ἐπίσταμαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ ἵστημι (hístēmi). Compare ἐφῐ́στημῐ (ephístēmi).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pís.ta.mai̯/ → /eˈpis.ta.mɛ/ → /eˈpis.ta.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pís.ta.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpis.ta.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈpis.ta.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpis.ta.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpis.ta.me/

Verb

ἐπῐ́στᾰμαι • (epístamai)

1. (transitive) to know, to have the knowledge of something

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπίστᾰμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐπίστᾰμαι	ἐπίστᾰσαι, ἐπίστᾳ, ἐπίστῃ	ἐπίστᾰται	ἐπίστᾰσθον	ἐπίστᾰσθον	ἐπιστᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπίστᾰσθε	ἐπίστᾰνται
	subjunctive	ἐπιστῶμαι, ἐπίστωμαι	ἐπιστῇ	ἐπιστῆται	ἐπιστῆσθον	ἐπιστῆσθον	ἐπιστώμεθᾰ	ἐπιστῆσθε	ἐπιστῶνται
	optative	ἐπισταίμην	ἐπίσταιο	ἐπίσταιτο	ἐπίσταισθον	ἐπισταίσθην	ἐπισταίμεθᾰ	ἐπίσταισθε	ἐπίσταιντο
	imperative		ἐπίστᾰσο	ἐπιστᾰ́σθω	ἐπίστᾰσθον	ἐπιστᾰ́σθων		ἐπίστᾰσθε	ἐπιστᾰ́σθων
infinitive						ἐπίστᾰσθαι
participle	m					ἐπιστᾰ́μενος
	f					ἐπιστᾰμένη
	n					ἐπιστᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ἐπίστᾰμαι (Ionic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐπίστᾰμαι	ἐπίστεαι	ἐπίστᾰται	ἐπίστᾰσθον	ἐπίστᾰσθον	ἐπιστᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπίστᾰσθε	ἐπίστᾰνται
	subjunctive	ἐπιστέωμαι	ἐπιστῇ	ἐπιστῆται	ἐπιστῆσθον	ἐπιστῆσθον	ἐπιστώμεθᾰ	ἐπιστῆσθε	ἐπιστῶνται
	optative	ἐπισταίμην	ἐπίσταιο	ἐπίσταιτο	ἐπίσταισθον	ἐπισταίσθην	ἐπισταίμεθᾰ	ἐπίσταισθε	ἐπισταίᾰτο
	imperative		ἐπίσταο, ἐπίστω	ἐπιστᾰ́σθω	ἐπίστᾰσθον	ἐπιστᾰ́σθων		ἐπίστᾰσθε	ἐπιστᾰ́σθων
infinitive						ἐπίστᾰσθαι
participle	m					ἐπιστᾰ́μενος
	f					ἐπιστᾰμένη
	n					ἐπιστᾰ́μενον
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: ἠπιστᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἠπιστᾰ́μην	ἠπίστᾰσο	ἠπίστᾰτο	ἠπίστᾰσθον	ἠπιστᾰ́σθην	ἠπιστᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἠπίστᾰσθε	ἠπίστᾰντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἠπιστᾰ́μην (Ionic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἠπιστᾰ́μην	ἠπίστᾰσο	ἠπίστᾰτο	ἠπίστᾰσθον	ἠπιστᾰ́σθην	ἠπιστᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἠπίστᾰσθε	ἠπιστέατο
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: ἐπιστᾰ́μην (Ionic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐπιστᾰ́μην	ἐπίστᾰσο	ἐπίστᾰτο	ἐπίστᾰσθον	ἐπιστᾰ́σθην	ἐπιστᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπίστᾰσθε	ἐπιστέατο
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.

   Future: ἐπιστήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐπιστήσομαι	ἐπιστήσῃ, ἐπιστήσει	ἐπιστήσεται	ἐπιστήσεσθον	ἐπιστήσεσθον	ἐπιστησόμεθᾰ	ἐπιστήσεσθε	ἐπιστήσονται
	optative	ἐπιστησοίμην	ἐπιστήσοιο	ἐπιστήσοιτο	ἐπιστήσοισθον	ἐπιστησοίσθην	ἐπιστησοίμεθᾰ	ἐπιστήσοισθε	ἐπιστήσοιντο
					middle
infinitive					ἐπιστήσεσθαι
participle	m				ἐπιστησόμενος
	f				ἐπιστησομένη
	n				ἐπιστησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἠπιστήθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
passive	indicative	ἠπιστήθην	ἠπιστήθης	ἠπιστήθη	ἠπιστήθητον	ἠπιστηθήτην	ἠπιστήθημεν	ἠπιστήθητε	ἠπιστήθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπιστηθῶ	ἐπιστηθῇς	ἐπιστηθῇ	ἐπιστηθῆτον	ἐπιστηθῆτον	ἐπιστηθῶμεν	ἐπιστηθῆτε	ἐπιστηθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπιστηθείην	ἐπιστηθείης	ἐπιστηθείη	ἐπιστηθεῖτον, ἐπιστηθείητον	ἐπιστηθείτην, ἐπιστηθειήτην	ἐπιστηθεῖμεν, ἐπιστηθείημεν	ἐπιστηθεῖτε, ἐπιστηθείητε	ἐπιστηθεῖεν, ἐπιστηθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐπιστήθητῐ	ἐπιστηθήτω	ἐπιστήθητον	ἐπιστηθήτων		ἐπιστήθητε	ἐπιστηθέντων
							passive
infinitive							ἐπιστηθῆναι
participle	m						ἐπιστηθείς
	f						ἐπιστηθεῖσᾰ
	n						ἐπιστηθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē)
• ἐπίστημος (epístēmos)
• ἐπιστήμων (epistḗmōn)

Further reading

• “ἐπίσταμαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπίσταμαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐπίσταμαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • conscious idem, page 162.
  • know idem, page 471.