δαρδάπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Intensive reduplicated formation with unclear -ρ-, probably connected to δᾰ́πτω (dắptō, “to devour, consume”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dar.dáp.tɔː/ → /ðarˈðap.to/ → /ðarˈðap.to/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dar.dáp.tɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /darˈdap.to/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðarˈðap.to/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðarˈðap.to/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðarˈðap.to/

Verb

δᾰρδᾰ́πτω • (dărdắptō)

1. to eat, devour, as wild beasts

   Synonym: δᾰ́πτω (dắptō)

Inflection

   Present: δᾰρδᾰ́πτω, δᾰρδᾰ́πτομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δᾰρδᾰ́πτω	δᾰρδᾰ́πτεις	δᾰρδᾰ́πτει	δᾰρδᾰ́πτετον	δᾰρδᾰ́πτετον	δᾰρδᾰ́πτομεν	δᾰρδᾰ́πτετε	δᾰρδᾰ́πτουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δᾰρδᾰ́πτω	δᾰρδᾰ́πτῃς	δᾰρδᾰ́πτῃ	δᾰρδᾰ́πτητον	δᾰρδᾰ́πτητον	δᾰρδᾰ́πτωμεν	δᾰρδᾰ́πτητε	δᾰρδᾰ́πτωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δᾰρδᾰ́πτοιμῐ	δᾰρδᾰ́πτοις	δᾰρδᾰ́πτοι	δᾰρδᾰ́πτοιτον	δᾰρδᾰπτοίτην	δᾰρδᾰ́πτοιμεν	δᾰρδᾰ́πτοιτε	δᾰρδᾰ́πτοιεν
	imperative		δᾰ́ρδᾰπτε	δᾰρδᾰπτέτω	δᾰρδᾰ́πτετον	δᾰρδᾰπτέτων		δᾰρδᾰ́πτετε	δᾰρδᾰπτόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	δᾰρδᾰ́πτομαι	δᾰρδᾰ́πτῃ, δᾰρδᾰ́πτει	δᾰρδᾰ́πτεται	δᾰρδᾰ́πτεσθον	δᾰρδᾰ́πτεσθον	δᾰρδᾰπτόμεθᾰ	δᾰρδᾰ́πτεσθε	δᾰρδᾰ́πτονται
	subjunctive	δᾰρδᾰ́πτωμαι	δᾰρδᾰ́πτῃ	δᾰρδᾰ́πτηται	δᾰρδᾰ́πτησθον	δᾰρδᾰ́πτησθον	δᾰρδᾰπτώμεθᾰ	δᾰρδᾰ́πτησθε	δᾰρδᾰ́πτωνται
	optative	δᾰρδᾰπτοίμην	δᾰρδᾰ́πτοιο	δᾰρδᾰ́πτοιτο	δᾰρδᾰ́πτοισθον	δᾰρδᾰπτοίσθην	δᾰρδᾰπτοίμεθᾰ	δᾰρδᾰ́πτοισθε	δᾰρδᾰ́πτοιντο
	imperative		δᾰρδᾰ́πτου	δᾰρδᾰπτέσθω	δᾰρδᾰ́πτεσθον	δᾰρδᾰπτέσθων		δᾰρδᾰ́πτεσθε	δᾰρδᾰπτέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		δᾰρδᾰ́πτειν				δᾰρδᾰ́πτεσθαι
participle	m	δᾰρδᾰ́πτων				δᾰρδᾰπτόμενος
	f	δᾰρδᾰ́πτουσᾰ				δᾰρδᾰπτομένη
	n	δᾰρδᾰ́πτον				δᾰρδᾰπτόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: δᾰρδᾰ́ψω, δᾰρδᾰ́ψομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δᾰρδᾰ́ψω	δᾰρδᾰ́ψεις	δᾰρδᾰ́ψει	δᾰρδᾰ́ψετον	δᾰρδᾰ́ψετον	δᾰρδᾰ́ψομεν	δᾰρδᾰ́ψετε	δᾰρδᾰ́ψουσῐ(ν)
	optative	δᾰρδᾰ́ψοιμῐ	δᾰρδᾰ́ψοις	δᾰρδᾰ́ψοι	δᾰρδᾰ́ψοιτον	δᾰρδᾰψοίτην	δᾰρδᾰ́ψοιμεν	δᾰρδᾰ́ψοιτε	δᾰρδᾰ́ψοιεν
middle	indicative	δᾰρδᾰ́ψομαι	δᾰρδᾰ́ψῃ, δᾰρδᾰ́ψει	δᾰρδᾰ́ψεται	δᾰρδᾰ́ψεσθον	δᾰρδᾰ́ψεσθον	δᾰρδᾰψόμεθᾰ	δᾰρδᾰ́ψεσθε	δᾰρδᾰ́ψονται
	optative	δᾰρδᾰψοίμην	δᾰρδᾰ́ψοιο	δᾰρδᾰ́ψοιτο	δᾰρδᾰ́ψοισθον	δᾰρδᾰψοίσθην	δᾰρδᾰψοίμεθᾰ	δᾰρδᾰ́ψοισθε	δᾰρδᾰ́ψοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		δᾰρδᾰ́ψειν			δᾰρδᾰ́ψεσθαι
participle	m	δᾰρδᾰ́ψων			δᾰρδᾰψόμενος
	f	δᾰρδᾰ́ψουσᾰ			δᾰρδᾰψομένη
	n	δᾰρδᾰ́ψον			δᾰρδᾰψόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐδᾰ́ρδᾰψᾰ, ἐδᾰρδᾰψᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐδᾰ́ρδᾰψᾰ	ἐδᾰ́ρδᾰψᾰς	ἐδᾰ́ρδᾰψε(ν)	ἐδᾰρδᾰ́ψᾰτον	ἐδᾰρδᾰψᾰ́την	ἐδᾰρδᾰ́ψᾰμεν	ἐδᾰρδᾰ́ψᾰτε	ἐδᾰ́ρδᾰψᾰν
	subjunctive	δᾰρδᾰ́ψω	δᾰρδᾰ́ψῃς	δᾰρδᾰ́ψῃ	δᾰρδᾰ́ψητον	δᾰρδᾰ́ψητον	δᾰρδᾰ́ψωμεν	δᾰρδᾰ́ψητε	δᾰρδᾰ́ψωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δᾰρδᾰ́ψαιμῐ	δᾰρδᾰ́ψειᾰς, δᾰρδᾰ́ψαις	δᾰρδᾰ́ψειε(ν), δᾰρδᾰ́ψαι	δᾰρδᾰ́ψαιτον	δᾰρδᾰψαίτην	δᾰρδᾰ́ψαιμεν	δᾰρδᾰ́ψαιτε	δᾰρδᾰ́ψειᾰν, δᾰρδᾰ́ψαιεν
	imperative		δᾰ́ρδᾰψον	δᾰρδᾰψᾰ́τω	δᾰρδᾰ́ψᾰτον	δᾰρδᾰψᾰ́των		δᾰρδᾰ́ψᾰτε	δᾰρδᾰψᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐδᾰρδᾰψᾰ́μην	ἐδᾰρδᾰ́ψω	ἐδᾰρδᾰ́ψᾰτο	ἐδᾰρδᾰ́ψᾰσθον	ἐδᾰρδᾰψᾰ́σθην	ἐδᾰρδᾰψᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐδᾰρδᾰ́ψᾰσθε	ἐδᾰρδᾰ́ψᾰντο
	subjunctive	δᾰρδᾰ́ψωμαι	δᾰρδᾰ́ψῃ	δᾰρδᾰ́ψηται	δᾰρδᾰ́ψησθον	δᾰρδᾰ́ψησθον	δᾰρδᾰψώμεθᾰ	δᾰρδᾰ́ψησθε	δᾰρδᾰ́ψωνται
	optative	δᾰρδᾰψαίμην	δᾰρδᾰ́ψαιο	δᾰρδᾰ́ψαιτο	δᾰρδᾰ́ψαισθον	δᾰρδᾰψαίσθην	δᾰρδᾰψαίμεθᾰ	δᾰρδᾰ́ψαισθε	δᾰρδᾰ́ψαιντο
	imperative		δᾰ́ρδᾰψαι	δᾰρδᾰψᾰ́σθω	δᾰρδᾰ́ψᾰσθον	δᾰρδᾰψᾰ́σθων		δᾰρδᾰ́ψᾰσθε	δᾰρδᾰψᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		δᾰρδᾰ́ψαι			δᾰρδᾰ́ψᾰσθαι
participle	m	δᾰρδᾰ́ψᾱς			δᾰρδᾰψᾰ́μενος
	f	δᾰρδᾰ́ψᾱσᾰ			δᾰρδᾰψᾰμένη
	n	δᾰρδᾰ́ψᾰν			δᾰρδᾰψᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “δαρδάπτω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δαρδάπτω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “δαρδάπτω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δαρδάπτω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δαρδάπτω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δαρδάπτω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN