κολυμβάω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• κολυμφάω (kolumpháō) — Doric

Etymology

From κόλυμβος (kólumbos) +‎ -άω (-áō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ko.lym.bá.ɔː/ → /ko.lymˈba.o/ → /ko.limˈba.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ko.lym.bá.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ko.lymˈba.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ko.lymˈba.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ko.lymˈba.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ko.limˈba.o/

Verb

κολυμβάω • (kolumbáō)

1. to plunge into the sea
2. to swim
   • New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 27:43:

     ὁ δὲ ἑκατόνταρχος, βουλόμενος διασῶσαι τὸν Παῦλον, ἐκώλυσεν αὐτοὺς τοῦ βουλήματος, ἐκέλευσέ τε τοὺς δυναμένους κολυμβᾶν ἀπορρίψαντας πρώτους ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἐξιέναι·

     ho dè hekatóntarkhos, boulómenos diasôsai tòn Paûlon, ekṓlusen autoùs toû boulḗmatos, ekéleusé te toùs dunaménous kolumbân aporrhípsantas prṓtous epì tḕn gên exiénai;

     • Translation by KJV

       But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

Conjugation

   Present: κολῠμβᾰ́ω (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κολῠμβᾰ́ω	κολῠμβᾰ́εις	κολῠμβᾰ́ει	κολῠμβᾰ́ετον	κολῠμβᾰ́ετον	κολῠμβᾰ́ομεν	κολῠμβᾰ́ετε	κολῠμβᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	κολῠμβᾰ́ω	κολῠμβᾰ́ῃς	κολῠμβᾰ́ῃ	κολῠμβᾰ́ητον	κολῠμβᾰ́ητον	κολῠμβᾰ́ωμεν	κολῠμβᾰ́ητε	κολῠμβᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	κολῠμβᾰ́οιμῐ	κολῠμβᾰ́οις	κολῠμβᾰ́οι	κολῠμβᾰ́οιτον	κολῠμβᾰοίτην	κολῠμβᾰ́οιμεν	κολῠμβᾰ́οιτε	κολῠμβᾰ́οιεν
	imperative		κολῠ́μβᾰε	κολῠμβᾰέτω	κολῠμβᾰ́ετον	κολῠμβᾰέτων		κολῠμβᾰ́ετε	κολῠμβᾰόντων
		active
infinitive		κολῠμβᾰ́ειν
participle	m	κολῠμβᾰ́ων
	f	κολῠμβᾰ́ουσᾰ
	n	κολῠμβᾰ́ον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: κολῠμβῶ (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κολῠμβῶ	κολῠμβᾷς	κολῠμβᾷ	κολῠμβᾶτον	κολῠμβᾶτον	κολῠμβῶμεν	κολῠμβᾶτε	κολῠμβῶσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	κολῠμβῶ	κολῠμβᾷς	κολῠμβᾷ	κολῠμβᾶτον	κολῠμβᾶτον	κολῠμβῶμεν	κολῠμβᾶτε	κολῠμβῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	κολῠμβῴην, κολῠμβῷμῐ	κολῠμβῴης, κολῠμβῷς	κολῠμβῴη, κολῠμβῷ	κολῠμβῷτον, κολῠμβῴητον	κολῠμβῴτην, κολῠμβῳήτην	κολῠμβῷμεν, κολῠμβῴημεν	κολῠμβῷτε, κολῠμβῴητε	κολῠμβῷεν, κολῠμβῴησᾰν
	imperative		κολῠ́μβᾱ	κολῠμβᾱ́τω	κολῠμβᾶτον	κολῠμβᾱ́των		κολῠμβᾶτε	κολῠμβώντων
		active
infinitive		κολῠμβᾶν
participle	m	κολῠμβῶν
	f	κολῠμβῶσᾰ
	n	κολῠμβῶν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐκολῠ́μβᾰον (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐκολῠ́μβᾰον	ἐκολῠ́μβᾰες	ἐκολῠ́μβᾰε(ν)	ἐκολῠμβᾰ́ετον	ἐκολῠμβᾰέτην	ἐκολῠμβᾰ́ομεν	ἐκολῠμβᾰ́ετε	ἐκολῠ́μβᾰον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐκολῠ́μβων (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐκολῠ́μβων	ἐκολῠ́μβᾱς	ἐκολῠ́μβᾱ	ἐκολῠμβᾶτον	ἐκολῠμβᾱ́την	ἐκολῠμβῶμεν	ἐκολῠμβᾶτε	ἐκολῠ́μβων
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: κολῠμβήσω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κολῠμβήσω	κολῠμβήσεις	κολῠμβήσει	κολῠμβήσετον	κολῠμβήσετον	κολῠμβήσομεν	κολῠμβήσετε	κολῠμβήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	κολῠμβήσοιμῐ	κολῠμβήσοις	κολῠμβήσοι	κολῠμβήσοιτον	κολῠμβησοίτην	κολῠμβήσοιμεν	κολῠμβήσοιτε	κολῠμβήσοιεν
		active
infinitive		κολῠμβήσειν
participle	m	κολῠμβήσων
	f	κολῠμβήσουσᾰ
	n	κολῠμβῆσον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐκολῠ́μβησᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐκολῠ́μβησᾰ	ἐκολῠ́μβησᾰς	ἐκολῠ́μβησε(ν)	ἐκολῠμβήσᾰτον	ἐκολῠμβησᾰ́την	ἐκολῠμβήσᾰμεν	ἐκολῠμβήσᾰτε	ἐκολῠ́μβησᾰν
	subjunctive	κολῠμβήσω	κολῠμβήσῃς	κολῠμβήσῃ	κολῠμβήσητον	κολῠμβήσητον	κολῠμβήσωμεν	κολῠμβήσητε	κολῠμβήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	κολῠμβήσαιμῐ	κολῠμβήσειᾰς, κολῠμβήσαις	κολῠμβήσειε(ν), κολῠμβήσαι	κολῠμβήσαιτον	κολῠμβησαίτην	κολῠμβήσαιμεν	κολῠμβήσαιτε	κολῠμβήσειᾰν, κολῠμβήσαιεν
	imperative		κολῠ́μβησον	κολῠμβησᾰ́τω	κολῠμβήσᾰτον	κολῠμβησᾰ́των		κολῠμβήσᾰτε	κολῠμβησᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		κολῠμβῆσαι
participle	m	κολῠμβήσᾱς
	f	κολῠμβήσᾱσᾰ
	n	κολῠμβῆσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Synonyms

• (swim): νέω (néō)

Derived terms

• ἀποκολυμβάω (apokolumbáō)
• διακολυμβάω (diakolumbáō)
• ἐκκολυμβάω (ekkolumbáō)
• κατακολυμβάω (katakolumbáō)
• κολυμβάς (kolumbás)
• κολυμβήθρα (kolumbḗthra)
• κολυμβητήρ (kolumbētḗr)
• κολυμβητής (kolumbētḗs)
• κολυμβητικός (kolumbētikós)
• κολυμβίς (kolumbís)
• συγκολυμβάω (sunkolumbáō)

 

Descendants

• Greek: κολυμπάω (kolympáo)
• → Old Leonese: columbiare
  • Asturian: columbiar
  • → Spanish: columpiar

Further reading

• κολυμβάω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “κολυμβάω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• “κολυμβάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• G2860 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible