ἀλθέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *h₂el-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

Pronunciation

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

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Verb

ἀλθέω • (althéō)

(medicine) to heal
- 200 BCE – 100 BCE, Nicander, Theriaca 496:
  πάντα διαμπερέως καὶ ἀπηλεγές, οἷσιν ἀρήγων ἀλθήσῃ νούσοιο κατασπέρχουσαν ἀνίην
  pánta diamperéōs kaì apēlegés, hoîsin arḗgōn althḗsēi noúsoio kataspérkhousan aníēn

Conjugation

Present: ἀλθέω, ἀλθέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀλθέω	ἀλθέεις	ἀλθέει	ἀλθέετον	ἀλθέετον	ἀλθέομεν	ἀλθέετε	ἀλθέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἀλθέω	ἀλθέῃς	ἀλθέῃ	ἀλθέητον	ἀλθέητον	ἀλθέωμεν	ἀλθέητε	ἀλθέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀλθέοιμῐ	ἀλθέοις	ἀλθέοι	ἀλθέοιτον	ἀλθεοίτην	ἀλθέοιμεν	ἀλθέοιτε	ἀλθέοιεν
	imperative		ἄλθεε	ἀλθεέτω	ἀλθέετον	ἀλθεέτων		ἀλθέετε	ἀλθεόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀλθέομαι	ἀλθέῃ, ἀλθέει	ἀλθέεται	ἀλθέεσθον	ἀλθέεσθον	ἀλθεόμεθᾰ	ἀλθέεσθε	ἀλθέονται
	subjunctive	ἀλθέωμαι	ἀλθέῃ	ἀλθέηται	ἀλθέησθον	ἀλθέησθον	ἀλθεώμεθᾰ	ἀλθέησθε	ἀλθέωνται
	optative	ἀλθεοίμην	ἀλθέοιο	ἀλθέοιτο	ἀλθέοισθον	ἀλθεοίσθην	ἀλθεοίμεθᾰ	ἀλθέοισθε	ἀλθέοιντο
	imperative		ἀλθέου	ἀλθεέσθω	ἀλθέεσθον	ἀλθεέσθων		ἀλθέεσθε	ἀλθεέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἀλθέειν				ἀλθέεσθαι
participle	m	ἀλθέων				ἀλθεόμενος
	f	ἀλθέουσᾰ				ἀλθεομένη
	n	ἀλθέον				ἀλθεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Present: ἀλθῶ, ἀλθοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀλθῶ	ἀλθεῖς	ἀλθεῖ	ἀλθεῖτον	ἀλθεῖτον	ἀλθοῦμεν	ἀλθεῖτε	ἀλθοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἀλθῶ	ἀλθῇς	ἀλθῇ	ἀλθῆτον	ἀλθῆτον	ἀλθῶμεν	ἀλθῆτε	ἀλθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀλθοίην, ἀλθοῖμῐ	ἀλθοίης, ἀλθοῖς	ἀλθοίη, ἀλθοῖ	ἀλθοῖτον, ἀλθοίητον	ἀλθοίτην, ἀλθοιήτην	ἀλθοῖμεν, ἀλθοίημεν	ἀλθοῖτε, ἀλθοίητε	ἀλθοῖεν, ἀλθοίησᾰν
	imperative		ἄλθει	ἀλθείτω	ἀλθεῖτον	ἀλθείτων		ἀλθεῖτε	ἀλθούντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀλθοῦμαι	ἀλθεῖ, ἀλθῇ	ἀλθεῖται	ἀλθεῖσθον	ἀλθεῖσθον	ἀλθούμεθᾰ	ἀλθεῖσθε	ἀλθοῦνται
	subjunctive	ἀλθῶμαι	ἀλθῇ	ἀλθῆται	ἀλθῆσθον	ἀλθῆσθον	ἀλθώμεθᾰ	ἀλθῆσθε	ἀλθῶνται
	optative	ἀλθοίμην	ἀλθοῖο	ἀλθοῖτο	ἀλθοῖσθον	ἀλθοίσθην	ἀλθοίμεθᾰ	ἀλθοῖσθε	ἀλθοῖντο
	imperative		ἀλθοῦ	ἀλθείσθω	ἀλθεῖσθον	ἀλθείσθων		ἀλθεῖσθε	ἀλθείσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἀλθεῖν				ἀλθεῖσθαι
participle	m	ἀλθῶν				ἀλθούμενος
	f	ἀλθοῦσᾰ				ἀλθουμένη
	n	ἀλθοῦν				ἀλθούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐἄλθεον, ἐἀλθεόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐἄλθεον	ἐἄλθεες	ἐἄλθεε(ν)	ἐἀλθέετον	ἐἀλθεέτην	ἐἀλθέομεν	ἐἀλθέετε	ἐἄλθεον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐἀλθεόμην	ἐἀλθέου	ἐἀλθέετο	ἐἀλθέεσθον	ἐἀλθεέσθην	ἐἀλθεόμεθᾰ	ἐἀλθέεσθε	ἐἀλθέοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐἄλθουν, ἐἀλθούμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐἄλθουν	ἐἄλθεις	ἐἄλθει	ἐἀλθεῖτον	ἐἀλθείτην	ἐἀλθοῦμεν	ἐἀλθεῖτε	ἐἄλθουν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐἀλθούμην	ἐἀλθοῦ	ἐἀλθεῖτο	ἐἀλθεῖσθον	ἐἀλθείσθην	ἐἀλθούμεθᾰ	ἐἀλθεῖσθε	ἐἀλθοῦντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Future: ἀλθήσω, ἀλθήσομαι, ἀλθηθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀλθήσω	ἀλθήσεις	ἀλθήσει	ἀλθήσετον	ἀλθήσετον	ἀλθήσομεν	ἀλθήσετε	ἀλθήσουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	ἀλθήσοιμῐ	ἀλθήσοις	ἀλθήσοι	ἀλθήσοιτον	ἀλθησοίτην	ἀλθήσοιμεν	ἀλθήσοιτε	ἀλθήσοιεν
middle	indicative	ἀλθήσομαι	ἀλθήσῃ, ἀλθήσει	ἀλθήσεται	ἀλθήσεσθον	ἀλθήσεσθον	ἀλθησόμεθᾰ	ἀλθήσεσθε	ἀλθήσονται
middle	optative	ἀλθησοίμην	ἀλθήσοιο	ἀλθήσοιτο	ἀλθήσοισθον	ἀλθησοίσθην	ἀλθησοίμεθᾰ	ἀλθήσοισθε	ἀλθήσοιντο
passive	indicative	ἀλθηθήσομαι	ἀλθηθήσῃ	ἀλθηθήσεται	ἀλθηθήσεσθον	ἀλθηθήσεσθον	ἀλθηθησόμεθᾰ	ἀλθηθήσεσθε	ἀλθηθήσονται
passive	optative	ἀλθηθησοίμην	ἀλθηθήσοιο	ἀλθηθήσοιτο	ἀλθηθήσοισθον	ἀλθηθησοίσθην	ἀλθηθησοίμεθᾰ	ἀλθηθήσοισθε	ἀλθηθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἀλθήσειν			ἀλθήσεσθαι		ἀλθηθήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἀλθήσων			ἀλθησόμενος		ἀλθηθησόμενος
	f	ἀλθήσουσᾰ			ἀλθησομένη		ἀλθηθησομένη
	n	ἀλθῆσον			ἀλθησόμενον		ἀλθηθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἐἄλθησᾰ, ἐἀλθησᾰ́μην, ἐἀλθήθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐἄλθησᾰ	ἐἄλθησᾰς	ἐἄλθησε(ν)	ἐἀλθήσᾰτον	ἐἀλθησᾰ́την	ἐἀλθήσᾰμεν	ἐἀλθήσᾰτε	ἐἄλθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἀλθήσω	ἀλθήσῃς	ἀλθήσῃ	ἀλθήσητον	ἀλθήσητον	ἀλθήσωμεν	ἀλθήσητε	ἀλθήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀλθήσαιμῐ	ἀλθήσειᾰς, ἀλθήσαις	ἀλθήσειε(ν), ἀλθήσαι	ἀλθήσαιτον	ἀλθησαίτην	ἀλθήσαιμεν	ἀλθήσαιτε	ἀλθήσειᾰν, ἀλθήσαιεν
	imperative		ἄλθησον	ἀλθησᾰ́τω	ἀλθήσᾰτον	ἀλθησᾰ́των		ἀλθήσᾰτε	ἀλθησᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐἀλθησᾰ́μην	ἐἀλθήσω	ἐἀλθήσᾰτο	ἐἀλθήσᾰσθον	ἐἀλθησᾰ́σθην	ἐἀλθησᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐἀλθήσᾰσθε	ἐἀλθήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἀλθήσωμαι	ἀλθήσῃ	ἀλθήσηται	ἀλθήσησθον	ἀλθήσησθον	ἀλθησώμεθᾰ	ἀλθήσησθε	ἀλθήσωνται
	optative	ἀλθησαίμην	ἀλθήσαιο	ἀλθήσαιτο	ἀλθήσαισθον	ἀλθησαίσθην	ἀλθησαίμεθᾰ	ἀλθήσαισθε	ἀλθήσαιντο
	imperative		ἄλθησαι	ἀλθησᾰ́σθω	ἀλθήσᾰσθον	ἀλθησᾰ́σθων		ἀλθήσᾰσθε	ἀλθησᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐἀλθήθην	ἐἀλθήθης	ἐἀλθήθη	ἐἀλθήθητον	ἐἀλθηθήτην	ἐἀλθήθημεν	ἐἀλθήθητε	ἐἀλθήθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἀλθηθῶ	ἀλθηθῇς	ἀλθηθῇ	ἀλθηθῆτον	ἀλθηθῆτον	ἀλθηθῶμεν	ἀλθηθῆτε	ἀλθηθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀλθηθείην	ἀλθηθείης	ἀλθηθείη	ἀλθηθεῖτον, ἀλθηθείητον	ἀλθηθείτην, ἀλθηθειήτην	ἀλθηθεῖμεν, ἀλθηθείημεν	ἀλθηθεῖτε, ἀλθηθείητε	ἀλθηθεῖεν, ἀλθηθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἀλθήθητῐ	ἀλθηθήτω	ἀλθήθητον	ἀλθηθήτων		ἀλθήθητε	ἀλθηθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἀλθῆσαι			ἀλθήσᾰσθαι		ἀλθηθῆναι
participle	m	ἀλθήσᾱς			ἀλθησᾰ́μενος		ἀλθηθείς
	f	ἀλθήσᾱσᾰ			ἀλθησᾰμένη		ἀλθηθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἀλθῆσᾰν			ἀλθησᾰ́μενον		ἀλθηθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Perfect: ἐἄλθηκᾰ, ἐἄλθημαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐἄλθηκᾰ	ἐἄλθηκᾰς	ἐἄλθηκε(ν)	ἐἀλθήκᾰτον	ἐἀλθήκᾰτον	ἐἀλθήκᾰμεν	ἐἀλθήκᾰτε	ἐἀλθήκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐἀλθήκω	ἐἀλθήκῃς	ἐἀλθήκῃ	ἐἀλθήκητον	ἐἀλθήκητον	ἐἀλθήκωμεν	ἐἀλθήκητε	ἐἀλθήκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐἀλθήκοιμῐ, ἐἀλθηκοίην	ἐἀλθήκοις, ἐἀλθηκοίης	ἐἀλθήκοι, ἐἀλθηκοίη	ἐἀλθήκοιτον	ἐἀλθηκοίτην	ἐἀλθήκοιμεν	ἐἀλθήκοιτε	ἐἀλθήκοιεν
	imperative		ἐἄλθηκε	ἐἀλθηκέτω	ἐἀλθήκετον	ἐἀλθηκέτων		ἐἀλθήκετε	ἐἀλθηκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐἄλθημαι	ἐἄλθησαι	ἐἄλθηται	ἐἄλθησθον	ἐἄλθησθον	ἐἀλθήμεθᾰ	ἐἄλθησθε	ἐἄλθηνται
	subjunctive	ἐἀλθημένος ὦ	ἐἀλθημένος ᾖς	ἐἀλθημένος ᾖ	ἐἀλθημένω ἦτον	ἐἀλθημένω ἦτον	ἐἀλθημένοι ὦμεν	ἐἀλθημένοι ἦτε	ἐἀλθημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐἀλθημένος εἴην	ἐἀλθημένος εἴης	ἐἀλθημένος εἴη	ἐἀλθημένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐἀλθημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐἀλθημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐἀλθημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐἀλθημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐἄλθησο	ἐἀλθήσθω	ἐἄλθησθον	ἐἀλθήσθων		ἐἄλθησθε	ἐἀλθήσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐἀλθηκέναι				ἐἀλθῆσθαι
participle	m	ἐἀλθηκώς				ἐἀλθημένος
	f	ἐἀλθηκυῖᾰ				ἐἀλθημένη
	n	ἐἀλθηκός				ἐἀλθημένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Pluperfect: ἐἀλθήκειν, ἐἀλθήμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐἀλθήκειν, ἐἀλθήκη	ἐἀλθήκεις, ἐἀλθήκης	ἐἀλθήκει(ν)	ἐἀλθήκετον	ἐἀλθηκέτην	ἐἀλθήκεμεν	ἐἀλθήκετε	ἐἀλθήκεσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐἀλθήμην	ἐἄλθησο	ἐἄλθητο	ἐἄλθησθον	ἐἀλθήσθην	ἐἀλθήμεθᾰ	ἐἄλθησθε	ἐἄλθηντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Related terms

ἀλθαίνω (althaínō)
ἀπαλθαίνομαι (apalthaínomai)
ἄλθεξις (álthexis)
ἀλθεστήρια (althestḗria)
ἀλθεύς (altheús)
ἀλθήεις (althḗeis)
ἄλθησις (álthēsis)
ἀλθήσκω (althḗskō)
ἀλθηστήριον (althēstḗrion)
ἀλθήσω (althḗsō)
ἀλθίσκω (althískō)
ἄλθομαι (álthomai)
ἄλθος (álthos)
ἀναλθής (analthḗs)
ἐπαλθαίνω (epalthaínō)
ἐπαλθής (epalthḗs)
ἐπαλθέω (epalthéō)

References

ἀλθέω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
“ἀλθέω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011