βδέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *bzdḗō, from Proto-Indo-European *psdéh₁yeti, from *pesd- (“to fart”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bdé.ɔː/ → /ˈβðe.o/ → /ˈvðe.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bdé.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbde.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβðe.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvðe.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvðe.o/

Verb

βδέω • (bdéō)

1. to break wind, fart

Inflection

   Present: βδέω (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	βδέω	βδέεις	βδέει	βδέετον	βδέετον	βδέομεν	βδέετε	βδέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	βδέω	βδέῃς	βδέῃ	βδέητον	βδέητον	βδέωμεν	βδέητε	βδέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	βδέοιμῐ	βδέοις	βδέοι	βδέοιτον	βδεοίτην	βδέοιμεν	βδέοιτε	βδέοιεν
	imperative		βδέε	βδεέτω	βδέετον	βδεέτων		βδέετε	βδεόντων
		active
infinitive		βδέειν
participle	m	βδέων
	f	βδέουσᾰ
	n	βδέον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: βδῶ (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	βδῶ	βδεῖς	βδεῖ	βδεῖτον	βδεῖτον	βδοῦμεν	βδεῖτε	βδοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	βδῶ	βδῇς	βδῇ	βδῆτον	βδῆτον	βδῶμεν	βδῆτε	βδῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	βδοίην, βδοῖμῐ	βδοίης, βδοῖς	βδοίη, βδοῖ	βδοῖτον, βδοίητον	βδοίτην, βδοιήτην	βδοῖμεν, βδοίημεν	βδοῖτε, βδοίητε	βδοῖεν, βδοίησᾰν
	imperative		βδεῖ	βδείτω	βδεῖτον	βδείτων		βδεῖτε	βδούντων
		active
infinitive		βδεῖν
participle	m	βδῶν
	f	βδοῦσᾰ
	n	βδοῦν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἔβδεσᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔβδεσᾰ	ἔβδεσᾰς	ἔβδεσε(ν)	ἐβδέσᾰτον	ἐβδεσᾰ́την	ἐβδέσᾰμεν	ἐβδέσᾰτε	ἔβδεσᾰν
	subjunctive	βδέσω	βδέσῃς	βδέσῃ	βδέσητον	βδέσητον	βδέσωμεν	βδέσητε	βδέσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	βδέσαιμῐ	βδέσειᾰς, βδέσαις	βδέσειε(ν), βδέσαι	βδέσαιτον	βδεσαίτην	βδέσαιμεν	βδέσαιτε	βδέσειᾰν, βδέσαιεν
	imperative		βδέσον	βδεσᾰ́τω	βδέσᾰτον	βδεσᾰ́των		βδέσᾰτε	βδεσᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		βδέσαι
participle	m	βδέσᾱς
	f	βδέσᾱσᾰ
	n	βδέσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἔβδευσᾰ (Koine)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔβδευσᾰ	ἔβδευσᾰς	ἔβδευσε(ν)	ἐβδεύσᾰτον	ἐβδευσᾰ́την	ἐβδεύσᾰμεν	ἐβδεύσᾰτε	ἔβδευσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐβδεύσω	ἐβδεύσῃς	ἐβδεύσῃ	ἐβδεύσητον	ἐβδεύσητον	ἐβδεύσωμεν	ἐβδεύσητε	ἐβδεύσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐβδεύσαιμῐ	ἐβδεύσειᾰς, ἐβδεύσαις	ἐβδεύσειε(ν), ἐβδεύσαι	ἐβδεύσαιτον	ἐβδευσαίτην	ἐβδεύσαιμεν	ἐβδεύσαιτε	ἐβδεύσειᾰν, ἐβδεύσαιεν
	imperative		ἔβδευσον	ἐβδευσᾰ́τω	ἐβδεύσᾰτον	ἐβδευσᾰ́των		ἐβδεύσᾰτε	ἐβδευσᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ἐβδεῦσαι
participle	m	ἐβδεύσᾱς
	f	ἐβδεύσᾱσᾰ
	n	ἐβδεῦσᾰν

Derived terms

• βδέσμα (bdésma)

References

• “βδέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• βδέω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)