ετε | ἐᾰόντων | |||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐᾰ́ομαι | ἐᾰ́ῃ, ἐᾰ́ει |
ἐᾰ́εται | ἐᾰ́εσθον | ἐᾰ́εσθον | ἐᾰόμεθᾰ | ἐᾰ́εσθε | ἐᾰ́ονται | ||||
subjunctive | ἐᾰ́ωμαι | ἐᾰ́ῃ | ἐᾰ́ηται | ἐᾰ́ησθον | ἐᾰ́ησθον | ἐᾰώμεθᾰ | ἐᾰ́ησθε | ἐᾰ́ωνται | |||||
optative | ἐᾰοίμην | ἐᾰ́οιο | ἐᾰ́οιτο | ἐᾰ́οισθον | ἐᾰοίσθην | ἐᾰοίμεθᾰ | ἐᾰ́οισθε | ἐᾰ́οιντο | |||||
imperative | ἐᾰ́ου | ἐᾰέσθω | ἐᾰ́εσθον | ἐᾰέσθων | ἐᾰ́εσθε | ἐᾰέσθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐᾰ́ειν | ἐᾰ́εσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἐᾰ́ων | ἐᾰόμενος | ||||||||||
f | ἐᾰ́ουσᾰ | ἐᾰομένη | |||||||||||
n | ἐᾰ́ον | ἐᾰόμενον | |||||||||||
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 | ἐῶ | ἐᾷς | ἐᾷ | ἐᾶτον | ἐᾶτον | ἐῶμεν | ἐᾶτε | ἐῶσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | ἐῶ | ἐᾷς | ἐᾷ | ἐᾶτον | ἐᾶτον | ἐῶμεν | ἐᾶτε | ἐῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἐῴην, ἐῷμῐ |
ἐῴης, ἐῷς |
ἐῴη, ἐῷ |
ἐῷτον, ἐῴητον |
ἐῴτην, ἐῳήτην |
ἐῷμεν, ἐῴημεν |
ἐῷτε, ἐῴητε |
ἐῷεν, ἐῴησᾰν | |||||
imperative | ἔᾱ | ἐᾱ́τω | ἐᾶτον | ἐᾱ́των | ἐᾶτε | ἐώντων | |||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐῶμαι | ἐᾷ | ἐᾶται | ἐᾶσθον | ἐᾶσθον | ἐώμεθᾰ | ἐᾶσθε | ἐῶνται | ||||
subjunctive | ἐῶμαι | ἐᾷ | ἐᾶται | ἐᾶσθον | ἐᾶσθον | ἐώμεθᾰ | ἐᾶσθε | ἐῶνται | |||||
optative | ἐῴμην | ἐῷο | ἐῷτο | ἐῷσθον | ἐῴσθην | ἐῴμεθᾰ | ἐῷσθε | ἐῷντο | |||||
imperative | ἐῶ | ἐᾱ́σθω | ἐᾶσθον | ἐᾱ́σθων | ἐᾶσθε | ἐᾱ́σθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐᾶν | ἐᾶσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἐῶν | ἐώμενος | ||||||||||
f | ἐῶσᾰ | ἐωμένη | |||||||||||
n | ἐῶν | ἐώμενον | |||||||||||
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 | εἴᾰον | εἴᾰες | εἴᾰε(ν) | εἰᾰ́ετον | εἰᾰέτην | εἰᾰ́ομεν | εἰᾰ́ετε | εἴᾰον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | εἰᾰόμην | εἰᾰ́ου | εἰᾰ́ετο | εἰᾰ́εσθον | εἰᾰέσθην | εἰᾰόμεθᾰ | εἰᾰ́εσθε | εἰᾰ́οντο | ||||
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 | εἴων | εἴᾱς | εἴᾱ | εἰᾶτον | εἰᾱ́την | εἰῶμεν | εἰᾶτε | εἴων | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | εἰώμην | εἰῶ | εἰᾶτο | εἰᾶσθον | εἰᾱ́σθην | εἰώμεθᾰ | εἰᾶσθε | εἰῶντο | ||||
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 | ἔᾰον | ἔᾰες | ἔᾰε(ν) | ἐᾰ́ετον | ἐᾰέτην | ἐᾰ́ομεν | ἐᾰ́ετε | ἔᾰον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐᾰόμην | ἐᾰ́ου | ἐᾰ́ετο | ἐᾰ́εσθον | ἐᾰέσθην | ἐᾰόμεθᾰ | ἐᾰ́εσθε | ἐᾰ́οντο | ||||
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 | ἔων | ἔᾱς | ἔᾱ | ἐᾶτον | ἐᾱ́την | ἐῶμεν | ἐᾶτε | ἔων | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐώμην | ἐῶ | ἐᾶτο | ἐᾶσθον | ἐᾱ́σθην | ἐώμεθᾰ | ἐᾶσθε | ἐῶντο | ||||
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 | ἔασκον | ἔασκες | ἔασκε(ν) | ἐάσκετον | ἐασκέτην | ἐάσκομεν | ἐάσκετε | ἔασκον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐασκόμην | ἐάσκου | ἐάσκετο | ἐάσκεσθον | ἐασκέσθην | ἐασκόμεθᾰ | ἐάσκεσθε | ἐάσκοντο | ||||
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 | εἴασκον | εἴασκες | εἴασκε(ν) | εἰάσκετον | εἰασκέτην | εἰάσκομεν | εἰάσκετε | εἴασκον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | εἰασκόμην | εἰάσκου | εἰάσκετο | εἰάσκεσθον | εἰασκέσθην | εἰασκόμεθᾰ | εἰάσκεσθε | εἰάσκοντο | ||||
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 | ἐᾱ́σω | ἐᾱ́σεις | ἐᾱ́σει | ἐᾱ́σετον | ἐᾱ́σετον | ἐᾱ́σομεν | ἐᾱ́σετε | ἐᾱ́σουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | ἐᾱ́σοιμῐ | ἐᾱ́σοις | ἐᾱ́σοι | ἐᾱ́σοιτον | ἐᾱσοίτην | ἐᾱ́σοιμεν | ἐᾱ́σοιτε | ἐᾱ́σοιεν | |||||
middle | indicative | ἐᾱ́σομαι | ἐᾱ́σῃ, ἐᾱ́σει |
ἐᾱ́σεται | ἐᾱ́σεσθον | ἐᾱ́σεσθον | ἐᾱσόμεθᾰ | ἐᾱ́σεσθε | ἐᾱ́σονται | ||||
optative | ἐᾱσοίμην | ἐᾱ́σοιο | ἐᾱ́σοιτο | ἐᾱ́σοισθον | ἐᾱσοίσθην | ἐᾱσοίμεθᾰ | ἐᾱ́σοισθε | ἐᾱ́σοιντο | |||||
active | middle | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐᾱ́σειν | ἐᾱ́σεσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἐᾱ́σων | ἐᾱσόμενος | ||||||||||
f | ἐᾱ́σουσᾰ | ἐᾱσομένη | |||||||||||
n | ἐᾶσον | ἐᾱσόμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
Related terms
- ἐᾱτέος (eātéos)
References
- “ἐάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἐάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἐάω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐάω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐάω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἐάω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- “ἐάω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G1439 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Encyclopedia Papyrus Larousse