ἐπιπλέω

See also: επιπλέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐπῐ- (epi-, “on, over”) +‎ πλέω (pléō, “to sail”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.plé.ɔː/ → /e.piˈple.o/ → /e.piˈple.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.plé.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.piˈple.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈple.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈple.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.piˈple.o/

Verb

ἐπῐπλέω • (epipléō)

1. to sail on or over (a body of water)
2. to sail on board (a ship)
3. to sail against, attack

Inflection

   Present: ἐπιπλέω (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπιπλέω	ἐπιπλεῖς	ἐπιπλεῖ	ἐπιπλεῖτον	ἐπιπλεῖτον	ἐπιπλέομεν	ἐπιπλεῖτε	ἐπιπλέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπιπλέω	ἐπιπλέῃς	ἐπιπλέῃ	ἐπιπλέητον	ἐπιπλέητον	ἐπιπλέωμεν	ἐπιπλέητε	ἐπιπλέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπιπλέοιμῐ	ἐπιπλέοις	ἐπιπλέοι	ἐπιπλέοιτον	ἐπιπλεοίτην	ἐπιπλέοιμεν	ἐπιπλέοιτε	ἐπιπλέοιεν
	imperative		ἐπίπλει	ἐπιπλείτω	ἐπιπλεῖτον	ἐπιπλείτων		ἐπιπλεῖτε	ἐπιπλεόντων
		active
infinitive		ἐπιπλεῖν
participle	m	ἐπιπλέων
	f	ἐπιπλέουσᾰ
	n	ἐπιπλέον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ἐπιπλέω (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπιπλέω	ἐπιπλέεις	ἐπιπλέει	ἐπιπλέετον	ἐπιπλέετον	ἐπιπλέομεν	ἐπιπλέετε	ἐπιπλέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐπιπλέω	ἐπιπλέῃς	ἐπιπλέῃ	ἐπιπλέητον	ἐπιπλέητον	ἐπιπλέωμεν	ἐπιπλέητε	ἐπιπλέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπιπλέοιμῐ	ἐπιπλέοις	ἐπιπλέοι	ἐπιπλέοιτον	ἐπιπλεοίτην	ἐπιπλέοιμεν	ἐπιπλέοιτε	ἐπιπλέοιεν
	imperative		ἐπίπλεε	ἐπιπλεέτω	ἐπιπλέετον	ἐπιπλεέτων		ἐπιπλέετε	ἐπιπλεόντων
		active
infinitive		ἐπιπλέειν
participle	m	ἐπιπλέων
	f	ἐπιπλέουσᾰ
	n	ἐπιπλέον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπέπλεον (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπέπλεον	ἐπέπλεις	ἐπέπλει	ἐπεπλεῖτον	ἐπεπλείτην	ἐπεπλέομεν	ἐπεπλεῖτε	ἐπέπλουν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐπέπλεον (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπέπλεον	ἐπέπλεες	ἐπέπλεε(ν)	ἐπεπλέετον	ἐπεπλεέτην	ἐπεπλέομεν	ἐπεπλέετε	ἐπέπλεον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἐπιπλεύσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐπιπλεύσομαι	ἐπιπλεύσῃ, ἐπιπλεύσει	ἐπιπλεύσεται	ἐπιπλεύσεσθον	ἐπιπλεύσεσθον	ἐπιπλευσόμεθᾰ	ἐπιπλεύσεσθε	ἐπιπλεύσονται
	optative	ἐπιπλευσοίμην	ἐπιπλεύσοιο	ἐπιπλεύσοιτο	ἐπιπλεύσοισθον	ἐπιπλευσοίσθην	ἐπιπλευσοίμεθᾰ	ἐπιπλεύσοισθε	ἐπιπλεύσοιντο
					middle
infinitive					ἐπιπλεύσεσθαι
participle	m				ἐπιπλευσόμενος
	f				ἐπιπλευσομένη
	n				ἐπιπλευσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐπέπλευσᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐπέπλευσᾰ	ἐπέπλευσᾰς	ἐπέπλευσε(ν)	ἐπεπλεύσᾰτον	ἐπεπλευσᾰ́την	ἐπεπλεύσᾰμεν	ἐπεπλεύσᾰτε	ἐπέπλευσᾰν
	subjunctive	ἐπιπλεύσω	ἐπιπλεύσῃς	ἐπιπλεύσῃ	ἐπιπλεύσητον	ἐπιπλεύσητον	ἐπιπλεύσωμεν	ἐπιπλεύσητε	ἐπιπλεύσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐπιπλεύσαιμῐ	ἐπιπλεύσειᾰς, ἐπιπλεύσαις	ἐπιπλεύσειε(ν), ἐπιπλεύσαι	ἐπιπλεύσαιτον	ἐπιπλευσαίτην	ἐπιπλεύσαιμεν	ἐπιπλεύσαιτε	ἐπιπλεύσειᾰν, ἐπιπλεύσαιεν
	imperative		ἐπίπλευσον	ἐπιπλευσᾰ́τω	ἐπιπλεύσᾰτον	ἐπιπλευσᾰ́των		ἐπιπλεύσᾰτε	ἐπιπλευσᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ἐπιπλεῦσαι
participle	m	ἐπιπλεύσᾱς
	f	ἐπιπλεύσᾱσᾰ
	n	ἐπιπλεῦσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἀντεπιπλέω (antepipléō)

Descendants

• Greek: επιπλέω (epipléo)

Further reading

• “ἐπιπλέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπιπλέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐπιπλέω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐπιπλέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers