Ancient Greek
Verb
ἐλεαίρω • (eleaírō) (Epic)
- (transitive) to feel pity for, have pity on someone [+participle = because they ...]
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800 BCE – 600 BCE,
Homer,
Odyssey 1.19–21-
... θεοὶ δ' ἐλέαιρον ἅπαντες
νόσφι Ποσειδᾱ́ωνος· ὁ δ' ἀσπερχὲς μενέαινεν
ἀντιθέῳ Ὀδυσῆϊ πάρος ἣν γαῖαν ἱκέσθαι.- All the gods pitied [Odysseus]
except for Poseidon. He unceasingly raged
against godlike Odysseus until he reached his homeland.
Inflection
| number |
singular |
dual |
plural |
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first |
second |
third |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
| active |
indicative |
ἐλεαίρω
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ἐλεαίρεις
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ἐλεαίρει
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ἐλεαίρετον
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ἐλεαίρετον
|
ἐλεαίρομεν
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ἐλεαίρετε
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ἐλεαίρουσῐ(ν) |
| subjunctive |
ἐλεαίρω(μῐ) |
ἐλεαίρῃσ(θᾰ) |
ἐλεαίρῃ(σῐ) |
ἐλεαίρητον
|
ἐλεαίρητον
|
ἐλεαίρωμεν
|
ἐλεαίρητε
|
ἐλεαίρωσῐ(ν) |
| optative |
ἐλεαίροιμῐ
|
ἐλεαίροισ(θᾰ) |
ἐλεαίροι
|
ἐλεαίροιτον
|
ἐλεαιροίτην
|
ἐλεαίροιμεν
|
ἐλεαίροιτε
|
ἐλεαίροιεν
|
| imperative |
|
ἐλέαιρε
|
ἐλεαιρέτω
|
ἐλεαίρετον
|
ἐλεαιρέτων
|
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ἐλεαίρετε
|
ἐλεαιρόντων
|
|
active |
|
| infinitive |
ἐλεαίρειν/ἐλεαιρέμεν(αι) |
|
| participle |
m |
ἐλεαίρων
|
|
| f |
ἐλεαίρουσᾰ
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| n |
ἐλεαῖρον
|
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| 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.
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Imperfect:
ἐλέαιρον (
Epic)
| number |
singular |
dual |
plural |
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first |
second |
third |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
| active |
indicative |
ἐλέαιρον
|
ἐλέαιρες
|
ἐλέαιρε(ν) |
ἐλεαίρετον
|
ἐλεαιρέτην
|
ἐλεαίρομεν
|
ἐλεαίρετε
|
ἐλέαιρον
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| 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.
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Imperfect: ἐλεαίρεσκον (iterative)
| number |
singular |
dual |
plural |
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first |
second |
third |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
| active |
indicative |
ἐλεαίρεσκον
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ἐλεαίρεσκες
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ἐλεαίρεσκε(ν) |
ἐλεαιρέσκετον
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ἐλεαιρεσκέτην
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ἐλεαιρέσκομεν
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ἐλεαιρέσκετε
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ἐλεαίρεσκον
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| 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.
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References
- ἐλεαίρω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἐλεαίρω in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἐλεαίρω in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- «ἐλεαίρω» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963