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λύω
λύω
Ancient Greek
Verb
λῡ́ω • (lū́ō)
- to loose, to loosen, to untie
- to slacken
- to unbend
- to set free, to release
- to redeem
- to dissolve, to sever
- to break (up), to destroy
- to abrogate, to annul
- to atone, to amend
- to profit, to be useful
Conjugation
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | λῡ́ω | λῡ́εις | λῡ́ει | λῡ́ετον | λῡ́ετον | λῡ́ομεν | λῡ́ετε | λῡ́ουσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | λῡ́ω | λῡ́ῃς | λῡ́ῃ | λῡ́ητον | λῡ́ητον | λῡ́ωμεν | λῡ́ητε | λῡ́ωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | λῡ́οιμῐ | λῡ́οις | λῡ́οι | λῡ́οιτον | λῡοίτην | λῡ́οιμεν | λῡ́οιτε | λῡ́οιεν | |||||
imperative | λῦε | λῡέτω | λῡ́ετον | λῡέτων | λῡ́ετε | λῡόντων | |||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | λῡ́ομαι | λῡ́ῃ, λῡ́ει |
λῡ́εται | λῡ́εσθον | λῡ́εσθον | λῡόμεθᾰ | λῡ́εσθε | λῡ́ονται | ||||
subjunctive | λῡ́ωμαι | λῡ́ῃ | λῡ́ηται | λῡ́ησθον | λῡ́ησθον | λῡώμεθᾰ | λῡ́ησθε | λῡ́ωνται | |||||
optative | λῡοίμην | λῡ́οιο | λῡ́οιτο | λῡ́οισθον | λῡοίσθην | λῡοίμεθᾰ | λῡ́οισθε | λῡ́οιντο | |||||
imperative | λῡ́ου | λῡέσθω | λῡ́εσθον | λῡέσθων | λῡ́εσθε | λῡέσθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | λῡ́ειν | λῡ́εσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | λῡ́ων | λῡόμενος | ||||||||||
f | λῡ́ουσᾰ | λῡομένη | |||||||||||
n | λῦον | λῡόμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἔλῡον | ἔλῡες | ἔλῡε(ν) | ἐλῡ́ετον | ἐλῡέτην | ἐλῡ́ομεν | ἐλῡ́ετε | ἔλῡον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐλῡόμην | ἐλῡ́ου | ἐλῡ́ετο | ἐλῡ́εσθον | ἐλῡέσθην | ἐλῡόμεθᾰ | ἐλῡ́εσθε | ἐλῡ́οντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Future: λῡ́σω, λῡ́σομαι, λῠθήσομαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | λῡ́σω | λῡ́σεις | λῡ́σει | λῡ́σετον | λῡ́σετον | λῡ́σομεν | λῡ́σετε | λῡ́σουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | λῡ́σοιμῐ | λῡ́σοις | λῡ́σοι | λῡ́σοιτον | λῡσοίτην | λῡ́σοιμεν | λῡ́σοιτε | λῡ́σοιεν | |||||
middle | indicative | λῡ́σομαι | λῡ́σῃ, λῡ́σει |
λῡ́σεται | λῡ́σεσθον | λῡ́σεσθον | λῡσόμεθᾰ | λῡ́σεσθε | λῡ́σονται | ||||
optative | λῡσοίμην | λῡ́σοιο | λῡ́σοιτο | λῡ́σοισθον | λῡσοίσθην | λῡσοίμεθᾰ | λῡ́σοισθε | λῡ́σοιντο | |||||
passive | indicative | λῠθήσομαι | λῠθήσῃ | λῠθήσεται | λῠθήσεσθον | λῠθήσεσθον | λῠθησόμεθᾰ | λῠθήσεσθε | λῠθήσονται | ||||
optative | λῠθησοίμην | λῠθήσοιο | λῠθήσοιτο | λῠθήσοισθον | λῠθησοίσθην | λῠθησοίμεθᾰ | λῠθήσοισθε | λῠθήσοιντο | |||||
active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
infinitive | λῡ́σειν | λῡ́σεσθαι | λῠθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
participle | m | λῡ́σων | λῡσόμενος | λῠθησόμενος | |||||||||
f | λῡ́σουσᾰ | λῡσομένη | λῠθησομένη | ||||||||||
n | λῦσον | λῡσόμενον | λῠθησόμενον | ||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Aorist: ἔλῡσᾰ, ἐλῡσᾰ́μην, ἐλῠ́θην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἔλῡσᾰ | ἔλῡσᾰς | ἔλῡσε(ν) | ἐλῡ́σᾰτον | ἐλῡσᾰ́την | ἐλῡ́σᾰμεν | ἐλῡ́σᾰτε | ἔλῡσᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | λῡ́σω | λῡ́σῃς | λῡ́σῃ | λῡ́σητον | λῡ́σητον | λῡ́σωμεν | λῡ́σητε | λῡ́σωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | λῡ́σαιμῐ | λῡ́σειᾰς, λῡ́σαις |
λῡ́σειε(ν), λῡ́σαι |
λῡ́σαιτον | λῡσαίτην | λῡ́σαιμεν | λῡ́σαιτε | λῡ́σειᾰν, λῡ́σαιεν |
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imperative | λῦσον | λῡσᾰ́τω | λῡ́σᾰτον | λῡσᾰ́των | λῡ́σᾰτε | λῡσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
middle | indicative | ἐλῡσᾰ́μην | ἐλῡ́σω | ἐλῡ́σᾰτο | ἐλῡ́σᾰσθον | ἐλῡσᾰ́σθην | ἐλῡσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐλῡ́σᾰσθε | ἐλῡ́σᾰντο | ||||
subjunctive | λῡ́σωμαι | λῡ́σῃ | λῡ́σηται | λῡ́σησθον | λῡ́σησθον | λῡσώμεθᾰ | λῡ́σησθε | λῡ́σωνται | |||||
optative | λῡσαίμην | λῡ́σαιο | λῡ́σαιτο | λῡ́σαισθον | λῡσαίσθην | λῡσαίμεθᾰ | λῡ́σαισθε | λῡ́σαιντο | |||||
imperative | λῦσαι | λῡσᾰ́σθω | λῡ́σᾰσθον | λῡσᾰ́σθων | λῡ́σᾰσθε | λῡσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
passive | indicative | ἐλῠ́θην | ἐλῠ́θης | ἐλῠ́θη | ἐλῠ́θητον | ἐλῠθήτην | ἐλῠ́θημεν | ἐλῠ́θητε | ἐλῠ́θησᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | λῠθῶ | λῠθῇς | λῠθῇ | λῠθῆτον | λῠθῆτον | λῠθῶμεν | λῠθῆτε | λῠθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | λῠθείην | λῠθείης | λῠθείη | λῠθεῖτον, λῠθείητον |
λῠθείτην, λῠθειήτην |
λῠθεῖμεν, λῠθείημεν |
λῠθεῖτε, λῠθείητε |
λῠθεῖεν, λῠθείησᾰν |
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imperative | λῠ́θητῐ | λῠθήτω | λῠ́θητον | λῠθήτων | λῠ́θητε | λῠθέντων | |||||||
active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
infinitive | λῦσαι | λῡ́σᾰσθαι | λῠθῆναι | ||||||||||
participle | m | λῡ́σᾱς | λῡσᾰ́μενος | λῠθείς | |||||||||
f | λῡ́σᾱσᾰ | λῡσᾰμένη | λῠθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
n | λῦσᾰν | λῡσᾰ́μενον | λῠθέν | ||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Perfect: λέλῠκᾰ, λέλῠμαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | λέλῠκᾰ | λέλῠκᾰς | λέλῠκε(ν) | λελῠ́κᾰτον | λελῠ́κᾰτον | λελῠ́κᾰμεν | λελῠ́κᾰτε | λελῠ́κᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | λελῠ́κω | λελῠ́κῃς | λελῠ́κῃ | λελῠ́κητον | λελῠ́κητον | λελῠ́κωμεν | λελῠ́κητε | λελῠ́κωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | λελῠ́κοιμῐ, λελῠκοίην |
λελῠ́κοις, λελῠκοίης |
λελῠ́κοι, λελῠκοίη |
λελῠ́κοιτον | λελῠκοίτην | λελῠ́κοιμεν | λελῠ́κοιτε | λελῠ́κοιεν | |||||
imperative | λέλῠκε | λελῠκέτω | λελῠ́κετον | λελῠκέτων | λελῠ́κετε | λελῠκόντων | |||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | λέλῠμαι | λέλῠσαι | λέλῠται | λέλῠσθον | λέλῠσθον | λελῠ́μεθᾰ | λέλῠσθε | λέλῠνται | ||||
subjunctive | λελῠμένος ὦ | λελῠμένος ᾖς | λελῠμένος ᾖ | λελῠμένω ἦτον | λελῠμένω ἦτον | λελῠμένοι ὦμεν | λελῠμένοι ἦτε | λελῠμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | λελῠμένος εἴην | λελῠμένος εἴης | λελῠμένος εἴη | λελῠμένοι εἴητον/εἶτον | λελῠμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην | λελῠμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν | λελῠμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε | λελῠμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν | |||||
imperative | λέλῠσο | λελῠ́σθω | λέλῠσθον | λελῠ́σθων | λέλῠσθε | λελῠ́σθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | λελῠκέναι | λέλῠσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | λελῠκώς | λελῠμένος | ||||||||||
f | λελῠκυῖᾰ | λελῠμένη | |||||||||||
n | λελῠκός | λελῠμένον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Pluperfect: ἐλελῠ́κειν, ἐλελῠ́μην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐλελῠ́κειν, ἐλελῠ́κη |
ἐλελῠ́κεις, ἐλελῠ́κης |
ἐλελῠ́κει(ν) | ἐλελῠ́κετον | ἐλελῠκέτην | ἐλελῠ́κεμεν | ἐλελῠ́κετε | ἐλελῠ́κεσᾰν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐλελῠ́μην | ἐλέλῠσο | ἐλέλῠτο | ἐλέλῠσθον | ἐλελῠ́σθην | ἐλελῠ́μεθᾰ | ἐλέλῠσθε | ἐλέλῠντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Future perfect: λελῡ́σομαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | λελῡ́σομαι | λελῡ́σῃ, λελῡ́σει |
λελῡ́σεται | λελῡ́σεσθον | λελῡ́σεσθον | λελῡσόμεθᾰ | λελῡ́σεσθε | λελῡ́σονται | ||||
optative | λελῡσοίμην | λελῡ́σοιο | λελῡ́σοιτο | λελῡ́σοισθον | λελῡσοίσθην | λελῡσοίμεθᾰ | λελῡ́σοισθε | λελῡ́σοιντο | |||||
middle/passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | λελῡ́σεσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | λελῡσόμενος | |||||||||||
f | λελῡσομένη | ||||||||||||
n | λελῡσόμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
- ῥήγνυμι (rhḗgnumi)
References
- λύω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- λύω in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- λύω in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- «λύω» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- «λύω» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- λύω in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- “G3089”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill