ἐπικαταλύω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “in addition to”) +‎ καταλῡ́ω (katalū́ō, “put down, destroy”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.ka.ta.ly̌ː.ɔː/ → /e.pi.ka.taˈly.o/ → /e.pi.ka.taˈli.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.ka.ta.ly̌ː.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pi.ka.taˈly.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.ka.taˈly.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.ka.taˈly.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pi.ka.taˈli.o/

Verb

ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ω • (epĭkătălū́ō)

1. to reduce yet further

Conjugation

   Present: ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ω, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ω	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́εις	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ει	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ετον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ετον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ομεν	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ετε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ω	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ῃς	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ῃ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ητον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ητον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ωμεν	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ητε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́οιμῐ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́οις	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́οι	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́οιτον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡοίτην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́οιμεν	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́οιτε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́οιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰ́λῡε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡέτω	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ετον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡέτων		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ετε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ομαι	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ῃ, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ει	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́εται	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́εσθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́εσθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́εσθε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ονται
	subjunctive	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ωμαι	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ῃ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ηται	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ησθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ησθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡώμεθᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ησθε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ωνται
	optative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡοίμην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́οιο	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́οιτο	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́οισθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡοίσθην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́οισθε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́οιντο
	imperative		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ου	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡέσθω	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́εσθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡέσθων		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́εσθε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ειν				ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́εσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ων				ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡόμενος
	f	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́ουσᾰ				ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡομένη
	n	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῦον				ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπῐκᾰτέλῡον, ἐπῐκᾰτελῡόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐκᾰτέλῡον	ἐπῐκᾰτέλῡες	ἐπῐκᾰτέλῡε(ν)	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́ετον	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡέτην	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́ομεν	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́ετε	ἐπῐκᾰτέλῡον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡόμην	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́ου	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́ετο	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́εσθον	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡέσθην	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́εσθε	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́οντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σω, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σομαι, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σω	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σεις	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σει	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σετον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σετον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σομεν	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σετε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σοιμῐ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σοις	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σοι	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σοιτον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσοίτην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σοιμεν	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σοιτε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σομαι	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σῃ, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σει	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σεται	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σεσθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σεσθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σεσθε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σονται
	optative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσοίμην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σοιο	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σοιτο	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σοισθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσοίσθην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σοισθε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σοιντο
passive	indicative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήσομαι	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήσῃ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήσεται	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήσεσθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήσεσθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθησόμεθᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήσεσθε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήσονται
	optative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθησοίμην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήσοιο	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήσοιτο	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήσοισθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθησοίσθην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθησοίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήσοισθε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σειν			ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σεσθαι		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σων			ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσόμενος		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθησόμενος
	f	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σουσᾰ			ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσομένη		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθησομένη
	n	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῦσον			ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσόμενον		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπῐκᾰτέλῡσᾰ, ἐπῐκᾰτελῡσᾰ́μην, ἐπῐκᾰτελῠ́θην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐκᾰτέλῡσᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτέλῡσᾰς	ἐπῐκᾰτέλῡσε(ν)	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́σᾰτον	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡσᾰ́την	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́σᾰμεν	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́σᾰτε	ἐπῐκᾰτέλῡσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σω	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σῃς	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σῃ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σητον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σητον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σωμεν	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σητε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σαιμῐ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σειᾰς, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σαις	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σειε(ν), ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σαι	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σαιτον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσαίτην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σαιμεν	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σαιτε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σειᾰν, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σαιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰ́λῡσον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσᾰ́τω	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σᾰτον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσᾰ́των		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σᾰτε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡσᾰ́μην	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́σω	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́σᾰτο	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́σᾰσθον	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡσᾰ́σθην	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́σᾰσθε	ἐπῐκᾰτελῡ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σωμαι	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σῃ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σηται	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σησθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σησθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσώμεθᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σησθε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σωνται
	optative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσαίμην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σαιο	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σαιτο	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σαισθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσαίσθην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσαίμεθᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σαισθε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σαιντο
	imperative		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰ́λῡσαι	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσᾰ́σθω	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σᾰσθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσᾰ́σθων		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σᾰσθε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐπῐκᾰτελῠ́θην	ἐπῐκᾰτελῠ́θης	ἐπῐκᾰτελῠ́θη	ἐπῐκᾰτελῠ́θητον	ἐπῐκᾰτελῠθήτην	ἐπῐκᾰτελῠ́θημεν	ἐπῐκᾰτελῠ́θητε	ἐπῐκᾰτελῠ́θησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθῶ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθῇς	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθῇ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθῆτον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθῆτον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθῶμεν	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθῆτε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθείην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθείης	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθείη	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθεῖτον, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθείητον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθείτην, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθειήτην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθεῖμεν, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθείημεν	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθεῖτε, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθείητε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθεῖεν, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠ́θητῐ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήτω	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠ́θητον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθήτων		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠ́θητε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῦσαι			ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σᾰσθαι		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθῆναι
participle	m	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σᾱς			ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσᾰ́μενος		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθείς
	f	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡ́σᾱσᾰ			ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσᾰμένη		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῦσᾰν			ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῡσᾰ́μενον		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλῠθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠκᾰ, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠκᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠκᾰς	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠκε(ν)	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κᾰτον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κᾰτον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κᾰμεν	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κᾰτε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κω	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κῃς	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κῃ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κητον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κητον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κωμεν	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κητε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κοιμῐ, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠκοίην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κοις, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠκοίης	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κοι, ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠκοίη	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κοιτον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠκοίτην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κοιμεν	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κοιτε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κοιεν
	imperative		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠκε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠκέτω	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κετον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠκέτων		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́κετε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠμαι	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠσαι	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠται	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠσθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠσθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́μεθᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠσθε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠνται
	subjunctive	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένος ὦ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένος ᾖς	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένος ᾖ	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένω ἦτον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένω ἦτον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένοι ὦμεν	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένοι ἦτε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένος εἴην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένος εἴης	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένος εἴη	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠσο	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́σθω	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠσθον	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́σθων		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλέλῠσθε	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠκέναι				ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠ́σθαι
participle	m	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠκώς				ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένος
	f	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠκυῖᾰ				ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένη
	n	ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠκός				ἐπῐκᾰτᾰλελῠμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠ́κειν, ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠ́κειν, ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠ́κη	ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠ́κεις, ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠ́κης	ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠ́κει(ν)	ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠ́κετον	ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠκέτην	ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠ́κεμεν	ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠ́κετε	ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠ́κεσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠ́μην	ἐπῐκᾰτελέλῠσο	ἐπῐκᾰτελέλῠτο	ἐπῐκᾰτελέλῠσθον	ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠ́σθην	ἐπῐκᾰτελελῠ́μεθᾰ	ἐπῐκᾰτελέλῠσθε	ἐπῐκᾰτελέλῠντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ἐπικαταλύω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “ἐπικαταλύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press