ἐμπίπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐν- (en-) +‎ πίπτω (píptō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /em.píp.tɔː/ → /emˈpip.to/ → /emˈbip.to/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /em.píp.tɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /emˈpip.to/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /emˈpip.to/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /emˈpip.to/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /emˈbip.to/

Verb

ἐμπίπτω • (empíptō)

1. to fall into, fall upon
2. (military) to charge

Inflection

   Present: ἐμπίπτω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐμπίπτω	ἐμπίπτεις	ἐμπίπτει	ἐμπίπτετον	ἐμπίπτετον	ἐμπίπτομεν	ἐμπίπτετε	ἐμπίπτουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐμπίπτω	ἐμπίπτῃς	ἐμπίπτῃ	ἐμπίπτητον	ἐμπίπτητον	ἐμπίπτωμεν	ἐμπίπτητε	ἐμπίπτωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐμπίπτοιμῐ	ἐμπίπτοις	ἐμπίπτοι	ἐμπίπτοιτον	ἐμπιπτοίτην	ἐμπίπτοιμεν	ἐμπίπτοιτε	ἐμπίπτοιεν
	imperative		ἔμπιπτε	ἐμπιπτέτω	ἐμπίπτετον	ἐμπιπτέτων		ἐμπίπτετε	ἐμπιπτόντων
		active
infinitive		ἐμπίπτειν
participle	m	ἐμπίπτων
	f	ἐμπίπτουσᾰ
	n	ἐμπῖπτον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐνέπιπτον

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνέπιπτον	ἐνέπιπτες	ἐνέπιπτε(ν)	ἐνεπίπτετον	ἐνεπιπτέτην	ἐνεπίπτομεν	ἐνεπίπτετε	ἐνέπιπτον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἔμπιπτον (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔμπιπτον	ἔμπιπτες	ἔμπιπτε(ν)	ἐμπίπτετον	ἐμπιπτέτην	ἐμπίπτομεν	ἐμπίπτετε	ἔμπιπτον
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: ἐμπεσέομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐμπεσέομαι	ἐμπεσέῃ, ἐμπεσέει	ἐμπεσέεται	ἐμπεσέεσθον	ἐμπεσέεσθον	ἐμπεσεόμεθᾰ	ἐμπεσέεσθε	ἐμπεσέονται
	optative	ἐμπεσεοίμην	ἐμπεσέοιο	ἐμπεσέοιτο	ἐμπεσέοισθον	ἐμπεσεοίσθην	ἐμπεσεοίμεθᾰ	ἐμπεσέοισθε	ἐμπεσέοιντο
					middle
infinitive					ἐμπεσέεσθαι
participle	m				ἐμπεσεόμενος
	f				ἐμπεσεομένη
	n				ἐμπεσεόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐμπεσοῦμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐμπεσοῦμαι	ἐμπεσῇ	ἐμπεσεῖται	ἐμπεσεῖσθον	ἐμπεσεῖσθον	ἐμπεσούμεθᾰ	ἐμπεσεῖσθε	ἐμπεσοῦνται
	optative	ἐμπεσοίμην	ἐμπεσοῖο	ἐμπεσοῖτο	ἐμπεσοῖσθον	ἐμπεσοίσθην	ἐμπεσοίμεθᾰ	ἐμπεσοῖσθε	ἐμπεσοῖντο
					middle
infinitive					ἐμπεσεῖσθαι
participle	m				ἐμπεσούμενος
	f				ἐμπεσουμένη
	n				ἐμπεσούμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐνέπεσον

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐνέπεσον	ἐνέπεσες	ἐνέπεσε(ν)	ἐνεπέσετον	ἐνεπεσέτην	ἐνεπέσομεν	ἐνεπέσετε	ἐνέπεσον
	subjunctive	ἐμπέσω	ἐμπέσῃς	ἐμπέσῃ	ἐμπέσητον	ἐμπέσητον	ἐμπέσωμεν	ἐμπέσητε	ἐμπέσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐμπέσοιμῐ	ἐμπέσοις	ἐμπέσοι	ἐμπέσοιτον	ἐμπεσοίτην	ἐμπέσοιμεν	ἐμπέσοιτε	ἐμπέσοιεν
	imperative		ἔμπεσε	ἐμπεσέτω	ἐμπέσετον	ἐμπεσέτων		ἐμπέσετε	ἐμπεσόντων
		active
infinitive		ἐμπεσεῖν
participle	m	ἐμπεσών
	f	ἐμπεσοῦσᾰ
	n	ἐμπεσόν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἔμπεσον (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔμπεσον	ἔμπεσες	ἔμπεσε(ν)	ἐμπέσετον	ἐμπεσέτην	ἐμπέσομεν	ἐμπέσετε	ἔμπεσον
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.

Further reading

• “ἐμπίπτω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐμπίπτω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐμπίπτω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐμπίπτω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press