καθίημι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• κατίημι (katíēmi) — Ionic

Etymology

From κατα- (kata-) +‎ ἵημι (híēmi).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.tʰí.ɛː.mi/ → /kaˈθi.i.mi/ → /kaˈθi.i.mi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.tʰí.ɛː.mi/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kaˈtʰi.e̝.mi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kaˈθi.i.mi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kaˈθi.i.mi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈθi.i.mi/

Verb

κᾰθίημῐ • (kathíēmi)

1. to send down, let fall, let down, lower
2. (passive voice) to come down
3. to enter (a competition, a plea etc.)
4. to put in motion
5. to swoop down, run down

Conjugation

   Present: κᾰθῑ̔́ημῐ, κᾰθῑ̔́εμαι (Attic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰθῑ̔́ημῐ	κᾰθῑ̔́ης	κᾰθῑ̔́ησῐ(ν)	κᾰθῑ̔́ετον	κᾰθῑ̔́ετον	κᾰθῑ̔́εμεν	κᾰθῑ̔́ετε	κᾰθῑ̔ᾶσι(ν)
	subjunctive	κᾰθῑ̔ῶ	κᾰθῑ̔ῇς	κᾰθῑ̔ῇ	κᾰθῑ̔ῆτον	κᾰθῑ̔ῆτον	κᾰθῑ̔ῶμεν	κᾰθῑ̔ῆτε	κᾰθῑ̔ῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰθῑ̔είην	κᾰθῑ̔είης	κᾰθῑ̔είη	κᾰθῑ̔εῖτον, κᾰθῑ̔είητον	κᾰθῑ̔είτην, κᾰθῑ̔ειήτην	κᾰθῑ̔εῖμεν, κᾰθῑ̔είημεν	κᾰθῑ̔εῖτε, κᾰθῑ̔είητε	κᾰθῑ̔εῖεν, κᾰθῑ̔είησᾰν
	imperative		κᾰθῑ̔́ει	κᾰθῑ̔έτω	κᾰθῑ̔́ετον	κᾰθῑ̔έτων		κᾰθῑ̔́ετε	κᾰθῑ̔έντων
middle/ passive	indicative	κᾰθῑ̔́εμαι	κᾰθῑ̔́εσαι	κᾰθῑ̔́εται	κᾰθῑ̔́εσθον	κᾰθῑ̔́εσθον	κᾰθῑ̔έμεθᾰ	κᾰθῑ̔́εσθε	κᾰθῑ̔́ενται
	subjunctive	κᾰθῑ̔ῶμαι	κᾰθῑ̔ῇ	κᾰθῑ̔ῆται	κᾰθῑ̔ῆσθον	κᾰθῑ̔ῆσθον	κᾰθῑ̔ώμεθᾰ	κᾰθῑ̔ῆσθε	κᾰθῑ̔ῶνται
	optative	κᾰθῑ̔είμην	κᾰθῑ̔εῖο	κᾰθῑ̔εῖτο, κᾰθῑ̔οῖτο	κᾰθῑ̔εῖσθον, κᾰθῑ̔οῖσθον	κᾰθῑ̔είσθην, κᾰθῑ̔οίσθην	κᾰθῑ̔είμεθᾰ, κᾰθῑ̔οίμεθᾰ	κᾰθῑ̔εῖσθε, κᾰθῑ̔οῖσθε	κᾰθῑ̔εῖντο, κᾰθῑ̔οῖντο
	imperative		κᾰθῑ̔́εσο	κᾰθῑ̔έσθω	κᾰθῑ̔́εσθον	κᾰθῑ̔έσθων		κᾰθῑ̔́εσθε	κᾰθῑ̔έσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		κᾰθῑ̔έναι				κᾰθῑ̔́εσθαι
participle	m	κᾰθῑ̔είς				κᾰθῑ̔έμενος
	f	κᾰθῑ̔εῖσᾰ				κᾰθῑ̔εμένη
	n	κᾰθῑ̔έν				κᾰθῑ̔έμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: κᾰθῐ̔́ημῐ, κᾰθῐ̔́εμαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰθῐ̔́ημῐ	κᾰθῐ̔́ης/κᾰθῐ̔́ησθᾰ	κᾰθῐ̔́ησῐ/κᾰθῐ̔εῖ	κᾰθῐ̔́ετον	κᾰθῐ̔́ετον	κᾰθῐ̔́εμεν	κᾰθῐ̔́ετε	κᾰθῐ̔εῖσι(ν)
	subjunctive	κᾰθῐ̔ῶ, κᾰθῐ̔ῶμῐ	κᾰθῐ̔ῇς, κᾰθῐ̔ῇσθᾰ	κᾰθῐ̔ῇ, κᾰθῐ̔ῇσῐ	κᾰθῐ̔ῆτον	κᾰθῐ̔ῆτον	κᾰθῐ̔ῶμεν	κᾰθῐ̔ῆτε	κᾰθῐ̔ῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰθῐ̔είην	κᾰθῐ̔είης	κᾰθῐ̔είη	κᾰθῐ̔εῖτον	κᾰθῐ̔είτην	κᾰθῐ̔εῖμεν	κᾰθῐ̔εῖτε	κᾰθῐ̔εῖεν
	imperative		κᾰθῐ̔́ει	κᾰθῐ̔έτω	κᾰθῐ̔́ετον	κᾰθῐ̔έτων		κᾰθῐ̔́ετε	κᾰθῐ̔έντων
middle/ passive	indicative	κᾰθῐ̔́εμαι	κᾰθῐ̔́εσαι	κᾰθῐ̔́εται	κᾰθῐ̔́εσθον	κᾰθῐ̔́εσθον	κᾰθῐ̔έμε(σ)θᾰ	κᾰθῐ̔́εσθε	κᾰθῐ̔́ενται
	subjunctive	κᾰθῐ̔ῶμαι	κᾰθῐ̔ῇ	κᾰθῐ̔ῆται	κᾰθῐ̔ῆσθον	κᾰθῐ̔ῆσθον	κᾰθῐ̔ώμε(σ)θᾰ	κᾰθῐ̔ῆσθε	κᾰθῐ̔ῶνται
	optative	κᾰθῐ̔είμην	κᾰθῐ̔εῖο	κᾰθῐ̔εῖτο, κᾰθῐ̔οῖτο	κᾰθῐ̔εῖσθον, κᾰθῐ̔οῖσθον	κᾰθῐ̔είσθην, κᾰθῐ̔οίσθην	κᾰθῐ̔είμεθᾰ, οίμε(σ)θᾰ	κᾰθῐ̔εῖσθε, κᾰθῐ̔οῖσθε	κᾰθῐ̔́ειντο, κᾰθῐ̔οίᾰτο
	imperative		κᾰθῐ̔́εσο	κᾰθῐ̔έσθω	κᾰθῐ̔́εσθον	κᾰθῐ̔έσθων		κᾰθῐ̔́εσθε	κᾰθῐ̔έσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		κᾰθῐ̔έμεν(αι)				κᾰθῐ̔́εσθαι
participle	m	κᾰθῐ̔είς				κᾰθῐ̔έμενος
	f	κᾰθῐ̔εῖσᾰ				κᾰθῐ̔εμένη
	n	κᾰθῐ̔έν				κᾰθῐ̔έμενον
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: κᾰθῑ̔́ην, κᾰθῑ̔έμην (Attic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰθῑ̔́ην	κᾰθῑ̔́εις	κᾰθῑ̔́ει	κᾰθῑ̔́ετον	κᾰθῑ̔έτην	κᾰθῑ̔́εμεν	κᾰθῑ̔́ετε	κᾰθῑ̔́εσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	κᾰθῑ̔έμην	κᾰθῑ̔́εσο	κᾰθῑ̔́ετο	κᾰθῑ̔́εσθον	κᾰθῑ̔έσθην	κᾰθῑ̔έμεθᾰ	κᾰθῑ̔́εσθε	κᾰθῑ̔́εντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: κᾰθῐ̔́ην, κᾰθῐ̔έμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰθῐ̔́ην	κᾰθῐ̔́εις	κᾰθῐ̔́ει	κᾰθῐ̔́ετον	κᾰθῐ̔έτην	κᾰθῐ̔́εμεν	κᾰθῐ̔́ετε	κᾰθῐ̔́εσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	κᾰθῐ̔έμην	κᾰθῐ̔́εσο	κᾰθῐ̔́ετο	κᾰθῐ̔́εσθον	κᾰθῐ̔έσθην	κᾰθῐ̔έμε(σ)θᾰ	κᾰθῐ̔́εσθε	κᾰθῐ̔́εντο
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: κᾰθήσω, κᾰθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰθήσω	κᾰθήσεις	κᾰθήσει	κᾰθήσετον	κᾰθήσετον	κᾰθήσομεν	κᾰθήσετε	κᾰθήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰθήσοιμῐ	κᾰθήσοις	κᾰθήσοι	κᾰθήσοιτον	κᾰθησοίτην	κᾰθήσοιμεν	κᾰθήσοιτε	κᾰθήσοιεν
middle	indicative	κᾰθήσομαι	κᾰθήσῃ, κᾰθήσει	κᾰθήσεται	κᾰθήσεσθον	κᾰθήσεσθον	κᾰθησόμεθᾰ	κᾰθήσεσθε	κᾰθήσονται
	optative	κᾰθησοίμην	κᾰθήσοιο	κᾰθήσοιτο	κᾰθήσοισθον	κᾰθησοίσθην	κᾰθησοίμεθᾰ	κᾰθήσοισθε	κᾰθήσοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		κᾰθήσειν			κᾰθήσεσθαι
participle	m	κᾰθήσων			κᾰθησόμενος
	f	κᾰθήσουσᾰ			κᾰθησομένη
	n	κᾰθῆσον			κᾰθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: κᾰθῆκᾰ, κᾰθηκᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰθῆκᾰ	κᾰθῆκᾰς	κᾰθῆκε(ν)	κᾰθήκᾰτον	κᾰθηκᾰ́την	κᾰθήκᾰμεν	κᾰθήκᾰτε	κᾰθῆκᾰν
middle	indicative	κᾰθηκᾰ́μην	κᾰθήκω	κᾰθήκᾰτο	κᾰθήκᾰσθον	κᾰθηκᾰ́σθην	κᾰθηκᾰ́μεθᾰ	κᾰθήκᾰσθε	κᾰθήκᾰντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: κᾰθέηκᾰ, κᾰθεηκᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰθέηκᾰ	κᾰθέηκᾰς	κᾰθέηκε(ν)	κᾰθεήκᾰτον	κᾰθεηκᾰ́την	κᾰθεήκᾰμεν	κᾰθεήκᾰτε	κᾰθέηκᾰν
middle	indicative	κᾰθεηκᾰ́μην	κᾰθεήκᾰο	κᾰθεήκᾰτο	κᾰθεήκᾰσθον	κᾰθεηκᾰ́σθην	κᾰθεηκᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	κᾰθεήκᾰσθε	κᾰθεήκᾰντο
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: κᾰθείμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative				κᾰθεῖτον	κᾰθείτην	κᾰθεῖμεν	κᾰθεῖτε	κᾰθεῖσᾰν
	subjunctive	κᾰθῶ	κᾰθῇς	κᾰθῇ, κᾰθῇσι(ν)	κᾰθῆτον	κᾰθῆτον	κᾰθῶμεν	κᾰθῆτε	κᾰθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰθείην	κᾰθείης	κᾰθείη	κᾰθεῖτον/κᾰθείητον	κᾰθείτην/κᾰθειήτην	κᾰθεῖμεν/κᾰθείημεν	κᾰθεῖτε/κᾰθείητε	κᾰθεῖεν/κᾰθείησᾰν
	imperative		κᾰθές	κᾰθέτω	κᾰθέτον	κᾰθέτων		κᾰθέτε	κᾰθέντων
middle	indicative	κᾰθείμην	κᾰθεῖσο	κᾰθεῖτο	κᾰθεῖσθον	κᾰθείσθην	κᾰθείμεθᾰ	κᾰθεῖσθε	κᾰθεῖντο
	subjunctive	κᾰθῶμαι	κᾰθῇ	κᾰθῆται	κᾰθῆσθον	κᾰθῆσθον	κᾰθώμεθᾰ	κᾰθῆσθε	κᾰθῶνται
	optative	κᾰθείμην	κᾰθεῖο	κᾰθεῖτο/κᾰθοῖτο	κᾰθεῖσθον	κᾰθείσθην	κᾰθείμεθᾰ/κᾰθοίμεθᾰ	κᾰθεῖσθε/κᾰθοῖσθε	κᾰθεῖντο/κᾰθοῖντο
	imperative		κᾰθοῦ	κᾰθέσθω	κᾰθέσθον	κᾰθέσθων		κᾰθέσθε	κᾰθέσθων
		active			middle
infinitive		κᾰθεῖναι			κᾰθέσθαι
participle	m	κᾰθείς			κᾰθέμενος
	f	κᾰθεῖσᾰ			κᾰθεμένη
	n	κᾰθέν			κᾰθέμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. The unaugmented first-person plural active indicative form κάθεμεν (káthemen), with retracted accent, is found in Epic Greek.

   Perfect: κᾰθεῖκᾰ, κᾰθεῖμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰθεῖκᾰ	κᾰθεῖκᾰς	κᾰθεῖκε(ν)	κᾰθείκᾰτον	κᾰθείκᾰτον	κᾰθείκᾰμεν	κᾰθείκᾰτε	κᾰθείκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	κᾰθείκω	κᾰθείκῃς	κᾰθείκῃ	κᾰθείκητον	κᾰθείκητον	κᾰθείκωμεν	κᾰθείκητε	κᾰθείκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰθείκοιμῐ, κᾰθεικοίην	κᾰθείκοις, κᾰθεικοίης	κᾰθείκοι, κᾰθεικοίη	κᾰθείκοιτον	κᾰθεικοίτην	κᾰθείκοιμεν	κᾰθείκοιτε	κᾰθείκοιεν
	imperative		κᾰθεῖκε	κᾰθεικέτω	κᾰθείκετον	κᾰθεικέτων		κᾰθείκετε	κᾰθεικόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	κᾰθεῖμαι	κᾰθεῖσαι	κᾰθεῖται	κᾰθεῖσθον	κᾰθεῖσθον	κᾰθείμεθᾰ	κᾰθεῖσθε	κᾰθεῖνται
	subjunctive	κᾰθειμένος ὦ	κᾰθειμένος ᾖς	κᾰθειμένος ᾖ	κᾰθειμένω ἦτον	κᾰθειμένω ἦτον	κᾰθειμένοι ὦμεν	κᾰθειμένοι ἦτε	κᾰθειμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰθειμένος εἴην	κᾰθειμένος εἴης	κᾰθειμένος εἴη	κᾰθειμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	κᾰθειμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	κᾰθειμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	κᾰθειμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	κᾰθειμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		κᾰθεῖσο	κᾰθείσθω	κᾰθεῖσθον	κᾰθείσθων		κᾰθεῖσθε	κᾰθείσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		κᾰθεικέναι				κᾰθεῖσθαι
participle	m	κᾰθεικώς				κᾰθειμένος
	f	κᾰθεικυῖᾰ				κᾰθειμένη
	n	κᾰθεικός				κᾰθειμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Quotations

• New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 9:25:

  λαβόντες δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ νυκτός, καθῆκαν διὰ τοῦ τείχους, χαλάσαντες ἐν σπυρίδι.

  labóntes dè autòn hoi mathētaì nuktós, kathêkan dià toû teíkhous, khalásantes en spurídi.

  • Translation by KJV

    Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.

Derived terms

• καθετήρ (kathetḗr)
• κάθετος (káthetos)

Further reading

• “καθίημι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• καθίημι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• καθίημι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “καθίημι”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “καθίημι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• G2524 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • bring idem, page 99.
  • drive idem, page 253.
  • drop idem, page 254.
  • enter idem, page 277.
  • furl idem, page 350.
  • grow idem, page 376.
  • let idem, page 486.
  • lower idem, page 503.
  • plunge idem, page 622.
  • pour idem, page 630.
  • reef idem, page 684.
  • sink idem, page 779.
  • sound idem, page 796.
  • take idem, page 852.