ἱκνέομαι
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editNasal-suffixed form of ἵκω (híkō).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /hi.kné.o.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)iˈkne.o.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /iˈkne.o.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /iˈkne.o.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /iˈkne.o.me/
Verb
editῐ̔κνέομαι • (hiknéomai)
- to come, reach, arrive at
- (impersonal, in present and imperfect) to be appropriate, fitting, proper [with accusative ‘for someone, something’ and infinitive ‘to do something’]
Inflection
edit Present: ῐ̔κνέομαι (Uncontracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ῐ̔κνέομαι | ῐ̔κνέῃ, ῐ̔κνέει |
ῐ̔κνέεται | ῐ̔κνέεσθον | ῐ̔κνέεσθον | ῐ̔κνεόμεθᾰ | ῐ̔κνέεσθε | ῐ̔κνέονται | ||||
subjunctive | ῐ̔κνέωμαι | ῐ̔κνέῃ | ῐ̔κνέηται | ῐ̔κνέησθον | ῐ̔κνέησθον | ῐ̔κνεώμεθᾰ | ῐ̔κνέησθε | ῐ̔κνέωνται | |||||
optative | ῐ̔κνεοίμην | ῐ̔κνέοιο | ῐ̔κνέοιτο | ῐ̔κνέοισθον | ῐ̔κνεοίσθην | ῐ̔κνεοίμεθᾰ | ῐ̔κνέοισθε | ῐ̔κνέοιντο | |||||
imperative | ῐ̔κνέου | ῐ̔κνεέσθω | ῐ̔κνέεσθον | ῐ̔κνεέσθων | ῐ̔κνέεσθε | ῐ̔κνεέσθων | |||||||
middle/passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ῐ̔κνέεσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ῐ̔κνεόμενος | |||||||||||
f | ῐ̔κνεομένη | ||||||||||||
n | ῐ̔κνεόμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Present: ῐ̔κνοῦμαι (Contracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ῐ̔κνοῦμαι | ῐ̔κνεῖ, ῐ̔κνῇ |
ῐ̔κνεῖται | ῐ̔κνεῖσθον | ῐ̔κνεῖσθον | ῐ̔κνούμεθᾰ | ῐ̔κνεῖσθε | ῐ̔κνοῦνται | ||||
subjunctive | ῐ̔κνῶμαι | ῐ̔κνῇ | ῐ̔κνῆται | ῐ̔κνῆσθον | ῐ̔κνῆσθον | ῐ̔κνώμεθᾰ | ῐ̔κνῆσθε | ῐ̔κνῶνται | |||||
optative | ῐ̔κνοίμην | ῐ̔κνοῖο | ῐ̔κνοῖτο | ῐ̔κνοῖσθον | ῐ̔κνοίσθην | ῐ̔κνοίμεθᾰ | ῐ̔κνοῖσθε | ῐ̔κνοῖντο | |||||
imperative | ῐ̔κνοῦ | ῐ̔κνείσθω | ῐ̔κνεῖσθον | ῐ̔κνείσθων | ῐ̔κνεῖσθε | ῐ̔κνείσθων | |||||||
middle/passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ῐ̔κνεῖσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ῐ̔κνούμενος | |||||||||||
f | ῐ̔κνουμένη | ||||||||||||
n | ῐ̔κνούμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ῑ̔κνεόμην (Uncontracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ῑ̔κνεόμην | ῑ̔κνέου | ῑ̔κνέετο | ῑ̔κνέεσθον | ῑ̔κνεέσθην | ῑ̔κνεόμεθᾰ | ῑ̔κνέεσθε | ῑ̔κνέοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ῑ̔κνούμην (Contracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ῑ̔κνούμην | ῑ̔κνοῦ | ῑ̔κνεῖτο | ῑ̔κνεῖσθον | ῑ̔κνείσθην | ῑ̔κνούμεθᾰ | ῑ̔κνεῖσθε | ῑ̔κνοῦντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: ἵξομαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle | indicative | ἵξομαι | ἵξῃ, ἵξει |
ἵξεται | ἵξεσθον | ἵξεσθον | ἱξόμεθᾰ | ἵξεσθε | ἵξονται | ||||
optative | ἱξοίμην | ἵξοιο | ἵξοιτο | ἵξοισθον | ἱξοίσθην | ἱξοίμεθᾰ | ἵξοισθε | ἵξοιντο | |||||
middle | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἵξεσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἱξόμενος | |||||||||||
f | ἱξομένη | ||||||||||||
n | ἱξόμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: ῑ̔κόμην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle | indicative | ῑ̔κόμην | ῑ̔́κου | ῑ̔́κετο | ῑ̔́κεσθον | ῑ̔κέσθην | ῑ̔κόμεθᾰ | ῑ̔́κεσθε | ῑ̔́κοντο | ||||
subjunctive | ἵκωμαι | ἵκῃ | ἵκηται | ἵκησθον | ἵκησθον | ἱκώμεθᾰ | ἵκησθε | ἵκωνται | |||||
optative | ἱκοίμην | ἵκοιο | ἵκοιτο | ἵκοισθον | ἱκοίσθην | ἱκοίμεθᾰ | ἵκοισθε | ἵκοιντο | |||||
imperative | ἱκοῦ | ἱκέσθω | ἵκεσθον | ἱκέσθων | ἵκεσθε | ἱκέσθων | |||||||
middle | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἱκέσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἱκόμενος | |||||||||||
f | ἱκομένη | ||||||||||||
n | ἱκόμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle | indicative | ῑ̔κόμην | ῑ̔́κεο | ῑ̔́κετο | ῑ̔́κεσθον | ῑ̔κέσθην | ῑ̔κόμε(σ)θᾰ | ῑ̔́κεσθε | ῑ̔́κοντο | ||||
subjunctive | ἵκωμαι | ἵκηαι | ἵκηται | ἵκησθον | ἵκησθον | ἱκώμε(σ)θᾰ | ἵκησθε | ἵκωνται | |||||
optative | ἱκοίμην | ἵκοιο | ἵκοιτο | ἵκοισθον | ἱκοίσθην | ἱκοίμε(σ)θᾰ | ἵκοισθε | ἱκοίᾰτο | |||||
imperative | ἵκεο | ἱκέσθω | ἵκεσθον | ἱκέσθων | ἵκεσθε | ἱκέσθων | |||||||
middle | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἱκέσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἱκόμενος | |||||||||||
f | ἱκομένη | ||||||||||||
n | ἱκόμενον | ||||||||||||
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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Perfect: ἷγμαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle | indicative | ἷγμαι | ἷξαι | ἷκται | ἷχθον | ἷχθον | ῑ̔́γμεθᾰ | ἷχθε | ῑ̔́γᾰται | ||||
subjunctive | ῑ̔γμένος ὦ | ῑ̔γμένος ᾖς | ῑ̔γμένος ᾖ | ῑ̔γμένω ἦτον | ῑ̔γμένω ἦτον | ῑ̔γμένοι ὦμεν | ῑ̔γμένοι ἦτε | ῑ̔γμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ῑ̔γμένος εἴην | ῑ̔γμένος εἴης | ῑ̔γμένος εἴη | ῑ̔γμένω εἴητον/εἶτον | ῑ̔γμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην | ῑ̔γμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν | ῑ̔γμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε | ῑ̔γμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν | |||||
imperative | ἷξο | ῑ̔́χθω | ἷχθον | ῑ̔́χθων | ἷχθε | ῑ̔́χθων | |||||||
infinitive | ἷχθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ῑ̔γμένος | |||||||||||
f | ῑ̔γμένη | ||||||||||||
n | ῑ̔γμένον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
edit- ἀφικνέομαι (aphiknéomai)
- διεξικνέομαι (diexiknéomai)
- διεφικνέομαι (diephiknéomai)
- διϊκνέομαι (diïknéomai)
- εἰσαφικνέομαι (eisaphiknéomai)
- εἰσικνέομαι (eisiknéomai)
- ἐνικνέομαι (eniknéomai)
- ἐξικνέομαι (exiknéomai)
- ἐπικαθικνέομαι (epikathiknéomai)
- ἐπικνέομαι (epiknéomai)
- ἐσικνέομαι (esiknéomai)
- ἐφικνέομαι (ephiknéomai)
- ἱκανός (hikanós)
- καθικνέομαι (kathiknéomai)
- περιικνέομαι (periiknéomai)
- προαφικνέομαι (proaphiknéomai)
- προϊκνέομαι (proïknéomai)
- προσαφικνέομαι (prosaphiknéomai)
- προσικνέομαι (prosiknéomai)
- συναφικνέομαι (sunaphiknéomai)
- συνεξικνέομαι (sunexiknéomai)
- συνικνέομαι (suniknéomai)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ἱκνέομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἱκνέομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἱκνέομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἱκνέομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ἱκνέομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter