ἔρομαι
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *erwomai.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /é.ro.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ro.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈe.ro.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈe.ro.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈe.ro.me/
Usage notes
The present indicative of this verb is almost never used in Attic, being replaced by ἐρωτάω (erōtáō). Ionic and Epic use the alternative form εἴρομαι (eíromai) and the related verb ἐρέω (eréō).
Conjugation
Present: ἔρομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἔρομαι | ἔρῃ, ἔρει |
ἔρεται | ἔρεσθον | ἔρεσθον | ἐρόμεθᾰ | ἔρεσθε | ἔρονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἔρωμαι | ἔρῃ | ἔρηται | ἔρησθον | ἔρησθον | ἐρώμεθᾰ | ἔρησθε | ἔρωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐροίμην | ἔροιο | ἔροιτο | ἔροισθον | ἐροίσθην | ἐροίμεθᾰ | ἔροισθε | ἔροιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἔρου | ἐρέσθω | ἔρεσθον | ἐρέσθων | ἔρεσθε | ἐρέσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἔρεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐρόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἐρομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐρόμενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Imperfect: εἰρόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | εἰρόμην | εἴρου | εἴρετο | εἴρεσθον | εἰρέσθην | εἰρόμεθᾰ | εἴρεσθε | εἴροντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Future: ἐρήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐρήσομαι | ἐρήσῃ, ἐρήσει |
ἐρήσεται | ἐρήσεσθον | ἐρήσεσθον | ἐρησόμεθᾰ | ἐρήσεσθε | ἐρήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐρησοίμην | ἐρήσοιο | ἐρήσοιτο | ἐρήσοισθον | ἐρησοίσθην | ἐρησοίμεθᾰ | ἐρήσοισθε | ἐρήσοιντο | |||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐρήσεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐρησόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἐρησομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐρησόμενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠρόμην | ἤρου | ἤρετο | ἤρεσθον | ἠρέσθην | ἠρόμεθᾰ | ἤρεσθε | ἤροντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἔρωμαι | ἔρῃ | ἔρηται | ἔρησθον | ἔρησθον | ἐρώμεθᾰ | ἔρησθε | ἔρωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐροίμην | ἔροιο | ἔροιτο | ἔροισθον | ἐροίσθην | ἐροίμεθᾰ | ἔροισθε | ἔροιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐροῦ | ἐρέσθω | ἔρεσθον | ἐρέσθων | ἔρεσθε | ἐρέσθων | |||||||
| middle | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐρέσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐρόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἐρομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἐρόμενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Derived terms
Further reading
- ἔρομαι in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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