δίζημαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Reduplicated present from the root of ζητέω (zētéō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /díz.dɛː.mai̯/ → /ˈði.zi.mɛ/ → /ˈði.zi.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /díz.dɛː.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ze̝.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.zi.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.zi.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈði.zi.me/

Verb

δίζημαι • (dízēmai)

1. (chiefly Epic) to seek out, look for

Conjugation

   Present: δίζημαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	δίζημαι	δίζηαι	δίζηται	δίζησθον	δίζησθον	διζδιζήμε(σ)θᾰ	δίζησθε	δίζηνται
	subjunctive	διζῶμαι	διζῇ	διζῆται	διζῆσθον	διζῆσθον	διζώμε(σ)θᾰ	διζῆσθε	διζῶνται
	optative	διζαίμην	δίζαιο	δίζαιτο	δίζαισθον	διζαίσθην	διζαίμε(σ)θᾰ	δίζαισθε	διζαίᾰτο
	imperative		δίζᾰσο	διζᾰ́σθω	δίζᾰσθον	διζᾰ́σθων		δίζᾰσθε	διζᾰ́σθων
infinitive						δίζησθαι
participle	m					διζήμενος
	f					διζημένη
	n					διζήμενον
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: ἐδιζήμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐδιζήμην	ἐδίζηο	ἐδίζητο	ἐδίζησθον	ἐδιζήσθην	ἐδιζἐδιζήμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐδίζησθε	ἐδίζηντο
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: διζήσομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	διζήσομαι	διζήσεαι	διζήσεται	διζήσεσθον	διζήσεσθον	διζησόμε(σ)θᾰ	διζήσεσθε	διζήσονται
	optative	διζησοίμην	διζήσοιο	διζήσοιτο	διζήσοισθον	διζησοίσθην	διζησοίμε(σ)θᾰ	διζήσοισθε	διζησοίᾰτο
					middle
infinitive					διζήσεσθαι
participle	m				διζησόμενος
	f				διζησομένη
	n				διζησόμενον
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: ἐδιζησᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐδιζησᾰ́μην	ἐδιζήσᾰο	ἐδιζήσᾰτο	ἐδιζήσᾰσθον	ἐδιζησᾰ́σθην	ἐδιζησᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	ἐδιζήσᾰσθε	ἐδιζήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	διζήσωμαι	διζήσηαι	διζήσηται	διζήσησθον	διζήσησθον	διζησώμε(σ)θᾰ	διζήσησθε	διζήσωνται
	optative	διζησαίμην	διζήσαιο	διζήσαιτο	διζήσαισθον	διζησαίσθην	διζησαίμε(σ)θᾰ	διζήσαισθε	διζησαίᾰτο
	imperative		δίζησαι	διζησᾰ́σθω	διζήσᾰσθον	διζησᾰ́σθων		διζήσᾰσθε	διζησᾰ́σθων
					middle
infinitive					διζήσᾰσθαι
participle	m				διζησᾰ́μενος
	f				διζησᾰμένη
	n				διζησᾰ́μενον
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

• “δίζημαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δίζημαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δίζημαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “δίζημαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δίζημαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter