οἴομαι
Ancient Greek
FWOTD – 30 September 2014
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ǒi̯.o.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈy.o.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈy.o.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈy.o.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈi.o.me/
Verb
οἴομαι • (oíomai)
- to suppose
- to look for a contingency; to hope, fear, expect
- when the event rests with oneself, to purpose or will
- to express full persuasion, either modestly or ironically
- of an opinion or judgment, to deem, conceive, imagine
- (construction)
- (with accusative and infinitive, mostly with future infinitive)
- (with infinitive)
- (sometimes the subject of the infinitive is to be supplied from the context)
- (absolute)
- (impersonal)
- (transitive) to wait for, look for
- (in many cases an infinitive must be supplied from the context)
- (used parenthetically, mostly in the first-person)
- (in Attic)
- (expressive of modesty or courtesy, to avoid over-great bluntness of assertion)
- (answering a question, expressive of positive certainty) I believe you, of course, no doubt
- (expressive of modesty or courtesy, to avoid over-great bluntness of assertion)
- (peculiar Attic phrases)
- (as a parenthetic question, πῶς οἴει, πῶς οἴεσθε) how think you?
- (οἴομαι δεῖν) I hold it necessary, think it my duty
- (as a parenthetic question, πῶς οἴει, πῶς οἴεσθε) how think you?
- (with accusative and infinitive, mostly with future infinitive)
Usage notes
Homer has forms with diaeresis, and several forms of the present middle often have long ῑ for the sake of meter; otherwise ὀίομαι (oíomai), for instance, would begin in short–short–short, which is unmetrical.
Inflection
Present: οἴομαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | οἴομαι | οἴῃ, οἴει |
οἴεται | οἴεσθον | οἴεσθον | οἰόμεθᾰ | οἴεσθε | οἴονται | ||||
subjunctive | οἴωμαι | οἴῃ | οἴηται | οἴησθον | οἴησθον | οἰώμεθᾰ | οἴησθε | οἴωνται | |||||
optative | οἰοίμην | οἴοιο | οἴοιτο | οἴοισθον | οἰοίσθην | οἰοίμεθᾰ | οἴοισθε | οἴοιντο | |||||
imperative | οἴου | οἰέσθω | οἴεσθον | οἰέσθων | οἴεσθε | οἰέσθων | |||||||
middle/passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | οἴεσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | οἰόμενος | |||||||||||
f | οἰομένη | ||||||||||||
n | οἰόμενον | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ὀῑ̈́ομαι | ὀῑ̈́ῃ, ὀῑ̈́ει |
ὀῑ̈́εται | ὀῑ̈́εσθον | ὀῑ̈́εσθον | ὀῑ̈όμεθᾰ | ὀῑ̈́εσθε | ὀῑ̈́ονται | ||||
subjunctive | ὀῑ̈́ωμαι | ὀῑ̈́ῃ | ὀῑ̈́ηται | ὀῑ̈́ησθον | ὀῑ̈́ησθον | ὀῑ̈ώμεθᾰ | ὀῑ̈́ησθε | ὀῑ̈́ωνται | |||||
optative | ὀῑ̈οίμην | ὀῑ̈́οιο | ὀῑ̈́οιτο | ὀῑ̈́οισθον | ὀῑ̈οίσθην | ὀῑ̈οίμεθᾰ | ὀῑ̈́οισθε | ὀῑ̈́οιντο | |||||
imperative | ὀῑ̈́ου | ὀῑ̈έσθω | ὀῑ̈́εσθον | ὀῑ̈έσθων | ὀῑ̈́εσθε | ὀῑ̈έσθων | |||||||
middle/passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ὀῑ̈́εσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ὀῑ̈όμενος | |||||||||||
f | ὀῑ̈ομένη | ||||||||||||
n | ὀῑ̈όμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
The active ὀῑ̈́ω (oī̈́ō) appears only in the first-person singular indicative as a parenthetical meaning ‘I think, I guess’ |
Imperfect: ᾠόμην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ᾠόμην | ᾤου | ᾤετο | ᾤεσθον | ᾠέσθην | ᾠόμεθᾰ | ᾤεσθε | ᾤοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Future: οἰήσομαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle | indicative | οἰήσομαι | οἰήσῃ, οἰήσει |
οἰήσεται | οἰήσεσθον | οἰήσεσθον | οἰησόμεθᾰ | οἰήσεσθε | οἰήσονται | ||||
optative | οἰησοίμην | οἰήσοιο | οἰήσοιτο | οἰήσοισθον | οἰησοίσθην | οἰησοίμεθᾰ | οἰήσοισθε | οἰήσοιντο | |||||
middle | |||||||||||||
infinitive | οἰήσεσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | οἰησόμενος | |||||||||||
f | οἰησομένη | ||||||||||||
n | οἰησόμενον | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||
middle | indicative | ὠϊσᾰ́μην | ὠΐσω | ὠΐσᾰτο | ὠΐσᾰσθον | ὠϊσᾰ́σθην | ὠϊσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ὠΐσᾰσθε | ὠΐσᾰντο | ||||
subjunctive | ὀΐσωμαι | ὀΐσῃ | ὀΐσηται | ὀΐσησθον | ὀΐσησθον | ὀϊσώμεθᾰ | ὀΐσησθε | ὀΐσωνται | |||||
optative | ὀϊσαίμην | ὀΐσαιο | ὀΐσαιτο | ὀΐσαισθον | ὀϊσαίσθην | ὀϊσαίμεθᾰ | ὀΐσαισθε | ὀΐσαιντο | |||||
imperative | ὄϊσαι | ὀϊσᾰ́σθω | ὀΐσᾰσθον | ὀϊσᾰ́σθων | ὀΐσᾰσθε | ὀϊσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
middle | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ὀΐσᾰσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ὀϊσᾰ́μενος | |||||||||||
f | ὀϊσᾰμένη | ||||||||||||
n | ὀϊσᾰ́μενον | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||
passive | indicative | ᾠήθην | ᾠήθης | ᾠήθη | ᾠήθητον | ᾠηθήτην | ᾠήθημεν | ᾠήθητε | ᾠήθησᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | οἰηθῶ | οἰηθῇς | οἰηθῇ | οἰηθῆτον | οἰηθῆτον | οἰηθῶμεν | οἰηθῆτε | οἰηθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | οἰηθείην | οἰηθείης | οἰηθείη | οἰηθεῖτον, οἰηθείητον |
οἰηθείτην, οἰηθειήτην |
οἰηθεῖμεν, οἰηθείημεν |
οἰηθεῖτε, οἰηθείητε |
οἰηθεῖεν, οἰηθείησᾰν | |||||
imperative | οἰήθητῐ | οἰηθήτω | οἰήθητον | οἰηθήτων | οἰήθητε | οἰηθέντων | |||||||
passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | οἰηθῆναι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | οἰηθείς | |||||||||||
f | οἰηθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | οἰηθέν | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||
passive | indicative | ὠΐσθην | ὠΐσθης | ὠΐσθη | ὠΐσθητον | ὠϊσθήτην | ὠΐσθημεν | ὠΐσθητε | ὠΐσθησᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | ὀϊσθῶ | ὀϊσθῇς | ὀϊσθῇ | ὀϊσθῆτον | ὀϊσθῆτον | ὀϊσθῶμεν | ὀϊσθῆτε | ὀϊσθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ὀϊσθείην | ὀϊσθείης | ὀϊσθείη | ὀϊσθεῖτον, ὀϊσθείητον |
ὀϊσθείτην, ὀϊσθειήτην |
ὀϊσθεῖμεν, ὀϊσθείημεν |
ὀϊσθεῖτε, ὀϊσθείητε |
ὀϊσθεῖεν, ὀϊσθείησᾰν | |||||
imperative | ὀΐσθητῐ | ὀϊσθήτω | ὀΐσθητον | ὀϊσθήτων | ὀΐσθητε | ὀϊσθέντων | |||||||
passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ὀϊσθῆναι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ὀϊσθείς | |||||||||||
f | ὀϊσθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | ὀϊσθέν | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Derived terms
- (from the syncopated Attic form) ἐγᾦμαι (egôimai)
References
- οἴομαι in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- οἴομαι in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- οἴομαι in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- οἴομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
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