ἐμψυχόω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐμ- (em-) +‎ ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) + -όω (-óō).

Verb

ἐμψῡχόω • (empsūkhóō)

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Conjugation

   Present: ἐμψῡχῶ, ἐμψῡχοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐμψῡχῶ	ἐμψῡχοῖς	ἐμψῡχοῖ	ἐμψῡχοῦτον	ἐμψῡχοῦτον	ἐμψῡχοῦμεν	ἐμψῡχοῦτε	ἐμψῡχοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐμψῡχῶ	ἐμψῡχοῖς	ἐμψῡχοῖ	ἐμψῡχῶτον	ἐμψῡχῶτον	ἐμψῡχῶμεν	ἐμψῡχῶτε	ἐμψῡχῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐμψῡχοίην, ἐμψῡχοῖμῐ	ἐμψῡχοίης, ἐμψῡχοῖς	ἐμψῡχοίη, ἐμψῡχοῖ	ἐμψῡχοῖτον, ἐμψῡχοίητον	ἐμψῡχοίτην, ἐμψῡχοιήτην	ἐμψῡχοῖμεν, ἐμψῡχοίημεν	ἐμψῡχοῖτε, ἐμψῡχοίητε	ἐμψῡχοῖεν, ἐμψῡχοίησᾰν
	imperative		ἐμψῡ́χου	ἐμψῡχούτω	ἐμψῡχοῦτον	ἐμψῡχούτων		ἐμψῡχοῦτε	ἐμψῡχούντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐμψῡχοῦμαι	ἐμψῡχοῖ	ἐμψῡχοῦται	ἐμψῡχοῦσθον	ἐμψῡχοῦσθον	ἐμψῡχούμεθᾰ	ἐμψῡχοῦσθε	ἐμψῡχοῦνται
	subjunctive	ἐμψῡχῶμαι	ἐμψῡχοῖ	ἐμψῡχῶται	ἐμψῡχῶσθον	ἐμψῡχῶσθον	ἐμψῡχώμεθᾰ	ἐμψῡχῶσθε	ἐμψῡχῶνται
	optative	ἐμψῡχοίμην	ἐμψῡχοῖο	ἐμψῡχοῖτο	ἐμψῡχοῖσθον	ἐμψῡχοίσθην	ἐμψῡχοίμεθᾰ	ἐμψῡχοῖσθε	ἐμψῡχοῖντο
	imperative		ἐμψῡχοῦ	ἐμψῡχούσθω	ἐμψῡχοῦσθον	ἐμψῡχούσθων		ἐμψῡχοῦσθε	ἐμψῡχούσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐμψῡχοῦν				ἐμψῡχοῦσθαι
participle	m	ἐμψῡχῶν				ἐμψῡχούμενος
	f	ἐμψῡχοῦσᾰ				ἐμψῡχουμένη
	n	ἐμψῡχοῦν				ἐμψῡχούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐνεψῡ́χουν, ἐνεψῡχούμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνεψῡ́χουν	ἐνεψῡ́χους	ἐνεψῡ́χου	ἐνεψῡχοῦτον	ἐνεψῡχούτην	ἐνεψῡχοῦμεν	ἐνεψῡχοῦτε	ἐνεψῡ́χουν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐνεψῡχούμην	ἐνεψῡχοῦ	ἐνεψῡχοῦτο	ἐνεψῡχοῦσθον	ἐνεψῡχούσθην	ἐνεψῡχούμεθᾰ	ἐνεψῡχοῦσθε	ἐνεψῡχοῦντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐμψῡχώσω, ἐμψῡχώσομαι, ἐμψῡχωθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐμψῡχώσω	ἐμψῡχώσεις	ἐμψῡχώσει	ἐμψῡχώσετον	ἐμψῡχώσετον	ἐμψῡχώσομεν	ἐμψῡχώσετε	ἐμψῡχώσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐμψῡχώσοιμῐ	ἐμψῡχώσοις	ἐμψῡχώσοι	ἐμψῡχώσοιτον	ἐμψῡχωσοίτην	ἐμψῡχώσοιμεν	ἐμψῡχώσοιτε	ἐμψῡχώσοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐμψῡχώσομαι	ἐμψῡχώσῃ, ἐμψῡχώσει	ἐμψῡχώσεται	ἐμψῡχώσεσθον	ἐμψῡχώσεσθον	ἐμψῡχωσόμεθᾰ	ἐμψῡχώσεσθε	ἐμψῡχώσονται
	optative	ἐμψῡχωσοίμην	ἐμψῡχώσοιο	ἐμψῡχώσοιτο	ἐμψῡχώσοισθον	ἐμψῡχωσοίσθην	ἐμψῡχωσοίμεθᾰ	ἐμψῡχώσοισθε	ἐμψῡχώσοιντο
passive	indicative	ἐμψῡχωθήσομαι	ἐμψῡχωθήσῃ	ἐμψῡχωθήσεται	ἐμψῡχωθήσεσθον	ἐμψῡχωθήσεσθον	ἐμψῡχωθησόμεθᾰ	ἐμψῡχωθήσεσθε	ἐμψῡχωθήσονται
	optative	ἐμψῡχωθησοίμην	ἐμψῡχωθήσοιο	ἐμψῡχωθήσοιτο	ἐμψῡχωθήσοισθον	ἐμψῡχωθησοίσθην	ἐμψῡχωθησοίμεθᾰ	ἐμψῡχωθήσοισθε	ἐμψῡχωθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐμψῡχώσειν			ἐμψῡχώσεσθαι		ἐμψῡχωθήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἐμψῡχώσων			ἐμψῡχωσόμενος		ἐμψῡχωθησόμενος
	f	ἐμψῡχώσουσᾰ			ἐμψῡχωσομένη		ἐμψῡχωθησομένη
	n	ἐμψῡχῶσον			ἐμψῡχωσόμενον		ἐμψῡχωθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐνεψῡ́χωσᾰ, ἐνεψῡχωσᾰ́μην, ἐνεψῡχώθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνεψῡ́χωσᾰ	ἐνεψῡ́χωσᾰς	ἐνεψῡ́χωσε(ν)	ἐνεψῡχώσᾰτον	ἐνεψῡχωσᾰ́την	ἐνεψῡχώσᾰμεν	ἐνεψῡχώσᾰτε	ἐνεψῡ́χωσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐμψῡχώσω	ἐμψῡχώσῃς	ἐμψῡχώσῃ	ἐμψῡχώσητον	ἐμψῡχώσητον	ἐμψῡχώσωμεν	ἐμψῡχώσητε	ἐμψῡχώσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐμψῡχώσαιμῐ	ἐμψῡχώσειᾰς, ἐμψῡχώσαις	ἐμψῡχώσειε(ν), ἐμψῡχώσαι	ἐμψῡχώσαιτον	ἐμψῡχωσαίτην	ἐμψῡχώσαιμεν	ἐμψῡχώσαιτε	ἐμψῡχώσειᾰν, ἐμψῡχώσαιεν
	imperative		ἐμψῡ́χωσον	ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́τω	ἐμψῡχώσᾰτον	ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́των		ἐμψῡχώσᾰτε	ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐνεψῡχωσᾰ́μην	ἐνεψῡχώσω	ἐνεψῡχώσᾰτο	ἐνεψῡχώσᾰσθον	ἐνεψῡχωσᾰ́σθην	ἐνεψῡχωσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐνεψῡχώσᾰσθε	ἐνεψῡχώσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐμψῡχώσωμαι	ἐμψῡχώσῃ	ἐμψῡχώσηται	ἐμψῡχώσησθον	ἐμψῡχώσησθον	ἐμψῡχωσώμεθᾰ	ἐμψῡχώσησθε	ἐμψῡχώσωνται
	optative	ἐμψῡχωσαίμην	ἐμψῡχώσαιο	ἐμψῡχώσαιτο	ἐμψῡχώσαισθον	ἐμψῡχωσαίσθην	ἐμψῡχωσαίμεθᾰ	ἐμψῡχώσαισθε	ἐμψῡχώσαιντο
	imperative		ἐμψῡ́χωσαι	ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́σθω	ἐμψῡχώσᾰσθον	ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́σθων		ἐμψῡχώσᾰσθε	ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐνεψῡχώθην	ἐνεψῡχώθης	ἐνεψῡχώθη	ἐνεψῡχώθητον	ἐνεψῡχωθήτην	ἐνεψῡχώθημεν	ἐνεψῡχώθητε	ἐνεψῡχώθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐμψῡχωθῶ	ἐμψῡχωθῇς	ἐμψῡχωθῇ	ἐμψῡχωθῆτον	ἐμψῡχωθῆτον	ἐμψῡχωθῶμεν	ἐμψῡχωθῆτε	ἐμψῡχωθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐμψῡχωθείην	ἐμψῡχωθείης	ἐμψῡχωθείη	ἐμψῡχωθεῖτον, ἐμψῡχωθείητον	ἐμψῡχωθείτην, ἐμψῡχωθειήτην	ἐμψῡχωθεῖμεν, ἐμψῡχωθείημεν	ἐμψῡχωθεῖτε, ἐμψῡχωθείητε	ἐμψῡχωθεῖεν, ἐμψῡχωθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐμψῡχώθητῐ	ἐμψῡχωθήτω	ἐμψῡχώθητον	ἐμψῡχωθήτων		ἐμψῡχώθητε	ἐμψῡχωθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐμψῡχῶσαι			ἐμψῡχώσᾰσθαι		ἐμψῡχωθῆναι
participle	m	ἐμψῡχώσᾱς			ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́μενος		ἐμψῡχωθείς
	f	ἐμψῡχώσᾱσᾰ			ἐμψῡχωσᾰμένη		ἐμψῡχωθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐμψῡχῶσᾰν			ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́μενον		ἐμψῡχωθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐνεψῡ́χωκᾰ, ἐνεψῡ́χωμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνεψῡ́χωκᾰ	ἐνεψῡ́χωκᾰς	ἐνεψῡ́χωκε(ν)	ἐνεψῡχώκᾰτον	ἐνεψῡχώκᾰτον	ἐνεψῡχώκᾰμεν	ἐνεψῡχώκᾰτε	ἐνεψῡχώκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐνεψῡχώκω	ἐνεψῡχώκῃς	ἐνεψῡχώκῃ	ἐνεψῡχώκητον	ἐνεψῡχώκητον	ἐνεψῡχώκωμεν	ἐνεψῡχώκητε	ἐνεψῡχώκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐνεψῡχώκοιμῐ, ἐνεψῡχωκοίην	ἐνεψῡχώκοις, ἐνεψῡχωκοίης	ἐνεψῡχώκοι, ἐνεψῡχωκοίη	ἐνεψῡχώκοιτον	ἐνεψῡχωκοίτην	ἐνεψῡχώκοιμεν	ἐνεψῡχώκοιτε	ἐνεψῡχώκοιεν
	imperative		ἐνεψῡ́χωκε	ἐνεψῡχωκέτω	ἐνεψῡχώκετον	ἐνεψῡχωκέτων		ἐνεψῡχώκετε	ἐνεψῡχωκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐνεψῡ́χωμαι	ἐνεψῡ́χωσαι	ἐνεψῡ́χωται	ἐνεψῡ́χωσθον	ἐνεψῡ́χωσθον	ἐνεψῡχώμεθᾰ	ἐνεψῡ́χωσθε	ἐνεψῡ́χωνται
	subjunctive	ἐνεψῡχωμένος ὦ	ἐνεψῡχωμένος ᾖς	ἐνεψῡχωμένος ᾖ	ἐνεψῡχωμένω ἦτον	ἐνεψῡχωμένω ἦτον	ἐνεψῡχωμένοι ὦμεν	ἐνεψῡχωμένοι ἦτε	ἐνεψῡχωμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐνεψῡχωμένος εἴην	ἐνεψῡχωμένος εἴης	ἐνεψῡχωμένος εἴη	ἐνεψῡχωμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐνεψῡχωμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐνεψῡχωμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐνεψῡχωμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐνεψῡχωμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐνεψῡ́χωσο	ἐνεψῡχώσθω	ἐνεψῡ́χωσθον	ἐνεψῡχώσθων		ἐνεψῡ́χωσθε	ἐνεψῡχώσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐνεψῡχωκέναι				ἐνεψῡχῶσθαι
participle	m	ἐνεψῡχωκώς				ἐνεψῡχωμένος
	f	ἐνεψῡχωκυῖᾰ				ἐνεψῡχωμένη
	n	ἐνεψῡχωκός				ἐνεψῡχωμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἐνεψῡχώκειν, ἐνεψῡχώμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνεψῡχώκειν, ἐνεψῡχώκη	ἐνεψῡχώκεις, ἐνεψῡχώκης	ἐνεψῡχώκει(ν)	ἐνεψῡχώκετον	ἐνεψῡχωκέτην	ἐνεψῡχώκεμεν	ἐνεψῡχώκετε	ἐνεψῡχώκεσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐνεψῡχώμην	ἐνεψῡ́χωσο	ἐνεψῡ́χωτο	ἐνεψῡ́χωσθον	ἐνεψῡχώσθην	ἐνεψῡχώμεθᾰ	ἐνεψῡ́χωσθε	ἐνεψῡ́χωντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• μετεμψῡ́χωσις (metempsū́khōsis)

References

• “ἐμψυχόω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἐμψυχόω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• ἐμψυχόω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “ἐμψυχόω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐμψυχόω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011