εφάπτομαι

See also: ἐφάπτομαι

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Koine Greek ἐφάπτομαι, mediopassive voice of ἐφάπτω (epháptō, “touch upon”). By surface analysis, εφ- (επι-) (“on”) + the present participle of άπτομαι (áptomai, “touch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈfa.pto.me/
• Hyphenation: ε‧φά‧πτο‧μαι

Verb

εφάπτομαι • (efáptomai) deponent found only in the imperfective tenses

1. to touch, to be attached upon

Conjugation

εφάπτομαι (deponent defective verb  - present stem only)

	Passive voice ➤   —   Imperfective aspect ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Present ➤	Imperfect ➤	Future ➤
1 sg	εφάπτομαι	εφαπτόμουν[α]	θα εφάπτομαι
2 sg	εφάπτεσαι	εφαπτόσουν	θα εφάπτεσαι
3 sg	εφάπτεται	εφαπτόταν	θα εφάπτεται
1 pl	εφαπτόμαστε	εφαπτόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)	θα εφαπτόμαστε
2 pl	εφάπτεστε, {εφάπτεσθε}	εφαπτόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)	θα εφάπτεστε, {εφάπτεσθε}
3 pl	εφάπτονται	εφάπτονταν	θα εφάπτονται
Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤	2 sg	2 pl
Imperfective aspect	—	εφάπτεστε, {εφάπτεσθε}
Other forms	Present participle ➤	Perfect participle ➤
	εφαπτόμενος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤	—
Notes     Appendix:Greek verbs	• (…) optional or informal.   […] rare.   {…} learned, archaic.  • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.  • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Derived terms

• εφαπτομένη (efaptoméni, participle, noun)
• εφαπτόμενος (efaptómenos, participle)