ἀναχάζομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀνα- (ana-) +‎ χάζομαι (kházomai)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.na.kʰáz.do.mai̯/ → /a.naˈxa.zo.mɛ/ → /a.naˈxa.zo.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.na.kʰáz.do.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.naˈkʰa.zo.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.naˈxa.zo.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.naˈxa.zo.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.naˈxa.zo.me/

Verb

ἀνᾰχάζομαι • (anăkházomai)

1. (chiefly in passive) to draw back, withdraw, fall back, retreat
2. (rare, in active) to force back

Conjugation

The active voice is found only once, in poetry, in the third-person plural aorist indicative form ἀνέχᾰσσᾰν (anékhăssăn).

   Present: ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
passive	indicative	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζομαι	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζῃ, ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζει	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεται	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθον	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθον	ἀνᾰχᾰζόμεθᾰ	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθε	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζονται
	subjunctive	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζωμαι	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζῃ	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζηται	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζησθον	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζησθον	ἀνᾰχᾰζώμεθᾰ	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζησθε	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζωνται
	optative	ἀνᾰχᾰζοίμην	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζοιο	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζοιτο	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζοισθον	ἀνᾰχᾰζοίσθην	ἀνᾰχᾰζοίμεθᾰ	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζοισθε	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζοιντο
	imperative		ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζου	ἀνᾰχᾰζέσθω	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθον	ἀνᾰχᾰζέσθων		ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθε	ἀνᾰχᾰζέσθων
infinitive						ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθαι
participle	m					ἀνᾰχᾰζόμενος
	f					ἀνᾰχᾰζομένη
	n					ἀνᾰχᾰζόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἀνεχᾰζόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
passive	indicative	ἀνεχᾰζόμην	ἀνεχᾰ́ζου	ἀνεχᾰ́ζετο	ἀνεχᾰ́ζεσθον	ἀνεχᾰζέσθην	ἀνεχᾰζόμεθᾰ	ἀνεχᾰ́ζεσθε	ἀνεχᾰ́ζοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἀνᾰχᾰζόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
passive	indicative	ἀνᾰχᾰζόμην	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζου	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζετο	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθον	ἀνᾰχᾰζέσθην	ἀνᾰχᾰζόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζεσθε	ἀνᾰχᾰ́ζοντο
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: ἀνεχᾰσᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἀνεχᾰσᾰ́μην	ἀνεχᾰ́σω	ἀνεχᾰ́σᾰτο	ἀνεχᾰ́σᾰσθον	ἀνεχᾰσᾰ́σθην	ἀνεχᾰσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἀνεχᾰ́σᾰσθε	ἀνεχᾰ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σωμαι	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σῃ	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σηται	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σησθον	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σησθον	ἀνᾰχᾰσώμεθᾰ	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σησθε	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σωνται
	optative	ἀνᾰχᾰσαίμην	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σαιο	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σαιτο	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σαισθον	ἀνᾰχᾰσαίσθην	ἀνᾰχᾰσαίμεθᾰ	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σαισθε	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σαιντο
	imperative		ἀνᾰ́χᾰσαι	ἀνᾰχᾰσᾰ́σθω	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σᾰσθον	ἀνᾰχᾰσᾰ́σθων		ἀνᾰχᾰ́σᾰσθε	ἀνᾰχᾰσᾰ́σθων
					middle
infinitive					ἀνᾰχᾰ́σᾰσθαι
participle	m				ἀνᾰχᾰσᾰ́μενος
	f				ἀνᾰχᾰσᾰμένη
	n				ἀνᾰχᾰσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἀνέχᾰσσᾰ, ἀνεχᾰσσᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀνέχᾰσσᾰ	ἀνέχᾰσσᾰς	ἀνέχᾰσσε(ν)	ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰτον	ἀνεχᾰσσᾰ́την	ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰμεν	ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰτε	ἀνέχᾰσσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσω, ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσωμῐ	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσῃς, ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσῃσθᾰ	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσῃ, ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσῃσῐ	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσητον	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσητον	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσωμεν	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσητε	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαιμῐ	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαις, ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαισθᾰ, ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσειᾰς	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσειε(ν), ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαι	ἀνᾰχᾰσσεῖτον	ἀνᾰχᾰσσείτην	ἀνᾰχᾰσσεῖμεν	ἀνᾰχᾰσσεῖτε	ἀνᾰχᾰσσεῖεν
	imperative		ἀνᾰ́χᾰσσον	ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́τω	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾰτον	ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́των		ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾰτε	ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἀνεχᾰσσᾰ́μην	ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰο	ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰτο	ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰσθον	ἀνεχᾰσσᾰ́σθην	ἀνεχᾰσσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰσθε	ἀνεχᾰ́σσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσωμαι	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσηαι	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσηται	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσησθον	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσησθον	ἀνᾰχᾰσσώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσησθε	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσωνται
	optative	ἀνᾰχᾰσσαίμην	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαιο	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαιτο	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαισθον	ἀνᾰχᾰσσαίσθην	ἀνᾰχᾰσσαίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαισθε	ἀνᾰχᾰσσαίᾰτο
	imperative		ἀνᾰ́χᾰσσαι	ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́σθω	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾰσθον	ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́σθων		ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾰσθε	ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσαι/ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́μεν/ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰμέναι			ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾱς			ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́μενος
	f	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾱσᾰ			ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰμένη
	n	ἀνᾰχᾰ́σσᾰν			ἀνᾰχᾰσσᾰ́μενον
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.

Further reading

• “ἀναχάζομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀναχάζομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀναχάζομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀναχάζω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἀναχάζομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀναχάζομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter