Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Verb

πρόσφημῐ • ‎(prósphēmi) (Epic)

1. (transitive) To speak to, address

Usage notes

Almost exclusively used in the past tense (which may be analyzed as imperfect or aorist). Very common in the Iliad and Odyssey in the third person singular past tense, and rare in other dialects.

Conjugation

References

• Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “No number provided”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company
• «πρόσφημι» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• πρόσφημι in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press