έρπω

See also: ἕρπω

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἕρπω (hérpō, “to creep”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈerpo/
  • Hyphenation: έρ‧πω

Verb

έρπω • (érpo) chiefly found in the present stem

  1. crawl, creep
    Το φίδι και όλα τα ερπετά, έρπουν. ― To fídi kai óla ta erpetá, érpoun. ― The snake and all reptiles crawl.
  2. cringe, grovel

Conjugation
έρπω   (active only verb, chiefly in present stem)
Active voice ➤   —   Imperfective aspect ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Present ➤ Imperfect ➤ Future ➤
1 sg έρπω {είρπα}, {ήρπα}1 θα έρπω
2 sg έρπεις {είρπες}, {ήρπες} θα έρπεις
3 sg έρπει {είρπε}, {ήρπε} θα έρπει
1 pl έρπουμε, [‑ομε] {είρπαμε}, {ήρπαμε} θα έρπουμε, [‑ομε]
2 pl έρπετε {είρπατε}, {ήρπατε} θα έρπετε
3 pl έρπουν(ε) {είρπαν}, {ήρπαν} θα έρπουν(ε)
Subjunctive mood ➤ Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας, όταν, …).
Imperative mood ➤ 2 sg 2 pl
Imperfective aspect [{έρπε}] έρπετε
Other forms Present participle ➤
έρποντας2 ➤
Notes    1. Rare forms with modern endings from ancient imperfect εἷρπον/ἧρπον of ἕρπω. In Katharevousa: εἷρπον/ἧρπον, εἷρπες/ἧρπες, εἷρπε(ν)/ἧρπε(ν), plural: εἵρπομεν/ἧρπομεν, εἵρπετε/ἧρπετε, εἷρπον/ἧρπον.
 2. Also formal declinable present participle ο έρπων, η έρπουσα, το έρπον "one who crawls".
 • (…) optional or informal.   […] rare.   {…} learned, archaic.
 • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.
 • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Synonyms
  • ερπετό n (erpetó, “reptile”) and σερπετό n (serpetó) (vernacular)
  • ερπετολογία f (erpetología, “ερπετολογία”)
  • έρπης m (érpis, “herpes”) (medicine)
  • ερπητικός (erpitikós, “herpetic”) (medicine)
  • ερπύστρια f (erpýstria, “caterpillar track”)
  • ερπυστριοφόρος (erpystriofóros, “fitted with caterpillar track”) (engineering)
  • έρπων (érpon, “one who crawls”, participle)
  • υφέρπω (yférpo, “I creep”)
  • υφέρπων (yférpon, “one who creeps”, participle)
  • χαμέρπεια f (chamérpeia, “crawling”) (chiefly used figuratively)
  • χαμερπής (chamerpís, “one who crawls”)
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