μυθέομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

μῦθος (mûthos, “speech”) +‎ -έω (-éō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /myː.tʰé.o.mai̯/ → /myˈθe.o.mɛ/ → /miˈθe.o.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /myː.tʰé.o.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /myˈtʰe.o.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /myˈθe.o.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /myˈθe.o.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /miˈθe.o.me/

Verb

μῡθέομαι • (mūthéomai) (poetic)

1. (intransitive) to say
2. (transitive) to tell

Conjugation

   Present: μῡθέομαι (Epic, uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	μῡθέομαι	μῡθέεαι	μῡθέεται	μῡθέεσθον	μῡθέεσθον	μῡθεόμε(σ)θᾰ	μῡθέεσθε	μῡθέονται
	subjunctive	μῡθέωμαι	μῡθέηαι	μῡθέηται	μῡθέησθον	μῡθέησθον	μῡθεώμε(σ)θᾰ	μῡθέησθε	μῡθέωνται
	optative	μῡθεοίμην	μῡθέοιο	μῡθέοιτο	μῡθέοισθον	μῡθεοίσθην	μῡθεοίμε(σ)θᾰ	μῡθέοισθε	μῡθεοίᾰτο
	imperative		μῡθέεο	μῡθεέσθω	μῡθέεσθον	μῡθεέσθων		μῡθέεσθε	μῡθεέσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						μῡθέεσθαι
participle	m					μῡθεόμενος
	f					μῡθεομένη
	n					μῡθεόμενον
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.

   Present: μῡθεῦμαι (Epic, contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	μῡθεῦμαι	μῡθεῖαι/μῡθέαι	μῡθεῖται	μῡθεῖσθον	μῡθεῖσθον	μῡθεύμε(σ)θᾰ	μῡθεῖσθε	μῡθεῦνται
	subjunctive	μῡθέωμαι	μῡθῇ	μῡθῆται	μῡθῆσθον	μῡθῆσθον	μῡθεώμε(σ)θᾰ	μῡθῆσθε	μῡθέωνται
	optative	μῡθεοίμην	μῡθέοιο	μῡθέοιτο	μῡθέοισθον	μῡθεοίσθην	μῡθεοίμε(σ)θᾰ	μῡθέοισθε	μῡθεοίᾰτο
	imperative		μῡθεῦ	μῡθείσθω	μῡθεῖσθον	μῡθείσθων		μῡθεῖσθε	μῡθείσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						μῡθεῖσθαι
participle	m					μῡθεύμενος
	f					μῡθευμένη
	n					μῡθεύμενον
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: μῡθήσομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	μῡθήσομαι	μῡθήσεαι	μῡθήσεται	μῡθήσεσθον	μῡθήσεσθον	μῡθησόμε(σ)θᾰ	μῡθήσεσθε	μῡθήσονται
	optative	μῡθησοίμην	μῡθήσοιο	μῡθήσοιτο	μῡθήσοισθον	μῡθησοίσθην	μῡθησοίμε(σ)θᾰ	μῡθήσοισθε	μῡθησοίᾰτο
					middle
infinitive					μῡθήσεσθαι
participle	m				μῡθησόμενος
	f				μῡθησομένη
	n				μῡθησόμενον
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.

   Aorist: μῡθησᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	μῡθησᾰ́μην	μῡθήσᾰο	μῡθήσᾰτο	μῡθήσᾰσθον	μῡθησᾰ́σθην	μῡθησᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	μῡθήσᾰσθε	μῡθήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	μῡθήσωμαι	μῡθήσηαι	μῡθήσηται	μῡθήσησθον	μῡθήσησθον	μῡθησώμε(σ)θᾰ	μῡθήσησθε	μῡθήσωνται
	optative	μῡθησαίμην	μῡθήσαιο	μῡθήσαιτο	μῡθήσαισθον	μῡθησαίσθην	μῡθησαίμε(σ)θᾰ	μῡθήσαισθε	μῡθησαίᾰτο
	imperative		μῡ́θησαι	μῡθησᾰ́σθω	μῡθήσᾰσθον	μῡθησᾰ́σθων		μῡθήσᾰσθε	μῡθησᾰ́σθων
					middle
infinitive					μῡθήσᾰσθαι
participle	m				μῡθησᾰ́μενος
	f				μῡθησᾰμένη
	n				μῡθησᾰ́μενον
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.

Further reading

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