ἐξάπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐξ- (ex-) +‎ ἅπτω (háptō, “attach; kindle”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ek.sáp.tɔː/ → /ekˈsap.to/ → /ekˈsap.to/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ek.sáp.tɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ekˈsap.to/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ekˈsap.to/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ekˈsap.to/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ekˈsap.to/

Verb

ἐξάπτω • (exáptō)

1. attach to, fasten to
2. kindle
3. (in middle) hang from, cling to

Conjugation

   Present: ἐξᾰ́πτω, ἐξᾰ́πτομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐξᾰ́πτω	ἐξᾰ́πτεις	ἐξᾰ́πτει	ἐξᾰ́πτετον	ἐξᾰ́πτετον	ἐξᾰ́πτομεν	ἐξᾰ́πτετε	ἐξᾰ́πτουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐξᾰ́πτω	ἐξᾰ́πτῃς	ἐξᾰ́πτῃ	ἐξᾰ́πτητον	ἐξᾰ́πτητον	ἐξᾰ́πτωμεν	ἐξᾰ́πτητε	ἐξᾰ́πτωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐξᾰ́πτοιμῐ	ἐξᾰ́πτοις	ἐξᾰ́πτοι	ἐξᾰ́πτοιτον	ἐξᾰπτοίτην	ἐξᾰ́πτοιμεν	ἐξᾰ́πτοιτε	ἐξᾰ́πτοιεν
	imperative		ἔξᾰπτε	ἐξᾰπτέτω	ἐξᾰ́πτετον	ἐξᾰπτέτων		ἐξᾰ́πτετε	ἐξᾰπτόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξᾰ́πτομαι	ἐξᾰ́πτῃ, ἐξᾰ́πτει	ἐξᾰ́πτεται	ἐξᾰ́πτεσθον	ἐξᾰ́πτεσθον	ἐξᾰπτόμεθᾰ	ἐξᾰ́πτεσθε	ἐξᾰ́πτονται
	subjunctive	ἐξᾰ́πτωμαι	ἐξᾰ́πτῃ	ἐξᾰ́πτηται	ἐξᾰ́πτησθον	ἐξᾰ́πτησθον	ἐξᾰπτώμεθᾰ	ἐξᾰ́πτησθε	ἐξᾰ́πτωνται
	optative	ἐξᾰπτοίμην	ἐξᾰ́πτοιο	ἐξᾰ́πτοιτο	ἐξᾰ́πτοισθον	ἐξᾰπτοίσθην	ἐξᾰπτοίμεθᾰ	ἐξᾰ́πτοισθε	ἐξᾰ́πτοιντο
	imperative		ἐξᾰ́πτου	ἐξᾰπτέσθω	ἐξᾰ́πτεσθον	ἐξᾰπτέσθων		ἐξᾰ́πτεσθε	ἐξᾰπτέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐξᾰ́πτειν				ἐξᾰ́πτεσθαι
participle	m	ἐξᾰ́πτων				ἐξᾰπτόμενος
	f	ἐξᾰ́πτουσᾰ				ἐξᾰπτομένη
	n	ἐξᾰ́πτον				ἐξᾰπτόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐξῆπτον, ἐξηπτόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐξῆπτον	ἐξῆπτες	ἐξῆπτε(ν)	ἐξήπτετον	ἐξηπτέτην	ἐξήπτομεν	ἐξήπτετε	ἐξῆπτον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξηπτόμην	ἐξήπτου	ἐξήπτετο	ἐξήπτεσθον	ἐξηπτέσθην	ἐξηπτόμεθᾰ	ἐξήπτεσθε	ἐξήπτοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐξᾰ́ψω, ἐξᾰ́ψομαι, ἐξᾰφθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐξᾰ́ψω	ἐξᾰ́ψεις	ἐξᾰ́ψει	ἐξᾰ́ψετον	ἐξᾰ́ψετον	ἐξᾰ́ψομεν	ἐξᾰ́ψετε	ἐξᾰ́ψουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐξᾰ́ψοιμῐ	ἐξᾰ́ψοις	ἐξᾰ́ψοι	ἐξᾰ́ψοιτον	ἐξᾰψοίτην	ἐξᾰ́ψοιμεν	ἐξᾰ́ψοιτε	ἐξᾰ́ψοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐξᾰ́ψομαι	ἐξᾰ́ψῃ, ἐξᾰ́ψει	ἐξᾰ́ψεται	ἐξᾰ́ψεσθον	ἐξᾰ́ψεσθον	ἐξᾰψόμεθᾰ	ἐξᾰ́ψεσθε	ἐξᾰ́ψονται
	optative	ἐξᾰψοίμην	ἐξᾰ́ψοιο	ἐξᾰ́ψοιτο	ἐξᾰ́ψοισθον	ἐξᾰψοίσθην	ἐξᾰψοίμεθᾰ	ἐξᾰ́ψοισθε	ἐξᾰ́ψοιντο
passive	indicative	ἐξᾰφθήσομαι	ἐξᾰφθήσῃ	ἐξᾰφθήσεται	ἐξᾰφθήσεσθον	ἐξᾰφθήσεσθον	ἐξᾰφθησόμεθᾰ	ἐξᾰφθήσεσθε	ἐξᾰφθήσονται
	optative	ἐξᾰφθησοίμην	ἐξᾰφθήσοιο	ἐξᾰφθήσοιτο	ἐξᾰφθήσοισθον	ἐξᾰφθησοίσθην	ἐξᾰφθησοίμεθᾰ	ἐξᾰφθήσοισθε	ἐξᾰφθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐξᾰ́ψειν			ἐξᾰ́ψεσθαι		ἐξᾰφθήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἐξᾰ́ψων			ἐξᾰψόμενος		ἐξᾰφθησόμενος
	f	ἐξᾰ́ψουσᾰ			ἐξᾰψομένη		ἐξᾰφθησομένη
	n	ἐξᾰ́ψον			ἐξᾰψόμενον		ἐξᾰφθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐξῆψᾰ, ἐξηψᾰ́μην, ἐξήφθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐξῆψᾰ	ἐξῆψᾰς	ἐξῆψε(ν)	ἐξήψᾰτον	ἐξηψᾰ́την	ἐξήψᾰμεν	ἐξήψᾰτε	ἐξῆψᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐξᾰ́ψω	ἐξᾰ́ψῃς	ἐξᾰ́ψῃ	ἐξᾰ́ψητον	ἐξᾰ́ψητον	ἐξᾰ́ψωμεν	ἐξᾰ́ψητε	ἐξᾰ́ψωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐξᾰ́ψαιμῐ	ἐξᾰ́ψειᾰς, ἐξᾰ́ψαις	ἐξᾰ́ψειε(ν), ἐξᾰ́ψαι	ἐξᾰ́ψαιτον	ἐξᾰψαίτην	ἐξᾰ́ψαιμεν	ἐξᾰ́ψαιτε	ἐξᾰ́ψειᾰν, ἐξᾰ́ψαιεν
	imperative		ἔξᾰψον	ἐξᾰψᾰ́τω	ἐξᾰ́ψᾰτον	ἐξᾰψᾰ́των		ἐξᾰ́ψᾰτε	ἐξᾰψᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐξηψᾰ́μην	ἐξήψω	ἐξήψᾰτο	ἐξήψᾰσθον	ἐξηψᾰ́σθην	ἐξηψᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐξήψᾰσθε	ἐξήψᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐξᾰ́ψωμαι	ἐξᾰ́ψῃ	ἐξᾰ́ψηται	ἐξᾰ́ψησθον	ἐξᾰ́ψησθον	ἐξᾰψώμεθᾰ	ἐξᾰ́ψησθε	ἐξᾰ́ψωνται
	optative	ἐξᾰψαίμην	ἐξᾰ́ψαιο	ἐξᾰ́ψαιτο	ἐξᾰ́ψαισθον	ἐξᾰψαίσθην	ἐξᾰψαίμεθᾰ	ἐξᾰ́ψαισθε	ἐξᾰ́ψαιντο
	imperative		ἔξᾰψαι	ἐξᾰψᾰ́σθω	ἐξᾰ́ψᾰσθον	ἐξᾰψᾰ́σθων		ἐξᾰ́ψᾰσθε	ἐξᾰψᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐξήφθην	ἐξήφθης	ἐξήφθη	ἐξήφθητον	ἐξηφθήτην	ἐξήφθημεν	ἐξήφθητε	ἐξήφθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐξᾰφθῶ	ἐξᾰφθῇς	ἐξᾰφθῇ	ἐξᾰφθῆτον	ἐξᾰφθῆτον	ἐξᾰφθῶμεν	ἐξᾰφθῆτε	ἐξᾰφθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐξᾰφθείην	ἐξᾰφθείης	ἐξᾰφθείη	ἐξᾰφθεῖτον, ἐξᾰφθείητον	ἐξᾰφθείτην, ἐξᾰφθειήτην	ἐξᾰφθεῖμεν, ἐξᾰφθείημεν	ἐξᾰφθεῖτε, ἐξᾰφθείητε	ἐξᾰφθεῖεν, ἐξᾰφθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐξᾰ́φθητῐ	ἐξᾰφθήτω	ἐξᾰ́φθητον	ἐξᾰφθήτων		ἐξᾰ́φθητε	ἐξᾰφθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐξᾰ́ψαι			ἐξᾰ́ψᾰσθαι		ἐξᾰφθῆναι
participle	m	ἐξᾰ́ψᾱς			ἐξᾰψᾰ́μενος		ἐξᾰφθείς
	f	ἐξᾰ́ψᾱσᾰ			ἐξᾰψᾰμένη		ἐξᾰφθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐξᾰ́ψᾰν			ἐξᾰψᾰ́μενον		ἐξᾰφθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐξῆμμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξῆμμαι	ἐξῆψαι	ἐξῆπται	ἐξῆφθον	ἐξῆφθον	ἐξήμμεθᾰ	ἐξῆφθε	ἐξήπᾰται
	subjunctive	ἐξημμένος ὦ	ἐξημμένος ᾖς	ἐξημμένος ᾖ	ἐξημμένω ἦτον	ἐξημμένω ἦτον	ἐξημμένοι ὦμεν	ἐξημμένοι ἦτε	ἐξημμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐξημμένος εἴην	ἐξημμένος εἴης	ἐξημμένος εἴη	ἐξημμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐξημμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐξημμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐξημμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐξημμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐξῆψο	ἐξήφθω	ἐξῆφθον	ἐξήφθων		ἐξῆφθε	ἐξήφθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἐξῆφθαι
participle	m					ἐξημμένος
	f					ἐξημμένη
	n					ἐξημμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἐξήμμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξήμμην	ἐξῆψο	ἐξῆπτο	ἐξῆφθον	ἐξήφθην	ἐξήμμεθᾰ	ἐξῆφθε	ἐξήπᾰτο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ἐξάπτω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press