ἑλληνίζω

Ancient Greek
FWOTD – 15 July 2016

Etymology

From Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Greek”) +‎ -ίζω (-ízō).

Pronunciation
 

Verb

ἑλληνίζω • (hellēnízō)

  1. to speak or write Greek (especially correct Greek)
    • 386 BCE – 367 BCE, Plato, Meno 82b:
      Σωκράτης Ἕλλην μέν ἐστι καὶ ἑλληνίζει;
      Μένων πάνυ γε σφόδρα, οἰκογενής γε.
      Sōkrátēs Héllēn mén esti kaì hellēnízei;
      Ménōn pánu ge sphódra, oikogenḗs ge.
      Socrates: Is [the slave boy] a Greek and does he speak Greek?
      Meno: Very much so, in fact home-bred.
    • 389 BCE – 314 BCE, Aeschines, Against Ctesiphon 172
    • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Rhetoric 1407a19
    • 60 BCE – 7 BCE, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Letter to Pompey 2.5
    • 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Charmides 159a
    • 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Protagoras 328a
    • 160 CE – 210 CE, Sextus Empiricus, Against the Mathematicians 1.186
    1. to be Greek
    2. to speak common Greek (as opposed to the Attic dialect)
      • 316 BCE – 250 BCE, Posidippus Comicus, Harmost 28:
        σὺ μὲν ἀττικίζεις ... οἱ δ’ Ἕλληνες ἑλληνίζομεν
        sù mèn attikízeis ... hoi d’ Héllēnes hellēnízomen
        You speak Attic, but we Greeks speak Greek.
  2. to make Greek, Hellenize

Inflection
   Present: Ἑλληνῐ́ζω, Ἑλληνῐ́ζομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative Ἑλληνῐ́ζω Ἑλληνῐ́ζεις Ἑλληνῐ́ζει Ἑλληνῐ́ζετον Ἑλληνῐ́ζετον Ἑλληνῐ́ζομεν Ἑλληνῐ́ζετε Ἑλληνῐ́ζουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive Ἑλληνῐ́ζω Ἑλληνῐ́ζῃς Ἑλληνῐ́ζῃ Ἑλληνῐ́ζητον Ἑλληνῐ́ζητον Ἑλληνῐ́ζωμεν Ἑλληνῐ́ζητε Ἑλληνῐ́ζωσῐ(ν)
optative Ἑλληνῐ́ζοιμῐ Ἑλληνῐ́ζοις Ἑλληνῐ́ζοι Ἑλληνῐ́ζοιτον Ἑλληνῐζοίτην Ἑλληνῐ́ζοιμεν Ἑλληνῐ́ζοιτε Ἑλληνῐ́ζοιεν
imperative   Ἑλλήνῐζε Ἑλληνῐζέτω Ἑλληνῐ́ζετον Ἑλληνῐζέτων   Ἑλληνῐ́ζετε Ἑλληνῐζόντων
middle/
passive		 indicative Ἑλληνῐ́ζομαι Ἑλληνῐ́ζῃ,
Ἑλληνῐ́ζει		 Ἑλληνῐ́ζεται Ἑλληνῐ́ζεσθον Ἑλληνῐ́ζεσθον Ἑλληνῐζόμεθᾰ Ἑλληνῐ́ζεσθε Ἑλληνῐ́ζονται
subjunctive Ἑλληνῐ́ζωμαι Ἑλληνῐ́ζῃ Ἑλληνῐ́ζηται Ἑλληνῐ́ζησθον Ἑλληνῐ́ζησθον Ἑλληνῐζώμεθᾰ Ἑλληνῐ́ζησθε Ἑλληνῐ́ζωνται
optative Ἑλληνῐζοίμην Ἑλληνῐ́ζοιο Ἑλληνῐ́ζοιτο Ἑλληνῐ́ζοισθον Ἑλληνῐζοίσθην Ἑλληνῐζοίμεθᾰ Ἑλληνῐ́ζοισθε Ἑλληνῐ́ζοιντο
imperative   Ἑλληνῐ́ζου Ἑλληνῐζέσθω Ἑλληνῐ́ζεσθον Ἑλληνῐζέσθων   Ἑλληνῐ́ζεσθε Ἑλληνῐζέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive Ἑλληνῐ́ζειν Ἑλληνῐ́ζεσθαι
participle m Ἑλληνῐ́ζων Ἑλληνῐζόμενος
f Ἑλληνῐ́ζουσᾰ Ἑλληνῐζομένη
n Ἑλληνῐ́ζον Ἑλληνῐζόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: Ἑλλήνῐζον, Ἑλληνῐζόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative Ἑλλήνῐζον Ἑλλήνῐζες Ἑλλήνῐζε(ν) Ἑλληνῐ́ζετον Ἑλληνῐζέτην Ἑλληνῐ́ζομεν Ἑλληνῐ́ζετε Ἑλλήνῐζον
middle/
passive		 indicative Ἑλληνῐζόμην Ἑλληνῐ́ζου Ἑλληνῐ́ζετο Ἑλληνῐ́ζεσθον Ἑλληνῐζέσθην Ἑλληνῐζόμεθᾰ Ἑλληνῐ́ζεσθε Ἑλληνῐ́ζοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: Ἑλλήνῐσᾰ, Ἑλληνῐσᾰ́μην, Ἑλληνῐ́σθην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative Ἑλλήνῐσᾰ Ἑλλήνῐσᾰς Ἑλλήνῐσε(ν) Ἑλληνῐ́σᾰτον Ἑλληνῐσᾰ́την Ἑλληνῐ́σᾰμεν Ἑλληνῐ́σᾰτε Ἑλλήνῐσᾰν
subjunctive Ἑλληνῐ́σω Ἑλληνῐ́σῃς Ἑλληνῐ́σῃ Ἑλληνῐ́σητον Ἑλληνῐ́σητον Ἑλληνῐ́σωμεν Ἑλληνῐ́σητε Ἑλληνῐ́σωσῐ(ν)
optative Ἑλληνῐ́σαιμῐ Ἑλληνῐ́σειᾰς,
Ἑλληνῐ́σαις		 Ἑλληνῐ́σειε(ν),
Ἑλληνῐ́σαι		 Ἑλληνῐ́σαιτον Ἑλληνῐσαίτην Ἑλληνῐ́σαιμεν Ἑλληνῐ́σαιτε Ἑλληνῐ́σειᾰν,
Ἑλληνῐ́σαιεν
imperative   Ἑλλήνῐσον Ἑλληνῐσᾰ́τω Ἑλληνῐ́σᾰτον Ἑλληνῐσᾰ́των   Ἑλληνῐ́σᾰτε Ἑλληνῐσᾰ́ντων
middle indicative Ἑλληνῐσᾰ́μην Ἑλληνῐ́σω Ἑλληνῐ́σᾰτο Ἑλληνῐ́σᾰσθον Ἑλληνῐσᾰ́σθην Ἑλληνῐσᾰ́μεθᾰ Ἑλληνῐ́σᾰσθε Ἑλληνῐ́σᾰντο
subjunctive Ἑλληνῐ́σωμαι Ἑλληνῐ́σῃ Ἑλληνῐ́σηται Ἑλληνῐ́σησθον Ἑλληνῐ́σησθον Ἑλληνῐσώμεθᾰ Ἑλληνῐ́σησθε Ἑλληνῐ́σωνται
optative Ἑλληνῐσαίμην Ἑλληνῐ́σαιο Ἑλληνῐ́σαιτο Ἑλληνῐ́σαισθον Ἑλληνῐσαίσθην Ἑλληνῐσαίμεθᾰ Ἑλληνῐ́σαισθε Ἑλληνῐ́σαιντο
imperative   Ἑλλήνῐσαι Ἑλληνῐσᾰ́σθω Ἑλληνῐ́σᾰσθον Ἑλληνῐσᾰ́σθων   Ἑλληνῐ́σᾰσθε Ἑλληνῐσᾰ́σθων
passive indicative Ἑλληνῐ́σθην Ἑλληνῐ́σθης Ἑλληνῐ́σθη Ἑλληνῐ́σθητον Ἑλληνῐσθήτην Ἑλληνῐ́σθημεν Ἑλληνῐ́σθητε Ἑλληνῐ́σθησᾰν
subjunctive Ἑλληνῐσθῶ Ἑλληνῐσθῇς Ἑλληνῐσθῇ Ἑλληνῐσθῆτον Ἑλληνῐσθῆτον Ἑλληνῐσθῶμεν Ἑλληνῐσθῆτε Ἑλληνῐσθῶσῐ(ν)
optative Ἑλληνῐσθείην Ἑλληνῐσθείης Ἑλληνῐσθείη Ἑλληνῐσθεῖτον,
Ἑλληνῐσθείητον		 Ἑλληνῐσθείτην,
Ἑλληνῐσθειήτην		 Ἑλληνῐσθεῖμεν,
Ἑλληνῐσθείημεν		 Ἑλληνῐσθεῖτε,
Ἑλληνῐσθείητε		 Ἑλληνῐσθεῖεν,
Ἑλληνῐσθείησᾰν
imperative   Ἑλληνῐ́σθητῐ Ἑλληνῐσθήτω Ἑλληνῐ́σθητον Ἑλληνῐσθήτων   Ἑλληνῐ́σθητε Ἑλληνῐσθέντων
active middle passive
infinitive Ἑλληνῐ́σαι Ἑλληνῐ́σᾰσθαι Ἑλληνῐσθῆναι
participle m Ἑλληνῐ́σᾱς Ἑλληνῐσᾰ́μενος Ἑλληνῐσθείς
f Ἑλληνῐ́σᾱσᾰ Ἑλληνῐσᾰμένη Ἑλληνῐσθεῖσᾰ
n Ἑλληνῐ́σᾰν Ἑλληνῐσᾰ́μενον Ἑλληνῐσθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: Ἡλλήνῐσμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive		 indicative Ἡλλήνῐσμαι Ἡλλήνῐσαι Ἡλλήνῐσται Ἡλλήνῐσθον Ἡλλήνῐσθον Ἡλληνῐ́σμεθᾰ Ἡλλήνῐσθε Ἡλληνῐ́σᾰται
subjunctive Ἡλληνῐσμένος ὦ Ἡλληνῐσμένος ᾖς Ἡλληνῐσμένος ᾖ Ἡλληνῐσμένω ἦτον Ἡλληνῐσμένω ἦτον Ἡλληνῐσμένοι ὦμεν Ἡλληνῐσμένοι ἦτε Ἡλληνῐσμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative Ἡλληνῐσμένος εἴην Ἡλληνῐσμένος εἴης Ἡλληνῐσμένος εἴη Ἡλληνῐσμένω εἴητον/εἶτον Ἡλληνῐσμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην Ἡλληνῐσμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν Ἡλληνῐσμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε Ἡλληνῐσμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   Ἡλλήνῐσο Ἡλληνῐ́σθω Ἡλλήνῐσθον Ἡλληνῐ́σθων   Ἡλλήνῐσθε Ἡλληνῐ́σθων
middle/passive
infinitive Ἡλληνῐ́σθαι
participle m Ἡλληνῐσμένος
f Ἡλληνῐσμένη
n Ἡλληνῐσμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms
  • Ἀφελληνίζω (Aphellēnízō)
  • Ἐξελληνίζω (Exellēnízō)

References
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