εἴλω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

εἰλέω (eiléō), εἱλέω (heiléō), εἴλλω (eíllō), εἵλλω (heíllō), ἴλλω (íllō)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ěː.lɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.lo/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.lo/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.lo/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.lo/

Verb

εἴλω • (eílō)

to roll up, pack close
to smite
to collect
(passive voice) to draw oneself up, shrink up
(passive voice) to go to and fro
to wind, turn round, (cause to) revolve

Conjugation

Present: εἴλω, εἴλομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	εἴλω	εἴλεις	εἴλει	εἴλετον	εἴλετον	εἴλομεν	εἴλετε	εἴλουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	εἴλω	εἴλῃς	εἴλῃ	εἴλητον	εἴλητον	εἴλωμεν	εἴλητε	εἴλωσῐ(ν)
	optative	εἴλοιμῐ	εἴλοις	εἴλοι	εἴλοιτον	εἰλοίτην	εἴλοιμεν	εἴλοιτε	εἴλοιεν
	imperative		εἶλε	εἰλέτω	εἴλετον	εἰλέτων		εἴλετε	εἰλόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	εἴλομαι	εἴλῃ, εἴλει	εἴλεται	εἴλεσθον	εἴλεσθον	εἰλόμεθᾰ	εἴλεσθε	εἴλονται
	subjunctive	εἴλωμαι	εἴλῃ	εἴληται	εἴλησθον	εἴλησθον	εἰλώμεθᾰ	εἴλησθε	εἴλωνται
	optative	εἰλοίμην	εἴλοιο	εἴλοιτο	εἴλοισθον	εἰλοίσθην	εἰλοίμεθᾰ	εἴλοισθε	εἴλοιντο
	imperative		εἴλου	εἰλέσθω	εἴλεσθον	εἰλέσθων		εἴλεσθε	εἰλέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		εἴλειν				εἴλεσθαι
participle	m	εἴλων				εἰλόμενος
	f	εἴλουσᾰ				εἰλομένη
	n	εἶλον				εἰλόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἦλσᾰ, ἠλσᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἦλσᾰ	ἦλσᾰς	ἦλσε(ν)	ἤλσᾰτον	ἠλσᾰ́την	ἤλσᾰμεν	ἤλσᾰτε	ἦλσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἔλσω	ἔλσῃς	ἔλσῃ	ἔλσητον	ἔλσητον	ἔλσωμεν	ἔλσητε	ἔλσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἔλσαιμῐ	ἔλσειᾰς, ἔλσαις	ἔλσειε(ν), ἔλσαι	ἔλσαιτον	ἐλσαίτην	ἔλσαιμεν	ἔλσαιτε	ἔλσειᾰν, ἔλσαιεν
	imperative		ἔλσον	ἐλσᾰ́τω	ἔλσᾰτον	ἐλσᾰ́των		ἔλσᾰτε	ἐλσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἠλσᾰ́μην	ἤλσω	ἤλσᾰτο	ἤλσᾰσθον	ἠλσᾰ́σθην	ἠλσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἤλσᾰσθε	ἤλσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἔλσωμαι	ἔλσῃ	ἔλσηται	ἔλσησθον	ἔλσησθον	ἐλσώμεθᾰ	ἔλσησθε	ἔλσωνται
	optative	ἐλσαίμην	ἔλσαιο	ἔλσαιτο	ἔλσαισθον	ἐλσαίσθην	ἐλσαίμεθᾰ	ἔλσαισθε	ἔλσαιντο
	imperative		ἔλσαι	ἐλσᾰ́σθω	ἔλσᾰσθον	ἐλσᾰ́σθων		ἔλσᾰσθε	ἐλσᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἔλσαι			ἔλσᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἔλσᾱς			ἐλσᾰ́μενος
	f	ἔλσᾱσᾰ			ἐλσᾰμένη
	n	ἔλσᾰν			ἐλσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἔλσᾰ, ἐλσᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔλσᾰ	ἔλσᾰς	ἔλσε(ν)	ἔλσᾰτον	ἐλσᾰ́την	ἔλσᾰμεν	ἔλσᾰτε	ἔλσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἔλσω, ἔλσωμῐ	ἔλσῃς, ἔλσῃσθᾰ	ἔλσῃ, ἔλσῃσῐ	ἔλσητον	ἔλσητον	ἔλσωμεν	ἔλσητε	ἔλσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἔλσαιμῐ	ἔλσαις, ἔλσαισθᾰ, ἔλσειᾰς	ἔλσειε(ν), ἔλσαι	ἐλσεῖτον	ἐλσείτην	ἐλσεῖμεν	ἐλσεῖτε	ἐλσεῖεν
	imperative		ἔλσον	ἐλσᾰ́τω	ἔλσᾰτον	ἐλσᾰ́των		ἔλσᾰτε	ἐλσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐλσᾰ́μην	ἔλσᾰο	ἔλσᾰτο	ἔλσᾰσθον	ἐλσᾰ́σθην	ἐλσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	ἔλσᾰσθε	ἔλσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἔλσωμαι	ἔλσηαι	ἔλσηται	ἔλσησθον	ἔλσησθον	ἐλσώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἔλσησθε	ἔλσωνται
	optative	ἐλσαίμην	ἔλσαιο	ἔλσαιτο	ἔλσαισθον	ἐλσαίσθην	ἐλσαίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἔλσαισθε	ἐλσαίᾰτο
	imperative		ἔλσαι	ἐλσᾰ́σθω	ἔλσᾰσθον	ἐλσᾰ́σθων		ἔλσᾰσθε	ἐλσᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἔλσαι/ἐλσᾰ́μεν/ἐλσᾰμέναι			ἔλσᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἔλσᾱς			ἐλσᾰ́μενος
	f	ἔλσᾱσᾰ			ἐλσᾰμένη
	n	ἔλσᾰν			ἐλσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἔελσᾰ, ἐελσᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔελσᾰ	ἔελσᾰς	ἔελσε(ν)	ἐέλσᾰτον	ἐελσᾰ́την	ἐέλσᾰμεν	ἐέλσᾰτε	ἔελσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐέλσω, ἐέλσωμῐ	ἐέλσῃς, ἐέλσῃσθᾰ	ἐέλσῃ, ἐέλσῃσῐ	ἐέλσητον	ἐέλσητον	ἐέλσωμεν	ἐέλσητε	ἐέλσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐέλσαιμῐ	ἐέλσαις, ἐέλσαισθᾰ, ἐέλσειᾰς	ἐέλσειε(ν), ἐέλσαι	ἐελσεῖτον	ἐελσείτην	ἐελσεῖμεν	ἐελσεῖτε	ἐελσεῖεν
	imperative		ἔελσον	ἐελσᾰ́τω	ἐέλσᾰτον	ἐελσᾰ́των		ἐέλσᾰτε	ἐελσᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἐελσᾰ́μην	ἐέλσᾰο	ἐέλσᾰτο	ἐέλσᾰσθον	ἐελσᾰ́σθην	ἐελσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	ἐέλσᾰσθε	ἐέλσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἐέλσωμαι	ἐέλσηαι	ἐέλσηται	ἐέλσησθον	ἐέλσησθον	ἐελσώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐέλσησθε	ἐέλσωνται
	optative	ἐελσαίμην	ἐέλσαιο	ἐέλσαιτο	ἐέλσαισθον	ἐελσαίσθην	ἐελσαίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐέλσαισθε	ἐελσαίᾰτο
	imperative		ἔελσαι	ἐελσᾰ́σθω	ἐέλσᾰσθον	ἐελσᾰ́σθων		ἐέλσᾰσθε	ἐελσᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἐέλσαι/ἐελσᾰ́μεν/ἐελσᾰμέναι			ἐέλσᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἐέλσᾱς			ἐελσᾰ́μενος
	f	ἐέλσᾱσᾰ			ἐελσᾰμένη
	n	ἐέλσᾰν			ἐελσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἐᾰ́λην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
passive	indicative	ἐᾰ́λην	ἐᾰ́λης	ἐᾰ́λη	ἐᾰ́λητον	ἐᾰλήτην	ἐᾰ́λημεν	ἐᾰ́λητε	ἐᾰ́λησᾰν, ἔᾰλεν
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓λῶ	ᾰ̓λῇς	ᾰ̓λῇ	ᾰ̓λῆτον	ᾰ̓λῆτον	ᾰ̓λῶμεν	ᾰ̓λῆτε	ᾰ̓λῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓λείην	ᾰ̓λείης	ᾰ̓λείη	ᾰ̓λεῖτον, ᾰ̓λείητον	ᾰ̓λείτην, ᾰ̓λειήτην	ᾰ̓λεῖμεν, ᾰ̓λείημεν	ᾰ̓λεῖτε, ᾰ̓λείητε	ᾰ̓́λειεν, ᾰ̓λείησᾰν
	imperative		ᾰ̓́ληθῐ	ᾰ̓λήτω	ᾰ̓́λητον	ᾰ̓λήτων		ᾰ̓́λητε	ᾰ̓λέντων
							passive
infinitive							ᾰ̓λῆναι/ᾰ̓λήμεναι
participle	m						ᾰ̓λείς
	f						ᾰ̓λεῖσᾰ
	n						ᾰ̓λέν
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Perfect: ἔελμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἔελμαι	ἔελσαι	ἔελται	ἔελθον	ἔελθον	ἐέλμεθᾰ	ἔελθε	ἐέλᾰται
	subjunctive	ἐελμένος ὦ	ἐελμένος ᾖς	ἐελμένος ᾖ	ἐελμένω ἦτον	ἐελμένω ἦτον	ἐελμένοι ὦμεν	ἐελμένοι ἦτε	ἐελμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐελμένος εἴην	ἐελμένος εἴης	ἐελμένος εἴη	ἐελμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἐελμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἐελμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἐελμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἐελμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἔελσο	ἐέλθω	ἔελθον	ἐέλθων		ἔελθε	ἐέλθων

infinitive						ἐέλθαι
participle	m					ἐελμένος
	f					ἐελμένη
	n					ἐελμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.