Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/pʰéitʰō

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This Proto-Hellenic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Hellenic

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Etymology

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From earlier *pʰéitʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti (“to trust”).[1]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “PIE *bʰ doesn't generally yield Greek π (p), so what's going on here?”

Verb

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*pʰéitʰō[2]

  1. to believe, to trust
  2. to obey
  3. to convince, to persuade

Inflection

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Present forms of *pʰéitʰō
Active
infinitive *pʰéitʰehen
participle *pʰéitʰonts
singular dual plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative *pʰéitʰō *pʰéitʰehi *pʰéitʰei *pʰéitʰowos, *pʰéitʰowes, *pʰéitʰowen *pʰéitʰetes, *pʰéitʰetos, *pʰéitʰeton *pʰéitʰetes, *pʰéitʰetos, *pʰéitʰeton *pʰéitʰomes, *pʰéitʰomen *pʰéitʰete *pʰéitʰonti
subjunctive *pʰéitʰō *pʰéitʰēhi *pʰéitʰēi *pʰéitʰōwos, *pʰéitʰōwes, *pʰéitʰōwen *pʰéitʰētes, *pʰéitʰētos, *pʰéitʰēton *pʰéitʰētes, *pʰéitʰētos, *pʰéitʰēton *pʰéitʰōmes, *pʰéitʰōmen *pʰéitʰēte *pʰéitʰōnti
optative *pʰéitʰoyə *pʰéitʰois *pʰéitʰoi *pʰéitʰoiwen *pʰéitʰoiton *pʰeitʰóitān *pʰéitʰoimen *pʰéitʰoite *pʰéitʰoyen
imperative - *pʰéitʰe *pʰeitʰétō - *pʰéitʰeton *pʰeitʰétōn - *pʰéitʰete *pʰeitʰóntōn
Middle/Passive
infinitive *pʰéitʰestʰai
participle *pʰeitʰómenos
singular dual plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative *pʰéitʰomai *pʰéitʰehai *pʰéitʰetai *pʰéitʰestʰa *pʰéitʰestʰon *pʰéitʰestʰon *pʰeitʰómestʰa *pʰéitʰestʰe *pʰéitʰontai
subjunctive *pʰéitʰōmai *pʰéitʰēhai *pʰéitʰētai *pʰéitʰēstʰa *pʰéitʰēstʰon *pʰéitʰēstʰon *pʰeitʰṓmestʰa *pʰéitʰēstʰe *pʰéitʰōntai
optative *pʰeitʰóimān *pʰéitʰoyyo *pʰéitʰoito *pʰeitʰóiwetʰa *pʰéitʰoistʰon *pʰeitʰóistʰān *pʰeitʰóimetʰa *pʰéitʰoistʰe *pʰéitʰointo
imperative - *pʰéitʰeho *pʰeitʰéstʰō - *pʰéitʰestʰon *pʰeitʰéstʰōn - *pʰéitʰestʰe *pʰeitʰéstʰōn
Imperfect forms of *pʰéitʰō
Active
singular dual plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative *épʰeitʰon *épʰeitʰes *épʰeitʰe *epʰéitʰowe *epʰéitʰeton *epʰeitʰétān *epʰéitʰomes, *epʰéitʰomen *epʰéitʰete *épʰeitʰon
Middle/Passive
singular dual plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative *epʰeitʰómān *epʰéitʰeho *epʰéitʰeto *epʰéitʰetʰa *epʰéitʰestʰon *epʰeitʰéstʰān *epʰeitʰómetʰa *epʰéitʰestʰe *epʰéitʰonto

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: πείθω (peíthō)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πείθομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1161-2
  2. ^ Sihler, Andrew (1995) “Part VI: Conjugation”, in New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, 1st edition, New York, N.Y., Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 461, 462, 514
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