ἥδομαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ϝᾱ̔́δομαι (whā́domai) — Boeotian
• ᾱ̔́δομαι (hā́domai) — Doric
• ᾱ̓́δομαι (ā́domai) — Aeolic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *hwā́domai, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- (“sweet”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hɛ̌ː.do.mai̯/ → /ˈi.ðo.mɛ/ → /ˈi.ðo.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛ̌ː.do.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)e̝.do.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ðo.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ðo.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ðo.me/

Verb

ἥδομαι • (hḗdomai)

1. to be pleased, enjoy oneself

Inflection

   Present: ἥδομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἥδομαι	ἥδῃ, ἥδει	ἥδεται	ἥδεσθον	ἥδεσθον	ἡδόμεθᾰ	ἥδεσθε	ἥδονται
	subjunctive	ἥδωμαι	ἥδῃ	ἥδηται	ἥδησθον	ἥδησθον	ἡδώμεθᾰ	ἥδησθε	ἥδωνται
	optative	ἡδοίμην	ἥδοιο	ἥδοιτο	ἥδοισθον	ἡδοίσθην	ἡδοίμεθᾰ	ἥδοισθε	ἥδοιντο
	imperative		ἥδου	ἡδέσθω	ἥδεσθον	ἡδέσθων		ἥδεσθε	ἡδέσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἥδεσθαι
participle	m					ἡδόμενος
	f					ἡδομένη
	n					ἡδόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἡδόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἡδόμην	ἥδου	ἥδετο	ἥδεσθον	ἡδέσθην	ἡδόμεθᾰ	ἥδεσθε	ἥδοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἡσθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
passive	indicative	ἡσθήσομαι	ἡσθήσῃ	ἡσθήσεται	ἡσθήσεσθον	ἡσθήσεσθον	ἡσθησόμεθᾰ	ἡσθήσεσθε	ἡσθήσονται
	optative	ἡσθησοίμην	ἡσθήσοιο	ἡσθήσοιτο	ἡσθήσοισθον	ἡσθησοίσθην	ἡσθησοίμεθᾰ	ἡσθήσοισθε	ἡσθήσοιντο
							passive
infinitive							ἡσθήσεσθαι
participle	m						ἡσθησόμενος
	f						ἡσθησομένη
	n						ἡσθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἡσᾰ́μην, ἥσθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἡσᾰ́μην	ἥσω	ἥσᾰτο	ἥσᾰσθον	ἡσᾰ́σθην	ἡσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἥσᾰσθε	ἥσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἥσωμαι	ἥσῃ	ἥσηται	ἥσησθον	ἥσησθον	ἡσώμεθᾰ	ἥσησθε	ἥσωνται
	optative	ἡσαίμην	ἥσαιο	ἥσαιτο	ἥσαισθον	ἡσαίσθην	ἡσαίμεθᾰ	ἥσαισθε	ἥσαιντο
	imperative		ἧσαι	ἡσᾰ́σθω	ἥσᾰσθον	ἡσᾰ́σθων		ἥσᾰσθε	ἡσᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἥσθην	ἥσθης	ἥσθη	ἥσθητον	ἡσθήτην	ἥσθημεν	ἥσθητε	ἥσθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἡσθῶ	ἡσθῇς	ἡσθῇ	ἡσθῆτον	ἡσθῆτον	ἡσθῶμεν	ἡσθῆτε	ἡσθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἡσθείην	ἡσθείης	ἡσθείη	ἡσθεῖτον, ἡσθείητον	ἡσθείτην, ἡσθειήτην	ἡσθεῖμεν, ἡσθείημεν	ἡσθεῖτε, ἡσθείητε	ἡσθεῖεν, ἡσθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἥσθητῐ	ἡσθήτω	ἥσθητον	ἡσθήτων		ἥσθητε	ἡσθέντων
					middle		passive
infinitive					ἥσᾰσθαι		ἡσθῆναι
participle	m				ἡσᾰ́μενος		ἡσθείς
	f				ἡσᾰμένη		ἡσθεῖσᾰ
	n				ἡσᾰ́μενον		ἡσθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἀνήδομαι (anḗdomai)
• ἀντεφήδομαι (antephḗdomai)
• ἐνήδομαι (enḗdomai)
• ἐφήδομαι (ephḗdomai)
• προήδομαι (proḗdomai)
• προσήδομαι (prosḗdomai)
• συνήδομαι (sunḗdomai)
• ὑπερήδομαι (huperḗdomai)

 

Related terms

• ἁνδάνω (handánō)
• ἑδανός (hedanós)
• ἡδονή (hēdonḗ)
• ἡδύς (hēdús)
• ἥδω (hḗdō)
• ἥσθημα (hḗsthēma)
• ἧσις (hêsis)
• ἡστικός (hēstikós)

 

Further reading

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