ἐπαμύνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ ἀμῡ́νω (amū́nō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pa.my̌ː.nɔː/ → /e.paˈmy.no/ → /e.paˈmi.no/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pa.my̌ː.nɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.paˈmy.no/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.paˈmy.no/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.paˈmy.no/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.paˈmi.no/

Verb

ἐπᾰμῡ́νω • (epămū́nō)

1. to come to aid, assist
2. to defend

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπᾰμῡ́νω, ἐπᾰμῡ́νομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπᾰμῡ́νω	ἐπᾰμῡ́νεις	ἐπᾰμῡ́νει	ἐπᾰμῡ́νετον	ἐπᾰμῡ́νετον	ἐπᾰμῡ́νομεν	ἐπᾰμῡ́νετε	ἐπᾰμῡ́νουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπᾰμῡ́νω	ἐπᾰμῡ́νῃς	ἐπᾰμῡ́νῃ	ἐπᾰμῡ́νητον	ἐπᾰμῡ́νητον	ἐπᾰμῡ́νωμεν	ἐπᾰμῡ́νητε	ἐπᾰμῡ́νωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπᾰμῡ́νοιμῐ	ἐπᾰμῡ́νοις	ἐπᾰμῡ́νοι	ἐπᾰμῡ́νοιτον	ἐπᾰμῡνοίτην	ἐπᾰμῡ́νοιμεν	ἐπᾰμῡ́νοιτε	ἐπᾰμῡ́νοιεν
	imperative		ἐπᾰ́μῡνε	ἐπᾰμῡνέτω	ἐπᾰμῡ́νετον	ἐπᾰμῡνέτων		ἐπᾰμῡ́νετε	ἐπᾰμῡνόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπᾰμῡ́νομαι	ἐπᾰμῡ́νῃ, ἐπᾰμῡ́νει	ἐπᾰμῡ́νεται	ἐπᾰμῡ́νεσθον	ἐπᾰμῡ́νεσθον	ἐπᾰμῡνόμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰμῡ́νεσθε	ἐπᾰμῡ́νονται
	subjunctive	ἐπᾰμῡ́νωμαι	ἐπᾰμῡ́νῃ	ἐπᾰμῡ́νηται	ἐπᾰμῡ́νησθον	ἐπᾰμῡ́νησθον	ἐπᾰμῡνώμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰμῡ́νησθε	ἐπᾰμῡ́νωνται
	optative	ἐπᾰμῡνοίμην	ἐπᾰμῡ́νοιο	ἐπᾰμῡ́νοιτο	ἐπᾰμῡ́νοισθον	ἐπᾰμῡνοίσθην	ἐπᾰμῡνοίμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰμῡ́νοισθε	ἐπᾰμῡ́νοιντο
	imperative		ἐπᾰμῡ́νου	ἐπᾰμῡνέσθω	ἐπᾰμῡ́νεσθον	ἐπᾰμῡνέσθων		ἐπᾰμῡ́νεσθε	ἐπᾰμῡνέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπᾰμῡ́νειν				ἐπᾰμῡ́νεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπᾰμῡ́νων				ἐπᾰμῡνόμενος
	f	ἐπᾰμῡ́νουσᾰ				ἐπᾰμῡνομένη
	n	ἐπᾰμῦνον				ἐπᾰμῡνόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπέμῡνον, ἐπεμῡνόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπέμῡνον	ἐπέμῡνες	ἐπέμῡνε(ν)	ἐπεμῡ́νετον	ἐπεμῡνέτην	ἐπεμῡ́νομεν	ἐπεμῡ́νετε	ἐπέμῡνον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπεμῡνόμην	ἐπεμῡ́νου	ἐπεμῡ́νετο	ἐπεμῡ́νεσθον	ἐπεμῡνέσθην	ἐπεμῡνόμεθᾰ	ἐπεμῡ́νεσθε	ἐπεμῡ́νοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπᾰμῠνέω, ἐπᾰμῠνέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπᾰμῠνέω	ἐπᾰμῠνέεις	ἐπᾰμῠνέει	ἐπᾰμῠνέετον	ἐπᾰμῠνέετον	ἐπᾰμῠνέομεν	ἐπᾰμῠνέετε	ἐπᾰμῠνέουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπᾰμῠνέοιμῐ	ἐπᾰμῠνέοις	ἐπᾰμῠνέοι	ἐπᾰμῠνέοιτον	ἐπᾰμῠνεοίτην	ἐπᾰμῠνέοιμεν	ἐπᾰμῠνέοιτε	ἐπᾰμῠνέοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐπᾰμῠνέομαι	ἐπᾰμῠνέῃ, ἐπᾰμῠνέει	ἐπᾰμῠνέεται	ἐπᾰμῠνέεσθον	ἐπᾰμῠνέεσθον	ἐπᾰμῠνεόμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰμῠνέεσθε	ἐπᾰμῠνέονται
	optative	ἐπᾰμῠνεοίμην	ἐπᾰμῠνέοιο	ἐπᾰμῠνέοιτο	ἐπᾰμῠνέοισθον	ἐπᾰμῠνεοίσθην	ἐπᾰμῠνεοίμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰμῠνέοισθε	ἐπᾰμῠνέοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐπᾰμῠνέειν			ἐπᾰμῠνέεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπᾰμῠνέων			ἐπᾰμῠνεόμενος
	f	ἐπᾰμῠνέουσᾰ			ἐπᾰμῠνεομένη
	n	ἐπᾰμῠνέον			ἐπᾰμῠνεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπᾰμῠνῶ, ἐπᾰμῠνοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπᾰμῠνῶ	ἐπᾰμῠνεῖς	ἐπᾰμῠνεῖ	ἐπᾰμῠνεῖτον	ἐπᾰμῠνεῖτον	ἐπᾰμῠνοῦμεν	ἐπᾰμῠνεῖτε	ἐπᾰμῠνοῦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπᾰμῠνοίην, ἐπᾰμῠνοῖμῐ	ἐπᾰμῠνοίης, ἐπᾰμῠνοῖς	ἐπᾰμῠνοίη, ἐπᾰμῠνοῖ	ἐπᾰμῠνοῖτον, ἐπᾰμῠνοίητον	ἐπᾰμῠνοίτην, ἐπᾰμῠνοιήτην	ἐπᾰμῠνοῖμεν, ἐπᾰμῠνοίημεν	ἐπᾰμῠνοῖτε, ἐπᾰμῠνοίητε	ἐπᾰμῠνοῖεν, ἐπᾰμῠνοίησᾰν
middle	indicative	ἐπᾰμῠνοῦμαι	ἐπᾰμῠνῇ	ἐπᾰμῠνεῖται	ἐπᾰμῠνεῖσθον	ἐπᾰμῠνεῖσθον	ἐπᾰμῠνούμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰμῠνεῖσθε	ἐπᾰμῠνοῦνται
	optative	ἐπᾰμῠνοίμην	ἐπᾰμῠνοῖο	ἐπᾰμῠνοῖτο	ἐπᾰμῠνοῖσθον	ἐπᾰμῠνοίσθην	ἐπᾰμῠνοίμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰμῠνοῖσθε	ἐπᾰμῠνοῖντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐπᾰμῠνεῖν			ἐπᾰμῠνεῖσθαι
participle	m	ἐπᾰμῠνῶν			ἐπᾰμῠνούμενος
	f	ἐπᾰμῠνοῦσᾰ			ἐπᾰμῠνουμένη
	n	ἐπᾰμῠνοῦν			ἐπᾰμῠνούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπήμῡνᾰ, ἐπημῡνᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπήμῡνᾰ	ἐπήμῡνᾰς	ἐπήμῡνε(ν)	ἐπημῡ́νᾰτον	ἐπημῡνᾰ́την	ἐπημῡ́νᾰμεν	ἐπημῡ́νᾰτε	ἐπήμῡνᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπᾰμῡ́νω	ἐπᾰμῡ́νῃς	ἐπᾰμῡ́νῃ	ἐπᾰμῡ́νητον	ἐπᾰμῡ́νητον	ἐπᾰμῡ́νωμεν	ἐπᾰμῡ́νητε	ἐπᾰμῡ́νωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπᾰμῡ́ναιμῐ	ἐπᾰμῡ́νειᾰς, ἐπᾰμῡ́ναις	ἐπᾰμῡ́νειε(ν), ἐπᾰμῡ́ναι	ἐπᾰμῡ́ναιτον	ἐπᾰμῡναίτην	ἐπᾰμῡ́ναιμεν	ἐπᾰμῡ́ναιτε	ἐπᾰμῡ́νειᾰν, ἐπᾰμῡ́ναιεν
	imperative		ἐπᾰ́μῡνον	ἐπᾰμῡνᾰ́τω	ἐπᾰμῡ́νᾰτον	ἐπᾰμῡνᾰ́των		ἐπᾰμῡ́νᾰτε	ἐπᾰμῡνᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐπημῡνᾰ́μην	ἐπημῡ́νω	ἐπημῡ́νᾰτο	ἐπημῡ́νᾰσθον	ἐπημῡνᾰ́σθην	ἐπημῡνᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπημῡ́νᾰσθε	ἐπημῡ́νᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐπᾰμῡ́νωμαι	ἐπᾰμῡ́νῃ	ἐπᾰμῡ́νηται	ἐπᾰμῡ́νησθον	ἐπᾰμῡ́νησθον	ἐπᾰμῡνώμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰμῡ́νησθε	ἐπᾰμῡ́νωνται
	optative	ἐπᾰμῡναίμην	ἐπᾰμῡ́ναιο	ἐπᾰμῡ́ναιτο	ἐπᾰμῡ́ναισθον	ἐπᾰμῡναίσθην	ἐπᾰμῡναίμεθᾰ	ἐπᾰμῡ́ναισθε	ἐπᾰμῡ́ναιντο
	imperative		ἐπᾰ́μῡναι	ἐπᾰμῡνᾰ́σθω	ἐπᾰμῡ́νᾰσθον	ἐπᾰμῡνᾰ́σθων		ἐπᾰμῡ́νᾰσθε	ἐπᾰμῡνᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐπᾰμῦναι			ἐπᾰμῡ́νᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἐπᾰμῡ́νᾱς			ἐπᾰμῡνᾰ́μενος
	f	ἐπᾰμῡ́νᾱσᾰ			ἐπᾰμῡνᾰμένη
	n	ἐπᾰμῦνᾰν			ἐπᾰμῡνᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ἐπαμύνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐπαμύνω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐπαμύνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐπαμύνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • defend idem, page 204.
  • shield idem, page 765.