δέφω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δέψω (dépsō)

Etymology

Unknown. Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin, if it is indeed related to διφθέρα (diphthéra).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dé.pʰɔː/ → /ˈðe.ɸo/ → /ˈðe.fo/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dé.pʰɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈde.pʰo/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.ɸo/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.fo/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.fo/

Verb

δέφω • (déphō)

1. (active voice)
   1. to soften, knead with the hands
2. (mediopassive)
   1. (vulgar) to masturbate

Conjugation

   Present: δέφω, δέφομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δέφω	δέφεις	δέφει	δέφετον	δέφετον	δέφομεν	δέφετε	δέφουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δέφω	δέφῃς	δέφῃ	δέφητον	δέφητον	δέφωμεν	δέφητε	δέφωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δέφοιμῐ	δέφοις	δέφοι	δέφοιτον	δεφοίτην	δέφοιμεν	δέφοιτε	δέφοιεν
	imperative		δέφε	δεφέτω	δέφετον	δεφέτων		δέφετε	δεφόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	δέφομαι	δέφῃ, δέφει	δέφεται	δέφεσθον	δέφεσθον	δεφόμεθᾰ	δέφεσθε	δέφονται
	subjunctive	δέφωμαι	δέφῃ	δέφηται	δέφησθον	δέφησθον	δεφώμεθᾰ	δέφησθε	δέφωνται
	optative	δεφοίμην	δέφοιο	δέφοιτο	δέφοισθον	δεφοίσθην	δεφοίμεθᾰ	δέφοισθε	δέφοιντο
	imperative		δέφου	δεφέσθω	δέφεσθον	δεφέσθων		δέφεσθε	δεφέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		δέφειν				δέφεσθαι
participle	m	δέφων				δεφόμενος
	f	δέφουσᾰ				δεφομένη
	n	δέφον				δεφόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἔδεφον, ἐδεφόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔδεφον	ἔδεφες	ἔδεφε(ν)	ἐδέφετον	ἐδεφέτην	ἐδέφομεν	ἐδέφετε	ἔδεφον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐδεφόμην	ἐδέφου	ἐδέφετο	ἐδέφεσθον	ἐδεφέσθην	ἐδεφόμεθᾰ	ἐδέφεσθε	ἐδέφοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• δέψα (dépsa, “tanned skin”)
• δέψω (dépsō, “I tan”)

 

Related terms

• διφθέρα (diphthéra)

Descendants

• Latin: depsō

Further reading

• “δέφω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δέφω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “δέφω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011