ἐμψυχόω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἐμ- (em-) + ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) + -όω (-óō).
Verb
ἐμψῡχόω • (empsūkhóō)
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Conjugation
Present: ἐμψῡχῶ, ἐμψῡχοῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐμψῡχῶ | ἐμψῡχοῖς | ἐμψῡχοῖ | ἐμψῡχοῦτον | ἐμψῡχοῦτον | ἐμψῡχοῦμεν | ἐμψῡχοῦτε | ἐμψῡχοῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐμψῡχῶ | ἐμψῡχοῖς | ἐμψῡχοῖ | ἐμψῡχῶτον | ἐμψῡχῶτον | ἐμψῡχῶμεν | ἐμψῡχῶτε | ἐμψῡχῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐμψῡχοίην / ἐμψῡχοῖμῐ | ἐμψῡχοίης / ἐμψῡχοῖς | ἐμψῡχοίη / ἐμψῡχοῖ | ἐμψῡχοῖτον / ἐμψῡχοίητον | ἐμψῡχοίτην / ἐμψῡχοιήτην | ἐμψῡχοῖμεν / ἐμψῡχοίημεν | ἐμψῡχοῖτε / ἐμψῡχοίητε | ἐμψῡχοῖεν / ἐμψῡχοίησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἐμψῡ́χου | ἐμψῡχούτω | ἐμψῡχοῦτον | ἐμψῡχούτων | ἐμψῡχοῦτε | ἐμψῡχούντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐμψῡχοῦμαι | ἐμψῡχοῖ | ἐμψῡχοῦται | ἐμψῡχοῦσθον | ἐμψῡχοῦσθον | ἐμψῡχούμεθᾰ | ἐμψῡχοῦσθε | ἐμψῡχοῦνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐμψῡχῶμαι | ἐμψῡχοῖ | ἐμψῡχῶται | ἐμψῡχῶσθον | ἐμψῡχῶσθον | ἐμψῡχώμεθᾰ | ἐμψῡχῶσθε | ἐμψῡχῶνται | |||||
| optative | ἐμψῡχοίμην | ἐμψῡχοῖο | ἐμψῡχοῖτο | ἐμψῡχοῖσθον | ἐμψῡχοίσθην | ἐμψῡχοίμεθᾰ | ἐμψῡχοῖσθε | ἐμψῡχοῖντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐμψῡχοῦ | ἐμψῡχούσθω | ἐμψῡχοῦσθον | ἐμψῡχούσθων | ἐμψῡχοῦσθε | ἐμψῡχούσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐμψῡχοῦν | ἐμψῡχοῦσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐμψῡχῶν | ἐμψῡχούμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐμψῡχοῦσᾰ | ἐμψῡχουμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐμψῡχοῦν | ἐμψῡχούμενον | |||||||||||
| 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: ἐνεψῡ́χουν, ἐνεψῡχούμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐνεψῡ́χουν | ἐνεψῡ́χους | ἐνεψῡ́χου | ἐνεψῡχοῦτον | ἐνεψῡχούτην | ἐνεψῡχοῦμεν | ἐνεψῡχοῦτε | ἐνεψῡ́χουν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐνεψῡχούμην | ἐνεψῡχοῦ | ἐνεψῡχοῦτο | ἐνεψῡχοῦσθον | ἐνεψῡχούσθην | ἐνεψῡχούμεθᾰ | ἐνεψῡχοῦσθε | ἐνεψῡχοῦντο | ||||
| 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: ἐμψῡχώσω, ἐμψῡχώσομαι, ἐμψῡχωθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐμψῡχώσω | ἐμψῡχώσεις | ἐμψῡχώσει | ἐμψῡχώσετον | ἐμψῡχώσετον | ἐμψῡχώσομεν | ἐμψῡχώσετε | ἐμψῡχώσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐμψῡχώσοιμῐ | ἐμψῡχώσοις | ἐμψῡχώσοι | ἐμψῡχώσοιτον | ἐμψῡχωσοίτην | ἐμψῡχώσοιμεν | ἐμψῡχώσοιτε | ἐμψῡχώσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἐμψῡχώσομαι | ἐμψῡχώσῃ / ἐμψῡχώσει | ἐμψῡχώσεται | ἐμψῡχώσεσθον | ἐμψῡχώσεσθον | ἐμψῡχωσόμεθᾰ | ἐμψῡχώσεσθε | ἐμψῡχώσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐμψῡχωσοίμην | ἐμψῡχώσοιο | ἐμψῡχώσοιτο | ἐμψῡχώσοισθον | ἐμψῡχωσοίσθην | ἐμψῡχωσοίμεθᾰ | ἐμψῡχώσοισθε | ἐμψῡχώσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ἐμψῡχωθήσομαι | ἐμψῡχωθήσῃ | ἐμψῡχωθήσεται | ἐμψῡχωθήσεσθον | ἐμψῡχωθήσεσθον | ἐμψῡχωθησόμεθᾰ | ἐμψῡχωθήσεσθε | ἐμψῡχωθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐμψῡχωθησοίμην | ἐμψῡχωθήσοιο | ἐμψῡχωθήσοιτο | ἐμψῡχωθήσοισθον | ἐμψῡχωθησοίσθην | ἐμψῡχωθησοίμεθᾰ | ἐμψῡχωθήσοισθε | ἐμψῡχωθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐμψῡχώσειν | ἐμψῡχώσεσθαι | ἐμψῡχωθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐμψῡχώσων | ἐμψῡχωσόμενος | ἐμψῡχωθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ἐμψῡχώσουσᾰ | ἐμψῡχωσομένη | ἐμψῡχωθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ἐμψῡχῶσον | ἐμψῡχωσόμενον | ἐμψῡχωθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| 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: ἐνεψῡ́χωσᾰ, ἐνεψῡχωσᾰ́μην, ἐνεψῡχώθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐνεψῡ́χωσᾰ | ἐνεψῡ́χωσᾰς | ἐνεψῡ́χωσε(ν) | ἐνεψῡχώσᾰτον | ἐνεψῡχωσᾰ́την | ἐνεψῡχώσᾰμεν | ἐνεψῡχώσᾰτε | ἐνεψῡ́χωσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐμψῡχώσω | ἐμψῡχώσῃς | ἐμψῡχώσῃ | ἐμψῡχώσητον | ἐμψῡχώσητον | ἐμψῡχώσωμεν | ἐμψῡχώσητε | ἐμψῡχώσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐμψῡχώσαιμῐ | ἐμψῡχώσειᾰς / ἐμψῡχώσαις | ἐμψῡχώσειε(ν) / ἐμψῡχώσαι | ἐμψῡχώσαιτον | ἐμψῡχωσαίτην | ἐμψῡχώσαιμεν | ἐμψῡχώσαιτε | ἐμψῡχώσειᾰν / ἐμψῡχώσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐμψῡ́χωσον | ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́τω | ἐμψῡχώσᾰτον | ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́των | ἐμψῡχώσᾰτε | ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐνεψῡχωσᾰ́μην | ἐνεψῡχώσω | ἐνεψῡχώσᾰτο | ἐνεψῡχώσᾰσθον | ἐνεψῡχωσᾰ́σθην | ἐνεψῡχωσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐνεψῡχώσᾰσθε | ἐνεψῡχώσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐμψῡχώσωμαι | ἐμψῡχώσῃ | ἐμψῡχώσηται | ἐμψῡχώσησθον | ἐμψῡχώσησθον | ἐμψῡχωσώμεθᾰ | ἐμψῡχώσησθε | ἐμψῡχώσωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐμψῡχωσαίμην | ἐμψῡχώσαιο | ἐμψῡχώσαιτο | ἐμψῡχώσαισθον | ἐμψῡχωσαίσθην | ἐμψῡχωσαίμεθᾰ | ἐμψῡχώσαισθε | ἐμψῡχώσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐμψῡ́χωσαι | ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́σθω | ἐμψῡχώσᾰσθον | ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́σθων | ἐμψῡχώσᾰσθε | ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐνεψῡχώθην | ἐνεψῡχώθης | ἐνεψῡχώθη | ἐνεψῡχώθητον | ἐνεψῡχωθήτην | ἐνεψῡχώθημεν | ἐνεψῡχώθητε | ἐνεψῡχώθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐμψῡχωθῶ | ἐμψῡχωθῇς | ἐμψῡχωθῇ | ἐμψῡχωθῆτον | ἐμψῡχωθῆτον | ἐμψῡχωθῶμεν | ἐμψῡχωθῆτε | ἐμψῡχωθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐμψῡχωθείην | ἐμψῡχωθείης | ἐμψῡχωθείη | ἐμψῡχωθεῖτον / ἐμψῡχωθείητον | ἐμψῡχωθείτην / ἐμψῡχωθειήτην | ἐμψῡχωθεῖμεν / ἐμψῡχωθείημεν | ἐμψῡχωθεῖτε / ἐμψῡχωθείητε | ἐμψῡχωθεῖεν / ἐμψῡχωθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἐμψῡχώθητῐ | ἐμψῡχωθήτω | ἐμψῡχώθητον | ἐμψῡχωθήτων | ἐμψῡχώθητε | ἐμψῡχωθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐμψῡχῶσαι | ἐμψῡχώσᾰσθαι | ἐμψῡχωθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐμψῡχώσᾱς | ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́μενος | ἐμψῡχωθείς | |||||||||
| f | ἐμψῡχώσᾱσᾰ | ἐμψῡχωσᾰμένη | ἐμψῡχωθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ἐμψῡχῶσᾰν | ἐμψῡχωσᾰ́μενον | ἐμψῡχωθέν | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: ἐνεψῡ́χωκᾰ, ἐνεψῡ́χωμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐνεψῡ́χωκᾰ | ἐνεψῡ́χωκᾰς | ἐνεψῡ́χωκε(ν) | ἐνεψῡχώκᾰτον | ἐνεψῡχώκᾰτον | ἐνεψῡχώκᾰμεν | ἐνεψῡχώκᾰτε | ἐνεψῡχώκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐνεψῡχώκω | ἐνεψῡχώκῃς | ἐνεψῡχώκῃ | ἐνεψῡχώκητον | ἐνεψῡχώκητον | ἐνεψῡχώκωμεν | ἐνεψῡχώκητε | ἐνεψῡχώκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐνεψῡχώκοιμῐ / ἐνεψῡχωκοίην | ἐνεψῡχώκοις / ἐνεψῡχωκοίης | ἐνεψῡχώκοι / ἐνεψῡχωκοίη | ἐνεψῡχώκοιτον | ἐνεψῡχωκοίτην | ἐνεψῡχώκοιμεν | ἐνεψῡχώκοιτε | ἐνεψῡχώκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐνεψῡ́χωκε | ἐνεψῡχωκέτω | ἐνεψῡχώκετον | ἐνεψῡχωκέτων | ἐνεψῡχώκετε | ἐνεψῡχωκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐνεψῡ́χωμαι | ἐνεψῡ́χωσαι | ἐνεψῡ́χωται | ἐνεψῡ́χωσθον | ἐνεψῡ́χωσθον | ἐνεψῡχώμεθᾰ | ἐνεψῡ́χωσθε | ἐνεψῡ́χωνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐνεψῡχωμένος ὦ | ἐνεψῡχωμένος ᾖς | ἐνεψῡχωμένος ᾖ | ἐνεψῡχωμένω ἦτον | ἐνεψῡχωμένω ἦτον | ἐνεψῡχωμένοι ὦμεν | ἐνεψῡχωμένοι ἦτε | ἐνεψῡχωμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐνεψῡχωμένος εἴην | ἐνεψῡχωμένος εἴης | ἐνεψῡχωμένος εἴη | ἐνεψῡχωμένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἐνεψῡχωμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἐνεψῡχωμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἐνεψῡχωμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἐνεψῡχωμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐνεψῡ́χωσο | ἐνεψῡχώσθω | ἐνεψῡ́χωσθον | ἐνεψῡχώσθων | ἐνεψῡ́χωσθε | ἐνεψῡχώσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐνεψῡχωκέναι | ἐνεψῡχῶσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐνεψῡχωκώς | ἐνεψῡχωμένος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐνεψῡχωκυῖᾰ | ἐνεψῡχωμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐνεψῡχωκός | ἐνεψῡχωμένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: ἐνεψῡχώκειν / ἐνεψῡχώκη, ἐνεψῡχώμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐνεψῡχώκειν / ἐνεψῡχώκη | ἐνεψῡχώκεις / ἐνεψῡχώκης | ἐνεψῡχώκει(ν) | ἐνεψῡχώκετον | ἐνεψῡχωκέτην | ἐνεψῡχώκεμεν | ἐνεψῡχώκετε | ἐνεψῡχώκεσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐνεψῡχώμην | ἐνεψῡ́χωσο | ἐνεψῡ́χωτο | ἐνεψῡ́χωσθον | ἐνεψῡχώσθην | ἐνεψῡχώμεθᾰ | ἐνεψῡ́χωσθε | ἐνεψῡ́χωντο | ||||
| 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
- μετεμψῡ́χωσις (metempsū́khōsis)
References
- “ἐμψυχόω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἐμψυχόω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- ἐμψυχόω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “ἐμψυχόω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἐμψυχόω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011