ὠνέομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wesno- (“price”). Cognates include Sanskrit वस्न (vasná, “price”), Latin vēnum (“something for sale”), and Old Armenian գին (gin, “price”).

The suppletive aorist ἐπρῐάμην (epriámēn) is from Proto-Indo-European *kʷreyh₂- (“to buy”). Cognates include Welsh prynu, Old Irish crenaid, Sanskrit क्रीणाति (krīṇā́ti) (root क्री (krī)), Old East Slavic крити (kriti).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɔː.né.o.mai̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /oˈnɛ.o.mɛ/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈne.o.mɛ/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈne.o.me/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈne.o.me/

Verb

ὠνέομαι • (ōnéomai)

to buy, purchase
Synonym: πρίαμαι (príamai)

Antonyms: πέρνημι (pérnēmi), πιπράσκω (pipráskō), πωλέω (pōléō)
1. 1. (in present and imperfect tenses) to offer to buy, deal for, bargain or bid for
    - Hesiod, Works and Days 339
    - Herodotus, Histories 1.1
    - Herodotus, Histories 1.69
    - Herodotus, Histories 1.165, (Compare 3.139, 6.121)
    - Alexis, Apeglaukomenos 2.10, (Compare The Heiress 1)
    - Plato, Laws 741B
    - Herodotus, Histories 5.6
    - Plato, Protagoras 313D–E
    - Demosthenes 123.21
    - Achilles Tatius, Leucippe and Clitophon 5.17
  2. (with dative) to buy from
    - Aristophanes, The Acharnians 815
    - Aristophanes, Peace 1261
    - Xenophon, Hellenica 7.2.17
    - Xenophon, Anabasis 3.2.21
  3. (with genitive) to buy for such a price
    - Herodotus, Histories 5.6
    - Euripides, Hecuba 360
    - Xenophon, Anabasis 7.6.24
    - Aristotle, Politics 5.11.31
  4. (with dative) to buy with
    - Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis 1.170
    - Xenophon, Memorabilia 2.10.4
    - Xenophon, Agesilaus 1.18
    - Xenophon, Anabasis 2.3.27, (Compare 5.5.14)
  5. (participial substantive, ὁ ὠνούμενος) the buyer, purchaser, owner
    - Xenophon, On Horsemanship 3.2, (compare Demosthenes 309.15, Plutarch, Cato the Younger 36)
    - Aristophanes, Plutus 7
    - Plutarch, Moralia 2.242D
    - Dinarchus, Collected Works 109.30
    - Euripides, Helen 902
    - Xenophon, Hiero 9.11
    - Plutarch, Moralia 2.457D
    - Lysias, Collected Works 180.15
    - Aeschylus, The Suppliants 336
2. to farm public taxes or tolls, or rather to bid for them
  - Andocides, Collected Works 17.28
  - Lysias, Collected Works 108.26
  - Xenophon, Ways and Means 4.19
  - Demosthenes 435.7
3. to buy off, avert by giving hush money
  - Demosthenes 96.7
  - Demosthenes 990.17
  - Demosthenes 987.7
  - Lucian, Hermotimus 8l
  - Plutarch, Sertorius 6
  - Herodian, History of the Empire from the Death of Marcus 6.7
4. to buy a person, to bribe
  - Demosthenes 309.15
  - Demosthenes 122.21, (Compare Plutarch, Philopoemen 15.322):
    ὠνεῖται καὶ διαφθείρει τινάς
    ōneîtai kaì diaphtheírei tinás

Inflection

Present: ὠνέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ὠνέομαι	ὠνέῃ, ὠνέει	ὠνέεται	ὠνέεσθον	ὠνέεσθον	ὠνεόμεθᾰ	ὠνέεσθε	ὠνέονται
	subjunctive	ὠνέωμαι	ὠνέῃ	ὠνέηται	ὠνέησθον	ὠνέησθον	ὠνεώμεθᾰ	ὠνέησθε	ὠνέωνται
	optative	ὠνεοίμην	ὠνέοιο	ὠνέοιτο	ὠνέοισθον	ὠνεοίσθην	ὠνεοίμεθᾰ	ὠνέοισθε	ὠνέοιντο
	imperative		ὠνέου	ὠνεέσθω	ὠνέεσθον	ὠνεέσθων		ὠνέεσθε	ὠνεέσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ὠνέεσθαι
participle	m					ὠνεόμενος
	f					ὠνεομένη
	n					ὠνεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Present: ὠνοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ὠνοῦμαι	ὠνεῖ, ὠνῇ	ὠνεῖται	ὠνεῖσθον	ὠνεῖσθον	ὠνούμεθᾰ	ὠνεῖσθε	ὠνοῦνται
	subjunctive	ὠνῶμαι	ὠνῇ	ὠνῆται	ὠνῆσθον	ὠνῆσθον	ὠνώμεθᾰ	ὠνῆσθε	ὠνῶνται
	optative	ὠνοίμην	ὠνοῖο	ὠνοῖτο	ὠνοῖσθον	ὠνοίσθην	ὠνοίμεθᾰ	ὠνοῖσθε	ὠνοῖντο
	imperative		ὠνοῦ	ὠνείσθω	ὠνεῖσθον	ὠνείσθων		ὠνεῖσθε	ὠνείσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ὠνεῖσθαι
participle	m					ὠνούμενος
	f					ὠνουμένη
	n					ὠνούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐωνεόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐωνεόμην	ἐωνέου	ἐωνέετο	ἐωνέεσθον	ἐωνεέσθην	ἐωνεόμεθᾰ	ἐωνέεσθε	ἐωνέοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἐωνούμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐωνούμην	ἐωνοῦ	ἐωνεῖτο	ἐωνεῖσθον	ἐωνείσθην	ἐωνούμεθᾰ	ἐωνεῖσθε	ἐωνοῦντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ὠνεόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ὠνεόμην	ὠνέου	ὠνέετο	ὠνέεσθον	ὠνεέσθην	ὠνεόμε(σ)θᾰ	ὠνέεσθε	ὠνέοντο
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: ὠνεύμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ὠνεύμην	ὠνεῖο/ὠνέο	ὠνεῖτο	ὠνεῖσθον	ὠνείσθην	ὠνεύμε(σ)θᾰ	ὠνεῖσθε	ὠνεῦντο
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: ὠνήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ὠνήσομαι	ὠνήσῃ, ὠνήσει	ὠνήσεται	ὠνήσεσθον	ὠνήσεσθον	ὠνησόμεθᾰ	ὠνήσεσθε	ὠνήσονται
middle	optative	ὠνησοίμην	ὠνήσοιο	ὠνήσοιτο	ὠνήσοισθον	ὠνησοίσθην	ὠνησοίμεθᾰ	ὠνήσοισθε	ὠνήσοιντο
					middle
infinitive					ὠνήσεσθαι
participle	m				ὠνησόμενος
	f				ὠνησομένη
	n				ὠνησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἐπριᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐπριᾰ́μην	ἐπρίω	ἐπρίᾰτο	ἐπρίᾰσθον	ἐπριᾰ́σθην	ἐπριᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐπρίᾰσθε	ἐπρίᾰντο
	subjunctive	πρίωμαι	πρίῃ	πρίηται	πρίησθον	πρίησθον	πριώμεθᾰ	πρίησθε	πρίωνται
	optative	πριαίμην	πρίαιο	πρίαιτο	πρίαισθον	πριαίσθην	πριαίμεθᾰ	πρίαισθε	πρίαιντο
	imperative		πρῖαι	πριᾰ́σθω	πρίᾰσθον	πριᾰ́σθων		πρίᾰσθε	πριᾰ́σθων
					middle
infinitive					πρίᾰσθαι
participle	m				πριᾰ́μενος
	f				πριᾰμένη
	n				πριᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἐωνησᾰ́μην, ἐωνήθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐωνησᾰ́μην	ἐωνήσω	ἐωνήσᾰτο	ἐωνήσᾰσθον	ἐωνησᾰ́σθην	ἐωνησᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐωνήσᾰσθε	ἐωνήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ὠνήσωμαι	ὠνήσῃ	ὠνήσηται	ὠνήσησθον	ὠνήσησθον	ὠνησώμεθᾰ	ὠνήσησθε	ὠνήσωνται
	optative	ὠνησαίμην	ὠνήσαιο	ὠνήσαιτο	ὠνήσαισθον	ὠνησαίσθην	ὠνησαίμεθᾰ	ὠνήσαισθε	ὠνήσαιντο
	imperative		ὤνησαι	ὠνησᾰ́σθω	ὠνήσᾰσθον	ὠνησᾰ́σθων		ὠνήσᾰσθε	ὠνησᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἐωνήθην	ἐωνήθης	ἐωνήθη	ἐωνήθητον	ἐωνηθήτην	ἐωνήθημεν	ἐωνήθητε	ἐωνήθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ὠνηθῶ	ὠνηθῇς	ὠνηθῇ	ὠνηθῆτον	ὠνηθῆτον	ὠνηθῶμεν	ὠνηθῆτε	ὠνηθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὠνηθείην	ὠνηθείης	ὠνηθείη	ὠνηθεῖτον, ὠνηθείητον	ὠνηθείτην, ὠνηθειήτην	ὠνηθεῖμεν, ὠνηθείημεν	ὠνηθεῖτε, ὠνηθείητε	ὠνηθεῖεν, ὠνηθείησᾰν
	imperative		ὠνήθητῐ	ὠνηθήτω	ὠνήθητον	ὠνηθήτων		ὠνήθητε	ὠνηθέντων
					middle		passive
infinitive					ὠνήσᾰσθαι		ὠνηθῆναι
participle	m				ὠνησᾰ́μενος		ὠνηθείς
	f				ὠνησᾰμένη		ὠνηθεῖσᾰ
	n				ὠνησᾰ́μενον		ὠνηθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Perfect: ἐώνημαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐώνημαι	ἐώνησαι	ἐώνηται	ἐώνησθον	ἐώνησθον	ἐωνήμεθᾰ	ἐώνησθε	ἐώνηνται
	subjunctive	ἐωνημένος ὦ	ἐωνημένος ᾖς	ἐωνημένος ᾖ	ἐωνημένω ἦτον	ἐωνημένω ἦτον	ἐωνημένοι ὦμεν	ἐωνημένοι ἦτε	ἐωνημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐωνημένος εἴην	ἐωνημένος εἴης	ἐωνημένος εἴη	ἐωνημένοι εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐωνημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐωνημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐωνημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐωνημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἐώνησο	ἐωνήσθω	ἐώνησθον	ἐωνήσθων		ἐώνησθε	ἐωνήσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἐωνῆσθαι
participle	m					ἐωνημένος
	f					ἐωνημένη
	n					ἐωνημένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

ὠνέομαι in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ὠνέομαι in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ὠνέομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
G5608 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

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