νωμάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of νέμω (némō), from Proto-Indo-European *nem-.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nɔː.má.ɔː/ → /noˈma.o/ → /noˈma.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nɔː.má.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /noˈma.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /noˈma.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /noˈma.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /noˈma.o/

Verb

νωμάω • (nōmáō)

1. to deal out, distribute

Conjugation

   Present: νωμᾰ́ω, νωμᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	νωμᾰ́ω	νωμᾰ́εις	νωμᾰ́ει	νωμᾰ́ετον	νωμᾰ́ετον	νωμᾰ́ομεν	νωμᾰ́ετε	νωμᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	νωμᾰ́ω	νωμᾰ́ῃς	νωμᾰ́ῃ	νωμᾰ́ητον	νωμᾰ́ητον	νωμᾰ́ωμεν	νωμᾰ́ητε	νωμᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	νωμᾰ́οιμῐ	νωμᾰ́οις	νωμᾰ́οι	νωμᾰ́οιτον	νωμᾰοίτην	νωμᾰ́οιμεν	νωμᾰ́οιτε	νωμᾰ́οιεν
	imperative		νώμᾰε	νωμᾰέτω	νωμᾰ́ετον	νωμᾰέτων		νωμᾰ́ετε	νωμᾰόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	νωμᾰ́ομαι	νωμᾰ́ῃ, νωμᾰ́ει	νωμᾰ́εται	νωμᾰ́εσθον	νωμᾰ́εσθον	νωμᾰόμεθᾰ	νωμᾰ́εσθε	νωμᾰ́ονται
	subjunctive	νωμᾰ́ωμαι	νωμᾰ́ῃ	νωμᾰ́ηται	νωμᾰ́ησθον	νωμᾰ́ησθον	νωμᾰώμεθᾰ	νωμᾰ́ησθε	νωμᾰ́ωνται
	optative	νωμᾰοίμην	νωμᾰ́οιο	νωμᾰ́οιτο	νωμᾰ́οισθον	νωμᾰοίσθην	νωμᾰοίμεθᾰ	νωμᾰ́οισθε	νωμᾰ́οιντο
	imperative		νωμᾰ́ου	νωμᾰέσθω	νωμᾰ́εσθον	νωμᾰέσθων		νωμᾰ́εσθε	νωμᾰέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		νωμᾰ́ειν				νωμᾰ́εσθαι
participle	m	νωμᾰ́ων				νωμᾰόμενος
	f	νωμᾰ́ουσᾰ				νωμᾰομένη
	n	νωμᾰ́ον				νωμᾰόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: νωμῶ, νωμῶμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	νωμῶ	νωμᾷς	νωμᾷ	νωμᾶτον	νωμᾶτον	νωμῶμεν	νωμᾶτε	νωμῶσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	νωμῶ	νωμᾷς	νωμᾷ	νωμᾶτον	νωμᾶτον	νωμῶμεν	νωμᾶτε	νωμῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	νωμῴην, νωμῷμῐ	νωμῴης, νωμῷς	νωμῴη, νωμῷ	νωμῷτον, νωμῴητον	νωμῴτην, νωμῳήτην	νωμῷμεν, νωμῴημεν	νωμῷτε, νωμῴητε	νωμῷεν, νωμῴησᾰν
	imperative		νώμᾱ	νωμᾱ́τω	νωμᾶτον	νωμᾱ́των		νωμᾶτε	νωμώντων
middle/ passive	indicative	νωμῶμαι	νωμᾷ	νωμᾶται	νωμᾶσθον	νωμᾶσθον	νωμώμεθᾰ	νωμᾶσθε	νωμῶνται
	subjunctive	νωμῶμαι	νωμᾷ	νωμᾶται	νωμᾶσθον	νωμᾶσθον	νωμώμεθᾰ	νωμᾶσθε	νωμῶνται
	optative	νωμῴμην	νωμῷο	νωμῷτο	νωμῷσθον	νωμῴσθην	νωμῴμεθᾰ	νωμῷσθε	νωμῷντο
	imperative		νωμῶ	νωμᾱ́σθω	νωμᾶσθον	νωμᾱ́σθων		νωμᾶσθε	νωμᾱ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		νωμᾶν				νωμᾶσθαι
participle	m	νωμῶν				νωμώμενος
	f	νωμῶσᾰ				νωμωμένη
	n	νωμῶν				νωμώμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐνώμᾰον, ἐνωμᾰόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνώμᾰον	ἐνώμᾰες	ἐνώμᾰε(ν)	ἐνωμᾰ́ετον	ἐνωμᾰέτην	ἐνωμᾰ́ομεν	ἐνωμᾰ́ετε	ἐνώμᾰον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐνωμᾰόμην	ἐνωμᾰ́ου	ἐνωμᾰ́ετο	ἐνωμᾰ́εσθον	ἐνωμᾰέσθην	ἐνωμᾰόμεθᾰ	ἐνωμᾰ́εσθε	ἐνωμᾰ́οντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐνώμων, ἐνωμώμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνώμων	ἐνώμᾱς	ἐνώμᾱ	ἐνωμᾶτον	ἐνωμᾱ́την	ἐνωμῶμεν	ἐνωμᾶτε	ἐνώμων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐνωμώμην	ἐνωμῶ	ἐνωμᾶτο	ἐνωμᾶσθον	ἐνωμᾱ́σθην	ἐνωμώμεθᾰ	ἐνωμᾶσθε	ἐνωμῶντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: νώμασκον, νωμασκόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	νώμασκον	νώμασκες	νώμασκε(ν)	νωμάσκετον	νωμασκέτην	νωμάσκομεν	νωμάσκετε	νώμασκον
middle/ passive	indicative	νωμασκόμην	νωμάσκου	νωμάσκετο	νωμάσκεσθον	νωμασκέσθην	νωμασκόμε(σ)θᾰ	νωμάσκεσθε	νωμάσκοντο
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: νωμᾱ́σω, νωμᾱ́σομαι (Doric)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	νωμᾱ́σω	νωμᾱ́σεις	νωμᾱ́σει	νωμᾱ́σετον	νωμᾱ́σετον	νωμᾱ́σομες	νωμᾱ́σετε	νωμᾱ́σοισι(ν)
	optative	νωμᾱ́σοιμῐ	νωμᾱ́σοις	νωμᾱ́σοι	νωμᾱ́σοιτον	νωμᾱσοίτᾱν	νωμᾱ́σοιμες	νωμᾱ́σοιτε	νωμᾱ́σοιεν
middle	indicative	νωμᾱ́σομαι	νωμᾱ́σεαι	νωμᾱ́σεται	νωμᾱ́σεσθον	νωμᾱ́σεσθον	νωμᾱσόμεθᾰ	νωμᾱ́σεσθε	νωμᾱ́σονται
	optative	νωμᾱσοίμᾱν	νωμᾱ́σοιο	νωμᾱ́σοιτο	νωμᾱ́σοισθον	νωμᾱσοίσθᾱν	νωμᾱσοίμεθᾰ	νωμᾱ́σοισθε	νωμᾱ́σοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		νωμᾶσεν			νωμᾱ́σεσθαι
participle	m	νωμᾱ́σων			νωμᾱσόμενος
	f	νωμᾱ́σουσᾰ			νωμᾱσομένᾱ
	n	νωμᾶσον			νωμᾱσόμενον
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: ἐνώμησᾰ, ἐνωμησᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνώμησᾰ	ἐνώμησᾰς	ἐνώμησε(ν)	ἐνωμήσᾰτον	ἐνωμησᾰ́την	ἐνωμήσᾰμεν	ἐνωμήσᾰτε	ἐνώμησᾰν
	subjunctive	νωμήσω	νωμήσῃς	νωμήσῃ	νωμήσητον	νωμήσητον	νωμήσωμεν	νωμήσητε	νωμήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	νωμήσαιμῐ	νωμήσειᾰς, νωμήσαις	νωμήσειε(ν), νωμήσαι	νωμήσαιτον	νωμησαίτην	νωμήσαιμεν	νωμήσαιτε	νωμήσειᾰν, νωμήσαιεν
	imperative		νώμησον	νωμησᾰ́τω	νωμήσᾰτον	νωμησᾰ́των		νωμήσᾰτε	νωμησᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐνωμησᾰ́μην	ἐνωμήσω	ἐνωμήσᾰτο	ἐνωμήσᾰσθον	ἐνωμησᾰ́σθην	ἐνωμησᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐνωμήσᾰσθε	ἐνωμήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	νωμήσωμαι	νωμήσῃ	νωμήσηται	νωμήσησθον	νωμήσησθον	νωμησώμεθᾰ	νωμήσησθε	νωμήσωνται
	optative	νωμησαίμην	νωμήσαιο	νωμήσαιτο	νωμήσαισθον	νωμησαίσθην	νωμησαίμεθᾰ	νωμήσαισθε	νωμήσαιντο
	imperative		νώμησαι	νωμησᾰ́σθω	νωμήσᾰσθον	νωμησᾰ́σθων		νωμήσᾰσθε	νωμησᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		νωμῆσαι			νωμήσᾰσθαι
participle	m	νωμήσᾱς			νωμησᾰ́μενος
	f	νωμήσᾱσᾰ			νωμησᾰμένη
	n	νωμῆσᾰν			νωμησᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: νώμᾱσᾰ, νωμᾱσᾰ́μᾱν (Doric)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	νώμᾱσᾰ	νώμᾱσᾰς	νώμᾱσε(ν)	νωμᾱ́σᾰτον	νωμᾱσᾰ́τᾱν	νωμᾱ́σᾰμες	νωμᾱ́σᾰτε	νώμᾱσᾰν
	subjunctive	νωμᾱ́σω	νωμᾱ́σῃς	νωμᾱ́σῃ	νωμᾱ́σητον	νωμᾱ́σητον	νωμᾱ́σωμες	νωμᾱ́σητε	νωμᾱσέωντῐ
	optative	νωμᾱ́σαιμῐ	νωμᾱ́σαις	νωμᾱ́σαι	νωμᾱσεῖτον	νωμᾱσείτᾱν	νωμᾱσεῖμες	νωμᾱσεῖτε	νωμᾱσεῖεν
	imperative		νώμᾱσον	νωμᾱσᾰ́τω	νωμᾱ́σᾰτον	νωμᾱσᾰ́των		νωμᾱ́σᾰτε	νωμᾱσᾰ́ντω
middle	indicative	νωμᾱσᾰ́μᾱν	νωμᾱ́σω	νωμᾱ́σᾰτο	νωμᾱ́σᾰσθον	νωμᾱσᾰ́σθᾱν	νωμᾱσᾰ́μεθᾰ	νωμᾱ́σᾰσθε	νωμᾱ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	νωμᾱ́σωμαι	νωμᾱ́σηαι	νωμᾱ́σηται	νωμᾱ́σησθον	νωμᾱ́σησθον	νωμᾱσώμεθᾰ	νωμᾱ́σησθε	νωμᾱ́σωνται
	optative	νωμᾱσαίμᾱν	νωμᾱ́σαιο	νωμᾱ́σαιτο	νωμᾱ́σαισθον	νωμᾱσαίσθᾱν	νωμᾱσαίμεθᾰ	νωμᾱ́σαισθε	νωμᾱ́σαιντο
	imperative		νώμᾱσαι	νωμᾱσᾰ́σθω	νωμᾱ́σᾰσθον	νωμᾱσᾰ́σθων		νωμᾱ́σᾰσθε	νωμᾱσᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		νωμᾱσῆμεν			νωμᾱ́σᾰσθαι
participle	m	νωμᾱ́σᾱς			νωμᾱσᾰ́μενος
	f	νωμᾱ́σᾱσᾰ			νωμᾱσᾰμένᾱ
	n	νωμᾶσᾰν			νωμᾱσᾰ́μενον
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.

Related terms

• Νέμεσις (Némesis)
• νομή (nomḗ)
• νόμος (nómos)
• νομός (nomós)

 

Further reading

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