ἐνέπω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐννέπω (ennépō) — Epic, Tragic

Etymology

ἐν- (en-) +‎ Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“say”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.né.pɔː/ → /eˈne.po/ → /eˈne.po/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.né.pɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈne.po/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈne.po/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈne.po/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈne.po/

Verb

ἐνέπω • (enépō)

1. (transitive) tell or tell about
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.1:

     ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε

     ándra moi énnepe

     tell me of the man

2. (intransitive) speak
   • 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Works and Days 194:

     βλάψει δ’ ὁ κακὸς τὸν ἀρείονα φῶτα / μύθοισιν σκολιοῖς ἐνέπων

     blápsei d’ ho kakòs tòn areíona phôta / múthoisin skolioîs enépōn

     The evil man will try to ruin the better man, speaking with crooked words

Conjugation

   Present: ἐνέπω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνέπω	ἐνέπεις	ἐνέπει	ἐνέπετον	ἐνέπετον	ἐνέπομεν	ἐνέπετε	ἐνέπουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐνέπω	ἐνέπῃς	ἐνέπῃ	ἐνέπητον	ἐνέπητον	ἐνέπωμεν	ἐνέπητε	ἐνέπωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐνέποιμῐ	ἐνέποις	ἐνέποι	ἐνέποιτον	ἐνεποίτην	ἐνέποιμεν	ἐνέποιτε	ἐνέποιεν
	imperative		ἔνεπε	ἐνεπέτω	ἐνέπετον	ἐνεπέτων		ἐνέπετε	ἐνεπόντων
		active
infinitive		ἐνέπειν
participle	m	ἐνέπων
	f	ἐνέπουσᾰ
	n	ἐνέπον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ἐνῐ́σπω (Koine)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνῐ́σπω	ἐνῐ́σπεις	ἐνῐ́σπει	ἐνῐ́σπετον	ἐνῐ́σπετον	ἐνῐ́σπομεν	ἐνῐ́σπετε	ἐνῐ́σπουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐνῐ́σπω	ἐνῐ́σπῃς	ἐνῐ́σπῃ	ἐνῐ́σπητον	ἐνῐ́σπητον	ἐνῐ́σπωμεν	ἐνῐ́σπητε	ἐνῐ́σπωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐνῐ́σποιμῐ	ἐνῐ́σποις	ἐνῐ́σποι	ἐνῐ́σποιτον	ἐνῐσποίτην	ἐνῐ́σποιμεν	ἐνῐ́σποιτε	ἐνῐ́σποιεν
	imperative		ἔνῐσπε	ἐνῐσπέτω	ἐνῐ́σπετον	ἐνῐσπέτων		ἐνῐ́σπετε	ἐνῐσπόντων
		active
infinitive		ἐνῐ́σπειν
participle	m	ἐνῐ́σπων
	f	ἐνῐ́σπουσᾰ
	n	ἐνῐ́σπον
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: ἤνεπον

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἤνεπον	ἤνεπες	ἤνεπε(ν)	ἠνέπετον	ἠνεπέτην	ἠνέπομεν	ἠνέπετε	ἤνεπον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐνῐσπήσω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνῐσπήσω	ἐνῐσπήσεις	ἐνῐσπήσει	ἐνῐσπήσετον	ἐνῐσπήσετον	ἐνῐσπήσομεν	ἐνῐσπήσετε	ἐνῐσπήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐνῐσπήσοιμῐ	ἐνῐσπήσοις	ἐνῐσπήσοι	ἐνῐσπήσοιτον	ἐνῐσπησοίτην	ἐνῐσπήσοιμεν	ἐνῐσπήσοιτε	ἐνῐσπήσοιεν
		active
infinitive		ἐνῐσπήσειν
participle	m	ἐνῐσπήσων
	f	ἐνῐσπήσουσᾰ
	n	ἐνῐσπῆσον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐνῐ́ψω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνῐ́ψω	ἐνῐ́ψεις	ἐνῐ́ψει	ἐνῐ́ψετον	ἐνῐ́ψετον	ἐνῐ́ψομεν	ἐνῐ́ψετε	ἐνῐ́ψουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐνῐ́ψοιμῐ	ἐνῐ́ψοις	ἐνῐ́ψοι	ἐνῐ́ψοιτον	ἐνῐψοίτην	ἐνῐ́ψοιμεν	ἐνῐ́ψοιτε	ἐνῐ́ψοιεν
		active
infinitive		ἐνῐ́ψειν
participle	m	ἐνῐ́ψων
	f	ἐνῐ́ψουσᾰ
	n	ἐνῐ́ψον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐνῐ́σπον

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνῐ́σπον	ἐνῐ́σπες	ἐνῐ́σπε(ν)	ἐνῐ́σπετον	ἐνῐσπέτην	ἐνῐ́σπομεν	ἐνῐ́σπετε	ἐνῐ́σπον
	subjunctive	ἐνῐ́σπω	ἐνῐ́σπῃς	ἐνῐ́σπῃ	ἐνῐ́σπητον	ἐνῐ́σπητον	ἐνῐ́σπωμεν	ἐνῐ́σπητε	ἐνῐ́σπωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐνῐ́σποιμῐ	ἐνῐ́σποις	ἐνῐ́σποι	ἐνῐ́σποιτον	ἐνῐσποίτην	ἐνῐ́σποιμεν	ἐνῐ́σποιτε	ἐνῐ́σποιεν
	imperative		ἔνῐσπε	ἐνῐσπέτω	ἐνῐ́σπετον	ἐνῐσπέτων		ἐνῐ́σπετε	ἐνῐσπόντων
		active
infinitive		ἐνῐσπεῖν
participle	m	ἐνῐσπών
	f	ἐνῐσποῦσᾰ
	n	ἐνῐσπόν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἐνοπή (enopḗ)

References

• “ἐνέπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐνέπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἐνέπω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• “ἐνέπω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐνέπω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐνέπω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963