ἐξηγέομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐκ- (ek-) +‎ ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ek.sɛː.ɡé.o.mai̯/ → /ek.siˈʝe.o.mɛ/ → /ek.siˈʝe.o.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ek.sɛː.ɡé.o.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ek.se̝ˈɡe.o.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ek.siˈʝe.o.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ek.siˈʝe.o.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ek.siˈʝe.o.me/

Verb

ἐξηγέομαι • (exēgéomai)

1. I lead (the way)
2. I lead (an army) or govern
3. I dictate
4. I prescribe, order
5. I expound, interpret
6. I relate, tell at length, explain

Inflection

   Present: ἐξηγέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξηγέομαι	ἐξηγέῃ, ἐξηγέει	ἐξηγέεται	ἐξηγέεσθον	ἐξηγέεσθον	ἐξηγεόμεθᾰ	ἐξηγέεσθε	ἐξηγέονται
	subjunctive	ἐξηγέωμαι	ἐξηγέῃ	ἐξηγέηται	ἐξηγέησθον	ἐξηγέησθον	ἐξηγεώμεθᾰ	ἐξηγέησθε	ἐξηγέωνται
	optative	ἐξηγεοίμην	ἐξηγέοιο	ἐξηγέοιτο	ἐξηγέοισθον	ἐξηγεοίσθην	ἐξηγεοίμεθᾰ	ἐξηγέοισθε	ἐξηγέοιντο
	imperative		ἐξηγέου	ἐξηγεέσθω	ἐξηγέεσθον	ἐξηγεέσθων		ἐξηγέεσθε	ἐξηγεέσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἐξηγέεσθαι
participle	m					ἐξηγεόμενος
	f					ἐξηγεομένη
	n					ἐξηγεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ἐξηγοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξηγοῦμαι	ἐξηγεῖ, ἐξηγῇ	ἐξηγεῖται	ἐξηγεῖσθον	ἐξηγεῖσθον	ἐξηγούμεθᾰ	ἐξηγεῖσθε	ἐξηγοῦνται
	subjunctive	ἐξηγῶμαι	ἐξηγῇ	ἐξηγῆται	ἐξηγῆσθον	ἐξηγῆσθον	ἐξηγώμεθᾰ	ἐξηγῆσθε	ἐξηγῶνται
	optative	ἐξηγοίμην	ἐξηγοῖο	ἐξηγοῖτο	ἐξηγοῖσθον	ἐξηγοίσθην	ἐξηγοίμεθᾰ	ἐξηγοῖσθε	ἐξηγοῖντο
	imperative		ἐξηγοῦ	ἐξηγείσθω	ἐξηγεῖσθον	ἐξηγείσθων		ἐξηγεῖσθε	ἐξηγείσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἐξηγεῖσθαι
participle	m					ἐξηγούμενος
	f					ἐξηγουμένη
	n					ἐξηγούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐξηγεόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξηγεόμην	ἐξηγέου	ἐξηγέετο	ἐξηγέεσθον	ἐξηγεέσθην	ἐξηγεόμεθᾰ	ἐξηγέεσθε	ἐξηγέοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐξηγούμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξηγούμην	ἐξηγοῦ	ἐξηγεῖτο	ἐξηγεῖσθον	ἐξηγείσθην	ἐξηγούμεθᾰ	ἐξηγεῖσθε	ἐξηγοῦντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐξηγήσομαι, ἐξηγηθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐξηγήσομαι	ἐξηγήσῃ, ἐξηγήσει	ἐξηγήσεται	ἐξηγήσεσθον	ἐξηγήσεσθον	ἐξηγησόμεθᾰ	ἐξηγήσεσθε	ἐξηγήσονται
	optative	ἐξηγησοίμην	ἐξηγήσοιο	ἐξηγήσοιτο	ἐξηγήσοισθον	ἐξηγησοίσθην	ἐξηγησοίμεθᾰ	ἐξηγήσοισθε	ἐξηγήσοιντο
passive	indicative	ἐξηγηθήσομαι	ἐξηγηθήσῃ	ἐξηγηθήσεται	ἐξηγηθήσεσθον	ἐξηγηθήσεσθον	ἐξηγηθησόμεθᾰ	ἐξηγηθήσεσθε	ἐξηγηθήσονται
	optative	ἐξηγηθησοίμην	ἐξηγηθήσοιο	ἐξηγηθήσοιτο	ἐξηγηθήσοισθον	ἐξηγηθησοίσθην	ἐξηγηθησοίμεθᾰ	ἐξηγηθήσοισθε	ἐξηγηθήσοιντο
					middle		passive
infinitive					ἐξηγήσεσθαι		ἐξηγηθήσεσθαι
participle	m				ἐξηγησόμενος		ἐξηγηθησόμενος
	f				ἐξηγησομένη		ἐξηγηθησομένη
	n				ἐξηγησόμενον		ἐξηγηθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐξηγησᾰ́μην, ἐξηγήθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐξηγησᾰ́μην	ἐξηγήσω	ἐξηγήσᾰτο	ἐξηγήσᾰσθον	ἐξηγησᾰ́σθην	ἐξηγησᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐξηγήσᾰσθε	ἐξηγήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐξηγήσωμαι	ἐξηγήσῃ	ἐξηγήσηται	ἐξηγήσησθον	ἐξηγήσησθον	ἐξηγησώμεθᾰ	ἐξηγήσησθε	ἐξηγήσωνται
	optative	ἐξηγησαίμην	ἐξηγήσαιο	ἐξηγήσαιτο	ἐξηγήσαισθον	ἐξηγησαίσθην	ἐξηγησαίμεθᾰ	ἐξηγήσαισθε	ἐξηγήσαιντο
	imperative		ἐξήγησαι	ἐξηγησᾰ́σθω	ἐξηγήσᾰσθον	ἐξηγησᾰ́σθων		ἐξηγήσᾰσθε	ἐξηγησᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐξηγήθην	ἐξηγήθης	ἐξηγήθη	ἐξηγήθητον	ἐξηγηθήτην	ἐξηγήθημεν	ἐξηγήθητε	ἐξηγήθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐξηγηθῶ	ἐξηγηθῇς	ἐξηγηθῇ	ἐξηγηθῆτον	ἐξηγηθῆτον	ἐξηγηθῶμεν	ἐξηγηθῆτε	ἐξηγηθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐξηγηθείην	ἐξηγηθείης	ἐξηγηθείη	ἐξηγηθεῖτον, ἐξηγηθείητον	ἐξηγηθείτην, ἐξηγηθειήτην	ἐξηγηθεῖμεν, ἐξηγηθείημεν	ἐξηγηθεῖτε, ἐξηγηθείητε	ἐξηγηθεῖεν, ἐξηγηθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐξηγήθητῐ	ἐξηγηθήτω	ἐξηγήθητον	ἐξηγηθήτων		ἐξηγήθητε	ἐξηγηθέντων
					middle		passive
infinitive					ἐξηγήσᾰσθαι		ἐξηγηθῆναι
participle	m				ἐξηγησᾰ́μενος		ἐξηγηθείς
	f				ἐξηγησᾰμένη		ἐξηγηθεῖσᾰ
	n				ἐξηγησᾰ́μενον		ἐξηγηθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐξήγημαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐξήγημαι	ἐξήγησαι	ἐξήγηται	ἐξήγησθον	ἐξήγησθον	ἐξηγήμεθᾰ	ἐξήγησθε	ἐξήγηνται
	subjunctive	ἐξηγημένος ὦ	ἐξηγημένος ᾖς	ἐξηγημένος ᾖ	ἐξηγημένω ἦτον	ἐξηγημένω ἦτον	ἐξηγημένοι ὦμεν	ἐξηγημένοι ἦτε	ἐξηγημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐξηγημένος εἴην	ἐξηγημένος εἴης	ἐξηγημένος εἴη	ἐξηγημένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐξηγημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐξηγημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐξηγημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐξηγημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐξήγησο	ἐξηγήσθω	ἐξήγησθον	ἐξηγήσθων		ἐξήγησθε	ἐξηγήσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἐξηγῆσθαι
participle	m					ἐξηγημένος
	f					ἐξηγημένη
	n					ἐξηγημένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis)
• ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs)
• ἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós)
• ἐπεξηγέομαι (epexēgéomai)

References

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