καταδύω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• καταδύνω (katadúnō)

Etymology

κατα- (kata-) +‎ δύω (dúō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.ta.dý.ɔː/ → /ka.taˈðy.o/ → /ka.taˈði.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.dý.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈdy.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈðy.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈðy.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈði.o/

Verb

κᾰτᾰδύω • (katadúō)

1. to go down into, enter
2. to cause to sink
3. to set (of the sun)
4. to put on

Conjugation

   Present: κᾰτᾰδῡ́νω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νω	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νεις	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νει	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νετον	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νετον	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νομεν	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νετε	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νω	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νῃς	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νῃ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νητον	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νητον	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νωμεν	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νητε	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νωσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νοιμῐ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νοις	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νοι	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νοιτον	κᾰτᾰδῡνοίτην	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νοιμεν	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νοιτε	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νοιεν
	imperative		κᾰτᾰ́δῡνε	κᾰτᾰδῡνέτω	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νετον	κᾰτᾰδῡνέτων		κᾰτᾰδῡ́νετε	κᾰτᾰδῡνόντων
		active
infinitive		κᾰτᾰδῡ́νειν
participle	m	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νων
	f	κᾰτᾰδῡ́νουσᾰ
	n	κᾰτᾰδῦνον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: κᾰτᾰδῠ́ομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ομαι	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ῃ, κᾰτᾰδῠ́ει	κᾰτᾰδῠ́εται	κᾰτᾰδῠ́εσθον	κᾰτᾰδῠ́εσθον	κᾰτᾰδῠόμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰδῠ́εσθε	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ονται
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ωμαι	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ῃ	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ηται	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ησθον	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ησθον	κᾰτᾰδῠώμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ησθε	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ωνται
	optative	κᾰτᾰδῠοίμην	κᾰτᾰδῠ́οιο	κᾰτᾰδῠ́οιτο	κᾰτᾰδῠ́οισθον	κᾰτᾰδῠοίσθην	κᾰτᾰδῠοίμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰδῠ́οισθε	κᾰτᾰδῠ́οιντο
	imperative		κᾰτᾰδῠ́ου	κᾰτᾰδῠέσθω	κᾰτᾰδῠ́εσθον	κᾰτᾰδῠέσθων		κᾰτᾰδῠ́εσθε	κᾰτᾰδῠέσθων
infinitive						κᾰτᾰδῠ́εσθαι
participle	m					κᾰτᾰδῠόμενος
	f					κᾰτᾰδῠομένη
	n					κᾰτᾰδῠόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: κᾰτᾰδῡ́σομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σομαι	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σεαι	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σεται	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σεσθον	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σεσθον	κᾰτᾰδῡσόμε(σ)θᾰ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σεσθε	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σονται
	optative	κᾰτᾰδῡσοίμην	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σοιο	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σοιτο	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σοισθον	κᾰτᾰδῡσοίσθην	κᾰτᾰδῡσοίμε(σ)θᾰ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σοισθε	κᾰτᾰδῡσοίᾰτο
					middle
infinitive					κᾰτᾰδῡ́σεσθαι
participle	m				κᾰτᾰδῡσόμενος
	f				κᾰτᾰδῡσομένη
	n				κᾰτᾰδῡσόμενον
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: κᾰτέδῡσᾰ, κᾰτεδῡσᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰτέδῡσᾰ	κᾰτέδῡσᾰς	κᾰτέδῡσε(ν)	κᾰτεδῡ́σᾰτον	κᾰτεδῡσᾰ́την	κᾰτεδῡ́σᾰμεν	κᾰτεδῡ́σᾰτε	κᾰτέδῡσᾰν
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σω	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σῃς	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σῃ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σητον	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σητον	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σωμεν	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σητε	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σαιμῐ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σειᾰς, κᾰτᾰδῡ́σαις	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σειε(ν), κᾰτᾰδῡ́σαι	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σαιτον	κᾰτᾰδῡσαίτην	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σαιμεν	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σαιτε	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σειᾰν, κᾰτᾰδῡ́σαιεν
	imperative		κᾰτᾰ́δῡσον	κᾰτᾰδῡσᾰ́τω	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σᾰτον	κᾰτᾰδῡσᾰ́των		κᾰτᾰδῡ́σᾰτε	κᾰτᾰδῡσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	κᾰτεδῡσᾰ́μην	κᾰτεδῡ́σω	κᾰτεδῡ́σᾰτο	κᾰτεδῡ́σᾰσθον	κᾰτεδῡσᾰ́σθην	κᾰτεδῡσᾰ́μεθᾰ	κᾰτεδῡ́σᾰσθε	κᾰτεδῡ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σωμαι	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σῃ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σηται	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σησθον	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σησθον	κᾰτᾰδῡσώμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σησθε	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σωνται
	optative	κᾰτᾰδῡσαίμην	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σαιο	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σαιτο	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σαισθον	κᾰτᾰδῡσαίσθην	κᾰτᾰδῡσαίμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σαισθε	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σαιντο
	imperative		κᾰτᾰ́δῡσαι	κᾰτᾰδῡσᾰ́σθω	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σᾰσθον	κᾰτᾰδῡσᾰ́σθων		κᾰτᾰδῡ́σᾰσθε	κᾰτᾰδῡσᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		κᾰτᾰδῦσαι			κᾰτᾰδῡ́σᾰσθαι
participle	m	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σᾱς			κᾰτᾰδῡσᾰ́μενος
	f	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σᾱσᾰ			κᾰτᾰδῡσᾰμένη
	n	κᾰτᾰδῦσᾰν			κᾰτᾰδῡσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: κᾰτέδῡσον, κᾰτεδῡσόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰτέδῡσον	κᾰτέδῡσες	κᾰτέδῡσε(ν)	κᾰτεδῡ́σετον	κᾰτεδῡσέτην	κᾰτεδῡ́σομεν	κᾰτεδῡ́σετε	κᾰτέδῡσον
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σω, κᾰτᾰδῡ́σωμῐ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σῃς, κᾰτᾰδῡ́σῃσθᾰ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σῃ, κᾰτᾰδῡ́σῃσῐ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σητον	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σητον	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σωμεν	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σητε	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σοιμῐ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σοις/κᾰτᾰδῡ́σοισθᾰ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σοι	κᾰτᾰδῡσεῖτον	κᾰτᾰδῡσείτην	κᾰτᾰδῡσεῖμεν	κᾰτᾰδῡσεῖτε	κᾰτᾰδῡσεῖεν
	imperative		κᾰτᾰ́δῡσε	κᾰτᾰδῡσέτω	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σετον	κᾰτᾰδῡσέτων		κᾰτᾰδῡ́σετε	κᾰτᾰδῡσόντων
middle	indicative	κᾰτεδῡσόμην	κᾰτεδῡ́σεο	κᾰτεδῡ́σετο	κᾰτεδῡ́σεσθον	κᾰτεδῡσέσθην	κᾰτεδῡσόμε(σ)θᾰ	κᾰτεδῡ́σεσθε	κᾰτεδῡ́σοντο
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σωμαι	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σηαι	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σηται	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σησθον	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σησθον	κᾰτᾰδῡσώμε(σ)θᾰ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σησθε	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σωνται
	optative	κᾰτᾰδῡσοίμην	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σοιο	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σοιτο	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σοισθον	κᾰτᾰδῡσοίσθην	κᾰτᾰδῡσοίμε(σ)θᾰ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σοισθε	κᾰτᾰδῡσοίᾰτο
	imperative		κᾰτᾰδῡ́σεο	κᾰτᾰδῡσέσθω	κᾰτᾰδῡ́σεσθον	κᾰτᾰδῡσέσθων		κᾰτᾰδῡ́σεσθε	κᾰτᾰδῡσέσθων
		active			middle
infinitive		κᾰτᾰδῡσεῖν/κᾰτᾰδῡσέμεν(αι)			κᾰτᾰδῡσέσθαι
participle	m	κᾰτᾰδῡσών			κᾰτᾰδῡσόμενος
	f	κᾰτᾰδῡσοῦσᾰ			κᾰτᾰδῡσομένη
	n	κᾰτᾰδῡσόν			κᾰτᾰδῡσόμενον
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: κᾰτέδῡν (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰτέδῡν	κᾰτέδῡς	κᾰτέδῡ	κᾰτέδῡτον	κᾰτεδῡ́την	κᾰτέδῡμεν	κᾰτέδῡτε	κᾰτέδῡσᾰν
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ω, κᾰτᾰδῠ́ωμῐ	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ῃς, κᾰτᾰδῠ́ῃσθᾰ	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ῃ, κᾰτᾰδῠ́ῃσῐ	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ητον	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ητον	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ωμεν	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ωτε	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative
	imperative		κᾰτᾰ́δῡθῐ	κᾰτᾰδῡ́τω	κᾰτᾰ́δῡτον	κᾰτᾰδῡ́των		κᾰτᾰ́δῡτε	κᾰτᾰδῡ́ντων
		active
infinitive		κᾰτᾰδῦναι, κᾰτᾰδῡ́μεναι
participle	m	κᾰτᾰδῡ́ς, καδδῡ́ς
	f	κᾰτᾰδῦσᾰ, καδδῦσᾰ
	n	κᾰτᾰδῠ́ν, καδδῠ́ν
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.

   Perfect: κᾰτᾰδέδῡκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰτᾰδέδῡκᾰ	κᾰτᾰδέδῡκᾰς	κᾰτᾰδέδῡκε(ν)	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κᾰτον	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κᾰτον	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κᾰμεν	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κᾰτε	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κω	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κῃς	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κῃ	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κητον	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κητον	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κωμεν	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κητε	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κωσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κοιμῐ, κᾰτᾰδεδῡκοίην	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κοις, κᾰτᾰδεδῡκοίης	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κοι, κᾰτᾰδεδῡκοίη	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κοιτον	κᾰτᾰδεδῡκοίτην	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κοιμεν	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κοιτε	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κοιεν
	imperative		κᾰτᾰδέδῡκε	κᾰτᾰδεδῡκέτω	κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κετον	κᾰτᾰδεδῡκέτων		κᾰτᾰδεδῡ́κετε	κᾰτᾰδεδῡκόντων
		active
infinitive		κᾰτᾰδεδῡκέναι
participle	m	κᾰτᾰδεδῡκώς
	f	κᾰτᾰδεδῡκυῖᾰ
	n	κᾰτᾰδεδῡκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “καταδύω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• καταδύω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• καταδύω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “καταδύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • disable idem, page 227.
  • down idem, page 249.
  • duck idem, page 255.
  • ensconce oneself idem, page 276.
  • founder idem, page 341.
  • hide idem, page 398.
  • incapacitate idem, page 427.
  • lurk idem, page 505.
  • run idem, page 726.
  • sink idem, page 779.
  • skulk idem, page 781.
  • slink idem, page 784.
  • slip idem, page 784.
  • sneak idem, page 789.
  • steal idem, page 814.
  • water-log idem, page 967.