ὀλέκω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /o.lé.kɔː/ → /oˈle.ko/ → /oˈle.ko/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.lé.kɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /oˈle.ko/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈle.ko/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈle.ko/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈle.ko/

Verb

ὀλέκω • (olékō)

1. to kill, destroy, or ruin

Inflection

   Present: ὀλέκω, ὀλέκομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀλέκω	ὀλέκεις	ὀλέκει	ὀλέκετον	ὀλέκετον	ὀλέκομεν	ὀλέκετε	ὀλέκουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὀλέκω	ὀλέκῃς	ὀλέκῃ	ὀλέκητον	ὀλέκητον	ὀλέκωμεν	ὀλέκητε	ὀλέκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλέκοιμῐ	ὀλέκοις	ὀλέκοι	ὀλέκοιτον	ὀλεκοίτην	ὀλέκοιμεν	ὀλέκοιτε	ὀλέκοιεν
	imperative		ὄλεκε	ὀλεκέτω	ὀλέκετον	ὀλεκέτων		ὀλέκετε	ὀλεκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ὀλέκομαι	ὀλέκῃ, ὀλέκει	ὀλέκεται	ὀλέκεσθον	ὀλέκεσθον	ὀλεκόμεθᾰ	ὀλέκεσθε	ὀλέκονται
	subjunctive	ὀλέκωμαι	ὀλέκῃ	ὀλέκηται	ὀλέκησθον	ὀλέκησθον	ὀλεκώμεθᾰ	ὀλέκησθε	ὀλέκωνται
	optative	ὀλεκοίμην	ὀλέκοιο	ὀλέκοιτο	ὀλέκοισθον	ὀλεκοίσθην	ὀλεκοίμεθᾰ	ὀλέκοισθε	ὀλέκοιντο
	imperative		ὀλέκου	ὀλεκέσθω	ὀλέκεσθον	ὀλεκέσθων		ὀλέκεσθε	ὀλεκέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ὀλέκειν				ὀλέκεσθαι
participle	m	ὀλέκων				ὀλεκόμενος
	f	ὀλέκουσᾰ				ὀλεκομένη
	n	ὀλέκον				ὀλεκόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Related terms

• ὄλλυμι (óllumi)