ἀφανίζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀφανής (aphanḗs, “unseen”) +‎ -ίζω (-ízō, verb forming suffix)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.pʰa.níz.dɔː/ → /a.ɸaˈni.zo/ → /a.faˈni.zo/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.pʰa.níz.dɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.pʰaˈni.zo/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɸaˈni.zo/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.faˈni.zo/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.faˈni.zo/

Verb

ἀφᾰνίζω • (aphanízō)

1. to make unseen, hide, hush up, lose sight of, reject, make away with a person
   1. do away with, remove, carry one off
   2. to destroy
   3. to obliterate writing
   4. to secrete, steal
   5. to obscure, mar one's good name
2. to spoil
   1. to make away with property
   2. to drain a cup of wine
3. to disappear, be missing
   1. to be lost at sea
4. to live retired

Conjugation

   Present: ἀφᾰνῐ́ζω, ἀφᾰνῐ́ζομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζω	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζεις	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζει	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζετον	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζετον	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζομεν	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζετε	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζω	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζῃς	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζῃ	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζητον	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζητον	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζωμεν	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζητε	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζοιμῐ	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζοις	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζοι	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζοιτον	ἀφᾰνῐζοίτην	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζοιμεν	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζοιτε	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζοιεν
	imperative		ἀφᾰ́νῐζε	ἀφᾰνῐζέτω	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζετον	ἀφᾰνῐζέτων		ἀφᾰνῐ́ζετε	ἀφᾰνῐζόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζομαι	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζῃ, ἀφᾰνῐ́ζει	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζεται	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζεσθον	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζεσθον	ἀφᾰνῐζόμεθᾰ	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζεσθε	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζονται
	subjunctive	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζωμαι	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζῃ	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζηται	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζησθον	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζησθον	ἀφᾰνῐζώμεθᾰ	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζησθε	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζωνται
	optative	ἀφᾰνῐζοίμην	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζοιο	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζοιτο	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζοισθον	ἀφᾰνῐζοίσθην	ἀφᾰνῐζοίμεθᾰ	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζοισθε	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζοιντο
	imperative		ἀφᾰνῐ́ζου	ἀφᾰνῐζέσθω	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζεσθον	ἀφᾰνῐζέσθων		ἀφᾰνῐ́ζεσθε	ἀφᾰνῐζέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἀφᾰνῐ́ζειν				ἀφᾰνῐ́ζεσθαι
participle	m	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζων				ἀφᾰνῐζόμενος
	f	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζουσᾰ				ἀφᾰνῐζομένη
	n	ἀφᾰνῐ́ζον				ἀφᾰνῐζόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἠφᾰ́νῐζον, ἠφᾰνῐζόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἠφᾰ́νῐζον	ἠφᾰ́νῐζες	ἠφᾰ́νῐζε(ν)	ἠφᾰνῐ́ζετον	ἠφᾰνῐζέτην	ἠφᾰνῐ́ζομεν	ἠφᾰνῐ́ζετε	ἠφᾰ́νῐζον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἠφᾰνῐζόμην	ἠφᾰνῐ́ζου	ἠφᾰνῐ́ζετο	ἠφᾰνῐ́ζεσθον	ἠφᾰνῐζέσθην	ἠφᾰνῐζόμεθᾰ	ἠφᾰνῐ́ζεσθε	ἠφᾰνῐ́ζοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἀφᾰνῐέω, ἀφᾰνῐέομαι, ἀφᾰνῐσθήσομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀφᾰνῐέω	ἀφᾰνῐέεις	ἀφᾰνῐέει	ἀφᾰνῐέετον	ἀφᾰνῐέετον	ἀφᾰνῐέομεν	ἀφᾰνῐέετε	ἀφᾰνῐέουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀφᾰνῐέοιμῐ	ἀφᾰνῐέοις	ἀφᾰνῐέοι	ἀφᾰνῐέοιτον	ἀφᾰνῐεοίτην	ἀφᾰνῐέοιμεν	ἀφᾰνῐέοιτε	ἀφᾰνῐέοιεν
middle	indicative	ἀφᾰνῐέομαι	ἀφᾰνῐέῃ, ἀφᾰνῐέει	ἀφᾰνῐέεται	ἀφᾰνῐέεσθον	ἀφᾰνῐέεσθον	ἀφᾰνῐεόμεθᾰ	ἀφᾰνῐέεσθε	ἀφᾰνῐέονται
	optative	ἀφᾰνῐεοίμην	ἀφᾰνῐέοιο	ἀφᾰνῐέοιτο	ἀφᾰνῐέοισθον	ἀφᾰνῐεοίσθην	ἀφᾰνῐεοίμεθᾰ	ἀφᾰνῐέοισθε	ἀφᾰνῐέοιντο
passive	indicative	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσομαι	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσῃ	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσεται	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσεσθον	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσεσθον	ἀφᾰνῐσθησόμεθᾰ	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσεσθε	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσονται
	optative	ἀφᾰνῐσθησοίμην	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσοιο	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσοιτο	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσοισθον	ἀφᾰνῐσθησοίσθην	ἀφᾰνῐσθησοίμεθᾰ	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσοισθε	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἀφᾰνῐέειν			ἀφᾰνῐέεσθαι		ἀφᾰνῐσθήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἀφᾰνῐέων			ἀφᾰνῐεόμενος		ἀφᾰνῐσθησόμενος
	f	ἀφᾰνῐέουσᾰ			ἀφᾰνῐεομένη		ἀφᾰνῐσθησομένη
	n	ἀφᾰνῐέον			ἀφᾰνῐεόμενον		ἀφᾰνῐσθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἀφᾰνῐῶ, ἀφᾰνῐοῦμαι, ἀφᾰνῐσθήσομαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀφᾰνῐῶ	ἀφᾰνῐεῖς	ἀφᾰνῐεῖ	ἀφᾰνῐεῖτον	ἀφᾰνῐεῖτον	ἀφᾰνῐοῦμεν	ἀφᾰνῐεῖτε	ἀφᾰνῐοῦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀφᾰνῐοίην, ἀφᾰνῐοῖμῐ	ἀφᾰνῐοίης, ἀφᾰνῐοῖς	ἀφᾰνῐοίη, ἀφᾰνῐοῖ	ἀφᾰνῐοῖτον, ἀφᾰνῐοίητον	ἀφᾰνῐοίτην, ἀφᾰνῐοιήτην	ἀφᾰνῐοῖμεν, ἀφᾰνῐοίημεν	ἀφᾰνῐοῖτε, ἀφᾰνῐοίητε	ἀφᾰνῐοῖεν, ἀφᾰνῐοίησᾰν
middle	indicative	ἀφᾰνῐοῦμαι	ἀφᾰνῐῇ	ἀφᾰνῐεῖται	ἀφᾰνῐεῖσθον	ἀφᾰνῐεῖσθον	ἀφᾰνῐούμεθᾰ	ἀφᾰνῐεῖσθε	ἀφᾰνῐοῦνται
	optative	ἀφᾰνῐοίμην	ἀφᾰνῐοῖο	ἀφᾰνῐοῖτο	ἀφᾰνῐοῖσθον	ἀφᾰνῐοίσθην	ἀφᾰνῐοίμεθᾰ	ἀφᾰνῐοῖσθε	ἀφᾰνῐοῖντο
passive	indicative	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσομαι	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσῃ	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσεται	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσεσθον	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσεσθον	ἀφᾰνῐσθησόμεθᾰ	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσεσθε	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσονται
	optative	ἀφᾰνῐσθησοίμην	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσοιο	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσοιτο	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσοισθον	ἀφᾰνῐσθησοίσθην	ἀφᾰνῐσθησοίμεθᾰ	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσοισθε	ἀφᾰνῐσθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἀφᾰνῐεῖν			ἀφᾰνῐεῖσθαι		ἀφᾰνῐσθήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἀφᾰνῐῶν			ἀφᾰνῐούμενος		ἀφᾰνῐσθησόμενος
	f	ἀφᾰνῐοῦσᾰ			ἀφᾰνῐουμένη		ἀφᾰνῐσθησομένη
	n	ἀφᾰνῐοῦν			ἀφᾰνῐούμενον		ἀφᾰνῐσθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἠφᾰ́νῐσᾰ, ἠφᾰνῐσᾰ́μην, ἠφᾰνῐ́σθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἠφᾰ́νῐσᾰ	ἠφᾰ́νῐσᾰς	ἠφᾰ́νῐσε(ν)	ἠφᾰνῐ́σᾰτον	ἠφᾰνῐσᾰ́την	ἠφᾰνῐ́σᾰμεν	ἠφᾰνῐ́σᾰτε	ἠφᾰ́νῐσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἀφᾰνῐ́σω	ἀφᾰνῐ́σῃς	ἀφᾰνῐ́σῃ	ἀφᾰνῐ́σητον	ἀφᾰνῐ́σητον	ἀφᾰνῐ́σωμεν	ἀφᾰνῐ́σητε	ἀφᾰνῐ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀφᾰνῐ́σαιμῐ	ἀφᾰνῐ́σειᾰς, ἀφᾰνῐ́σαις	ἀφᾰνῐ́σειε(ν), ἀφᾰνῐ́σαι	ἀφᾰνῐ́σαιτον	ἀφᾰνῐσαίτην	ἀφᾰνῐ́σαιμεν	ἀφᾰνῐ́σαιτε	ἀφᾰνῐ́σειᾰν, ἀφᾰνῐ́σαιεν
	imperative		ἀφᾰ́νῐσον	ἀφᾰνῐσᾰ́τω	ἀφᾰνῐ́σᾰτον	ἀφᾰνῐσᾰ́των		ἀφᾰνῐ́σᾰτε	ἀφᾰνῐσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἠφᾰνῐσᾰ́μην	ἠφᾰνῐ́σω	ἠφᾰνῐ́σᾰτο	ἠφᾰνῐ́σᾰσθον	ἠφᾰνῐσᾰ́σθην	ἠφᾰνῐσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἠφᾰνῐ́σᾰσθε	ἠφᾰνῐ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἀφᾰνῐ́σωμαι	ἀφᾰνῐ́σῃ	ἀφᾰνῐ́σηται	ἀφᾰνῐ́σησθον	ἀφᾰνῐ́σησθον	ἀφᾰνῐσώμεθᾰ	ἀφᾰνῐ́σησθε	ἀφᾰνῐ́σωνται
	optative	ἀφᾰνῐσαίμην	ἀφᾰνῐ́σαιο	ἀφᾰνῐ́σαιτο	ἀφᾰνῐ́σαισθον	ἀφᾰνῐσαίσθην	ἀφᾰνῐσαίμεθᾰ	ἀφᾰνῐ́σαισθε	ἀφᾰνῐ́σαιντο
	imperative		ἀφᾰ́νῐσαι	ἀφᾰνῐσᾰ́σθω	ἀφᾰνῐ́σᾰσθον	ἀφᾰνῐσᾰ́σθων		ἀφᾰνῐ́σᾰσθε	ἀφᾰνῐσᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἠφᾰνῐ́σθην	ἠφᾰνῐ́σθης	ἠφᾰνῐ́σθη	ἠφᾰνῐ́σθητον	ἠφᾰνῐσθήτην	ἠφᾰνῐ́σθημεν	ἠφᾰνῐ́σθητε	ἠφᾰνῐ́σθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἀφᾰνῐσθῶ	ἀφᾰνῐσθῇς	ἀφᾰνῐσθῇ	ἀφᾰνῐσθῆτον	ἀφᾰνῐσθῆτον	ἀφᾰνῐσθῶμεν	ἀφᾰνῐσθῆτε	ἀφᾰνῐσθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀφᾰνῐσθείην	ἀφᾰνῐσθείης	ἀφᾰνῐσθείη	ἀφᾰνῐσθεῖτον, ἀφᾰνῐσθείητον	ἀφᾰνῐσθείτην, ἀφᾰνῐσθειήτην	ἀφᾰνῐσθεῖμεν, ἀφᾰνῐσθείημεν	ἀφᾰνῐσθεῖτε, ἀφᾰνῐσθείητε	ἀφᾰνῐσθεῖεν, ἀφᾰνῐσθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἀφᾰνῐ́σθητῐ	ἀφᾰνῐσθήτω	ἀφᾰνῐ́σθητον	ἀφᾰνῐσθήτων		ἀφᾰνῐ́σθητε	ἀφᾰνῐσθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἀφᾰνῐ́σαι			ἀφᾰνῐ́σᾰσθαι		ἀφᾰνῐσθῆναι
participle	m	ἀφᾰνῐ́σᾱς			ἀφᾰνῐσᾰ́μενος		ἀφᾰνῐσθείς
	f	ἀφᾰνῐ́σᾱσᾰ			ἀφᾰνῐσᾰμένη		ἀφᾰνῐσθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἀφᾰνῐ́σᾰν			ἀφᾰνῐσᾰ́μενον		ἀφᾰνῐσθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἠφᾰ́νῐκᾰ, ἠφᾰ́νῐσμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἠφᾰ́νῐκᾰ	ἠφᾰ́νῐκᾰς	ἠφᾰ́νῐκε(ν)	ἠφᾰνῐ́κᾰτον	ἠφᾰνῐ́κᾰτον	ἠφᾰνῐ́κᾰμεν	ἠφᾰνῐ́κᾰτε	ἠφᾰνῐ́κᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἠφᾰνῐ́κω	ἠφᾰνῐ́κῃς	ἠφᾰνῐ́κῃ	ἠφᾰνῐ́κητον	ἠφᾰνῐ́κητον	ἠφᾰνῐ́κωμεν	ἠφᾰνῐ́κητε	ἠφᾰνῐ́κωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἠφᾰνῐ́κοιμῐ, ἠφᾰνῐκοίην	ἠφᾰνῐ́κοις, ἠφᾰνῐκοίης	ἠφᾰνῐ́κοι, ἠφᾰνῐκοίη	ἠφᾰνῐ́κοιτον	ἠφᾰνῐκοίτην	ἠφᾰνῐ́κοιμεν	ἠφᾰνῐ́κοιτε	ἠφᾰνῐ́κοιεν
	imperative		ἠφᾰ́νῐκε	ἠφᾰνῐκέτω	ἠφᾰνῐ́κετον	ἠφᾰνῐκέτων		ἠφᾰνῐ́κετε	ἠφᾰνῐκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἠφᾰ́νῐσμαι	ἠφᾰ́νῐσαι	ἠφᾰ́νῐσται	ἠφᾰ́νῐσθον	ἠφᾰ́νῐσθον	ἠφᾰνῐ́σμεθᾰ	ἠφᾰ́νῐσθε	ἠφᾰνῐ́δᾰται
	subjunctive	ἠφᾰνῐσμένος ὦ	ἠφᾰνῐσμένος ᾖς	ἠφᾰνῐσμένος ᾖ	ἠφᾰνῐσμένω ἦτον	ἠφᾰνῐσμένω ἦτον	ἠφᾰνῐσμένοι ὦμεν	ἠφᾰνῐσμένοι ἦτε	ἠφᾰνῐσμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἠφᾰνῐσμένος εἴην	ἠφᾰνῐσμένος εἴης	ἠφᾰνῐσμένος εἴη	ἠφᾰνῐσμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἠφᾰνῐσμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἠφᾰνῐσμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἠφᾰνῐσμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἠφᾰνῐσμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἠφᾰ́νῐσο	ἠφᾰνῐ́σθω	ἠφᾰ́νῐσθον	ἠφᾰνῐ́σθων		ἠφᾰ́νῐσθε	ἠφᾰνῐ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἠφᾰνῐκέναι				ἠφᾰνῐ́σθαι
participle	m	ἠφᾰνῐκώς				ἠφᾰνῐσμένος
	f	ἠφᾰνῐκυῖᾰ				ἠφᾰνῐσμένη
	n	ἠφᾰνῐκός				ἠφᾰνῐσμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἠφᾰνῐ́κειν, ἠφᾰνῐ́σμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἠφᾰνῐ́κειν, ἠφᾰνῐ́κη	ἠφᾰνῐ́κεις, ἠφᾰνῐ́κης	ἠφᾰνῐ́κει(ν)	ἠφᾰνῐ́κετον	ἠφᾰνῐκέτην	ἠφᾰνῐ́κεμεν	ἠφᾰνῐ́κετε	ἠφᾰνῐ́κεσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἠφᾰνῐ́σμην	ἠφᾰ́νῐσο	ἠφᾰ́νῐστο	ἠφᾰ́νῐσθον	ἠφᾰνῐ́σθην	ἠφᾰνῐ́σμεθᾰ	ἠφᾰ́νῐσθε	ἠφᾰνῐ́δᾰτο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ἀφανίζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press