ἄω

See also: ἀῶ and -άω

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Related to ἄημι (áēmi).

Verb

ἄω • (áō)

to blow
- 300 BCE – 250 BCE, Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 1.605
- 300 BCE – 250 BCE, Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 2.1228

Usage notes

Only found in the imperfect ἄεν (áen).

References

“ἄω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

Related to ἰαύω (iaúō).

Verb

ἄω • (áō)

to sleep

Inflection

Only used in the aorist.

Aorist: ᾰ̓́εσᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓́εσᾰ	ᾰ̓́εσᾰς	ᾰ̓́εσε(ν)	ᾰ̓έσᾰτον	ᾰ̓εσᾰ́την	ᾰ̓έσᾰμεν	ᾰ̓έσᾰτε	ᾰ̓́εσᾰν
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓έσω	ᾰ̓έσῃς	ᾰ̓έσῃ	ᾰ̓έσητον	ᾰ̓έσητον	ᾰ̓έσωμεν	ᾰ̓έσητε	ᾰ̓έσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓έσαιμῐ	ᾰ̓έσειᾰς, ᾰ̓έσαις	ᾰ̓έσειε(ν), ᾰ̓έσαι	ᾰ̓έσαιτον	ᾰ̓εσαίτην	ᾰ̓έσαιμεν	ᾰ̓έσαιτε	ᾰ̓έσειᾰν, ᾰ̓έσαιεν
	imperative		ᾰ̓́εσον	ᾰ̓εσᾰ́τω	ᾰ̓έσᾰτον	ᾰ̓εσᾰ́των		ᾰ̓έσᾰτε	ᾰ̓εσᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ᾰ̓έσαι
participle	m	ᾰ̓έσᾱς
	f	ᾰ̓έσᾱσᾰ
	n	ᾰ̓έσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἆσᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἆσᾰ	ἆσᾰς	ἆσε(ν)	ᾱ̓́σᾰτον	ᾱ̓σᾰ́την	ᾱ̓́σᾰμεν	ᾱ̓́σᾰτε	ἆσᾰν
	subjunctive	ᾱ̓́σω	ᾱ̓́σῃς	ᾱ̓́σῃ	ᾱ̓́σητον	ᾱ̓́σητον	ᾱ̓́σωμεν	ᾱ̓́σητε	ᾱ̓́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾱ̓́σαιμῐ	ᾱ̓́σειᾰς, ᾱ̓́σαις	ᾱ̓́σειε(ν), ᾱ̓́σαι	ᾱ̓́σαιτον	ᾱ̓σαίτην	ᾱ̓́σαιμεν	ᾱ̓́σαιτε	ᾱ̓́σειᾰν, ᾱ̓́σαιεν
	imperative		ἆσον	ᾱ̓σᾰ́τω	ᾱ̓́σᾰτον	ᾱ̓σᾰ́των		ᾱ̓́σᾰτε	ᾱ̓σᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ἆσαι
participle	m	ᾱ̓́σᾱς
	f	ᾱ̓́σᾱσᾰ
	n	ἆσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

“ἄω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 3

Contraction of ἀάω (aáō).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǎː.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o/

Verb

ἄω • (áō)

Alternative form of ἀάω (aáō, “to hurt”)

References

“ἄω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 4

From Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, satisfy”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǎː.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o/

Verb

ἄω • (áō)

to satiate (with genitive and accusative)
αἵματος ἆσαι Ἄρηα (Iliad 5.289 and other passages)
to sate Ares with blood

λιλαιόμενα χροὸς ἆσαι (Iliad 11.574 and other passages)
anxious to sate themselves with flesh (said of spears)
(intransitive) to take one's fill

Inflection

Present: ᾱ̓́ω, ᾱ̓́ομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾱ̓́ω	ᾱ̓́εις	ᾱ̓́ει	ᾱ̓́ετον	ᾱ̓́ετον	ᾱ̓́ομεν	ᾱ̓́ετε	ᾱ̓́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ᾱ̓́ω, ᾱ̓́ωμῐ	ᾱ̓́ῃς, ᾱ̓́ῃσθᾰ	ᾱ̓́ῃ, ᾱ̓́ῃσῐ	ᾱ̓́ητον	ᾱ̓́ητον	ᾱ̓́ωμεν	ᾱ̓́ητε	ᾱ̓́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾱ̓́οιμῐ	ᾱ̓́οισ(θᾰ)	ᾱ̓́οι	ᾱ̓́οιτον	ᾱ̓οίτην	ᾱ̓́οιμεν	ᾱ̓́οιτε	ᾱ̓́οιεν
	imperative		ἆε	ᾱ̓έτω	ᾱ̓́ετον	ᾱ̓έτων		ᾱ̓́ετε	ᾱ̓όντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ᾱ̓́ομαι	?	ἄᾰται, ἆται	?	?	ᾱ̓όμε(σ)θᾰ	?	ᾱ̓́ονται
	subjunctive	ᾱ̓́ωμαι	ᾱ̓́ηαι	ᾱ̓́ηται	ᾱ̓́ησθον	ᾱ̓́ησθον	ᾱ̓ώμε(σ)θᾰ	ᾱ̓́ησθε	ᾱ̓́ωνται
	optative	ᾱ̓οίμην	ᾱ̓́οιο	ᾱ̓́οιτο	ᾱ̓́οισθον	ᾱ̓οίσθην	ᾱ̓οίμε(σ)θᾰ	ᾱ̓́οισθε	ᾱ̓οίᾰτο
	imperative		ᾱ̓́εο	ᾱ̓έσθω	ᾱ̓́εσθον	ᾱ̓έσθων		ᾱ̓́εσθε	ᾱ̓έσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ᾱ̓́ειν/ᾱ̓έμεν(αι)/ᾱ̓μέναι				ᾱ̓́εσθαι
participle	m	ᾱ̓́ων				ᾱ̓όμενος
	f	ᾱ̓́ουσᾰ				ᾱ̓ομένη
	n	ἆον				ᾱ̓όμενον
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: ᾱ̓́σω, ᾱ̓́σομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾱ̓́σω	ᾱ̓́σεις	ᾱ̓́σει	ᾱ̓́σετον	ᾱ̓́σετον	ᾱ̓́σομεν	ᾱ̓́σετε	ᾱ̓́σουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	ᾱ̓́σοιμῐ	ᾱ̓́σοισ(θᾰ)	ᾱ̓́σοι	ᾱ̓́σοιτον	ᾱ̓σοίτην	ᾱ̓́σοιμεν	ᾱ̓́σοιτε	ᾱ̓́σοιεν
middle	indicative	ᾱ̓́σομαι	ᾱ̓́σεαι	ᾱ̓́σεται	ᾱ̓́σεσθον	ᾱ̓́σεσθον	ᾱ̓σόμε(σ)θᾰ	ᾱ̓́σεσθε	ᾱ̓́σονται
middle	optative	ᾱ̓σοίμην	ᾱ̓́σοιο	ᾱ̓́σοιτο	ᾱ̓́σοισθον	ᾱ̓σοίσθην	ᾱ̓σοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ᾱ̓́σοισθε	ᾱ̓σοίᾰτο
		active			middle
infinitive		ᾱ̓́σειν/ᾱ̓σέμεν(αι)/ᾱ̓σμέναι			ᾱ̓́σεσθαι
participle	m	ᾱ̓́σων			ᾱ̓σόμενος
	f	ᾱ̓́σουσᾰ			ᾱ̓σομένη
	n	ἆσον			ᾱ̓σόμενον
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: ἆσᾰ, ᾱ̓σᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἆσᾰ	ἆσᾰς	ἆσε(ν)	ᾱ̓́σᾰτον	ᾱ̓σᾰ́την	ᾱ̓́σᾰμεν	ᾱ̓́σᾰτε	ἆσᾰν
	subjunctive	ᾱ̓́σω, ᾱ̓́σωμῐ	ᾱ̓́σῃς, ᾱ̓́σῃσθᾰ	ᾱ̓́σῃ, ᾱ̓́σῃσῐ	ᾱ̓́σητον	ᾱ̓́σητον	ᾱ̓́σωμεν/ἕωμεν	ᾱ̓́σητε	ᾱ̓́σωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾱ̓́σαιμῐ	ᾱ̓́σαις, ᾱ̓́σαισθᾰ, ᾱ̓́σειᾰς	ᾱ̓́σειε(ν), ᾱ̓́σαι	ᾱ̓σεῖτον	ᾱ̓σείτην	ᾱ̓σεῖμεν	ᾱ̓σεῖτε	ᾱ̓σεῖεν
	imperative		ἆσον	ᾱ̓σᾰ́τω	ᾱ̓́σᾰτον	ᾱ̓σᾰ́των		ᾱ̓́σᾰτε	ᾱ̓σᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ᾱ̓σᾰ́μην	ᾱ̓́σᾰο	ᾱ̓́σᾰτο	ᾱ̓́σᾰσθον	ᾱ̓σᾰ́σθην	ᾱ̓σᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	ᾱ̓́σᾰσθε	ᾱ̓́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	ᾱ̓́σωμαι	ᾱ̓́σηαι	ᾱ̓́σηται	ᾱ̓́σησθον	ᾱ̓́σησθον	ᾱ̓σώμε(σ)θᾰ	ᾱ̓́σησθε	ᾱ̓́σωνται
	optative	ᾱ̓σαίμην	ᾱ̓́σαιο	ᾱ̓́σαιτο	ᾱ̓́σαισθον	ᾱ̓σαίσθην	ᾱ̓σαίμε(σ)θᾰ	ᾱ̓́σαισθε	ᾱ̓σαίᾰτο
	imperative		ἆσαι	ᾱ̓σᾰ́σθω	ᾱ̓́σᾰσθον	ᾱ̓σᾰ́σθων		ᾱ̓́σᾰσθε	ᾱ̓σᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἆσαι/ᾱ̓σᾰ́μεν/ᾱ̓σᾰμέναι			ᾱ̓́σᾰσθαι
participle	m	ᾱ̓́σᾱς			ᾱ̓σᾰ́μενος
	f	ᾱ̓́σᾱσᾰ			ᾱ̓σᾰμένη
	n	ἆσᾰν			ᾱ̓σᾰ́μενον
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. The first-person plural subjunctive form ἕωμεν (héōmen) is from an otherwise unattested second aorist stem ἑ- (he-)

References

“ἄω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἄω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ἄω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἄω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἄω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
ἄω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

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