ἔοικα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • οἶκα (oîka) Ionic

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *weyk-, like εἰκῇ (eikêi) and εἰκών (eikṓn).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἔοικα (éoika)

  1. (impersonal, imperfect and aorist) to seem likely [+infinitive = that ...]
  2. (perfect and pluperfect)
    1. to be like, to look like [+dative = something, someone]
    2. to seem [+infinitive = to do], to seem likely [+infinitive = that ...]
      1. (ἔοικε as interjection) so it seems; probably
    3. to beseem, befit, be appropriate for [+dative = something, someone]
      1. (impersonal, ἔοικε) it is fitting; to be right, seemly, reasonable [+infinitive = to do]

Inflection

The perfect tense has a present sense. The third-person singular imperfect εἶκε (eîke) is only used once, in Odyssey 18.520, unless this form is from the verb εἴκω (eíkō) instead. The future εἴξω (eíxō, will be like) likewise only appears once, in Aristophanes, The Clouds 1001.

References

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