ἐφίημι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐπίημι (epíēmi) — Ionic

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ ἵημι (híēmi)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pʰí.ɛː.mi/ → /eˈɸi.i.mi/ → /eˈfi.i.mi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pʰí.ɛː.mi/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpʰi.e̝.mi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈɸi.i.mi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈfi.i.mi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈfi.i.mi/

Verb

ἐφίημῐ • (ephíēmi)

1. to send to
2. to let fly
3. to lay hands on
4. to incite
5. to bring, impose (troubles etc. upon someone)
6. (in middle) to enjoin upon, command
7. (in middle + gen.) to aim at, (+ inf.) to desire to do

Conjugation

   Present: ἐφῑ́ημῐ, ἐφῑ́εμαι (Attic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφῑ́ημῐ	ἐφῑ́ης	ἐφῑ́ησῐ(ν)	ἐφῑ́ετον	ἐφῑ́ετον	ἐφῑ́εμεν	ἐφῑ́ετε	ἐφῑᾶσι(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐφῑῶ	ἐφῑῇς	ἐφῑῇ	ἐφῑῆτον	ἐφῑῆτον	ἐφῑῶμεν	ἐφῑῆτε	ἐφῑῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐφῑείην	ἐφῑείης	ἐφῑείη	ἐφῑεῖτον, ἐφῑείητον	ἐφῑείτην, ἐφῑειήτην	ἐφῑεῖμεν, ἐφῑείημεν	ἐφῑεῖτε, ἐφῑείητε	ἐφῑεῖεν, ἐφῑείησᾰν
	imperative		ἐφῑ́ει	ἐφῑέτω	ἐφῑ́ετον	ἐφῑέτων		ἐφῑ́ετε	ἐφῑέντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφῑ́εμαι	ἐφῑ́εσαι	ἐφῑ́εται	ἐφῑ́εσθον	ἐφῑ́εσθον	ἐφῑέμεθᾰ	ἐφῑ́εσθε	ἐφῑ́ενται
	subjunctive	ἐφῑῶμαι	ἐφῑῇ	ἐφῑῆται	ἐφῑῆσθον	ἐφῑῆσθον	ἐφῑώμεθᾰ	ἐφῑῆσθε	ἐφῑῶνται
	optative	ἐφῑείμην	ἐφῑεῖο	ἐφῑεῖτο, ἐφῑοῖτο	ἐφῑεῖσθον, ἐφῑοῖσθον	ἐφῑείσθην, ἐφῑοίσθην	ἐφῑείμεθᾰ, ἐφῑοίμεθᾰ	ἐφῑεῖσθε, ἐφῑοῖσθε	ἐφῑεῖντο, ἐφῑοῖντο
	imperative		ἐφῑ́εσο	ἐφῑέσθω	ἐφῑ́εσθον	ἐφῑέσθων		ἐφῑ́εσθε	ἐφῑέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐφῑέναι				ἐφῑ́εσθαι
participle	m	ἐφῑείς				ἐφῑέμενος
	f	ἐφῑεῖσᾰ				ἐφῑεμένη
	n	ἐφῑέν				ἐφῑέμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ἐφῐ́ημῐ, ἐφῐ́εμαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφῐ́ημῐ	ἐφῐ́ης/ἐφῐ́ησθᾰ	ἐφῐ́ησῐ/ἐφῐεῖ	ἐφῐ́ετον	ἐφῐ́ετον	ἐφῐ́εμεν	ἐφῐ́ετε	ἐφῐᾶσι(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐφῐῶ, ἐφῐῶμῐ	ἐφῐῇς, ἐφῐῇσθᾰ	ἐφῐῇ, ἐφῐῇσῐ	ἐφῐῆτον	ἐφῐῆτον	ἐφῐῶμεν	ἐφῐῆτε	ἐφῐῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐφῐείην	ἐφῐείης	ἐφῐείη	ἐφῐεῖτον	ἐφῐείτην	ἐφῐεῖμεν	ἐφῐεῖτε	ἐφῐεῖεν
	imperative		ἐφῐ́ει	ἐφῐέτω	ἐφῐ́ετον	ἐφῐέτων		ἐφῐ́ετε	ἐφῐέντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφῐ́εμαι	ἐφῐ́εσαι	ἐφῐ́εται	ἐφῐ́εσθον	ἐφῐ́εσθον	ἐφῐέμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐφῐ́εσθε	ἐφῐ́ενται
	subjunctive	ἐφῐῶμαι	ἐφῐῇ	ἐφῐῆται	ἐφῐῆσθον	ἐφῐῆσθον	ἐφῐώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐφῐῆσθε	ἐφῐῶνται
	optative	ἐφῐείμην	ἐφῐεῖο	ἐφῐεῖτο, ἐφῐοῖτο	ἐφῐεῖσθον, ἐφῐοῖσθον	ἐφῐείσθην, ἐφῐοίσθην	ἐφῐείμεθᾰ, οίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐφῐεῖσθε, ἐφῐοῖσθε	ἐφῐ́ειντο, ἐφῐοίᾰτο
	imperative		ἐφῐ́εσο	ἐφῐέσθω	ἐφῐ́εσθον	ἐφῐέσθων		ἐφῐ́εσθε	ἐφῐέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐφῐέμεν(αι)				ἐφῐ́εσθαι
participle	m	ἐφῐείς				ἐφῐέμενος
	f	ἐφῐεῖσᾰ				ἐφῐεμένη
	n	ἐφῐέν				ἐφῐέμενον
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: ἐφῑ́ην, ἐφῑέμην (Attic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφῑ́ην	ἐφῑ́εις	ἐφῑ́ει	ἐφῑ́ετον	ἐφῑέτην	ἐφῑ́εμεν	ἐφῑ́ετε	ἐφῑ́εσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφῑέμην	ἐφῑ́εσο	ἐφῑ́ετο	ἐφῑ́εσθον	ἐφῑέσθην	ἐφῑέμεθᾰ	ἐφῑ́εσθε	ἐφῑ́εντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐφῐ́ην, ἐφῐέμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφῐ́ην	ἐφῐ́εις	ἐφῐ́ει	ἐφῐ́ετον	ἐφῐέτην	ἐφῐ́εμεν	ἐφῐ́ετε	ἐφῐ́εσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφῐέμην	ἐφῐ́εσο	ἐφῐ́ετο	ἐφῐ́εσθον	ἐφῐέσθην	ἐφῐέμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐφῐ́εσθε	ἐφῐ́εντο
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.

   Future: ἐφήσω, ἐφήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφήσω	ἐφήσεις	ἐφήσει	ἐφήσετον	ἐφήσετον	ἐφήσομεν	ἐφήσετε	ἐφήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐφήσοιμῐ	ἐφήσοις	ἐφήσοι	ἐφήσοιτον	ἐφησοίτην	ἐφήσοιμεν	ἐφήσοιτε	ἐφήσοιεν
middle	indicative	ἐφήσομαι	ἐφήσῃ, ἐφήσει	ἐφήσεται	ἐφήσεσθον	ἐφήσεσθον	ἐφησόμεθᾰ	ἐφήσεσθε	ἐφήσονται
	optative	ἐφησοίμην	ἐφήσοιο	ἐφήσοιτο	ἐφήσοισθον	ἐφησοίσθην	ἐφησοίμεθᾰ	ἐφήσοισθε	ἐφήσοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐφήσειν			ἐφήσεσθαι
participle	m	ἐφήσων			ἐφησόμενος
	f	ἐφήσουσᾰ			ἐφησομένη
	n	ἐφῆσον			ἐφησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐφῆκᾰ, ἐφηκᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφῆκᾰ	ἐφῆκᾰς	ἐφῆκε(ν)	ἐφήκᾰτον	ἐφηκᾰ́την	ἐφήκᾰμεν	ἐφήκᾰτε	ἐφῆκᾰν
middle	indicative	ἐφηκᾰ́μην	ἐφήκω	ἐφήκᾰτο	ἐφήκᾰσθον	ἐφηκᾰ́σθην	ἐφηκᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐφήκᾰσθε	ἐφήκᾰντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐφέηκᾰ, ἐφεηκᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφέηκᾰ	ἐφέηκᾰς	ἐφέηκε(ν)	ἐφεήκᾰτον	ἐφεηκᾰ́την	ἐφεήκᾰμεν	ἐφεήκᾰτε	ἐφέηκᾰν
middle	indicative	ἐφεηκᾰ́μην	ἐφεήκᾰο	ἐφεήκᾰτο	ἐφεήκᾰσθον	ἐφεηκᾰ́σθην	ἐφεηκᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	ἐφεήκᾰσθε	ἐφεήκᾰντο
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:

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative
	subjunctive	ἐφείω	ἐφῇς
	optative	ἐφείην	ἐφείης	ἐφείη	ἐφείητον	ἐφειήτην	ἐφείημεν	ἐφείητε	ἐφείησᾰν
	imperative		ἔφες
middle	indicative
	subjunctive
	optative
	imperative
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐφεῖναι
participle	m	ἐφείς
	f	ἐφεῖσᾰ
	n	ἐφέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐφεῖκᾰ, ἐφεῖμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφεῖκᾰ	ἐφεῖκᾰς	ἐφεῖκε(ν)	ἐφείκᾰτον	ἐφείκᾰτον	ἐφείκᾰμεν	ἐφείκᾰτε	ἐφείκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐφείκω	ἐφείκῃς	ἐφείκῃ	ἐφείκητον	ἐφείκητον	ἐφείκωμεν	ἐφείκητε	ἐφείκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐφείκοιμῐ, ἐφεικοίην	ἐφείκοις, ἐφεικοίης	ἐφείκοι, ἐφεικοίη	ἐφείκοιτον	ἐφεικοίτην	ἐφείκοιμεν	ἐφείκοιτε	ἐφείκοιεν
	imperative		ἐφεῖκε	ἐφεικέτω	ἐφείκετον	ἐφεικέτων		ἐφείκετε	ἐφεικόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφεῖμαι	ἐφεῖσαι	ἐφεῖται	ἐφεῖσθον	ἐφεῖσθον	ἐφείμεθᾰ	ἐφεῖσθε	ἐφεῖνται
	subjunctive	ἐφειμένος ὦ	ἐφειμένος ᾖς	ἐφειμένος ᾖ	ἐφειμένω ἦτον	ἐφειμένω ἦτον	ἐφειμένοι ὦμεν	ἐφειμένοι ἦτε	ἐφειμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐφειμένος εἴην	ἐφειμένος εἴης	ἐφειμένος εἴη	ἐφειμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐφειμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐφειμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐφειμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐφειμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐφεῖσο	ἐφείσθω	ἐφεῖσθον	ἐφείσθων		ἐφεῖσθε	ἐφείσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐφεικέναι				ἐφεῖσθαι
participle	m	ἐφεικώς				ἐφειμένος
	f	ἐφεικυῖᾰ				ἐφειμένη
	n	ἐφεικός				ἐφειμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐφέωκᾰ, ἐφέωμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐφέωκᾰ	ἐφέωκᾰς	ἐφέωκε(ν)	ἐφεώκᾰτον	ἐφεώκᾰτον	ἐφεώκᾰμεν	ἐφεώκᾰτε	ἐφεώκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐφεώκω	ἐφεώκῃς	ἐφεώκῃ	ἐφεώκητον	ἐφεώκητον	ἐφεώκωμεν	ἐφεώκητε	ἐφεώκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐφεώκοιμῐ, ἐφεωκοίην	ἐφεώκοις, ἐφεωκοίης	ἐφεώκοι, ἐφεωκοίη	ἐφεώκοιτον	ἐφεωκοίτην	ἐφεώκοιμεν	ἐφεώκοιτε	ἐφεώκοιεν
	imperative		ἐφέωκε	ἐφεωκέτω	ἐφεώκετον	ἐφεωκέτων		ἐφεώκετε	ἐφεωκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐφέωμαι	ἐφέωσαι	ἐφέωται	ἐφέωσθον	ἐφέωσθον	ἐφεώμεθᾰ	ἐφέωσθε	ἐφέωνται
	subjunctive	ἐφεωμένος ὦ	ἐφεωμένος ᾖς	ἐφεωμένος ᾖ	ἐφεωμένω ἦτον	ἐφεωμένω ἦτον	ἐφεωμένοι ὦμεν	ἐφεωμένοι ἦτε	ἐφεωμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐφεωμένος εἴην	ἐφεωμένος εἴης	ἐφεωμένος εἴη	ἐφεωμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐφεωμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐφεωμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐφεωμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐφεωμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐφέωσο	ἐφεώσθω	ἐφέωσθον	ἐφεώσθων		ἐφέωσθε	ἐφεώσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐφεωκέναι				ἐφεῶσθαι
participle	m	ἐφεωκώς				ἐφεωμένος
	f	ἐφεωκυῖᾰ				ἐφεωμένη
	n	ἐφεωκός				ἐφεωμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἐφέτης (ephétēs)

Further reading

• “ἐφίημι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐφίημι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐφίημι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐφίημι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐφίημι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • aim at idem, page 21.
  • bid idem, page 78.
  • charge idem, page 125.
  • command idem, page 146.
  • commit idem, page 148.
  • concede idem, page 154.
  • covet idem, page 180.
  • crave idem, page 182.
  • desire idem, page 215.
  • enjoin idem, page 275.
  • give idem, page 360.
  • grant idem, page 369.
  • hunger idem, page 410.
  • intrust idem, page 455.
  • launch idem, page 479.
  • let idem, page 486.
  • long idem, page 498.
  • lust idem, page 505.
  • order idem, page 578.
  • pant idem, page 591.
  • permit idem, page 607.
  • refer idem, page 684.
  • resign idem, page 702.
  • set idem, page 756.
  • slip idem, page 784.
  • strive idem, page 827.
  • submit idem, page 831.
  • suffer idem, page 835.
  • tingle idem, page 876.
  • want idem, page 961.
  • wish idem, page 983.