αἰχμαλόω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αἰχμή (aikhmḗ, “spear, war”) +‎ -όω (-óō, verb-forming suffix). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛkʰ.maˈlo.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛx.maˈlo.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ex.maˈlo.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ex.maˈlo.o/

Verb

αἰχμαλόω • (aikhmalóō)

(Koine, rare) alternative form of αἰχμαλωτίζω (aikhmalōtízō, “to take prisoner”)

Inflection

Present: αἰχμαλῶ, αἰχμαλοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	αἰχμαλῶ	αἰχμαλοῖς	αἰχμαλοῖ	αἰχμαλοῦτον	αἰχμαλοῦτον	αἰχμαλοῦμεν	αἰχμαλοῦτε	αἰχμαλοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	αἰχμαλῶ	αἰχμαλοῖς	αἰχμαλοῖ	αἰχμαλῶτον	αἰχμαλῶτον	αἰχμαλῶμεν	αἰχμαλῶτε	αἰχμαλῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	αἰχμαλοίην / αἰχμαλοῖμῐ	αἰχμαλοίης / αἰχμαλοῖς	αἰχμαλοίη / αἰχμαλοῖ	αἰχμαλοῖτον / αἰχμαλοίητον	αἰχμαλοίτην / αἰχμαλοιήτην	αἰχμαλοῖμεν / αἰχμαλοίημεν	αἰχμαλοῖτε / αἰχμαλοίητε	αἰχμαλοῖεν / αἰχμαλοίησᾰν
	imperative		αἰχμάλου	αἰχμαλούτω	αἰχμαλοῦτον	αἰχμαλούτων		αἰχμαλοῦτε	αἰχμαλούντων
middle/ passive	indicative	αἰχμαλοῦμαι	αἰχμαλοῖ	αἰχμαλοῦται	αἰχμαλοῦσθον	αἰχμαλοῦσθον	αἰχμαλούμεθᾰ	αἰχμαλοῦσθε	αἰχμαλοῦνται
	subjunctive	αἰχμαλῶμαι	αἰχμαλοῖ	αἰχμαλῶται	αἰχμαλῶσθον	αἰχμαλῶσθον	αἰχμαλώμεθᾰ	αἰχμαλῶσθε	αἰχμαλῶνται
	optative	αἰχμαλοίμην	αἰχμαλοῖο	αἰχμαλοῖτο	αἰχμαλοῖσθον	αἰχμαλοίσθην	αἰχμαλοίμεθᾰ	αἰχμαλοῖσθε	αἰχμαλοῖντο
	imperative		αἰχμαλοῦ	αἰχμαλούσθω	αἰχμαλοῦσθον	αἰχμαλούσθων		αἰχμαλοῦσθε	αἰχμαλούσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		αἰχμαλοῦν				αἰχμαλοῦσθαι
participle	m	αἰχμαλῶν				αἰχμαλούμενος
	f	αἰχμαλοῦσᾰ				αἰχμαλουμένη
	n	αἰχμαλοῦν				αἰχμαλούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Related terms

αἰχμάλωτος (aikhmálōtos)
αἰχμή (aikhmḗ)