πιθέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

πίθημῐ (píthēmĭ) — Aeolic
πείθω (peíthō)

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pʰéitʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pi.tʰé.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /piˈtʰe.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /piˈθe.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /piˈθe.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /piˈθe.o/

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Verb

πιθέω • (pithéō) (Homeric)

to obey; rely, depend upon

Conjugation

Present: πιθέω, πιθέομαι (Homeric, contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	πιθέω	πιθεῖς	πιθεῖ	πιθεῖτον	πιθεῖτον	πιθέομεν	πιθεῖτε	πιθέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	πιθέω	πιθῇς	πιθῇ	πιθῆτον	πιθῆτον	πιθέωμεν	πιθῆτε	πιθέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	πιθέοιμι	πιθέοις	πιθέοι	πιθέοιτον	πιθεοίτην	πιθέοιμεν	πιθέοιτε	πιθέοιεν
	imperative		πίθει	πιθείτω	πιθεῖτον	πιθείτων		πιθεῖτε	πιθεόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	πιθέομαι	πιθῇ	πιθεῖται	πιθεῖσθον	πιθεῖσθον	πιθεόμεθᾰ	πιθεῖσθε	πιθέονται
	subjunctive	πιθέωμαι	πιθῇ	πιθῆται	πιθῆσθον	πιθῆσθον	πιθεώμεθᾰ	πιθῆσθε	πιθέωνται
	optative	πιθεοίμην	πιθέοιο	πιθέοιτο	πιθέοισθον	πιθεοίσθην	πιθεοίμεθᾰ	πιθέοισθε	πιθέοιντο
	imperative		πιθέου	πιθείσθω	πιθεῖσθον	πιθείσθων		πιθεῖσθε	πιθείσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		πιθεῖν				πιθεῖσθαι
participle	m	πιθέων				πιθεόμενος
	f	πιθέουσᾰ				πιθεομένη
	n	πιθέον				πιθεόμενον
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: ἐπίθεον, ἐπιθεόμην (Homeric, contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπίθεον	ἐπίθεις	ἐπίθει	ἐπιθεῖτον	ἐπιθείτην	ἐπιθέομεν	ἐπιθεῖτε	ἐπίθεον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπιθεόμην	ἐπιθέου	ἐπιθεῖτο	ἐπιθεῖσθον	ἐπιθείσθην	ἐπιθεόμεθᾰ	ἐπιθεῖσθε	ἐπιθέοντο
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: πιθήω, πιθήομαι (Homeric)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	πιθήω	πιθήεις	πιθήει	πιθήετον	πιθήετον	πιθήομεν	πιθήετε	πιθήουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	πιθήοιμῐ	πιθήοις	πιθήοι	πιθήοιτον	πιθηοίτην	πιθήοιμεν	πιθήοιτε	πιθήοιεν
middle	indicative	πιθήομαι	πιθήεαι	πιθήεται	πιθήεσθον	πιθήεσθον	πιθηόμεθᾰ	πιθήεσθε	πιθήονται
middle	optative	πιθηοίμην	πιθήοιο	πιθήοιτο	πιθήοισθον	πιθηοίσθην	πιθηοίμεθᾰ	πιθήοισθε	πιθήοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		πιθήειν			πιθήεσθαι
participle	m	πιθήων			πιθηόμενος
	f	πιθήουσᾰ			πιθηομένη
	n	πιθῆον			πιθηόμενον
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: ἐπίθησᾰ, ἐπιθησᾰ́μην (Homeric)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπίθησᾰ	ἐπίθησᾰς	ἐπίθησε(ν)	ἐπιθήσᾰτον	ἐπιθησᾰ́την	ἐπιθήσᾰμεν	ἐπιθήσᾰτε	ἐπίθησᾰν
	subjunctive	πιθήσω	πιθήσῃς	πιθήσῃ	πιθήσητον	πιθήσητον	πιθήσωμεν	πιθήσητε	πιθήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	πιθήσαιμῐ	πιθήσειᾰς, πιθήσαις	πιθήσειε(ν), πιθήσαι	πιθησεῖτον	πιθησείτην	πιθησεῖμεν	πιθησεῖτε	πιθησεῖεν
	imperative		πίθησον	πιθησᾰ́τω	πιθήσᾰτον	πιθησᾰ́των		πιθήσᾰτε	πιθησᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐπιθησᾰ́μην	ἐπιθήσω	ἐπιθήσᾰτο	ἐπιθήσᾰσθον	ἐπιθησᾰ́σθην	ἐπιθησᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπιθήσᾰσθε	ἐπιθήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	πιθήσωμαι	πιθήσηαι	πιθήσηται	πιθήσησθον	πιθήσησθον	πιθησώμεθᾰ	πιθήσησθε	πιθήσωνται
	optative	πιθησαίμην	πιθήσαιο	πιθήσαιτο	πιθήσαισθον	πιθησαίσθην	πιθησαίμεθᾰ	πιθήσαισθε	πιθήσαιντο
	imperative		πίθησαι	πιθησᾰ́σθω	πιθήσᾰσθον	πιθησᾰ́σθων		πιθήσᾰσθε	πιθησᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		πιθῆσαι			πιθήσᾰσθαι
participle	m	πιθήσᾱς			πιθησᾰ́μενος
	f	πιθήσᾱσᾰ			πιθησᾰμένη
	n	πιθῆσᾰν			πιθησᾰ́μενον
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.

Usage notes

The lemma form of this verb is unattested, and is assumed to have existed based on the future and aorist forms.

References

“πιθέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
“πιθέω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
πιθέω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011