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ἀλέξω
ἀλέξω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἀλέκω (alékō)
Verb
ἀλέξω • (aléxō)
- I keep off, turn aside
- I guard, protect, defend, help
- (middle voice) I recompense, requite
Inflection
Many of the forms seem to be formed as if from *ἀλεξέω (*alexéō), e.g. ἀλεξήσω (alexḗsō), while other seem to be formed from ἀλέκω (alékō), e.g. ἤλεξα (ḗlexa).
Present: ἀλέξω, ἀλέξομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present | first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | |
| active | indicative | ἀλέξω | ἀλέξεις | ἀλέξει | ἀλέξετον | ἀλέξετον | ἀλέξομεν | ἀλέξετε | ἀλέξουσῐ(ν) |
| subjunctive | ἀλέξω | ἀλέξῃς | ἀλέξῃ | ἀλέξητον | ἀλέξητον | ἀλέξωμεν | ἀλέξητε | ἀλέξωσῐ(ν) | |
| optative | ἀλέξοιμῐ | ἀλέξοις | ἀλέξοι | ἀλέξοιτον | ἀλεξοίτην | ἀλέξοιμεν | ἀλέξοιτε | ἀλέξοιεν | |
| imperative | ἄλεξε | ἀλεξέτω | ἀλέξετον | ἀλεξέτων | ἀλέξετε | ἀλεξόντων | |||
| middle/
passive |
indicative | ἀλέξομαι | ἀλέξει/ ἀλέξῃ |
ἀλέξεται | ἀλέξεσθον | ἀλέξεσθον | ἀλεξόμεθᾰ | ἀλέξεσθε | ἀλέξονται |
| subjunctive | ἀλέξωμαι | ἀλέξῃ | ἀλέξηται | ἀλέξησθον | ἀλέξησθον | ἀλεξώμεθᾰ | ἀλέξησθε | ἀλέξωνται | |
| optative | ἀλεξοίμην | ἀλέξοιο | ἀλέξοιτο | ἀλέξοισθον | ἀλεξοίσθην | ἀλεξοίμεθᾰ | ἀλέξοισθε | ἀλέξοιντο | |
| imperative | ἀλέξου | ἀλεξέσθω | ἀλέξεσθον | ἀλεξέσθων | ἀλέξεσθε | ἀλεξέσθων | |||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||
| infinitive | ἀλέξειν | ἀλέξεσθαι | |||||||
| participle | ἀλέξων , ἀλέξουσᾰ , ἄλεξον | ἀλεξόμενος , ἀλεξομένη , ἀλεξόμενον | |||||||
Present: ἀλέκω, ἀλέκομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present | first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | |
| active | indicative | ἀλέκω | ἀλέκεις | ἀλέκει | ἀλέκετον | ἀλέκετον | ἀλέκομεν | ἀλέκετε | ἀλέκουσῐ(ν) |
| subjunctive | ἀλέκω | ἀλέκῃς | ἀλέκῃ | ἀλέκητον | ἀλέκητον | ἀλέκωμεν | ἀλέκητε | ἀλέκωσῐ(ν) | |
| optative | ἀλέκοιμῐ | ἀλέκοις | ἀλέκοι | ἀλέκοιτον | ἀλεκοίτην | ἀλέκοιμεν | ἀλέκοιτε | ἀλέκοιεν | |
| imperative | ἄλεκε | ἀλεκέτω | ἀλέκετον | ἀλεκέτων | ἀλέκετε | ἀλεκόντων | |||
| middle/
passive |
indicative | ἀλέκομαι | ἀλέκει/ ἀλέκῃ |
ἀλέκεται | ἀλέκεσθον | ἀλέκεσθον | ἀλεκόμεθᾰ | ἀλέκεσθε | ἀλέκονται |
| subjunctive | ἀλέκωμαι | ἀλέκῃ | ἀλέκηται | ἀλέκησθον | ἀλέκησθον | ἀλεκώμεθᾰ | ἀλέκησθε | ἀλέκωνται | |
| optative | ἀλεκοίμην | ἀλέκοιο | ἀλέκοιτο | ἀλέκοισθον | ἀλεκοίσθην | ἀλεκοίμεθᾰ | ἀλέκοισθε | ἀλέκοιντο | |
| imperative | ἀλέκου | ἀλεκέσθω | ἀλέκεσθον | ἀλεκέσθων | ἀλέκεσθε | ἀλεκέσθων | |||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||
| infinitive | ἀλέκειν | ἀλέκεσθαι | |||||||
| participle | ἀλέκων , ἀλέκουσᾰ , ἄλεκον | ἀλεκόμενος , ἀλεκομένη , ἀλεκόμενον | |||||||
Imperfect: ἤλεξον, ἠλεξόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| imperfect | first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | |
| active | indicative | ἤλεξον | ἤλεξες | ἤλεξε | ἠλέξετον | ἠλεξέτην | ἠλέξομεν | ἠλέξετε | ἤλεξον |
| middle/ passive |
ἠλεξόμην | ἠλέξου | ἠλέξετο | ἠλέξεσθον | ἠλεξέσθην | ἠλεξόμεθᾰ | ἠλέξεσθε | ἠλέξοντο | |
Imperfect: ἤλεκον, ἠλεκόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| imperfect | first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | |
| active | indicative | ἤλεκον | ἤλεκες | ἤλεκε | ἠλέκετον | ἠλεκέτην | ἠλέκομεν | ἠλέκετε | ἤλεκον |
| middle/ passive |
ἠλεκόμην | ἠλέκου | ἠλέκετο | ἠλέκεσθον | ἠλεκέσθην | ἠλεκόμεθᾰ | ἠλέκεσθε | ἠλέκοντο | |
Future: ἀλεξήσω, ἀλεξήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| future | first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | |
| active | indicative | ἀλεξήσω | ἀλεξήσεις | ἀλεξήσει | ἀλεξήσετον | ἀλεξήσετον | ἀλεξήσομεν | ἀλεξήσετε | ἀλεξήσουσῐ(ν) |
| optative | ἀλεξήσοιμῐ | ἀλεξήσοις | ἀλεξήσοι | ἀλεξήσοιτον | ἀλεξησοίτην | ἀλεξήσοιμεν | ἀλεξήσοιτε | ἀλεξήσοιεν | |
| middle | indicative | ἀλεξήσομαι | ἀλεξήσει/ ἀλεξήσῃ |
ἀλεξήσεται | ἀλεξήσεσθον | ἀλεξήσεσθον | ἀλεξησόμεθᾰ | ἀλεξήσεσθε | ἀλεξήσονται |
| optative | ἀλεξησοίμην | ἀλεξήσοιο | ἀλεξήσοιτο | ἀλεξήσοισθον | ἀλεξησοίσθην | ἀλεξησοίμεθᾰ | ἀλεξήσοισθε | ἀλεξήσοιντο | |
| active | middle | ||||||||
| infinitive | ἀλεξήσειν | ἀλεξήσεσθαι | |||||||
| participle | ἀλεξήσων , ἀλεξήσουσᾰ , ἀλεξῆσον | ἀλεξησόμενος , ἀλεξησομένη , ἀλεξησόμενον | |||||||
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| future | first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | |
| active | indicative | ἀλέξω | ἀλέξεις | ἀλέξει | ἀλέξετον | ἀλέξετον | ἀλέξομεν | ἀλέξετε | ἀλέξουσῐ(ν) |
| optative | ἀλέξοιμῐ | ἀλέξοις | ἀλέξοι | ἀλέξοιτον | ἀλεξοίτην | ἀλέξοιμεν | ἀλέξοιτε | ἀλέξοιεν | |
| middle | indicative | ἀλέξομαι | ἀλέξει/ ἀλέξῃ |
ἀλέξεται | ἀλέξεσθον | ἀλέξεσθον | ἀλεξόμεθᾰ | ἀλέξεσθε | ἀλέξονται |
| optative | ἀλεξοίμην | ἀλέξοιο | ἀλέξοιτο | ἀλέξοισθον | ἀλεξοίσθην | ἀλεξοίμεθᾰ | ἀλέξοισθε | ἀλέξοιντο | |
| active | middle | ||||||||
| infinitive | ἀλέξειν | ἀλέξεσθαι | |||||||
| participle | ἀλέξων , ἀλέξουσᾰ , ἄλεξον | ἀλεξόμενος , ἀλεξομένη , ἀλεξόμενον | |||||||
Aorist: ἤλεξα, ἠλεξάμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aorist | first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | |
| active | indicative | ἤλεξα | ἤλεξας | ἤλεξε | ἠλέξατον | ἠλεξάτην | ἠλέξαμεν | ἠλέξατε | ἤλεξαν |
| subjunctive | ἀλέξω | ἀλέξῃς | ἀλέξῃ | ἀλέξητον | ἀλέξητον | ἀλέξωμεν | ἀλέξητε | ἀλέξωσῐ(ν) | |
| optative | ἀλέξαιμῐ | ἀλέξαις/ ἀλέξειας |
ἀλέξαι/ ἀλέξειε |
ἀλέξαιτον | ἀλεξαίτην | ἀλέξαιμεν | ἀλέξαιτε | ἀλέξαιεν/ ἀλέξειαν |
|
| imperative | ἄλεξον | ἀλεξάτω | ἀλέξατον | ἀλεξάτων | ἀλέξατε | ἀλεξάντων | |||
| middle | indicative | ἠλεξάμην | ἠλέξω | ἠλέξατο | ἠλέξασθον | ἠλεξάσθην | ἠλεξάμεθα | ἠλέξασθε | ἠλέξαντο |
| subjunctive | ἀλέξωμαι | ἀλέξῃ | ἀλέξηται | ἀλέξησθον | ἀλέξησθον | ἀλεξώμεθα | ἀλέξησθε | ἀλέξωνται | |
| optative | ἀλεξαίμην | ἀλέξαιο | ἀλέξαιτο | ἀλέξαισθον | ἀλεξαίσθην | ἀλεξαίμεθα | ἀλέξαισθε | ἀλέξαιντο | |
| imperative | ἄλεξαι | ἀλεξάσθω | ἀλέξασθον | ἀλεξάσθων | ἀλέξασθε | ἀλεξάσθων | |||
| active | middle | ||||||||
| infinitive | ἄλεξαι | ἀλέξασθαι | |||||||
| participle | m | ἀλέξᾱς | ἀλεξάμενος | ||||||
| f | ἀλέξᾱσα | ἀλεξαμένη | |||||||
| n | ἄλεξαν | ἀλεξάμενον | |||||||
Derived terms
- Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros)
- Ἄλεξις (Álexis)
References
- ἀλέξω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἀλέξω in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἀλέξω in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- «ἀλέξω» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- «ἀλέξω» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- «ἀλέξω» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2016)
- ἀλέξω in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter