καίω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- κάω (káō) — Attic
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *kayyō, past that is uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂w-, with cognates such as Lithuanian kūlė, Latvian kūla, and possibly Persian سو (su, “light”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kǎi̯.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈkɛ.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈcɛ.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈce.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈce.o/
Verb
καίω • (kaíō)
Inflection
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | καίω | καίεις | καίει | καίετον | καίετον | καίομεν | καίετε | καίουσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | καίω | καίῃς | καίῃ | καίητον | καίητον | καίωμεν | καίητε | καίωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | καίοιμῐ | καίοις | καίοι | καίοιτον | καιοίτην | καίοιμεν | καίοιτε | καίοιεν | |||||
imperative | καῖε | καιέτω | καίετον | καιέτων | καίετε | καιόντων | |||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | καίομαι | καίῃ, καίει |
καίεται | καίεσθον | καίεσθον | καιόμεθᾰ | καίεσθε | καίονται | ||||
subjunctive | καίωμαι | καίῃ | καίηται | καίησθον | καίησθον | καιώμεθᾰ | καίησθε | καίωνται | |||||
optative | καιοίμην | καίοιο | καίοιτο | καίοισθον | καιοίσθην | καιοίμεθᾰ | καίοισθε | καίοιντο | |||||
imperative | καίου | καιέσθω | καίεσθον | καιέσθων | καίεσθε | καιέσθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | καίειν | καίεσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | καίων | καιόμενος | ||||||||||
f | καίουσᾰ | καιομένη | |||||||||||
n | καῖον | καιόμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Imperfect: ἔκαιον, ἐκαιόμην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἔκαιον | ἔκαιες | ἔκαιε(ν) | ἐκαίετον | ἐκαιέτην | ἐκαίομεν | ἐκαίετε | ἔκαιον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκαιόμην | ἐκαίου | ἐκαίετο | ἐκαίεσθον | ἐκαιέσθην | ἐκαιόμεθᾰ | ἐκαίεσθε | ἐκαίοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | καῖον | καῖες | καῖε(ν) | καίετον | καιέτην | καίομεν | καίετε | καῖον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | καιόμην | καίου | καίετο | καίεσθον | καιέσθην | καιόμε(σ)θᾰ | καίεσθε | καίοντο | ||||
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. |
Future: καύσω, καύσομαι, καυθήσομαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | καύσω | καύσεις | καύσει | καύσετον | καύσετον | καύσομεν | καύσετε | καύσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | καύσοιμῐ | καύσοις | καύσοι | καύσοιτον | καυσοίτην | καύσοιμεν | καύσοιτε | καύσοιεν | |||||
middle | indicative | καύσομαι | καύσῃ, καύσει |
καύσεται | καύσεσθον | καύσεσθον | καυσόμεθᾰ | καύσεσθε | καύσονται | ||||
optative | καυσοίμην | καύσοιο | καύσοιτο | καύσοισθον | καυσοίσθην | καυσοίμεθᾰ | καύσοισθε | καύσοιντο | |||||
passive | indicative | καυθήσομαι | καυθήσῃ | καυθήσεται | καυθήσεσθον | καυθήσεσθον | καυθησόμεθᾰ | καυθήσεσθε | καυθήσονται | ||||
optative | καυθησοίμην | καυθήσοιο | καυθήσοιτο | καυθήσοισθον | καυθησοίσθην | καυθησοίμεθᾰ | καυθήσοισθε | καυθήσοιντο | |||||
active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
infinitive | καύσειν | καύσεσθαι | καυθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
participle | m | καύσων | καυσόμενος | καυθησόμενος | |||||||||
f | καύσουσᾰ | καυσομένη | καυθησομένη | ||||||||||
n | καῦσον | καυσόμενον | καυθησόμενον | ||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Future: καήσομαι (late)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
passive | indicative | καήσομαι | καήσῃ | καήσεται | καήσεσθον | καήσεσθον | καησόμεθᾰ | καήσεσθε | καήσονται | ||||
optative | καησοίμην | καήσοιο | καήσοιτο | καήσοισθον | καησοίσθην | καησοίμεθᾰ | καήσοισθε | καήσοιντο | |||||
passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | καήσεσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | καησόμενος | |||||||||||
f | καησομένη | ||||||||||||
n | καησόμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Aorist: ἔκαυσᾰ, ἐκαυσᾰ́μην, ἐκαύθην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἔκαυσᾰ | ἔκαυσᾰς | ἔκαυσε(ν) | ἐκαύσᾰτον | ἐκαυσᾰ́την | ἐκαύσᾰμεν | ἐκαύσᾰτε | ἔκαυσᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | καύσω | καύσῃς | καύσῃ | καύσητον | καύσητον | καύσωμεν | καύσητε | καύσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | καύσαιμῐ | καύσειᾰς, καύσαις |
καύσειε(ν), καύσαι |
καύσαιτον | καυσαίτην | καύσαιμεν | καύσαιτε | καύσειᾰν, καύσαιεν | |||||
imperative | καῦσον | καυσᾰ́τω | καύσᾰτον | καυσᾰ́των | καύσᾰτε | καυσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
middle | indicative | ἐκαυσᾰ́μην | ἐκαύσω | ἐκαύσᾰτο | ἐκαύσᾰσθον | ἐκαυσᾰ́σθην | ἐκαυσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐκαύσᾰσθε | ἐκαύσᾰντο | ||||
subjunctive | καύσωμαι | καύσῃ | καύσηται | καύσησθον | καύσησθον | καυσώμεθᾰ | καύσησθε | καύσωνται | |||||
optative | καυσαίμην | καύσαιο | καύσαιτο | καύσαισθον | καυσαίσθην | καυσαίμεθᾰ | καύσαισθε | καύσαιντο | |||||
imperative | καῦσαι | καυσᾰ́σθω | καύσᾰσθον | καυσᾰ́σθων | καύσᾰσθε | καυσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
passive | indicative | ἐκαύθην | ἐκαύθης | ἐκαύθη | ἐκαύθητον | ἐκαυθήτην | ἐκαύθημεν | ἐκαύθητε | ἐκαύθησᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | καυθῶ | καυθῇς | καυθῇ | καυθῆτον | καυθῆτον | καυθῶμεν | καυθῆτε | καυθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | καυθείην | καυθείης | καυθείη | καυθεῖτον, καυθείητον |
καυθείτην, καυθειήτην |
καυθεῖμεν, καυθείημεν |
καυθεῖτε, καυθείητε |
καυθεῖεν, καυθείησᾰν | |||||
imperative | καύθητῐ | καυθήτω | καύθητον | καυθήτων | καύθητε | καυθέντων | |||||||
active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
infinitive | καῦσαι | καύσᾰσθαι | καυθῆναι | ||||||||||
participle | m | καύσᾱς | καυσᾰ́μενος | καυθείς | |||||||||
f | καύσᾱσᾰ | καυσᾰμένη | καυθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
n | καῦσᾰν | καυσᾰ́μενον | καυθέν | ||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἔκηᾰ | ἔκηᾰς | ἔκηε(ν) | ἐκήᾰτον | ἐκηᾰ́την | ἐκήᾰμεν | ἐκήᾰτε | ἔκηᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | κήω, κήωμῐ |
κήῃς, κήῃσθᾰ |
κήῃ, κήῃσῐ |
κήητον | κήητον | κήωμεν | κήητε | κήωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | κήαιμῐ | κήαις, κήαισθᾰ, κήειᾰς |
κήειε(ν), κήαι |
κηεῖτον | κηείτην | κηεῖμεν | κηεῖτε | κηεῖεν | |||||
imperative | κῆον | κηᾰ́τω | κήᾰτον | κηᾰ́των | κήᾰτε | κηᾰ́ντων | |||||||
middle | indicative | ἐκηᾰ́μην | ἐκήᾰο | ἐκήᾰτο | ἐκήᾰσθον | ἐκηᾰ́σθην | ἐκηᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ἐκήᾰσθε | ἐκήᾰντο | ||||
subjunctive | κήωμαι | κήηαι | κήηται | κήησθον | κήησθον | κηώμε(σ)θᾰ | κήησθε | κήωνται | |||||
optative | κηαίμην | κήαιο | κήαιτο | κήαισθον | κηαίσθην | κηαίμε(σ)θᾰ | κήαισθε | κηαίᾰτο | |||||
imperative | κῆαι | κηᾰ́σθω | κήᾰσθον | κηᾰ́σθων | κήᾰσθε | κηᾰ́σθων | |||||||
active | middle | ||||||||||||
infinitive | κῆαι/κηᾰ́μεν/κηᾰμέναι | κήᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | κήᾱς | κηᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
f | κήᾱσᾰ | κηᾰμένη | |||||||||||
n | κῆᾰν | κηᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
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. |
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἔκειᾰ | ἔκειᾰς | ἔκειε(ν) | ἐκείᾰτον | ἐκειᾰ́την | ἐκείᾰμεν | ἐκείᾰτε | ἔκειᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | κείω, κείωμῐ |
κείῃς, κείῃσθᾰ |
κείῃ, κείῃσῐ |
κείητον | κείητον | κείωμεν | κείητε | κείωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | κείαιμῐ | κείαις, κείαισθᾰ, κείειᾰς |
κείειε(ν), κείαι |
κειεῖτον | κειείτην | κειεῖμεν | κειεῖτε | κειεῖεν | |||||
imperative | κεῖον | κειᾰ́τω | κείᾰτον | κειᾰ́των | κείᾰτε | κειᾰ́ντων | |||||||
middle | indicative | ἐκειᾰ́μην | ἐκείᾰο | ἐκείᾰτο | ἐκείᾰσθον | ἐκειᾰ́σθην | ἐκειᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | ἐκείᾰσθε | ἐκείᾰντο | ||||
subjunctive | κείωμαι | κείηαι | κείηται | κείησθον | κείησθον | κειώμε(σ)θᾰ | κείησθε | κείωνται | |||||
optative | κειαίμην | κείαιο | κείαιτο | κείαισθον | κειαίσθην | κειαίμε(σ)θᾰ | κείαισθε | κειαίᾰτο | |||||
imperative | κεῖαι | κειᾰ́σθω | κείᾰσθον | κειᾰ́σθων | κείᾰσθε | κειᾰ́σθων | |||||||
active | middle | ||||||||||||
infinitive | κεῖαι/κειᾰ́μεν/κειᾰμέναι | κείᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | κείᾱς | κειᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
f | κείᾱσᾰ | κειᾰμένη | |||||||||||
n | κεῖᾰν | κειᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
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: ἐκάην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
passive | indicative | ἐκάην | ἐκάης | ἐκάη | ἐκάητον | ἐκαήτην | ἐκάημεν | ἐκάητε | ἐκάησᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | καῶ | καῇς | καῇ | καῆτον | καῆτον | καῶμεν | καῆτε | καῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | καείην | καείης | καείη | καεῖτον, καείητον |
καείτην, καειήτην |
καεῖμεν, καείημεν |
καεῖτε, καείητε |
καεῖεν, καείησᾰν | |||||
imperative | κάηθῐ | καήτω | κάητον | καήτων | κάητε | καέντων | |||||||
passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | καῆναι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | καείς | |||||||||||
f | καεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | καέν | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Perfect: κέκαυκᾰ, κέκαυμαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | κέκαυκᾰ | κέκαυκᾰς | κέκαυκε(ν) | κεκαύκᾰτον | κεκαύκᾰτον | κεκαύκᾰμεν | κεκαύκᾰτε | κεκαύκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | κεκαύκω | κεκαύκῃς | κεκαύκῃ | κεκαύκητον | κεκαύκητον | κεκαύκωμεν | κεκαύκητε | κεκαύκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | κεκαύκοιμῐ, κεκαυκοίην |
κεκαύκοις, κεκαυκοίης |
κεκαύκοι, κεκαυκοίη |
κεκαύκοιτον | κεκαυκοίτην | κεκαύκοιμεν | κεκαύκοιτε | κεκαύκοιεν | |||||
imperative | κέκαυκε | κεκαυκέτω | κεκαύκετον | κεκαυκέτων | κεκαύκετε | κεκαυκόντων | |||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | κέκαυμαι | κέκαυσαι | κέκαυται | κέκαυσθον | κέκαυσθον | κεκαύμεθᾰ | κέκαυσθε | κέκαυνται | ||||
subjunctive | κεκαυμένος ὦ | κεκαυμένος ᾖς | κεκαυμένος ᾖ | κεκαυμένω ἦτον | κεκαυμένω ἦτον | κεκαυμένοι ὦμεν | κεκαυμένοι ἦτε | κεκαυμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | κεκαυμένος εἴην | κεκαυμένος εἴης | κεκαυμένος εἴη | κεκαυμένω εἴητον/εἶτον | κεκαυμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην | κεκαυμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν | κεκαυμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε | κεκαυμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν | |||||
imperative | κέκαυσο | κεκαύσθω | κέκαυσθον | κεκαύσθων | κέκαυσθε | κεκαύσθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | κεκαυκέναι | κεκαῦσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | κεκαυκώς | κεκαυμένος | ||||||||||
f | κεκαυκυῖᾰ | κεκαυμένη | |||||||||||
n | κεκαυκός | κεκαυμένον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Pluperfect: ἐκεκαύκειν, ἐκεκαύμην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐκεκαύκειν, ἐκεκαύκη |
ἐκεκαύκεις, ἐκεκαύκης |
ἐκεκαύκει(ν) | ἐκεκαύκετον | ἐκεκαυκέτην | ἐκεκαύκεμεν | ἐκεκαύκετε | ἐκεκαύκεσᾰν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐκεκαύμην | ἐκέκαυσο | ἐκέκαυτο | ἐκέκαυσθον | ἐκεκαύσθην | ἐκεκαύμεθᾰ | ἐκέκαυσθε | ἐκέκαυντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Antonyms
- σβέννυμι (sbénnumi)
Derived terms
- ἀνακαίω (anakaíō)
Related terms
References
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “καίω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 618
Further reading
- “καίω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “καίω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “καίω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- καίω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- καίω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “καίω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G2545 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Greek
Alternative forms
- καίγω (kaígo) (less frequent)
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek καίω (kaíō); the form καίγω (kaígo), from Medieval καίγω (kaígō), from Proto-Hellenic *kayyō. Also see καύση (káfsi, “burning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈce.o/
- Hyphenation: καί‧ω
Conjugation
καίω (καίγω), καίγομαι, (καίομαι)
Active voice ➤ | Passive voice ➤ | |||
Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect |
Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | Present | Dependent |
1 sg | καίω / (καίγω) | κάψω | καίγομαι / [καίομαι]1 | καώ |
2 sg | καις, [καίεις]1 / [καίγεις] | κάψεις | καίγεσαι / [καίεσαι] | καείς |
3 sg | καίει / [καίγει] | κάψει | καίγεται / [καίεται] | καεί |
1 pl | καίμε, [καίουμε, καίομε] / καίγουμε, [καίγομε] | κάψουμε, [‑ομε] | καιγόμαστε / [καιόμαστε] | καούμε |
2 pl | καίτε, [καίετε] / καίγετε | κάψετε | καίγεστε, καιγόσαστε / [καίεστε] | καείτε |
3 pl | καίνε, καιν, [καίουν(ε)] / (καίγουν, καίγουνε) | κάψουν(ε) | καίγονται / [καίονται] | καούν(ε) |
Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | Imperfect | Simple past |
1 sg | έκαιγα, [έκαια]1 | έκαψα | καιγόμουν(α), {καιόμουν}1 | κάηκα |
2 sg | έκαιγες, [έκαιες] | έκαψες | καιγόσουν(α), {καιόσουν} | κάηκες |
3 sg | έκαιγε, [έκαιε] | έκαψε | καιγόταν(ε), {καιόταν} | κάηκε |
1 pl | καίγαμε, [καίαμε] | κάψαμε | καιγόμασταν, (‑όμαστε), {καιόμασταν} | καήκαμε |
2 pl | καίγατε, [καίατε] | κάψατε | καιγόσασταν, (‑όσαστε), {καιόσασταν} | καήκατε |
3 pl | έκαιγαν, καίγαν(ε), {έκαιαν} | έκαψαν, κάψαν(ε) | καίγονταν, (καιγόντουσαν), {καίονταν} | κάηκαν, καήκαν(ε) |
Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | Continuous | Simple |
1 sg | θα καίω / (καίγω) ➤ | θα κάψω ➤ | θα καίγομαι / [καίομαι] ➤ | θα κάω ➤ |
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα καις, [καίεις] / [καίγεις] | θα κάψεις, … | θα καίγεσαι / [καίεσαι], … | θα καείς, … |
Perfect aspect ➤ | Perfect aspect | |||
Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … κάψει | έχω, έχεις, … καεί | ||
Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … κάψει | είχα, είχες, … καεί | ||
Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … κάψει | θα έχω, έχεις, … καεί | ||
Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
Imperative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect |
2 sg | καίγε / [καίε]2 | κάψε, καύ' 2 | κάψου | |
2 pl | καίγετε / [καίετε]3 | κάψτε, καύτε2 | καίγεστε / [καίεστε] | καείτε |
Other forms | Active voice | Passive voice | ||
Present participle➤ | καίγοντας, {καίοντας}1 ➤ | {καιόμενος, ‑ομένη, ‑όμενο} ➤ | ||
Perfect participle➤ | έχοντας κάψει ➤ | καμένος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤ | ||
Nonfinite form➤ | κάψει | καεί | ||
Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
1. Rare forms like {καίεις} after the ancient καίω. 2. Colloquial apocopic perfective imperative + accusative of article & noun weak pronouns e.g. καύ' το ("burn it!") 3. Colloquial. irregular • (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |||
Derived terms
- το καίω (to kaío, “I celebrate very much”, literally “I burn it!”) (idiomatic)
Related terms
From stem καψ-
- καψαλίζω (kapsalízo, “to scorch”) & related words
- καψερός (kapserós)
- κάψιμο n (kápsimo)
- καψόνι n (kapsóni)
- καψούρης (kapsoúris)
From stem καυ- as in the ancient verb καίω (kaíō)
- see: καύση f (káfsi, “burning, combustion”)
Further reading
- καίω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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