καταπίπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

κατα- (kata-) +‎ πῑ́πτω (pī́ptō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.ta.pǐːp.tɔː/ → /ka.taˈpip.to/ → /ka.taˈpip.to/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.pǐːp.tɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpip.to/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpip.to/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpip.to/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈpip.to/

Verb

κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτω • (katapī́ptō)

1. to fall down

Inflection

   Present: κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτω	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτεις	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτει	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτετον	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτετον	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτομεν	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτετε	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτω	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτῃς	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτῃ	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτητον	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτητον	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτωμεν	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτητε	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτωσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτοιμῐ	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτοις	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτοι	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτοιτον	κᾰτᾰπῑπτοίτην	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτοιμεν	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτοιτε	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτοιεν
	imperative		κᾰτᾰ́πῑπτε	κᾰτᾰπῑπτέτω	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτετον	κᾰτᾰπῑπτέτων		κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτετε	κᾰτᾰπῑπτόντων
		active
infinitive		κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτειν
participle	m	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτων
	f	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτουσᾰ
	n	κᾰτᾰπῖπτον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: κᾰτέπῑπτον

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰτέπῑπτον	κᾰτέπῑπτες	κᾰτέπῑπτε(ν)	κᾰτεπῑ́πτετον	κᾰτεπῑπτέτην	κᾰτεπῑ́πτομεν	κᾰτεπῑ́πτετε	κᾰτέπῑπτον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: κᾰτᾰ́πῑπτον (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰτᾰ́πῑπτον	κᾰτᾰ́πῑπτες	κᾰτᾰ́πῑπτε(ν)	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτετον	κᾰτᾰπῑπτέτην	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτομεν	κᾰτᾰπῑ́πτετε	κᾰτᾰ́πῑπτον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: κᾰτᾰπεσέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	κᾰτᾰπεσέομαι	κᾰτᾰπεσέῃ, κᾰτᾰπεσέει	κᾰτᾰπεσέεται	κᾰτᾰπεσέεσθον	κᾰτᾰπεσέεσθον	κᾰτᾰπεσεόμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰπεσέεσθε	κᾰτᾰπεσέονται
	optative	κᾰτᾰπεσεοίμην	κᾰτᾰπεσέοιο	κᾰτᾰπεσέοιτο	κᾰτᾰπεσέοισθον	κᾰτᾰπεσεοίσθην	κᾰτᾰπεσεοίμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰπεσέοισθε	κᾰτᾰπεσέοιντο
					middle
infinitive					κᾰτᾰπεσέεσθαι
participle	m				κᾰτᾰπεσεόμενος
	f				κᾰτᾰπεσεομένη
	n				κᾰτᾰπεσεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: κᾰτᾰπεσοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	κᾰτᾰπεσοῦμαι	κᾰτᾰπεσῇ	κᾰτᾰπεσεῖται	κᾰτᾰπεσεῖσθον	κᾰτᾰπεσεῖσθον	κᾰτᾰπεσούμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰπεσεῖσθε	κᾰτᾰπεσοῦνται
	optative	κᾰτᾰπεσοίμην	κᾰτᾰπεσοῖο	κᾰτᾰπεσοῖτο	κᾰτᾰπεσοῖσθον	κᾰτᾰπεσοίσθην	κᾰτᾰπεσοίμεθᾰ	κᾰτᾰπεσοῖσθε	κᾰτᾰπεσοῖντο
					middle
infinitive					κᾰτᾰπεσεῖσθαι
participle	m				κᾰτᾰπεσούμενος
	f				κᾰτᾰπεσουμένη
	n				κᾰτᾰπεσούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: κᾰτέπεσον

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰτέπεσον	κᾰτέπεσες	κᾰτέπεσε(ν)	κᾰτεπέσετον	κᾰτεπεσέτην	κᾰτεπέσομεν	κᾰτεπέσετε	κᾰτέπεσον
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰπέσω	κᾰτᾰπέσῃς	κᾰτᾰπέσῃ	κᾰτᾰπέσητον	κᾰτᾰπέσητον	κᾰτᾰπέσωμεν	κᾰτᾰπέσητε	κᾰτᾰπέσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰτᾰπέσοιμῐ	κᾰτᾰπέσοις	κᾰτᾰπέσοι	κᾰτᾰπέσοιτον	κᾰτᾰπεσοίτην	κᾰτᾰπέσοιμεν	κᾰτᾰπέσοιτε	κᾰτᾰπέσοιεν
	imperative		κᾰτᾰ́πεσε	κᾰτᾰπεσέτω	κᾰτᾰπέσετον	κᾰτᾰπεσέτων		κᾰτᾰπέσετε	κᾰτᾰπεσόντων
		active
infinitive		κᾰτᾰπεσεῖν
participle	m	κᾰτᾰπεσών
	f	κᾰτᾰπεσοῦσᾰ
	n	κᾰτᾰπεσόν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: κᾰ́ππεσον (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰ́ππεσον	κᾰ́ππεσες	κᾰ́ππεσε(ν)	κᾰππέσετον	κᾰππεσέτην	κᾰππέσομεν	κᾰππέσετε	κᾰ́ππεσον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: κᾰτᾰπέπτωκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰτᾰπέπτωκᾰ	κᾰτᾰπέπτωκᾰς	κᾰτᾰπέπτωκε(ν)	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκᾰτον	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκᾰτον	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκᾰμεν	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκᾰτε	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκω	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκῃς	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκῃ	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκητον	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκητον	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκωμεν	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκητε	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκοιμῐ, κᾰτᾰπεπτωκοίην	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκοις, κᾰτᾰπεπτωκοίης	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκοι, κᾰτᾰπεπτωκοίη	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκοιτον	κᾰτᾰπεπτωκοίτην	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκοιμεν	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκοιτε	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκοιεν
	imperative		κᾰτᾰπέπτωκε	κᾰτᾰπεπτωκέτω	κᾰτᾰπεπτώκετον	κᾰτᾰπεπτωκέτων		κᾰτᾰπεπτώκετε	κᾰτᾰπεπτωκόντων
		active
infinitive		κᾰτᾰπεπτωκέναι
participle	m	κᾰτᾰπεπτωκώς
	f	κᾰτᾰπεπτωκυῖᾰ
	n	κᾰτᾰπεπτωκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: κᾰτεπεπτώκειν

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰτεπεπτώκειν, κᾰτεπεπτώκη	κᾰτεπεπτώκεις, κᾰτεπεπτώκης	κᾰτεπεπτώκει(ν)	κᾰτεπεπτώκετον	κᾰτεπεπτωκέτην	κᾰτεπεπτώκεμεν	κᾰτεπεπτώκετε	κᾰτεπεπτώκεσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “καταπίπτω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• καταπίπτω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• καταπίπτω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• καταπίπτω in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
• “καταπίπτω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• G2667 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • descend idem, page 214.
  • fall idem, page 303.
  • prostrate idem, page 653.
  • sink idem, page 779.
  • slip idem, page 784.
  • topple idem, page 881.