πίμπλημι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πιμπλάω (pimpláō) Koine
  • πιμπλάνομαι (pimplánomai) Epic, passive

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-. Cognates include Latin pleo, Sanskrit पिपर्ति (piparti, to fill) and Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬞𐬁𐬟𐬭𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 (hampāfrāiti).

The present tense system includes a reduplicated progressive aspect marker.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πῐ́μπλημῐ (pímplēmi)

  1. I fill [+genitive or dative = with something]
    1. I fill full, satisfy, glut
    2. I fill an office
  2. (middle) I fill (for) myself
  3. (passive) I am full of
    1. I am satisfied, I have enough
    2. (of women) I become pregnant

Usage notes

In present and imperfect πίμπλημι is the transitive counterpart of πλήθω (plḗthō). The two words share all other tenses.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνᾰπίμπλημῐ (anapímplēmi)
  • αποπίμπλημῐ (apopímplēmi)
  • δῐᾰπίμπλημῐ (diapímplēmi)
  • ἐκπίμπλημῐ (ekpímplēmi)
  • ἐμπίμπλημῐ (empímplēmi)
  • ἐπῐπίμπλημῐ (epipímplēmi)
  • κᾰτᾰπίμπλημῐ (katapímplēmi)
  • πᾰρᾰπίμπλημῐ (parapímplēmi)
  • περιπίμπλαμαι (peripímplamai)
  • ὑπερπίμπλημῐ (huperpímplēmi)
  • ὑποπίμπλημῐ (hupopímplēmi)
  • ἄπλητος (áplētos)
  • πλέως (pléōs)
  • πλῆθoς (plêthos)
  • πλήθω (plḗthō)
  • πλήρης (plḗrēs)
  • πλῆσμᾰ (plêsma)
  • πλήσμη (plḗsmē)
  • πλήσμιος (plḗsmios)

Further reading

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