ὀλοφύρομαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὀλοφύρρω (olophúrrhō) — Aeolic

Etymology

From ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + φύρομαι (phúromai, “I am mixed”). Compare ὀλολύζω (ololúzō), ὀλολυγμός (ololugmós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /o.lo.pʰy̌ː.ro.mai̯/ → /o.loˈɸy.ro.mɛ/ → /o.loˈfi.ro.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.lo.pʰy̌ː.ro.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.loˈpʰy.ro.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.loˈɸy.ro.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.loˈfy.ro.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.loˈfi.ro.me/

Verb

ὀλοφῡ́ρομαι • (olophū́romai)

1. I lament, wail, moan
   • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Democritus, Collected Works 107a
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 2.141
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.871
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 24.328
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 10.409
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 22.447
   • 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 329a
   • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 6.78
   1. I feel pity
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 16.450
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 8.33
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 8.202
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 22.169
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 11.418
   2. (with infinitive) I lament
      • 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, Against Philocrates 4
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 22.232
2. (with accusative) I lament over, bewail
   • c. 440 BCE, Euripides, Rhesus 896
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 5.4
   • 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, Funeral Oration 37
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 19.522
   • 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Electra 148
   • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.44
   1. I pity
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 8.245
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.364
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 10.157

Inflection

   Present: ὀλοφῡ́ρομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ὀλοφῡ́ρομαι	ὀλοφῡ́ρῃ, ὀλοφῡ́ρει	ὀλοφῡ́ρεται	ὀλοφῡ́ρεσθον	ὀλοφῡ́ρεσθον	ὀλοφῡρόμεθᾰ	ὀλοφῡ́ρεσθε	ὀλοφῡ́ρονται
	subjunctive	ὀλοφῡ́ρωμαι	ὀλοφῡ́ρῃ	ὀλοφῡ́ρηται	ὀλοφῡ́ρησθον	ὀλοφῡ́ρησθον	ὀλοφῡρώμεθᾰ	ὀλοφῡ́ρησθε	ὀλοφῡ́ρωνται
	optative	ὀλοφῡροίμην	ὀλοφῡ́ροιο	ὀλοφῡ́ροιτο	ὀλοφῡ́ροισθον	ὀλοφῡροίσθην	ὀλοφῡροίμεθᾰ	ὀλοφῡ́ροισθε	ὀλοφῡ́ροιντο
	imperative		ὀλοφῡ́ρου	ὀλοφῡρέσθω	ὀλοφῡ́ρεσθον	ὀλοφῡρέσθων		ὀλοφῡ́ρεσθε	ὀλοφῡρέσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ὀλοφῡ́ρεσθαι
participle	m					ὀλοφῡρόμενος
	f					ὀλοφῡρομένη
	n					ὀλοφῡρόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ὀλοφύρρομαι (Aeolic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ὀλοφύρρομαι	ὀλοφύρρεαι	ὀλοφύρρεται	ὀλοφύρρεσθον	ὀλοφύρρεσθον	ὀλοφυρρόμεθᾰ	ὀλοφύρρεσθε	ὀλοφύρρονται
	subjunctive	ὀλοφύρρωμαι	ὀλοφύρρηαι	ὀλοφύρρηται	ὀλοφύρρησθον	ὀλοφύρρησθον	ὀλοφυρρώμεθᾰ	ὀλοφύρρησθε	ὀλοφύρρωνται
	optative	ὀλοφυρροίμην	ὀλοφύρροιο	ὀλοφύρροιτο	ὀλοφύρροισθον	ὀλοφυρροίσθην	ὀλοφυρροίμεθᾰ	ὀλοφύρροισθε	ὀλοφύρροιντο
	imperative		ὀλοφύρρεο	ὀλοφυρρέσθω	ὀλοφύρρεσθον	ὀλοφυρρέσθων		ὀλοφύρρεσθε	ὀλοφυρρέσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ὀλοφύρρεσθαι
participle	m					ὀλοφυρρόμενος
	f					ὀλοφυρρομένη
	n					ὀλοφυρρόμενον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ὠλοφῡρόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ὠλοφῡρόμην	ὠλοφῡ́ρου	ὠλοφῡ́ρετο	ὠλοφῡ́ρεσθον	ὠλοφῡρέσθην	ὠλοφῡρόμεθᾰ	ὠλοφῡ́ρεσθε	ὠλοφῡ́ροντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ὀλοφυρέομαι, ὀλοφυρθήσομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ὀλοφυρέομαι	ὀλοφυρέῃ, ὀλοφυρέει	ὀλοφυρέεται	ὀλοφυρέεσθον	ὀλοφυρέεσθον	ὀλοφυρεόμεθᾰ	ὀλοφυρέεσθε	ὀλοφυρέονται
	optative	ὀλοφυρεοίμην	ὀλοφυρέοιο	ὀλοφυρέοιτο	ὀλοφυρέοισθον	ὀλοφυρεοίσθην	ὀλοφυρεοίμεθᾰ	ὀλοφυρέοισθε	ὀλοφυρέοιντο
passive	indicative	ὀλοφυρθήσομαι	ὀλοφυρθήσῃ	ὀλοφυρθήσεται	ὀλοφυρθήσεσθον	ὀλοφυρθήσεσθον	ὀλοφυρθησόμεθᾰ	ὀλοφυρθήσεσθε	ὀλοφυρθήσονται
	optative	ὀλοφυρθησοίμην	ὀλοφυρθήσοιο	ὀλοφυρθήσοιτο	ὀλοφυρθήσοισθον	ὀλοφυρθησοίσθην	ὀλοφυρθησοίμεθᾰ	ὀλοφυρθήσοισθε	ὀλοφυρθήσοιντο
					middle		passive
infinitive					ὀλοφυρέεσθαι		ὀλοφυρθήσεσθαι
participle	m				ὀλοφυρεόμενος		ὀλοφυρθησόμενος
	f				ὀλοφυρεομένη		ὀλοφυρθησομένη
	n				ὀλοφυρεόμενον		ὀλοφυρθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ὀλοφυροῦμαι, ὀλοφυρθήσομαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ὀλοφυροῦμαι	ὀλοφυρῇ	ὀλοφυρεῖται	ὀλοφυρεῖσθον	ὀλοφυρεῖσθον	ὀλοφυρούμεθᾰ	ὀλοφυρεῖσθε	ὀλοφυροῦνται
	optative	ὀλοφυροίμην	ὀλοφυροῖο	ὀλοφυροῖτο	ὀλοφυροῖσθον	ὀλοφυροίσθην	ὀλοφυροίμεθᾰ	ὀλοφυροῖσθε	ὀλοφυροῖντο
passive	indicative	ὀλοφυρθήσομαι	ὀλοφυρθήσῃ	ὀλοφυρθήσεται	ὀλοφυρθήσεσθον	ὀλοφυρθήσεσθον	ὀλοφυρθησόμεθᾰ	ὀλοφυρθήσεσθε	ὀλοφυρθήσονται
	optative	ὀλοφυρθησοίμην	ὀλοφυρθήσοιο	ὀλοφυρθήσοιτο	ὀλοφυρθήσοισθον	ὀλοφυρθησοίσθην	ὀλοφυρθησοίμεθᾰ	ὀλοφυρθήσοισθε	ὀλοφυρθήσοιντο
					middle		passive
infinitive					ὀλοφυρεῖσθαι		ὀλοφυρθήσεσθαι
participle	m				ὀλοφυρούμενος		ὀλοφυρθησόμενος
	f				ὀλοφυρουμένη		ὀλοφυρθησομένη
	n				ὀλοφυρούμενον		ὀλοφυρθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ὠλοφυρᾰ́μην, ὠλοφύρθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ὠλοφυρᾰ́μην	ὠλοφύρω	ὠλοφύρᾰτο	ὠλοφύρᾰσθον	ὠλοφυρᾰ́σθην	ὠλοφυρᾰ́μεθᾰ	ὠλοφύρᾰσθε	ὠλοφύρᾰντο
	subjunctive	ὀλοφύρωμαι	ὀλοφύρῃ	ὀλοφύρηται	ὀλοφύρησθον	ὀλοφύρησθον	ὀλοφυρώμεθᾰ	ὀλοφύρησθε	ὀλοφύρωνται
	optative	ὀλοφυραίμην	ὀλοφύραιο	ὀλοφύραιτο	ὀλοφύραισθον	ὀλοφυραίσθην	ὀλοφυραίμεθᾰ	ὀλοφύραισθε	ὀλοφύραιντο
	imperative		ὀλόφυραι	ὀλοφυρᾰ́σθω	ὀλοφύρᾰσθον	ὀλοφυρᾰ́σθων		ὀλοφύρᾰσθε	ὀλοφυρᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ὠλοφύρθην	ὠλοφύρθης	ὠλοφύρθη	ὠλοφύρθητον	ὠλοφυρθήτην	ὠλοφύρθημεν	ὠλοφύρθητε	ὠλοφύρθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ὀλοφυρθῶ	ὀλοφυρθῇς	ὀλοφυρθῇ	ὀλοφυρθῆτον	ὀλοφυρθῆτον	ὀλοφυρθῶμεν	ὀλοφυρθῆτε	ὀλοφυρθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλοφυρθείην	ὀλοφυρθείης	ὀλοφυρθείη	ὀλοφυρθεῖτον, ὀλοφυρθείητον	ὀλοφυρθείτην, ὀλοφυρθειήτην	ὀλοφυρθεῖμεν, ὀλοφυρθείημεν	ὀλοφυρθεῖτε, ὀλοφυρθείητε	ὀλοφυρθεῖεν, ὀλοφυρθείησᾰν
	imperative		ὀλοφύρθητῐ	ὀλοφυρθήτω	ὀλοφύρθητον	ὀλοφυρθήτων		ὀλοφύρθητε	ὀλοφυρθέντων
					middle		passive
infinitive					ὀλοφύρᾰσθαι		ὀλοφυρθῆναι
participle	m				ὀλοφυρᾰ́μενος		ὀλοφυρθείς
	f				ὀλοφυρᾰμένη		ὀλοφυρθεῖσᾰ
	n				ὀλοφυρᾰ́μενον		ὀλοφυρθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἀνολοφύρομαι (anolophúromai)
• ἀντολοφύρομαι (antolophúromai)
• ἀπολοφύρομαι (apolophúromai)
• δῐολοφύρομαι (diolophúromai)

• ἐπολοφύρομαι (epolophúromai)
• κῠτολοφύρομαι (kutolophúromai)
• προσολοφύρομαι (prosolophúromai)
• σῠνολοφύρομαι (sunolophúromai)

Related terms

• ὀλοφυρμός (olophurmós)
• ὀλόφυρσῐς (olóphursis)
• ὀλοφυρτέος (olophurtéos)
• ὀλοφυρτῐκός (olophurtikós)

References

• “ὀλοφύρομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ὀλοφύρομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ὀλοφύρομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ὀλοφύρομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ὀλοφύρομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ὀλοφύρομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter