Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/pʰéitʰō

This Proto-Hellenic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

From earlier *pʰéitʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti.

Verb

*pʰéitʰō

1. to believe, to trust
2. to obey
3. to convince, to persuade

Inflection

Present forms of *pʰéitʰō

Active
infinitive					*pʰéitʰehen
participle					*pʰéitʰonts
			singular			dual			plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative			*pʰéitʰō	*pʰéitʰehi	*pʰéitʰei	*pʰéitʰowos, *pʰéitʰowes, *pʰéitʰowen	*pʰéitʰetes, *pʰéitʰetos, *pʰéitʰeton	*pʰéitʰetes, *pʰéitʰetos, *pʰéitʰeton	*pʰéitʰomes, *pʰéitʰomen	*pʰéitʰete	*pʰéitʰonti
subjunctive			*pʰéitʰō	*pʰéitʰēhi	*pʰéitʰēi	*pʰéitʰōwos, *pʰéitʰōwes, *pʰéitʰōwen	*pʰéitʰētes, *pʰéitʰētos, *pʰéitʰēton	*pʰéitʰētes, *pʰéitʰētos, *pʰéitʰēton	*pʰéitʰōmes, *pʰéitʰōmen	*pʰéitʰēte	*pʰéitʰōnti
optative			*pʰéitʰoyə	*pʰéitʰois	*pʰéitʰoi	*pʰéitʰoiwen	*pʰéitʰoiton	*pʰeitʰóitān	*pʰéitʰoimen	*pʰéitʰoite	*pʰéitʰoyen
imperative			-	*pʰéitʰe	*pʰeitʰétō	-	*pʰéitʰeton	*pʰeitʰétōn	-	*pʰéitʰete	*pʰeitʰóntōn
Middle/Passive
infinitive					*pʰéitʰestʰai
participle					*pʰeitʰómenos
			singular			dual			plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative			*pʰéitʰomai	*pʰéitʰehai	*pʰéitʰetai	*pʰéitʰestʰa	*pʰéitʰestʰon	*pʰéitʰestʰon	*pʰeitʰómestʰa	*pʰéitʰestʰe	*pʰéitʰontai
subjunctive			*pʰéitʰōmai	*pʰéitʰēhai	*pʰéitʰētai	*pʰéitʰēstʰa	*pʰéitʰēstʰon	*pʰéitʰēstʰon	*pʰeitʰṓmestʰa	*pʰéitʰēstʰe	*pʰéitʰōntai
optative			*pʰeitʰóimān	*pʰéitʰoyyo	*pʰéitʰoito	*pʰeitʰóiwetʰa	*pʰéitʰoistʰon	*pʰeitʰóistʰān	*pʰeitʰóimetʰa	*pʰéitʰoistʰe	*pʰéitʰointo
imperative			-	*pʰéitʰeho	*pʰeitʰéstʰō	-	*pʰéitʰestʰon	*pʰeitʰéstʰōn	-	*pʰéitʰestʰe	*pʰeitʰéstʰōn

Imperfect forms of *pʰéitʰō

Active
			singular			dual			plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative			*épʰeitʰon	*épʰeitʰes	*épʰeitʰe	*epʰéitʰowe	*epʰéitʰeton	*epʰeitʰétān	*epʰéitʰomes, *epʰéitʰomen	*epʰéitʰete	*épʰeitʰon
Middle/Passive
			singular			dual			plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative			*epʰeitʰómān	*epʰéitʰeho	*epʰéitʰeto	*epʰéitʰetʰa	*epʰéitʰestʰon	*epʰeitʰéstʰān	*epʰeitʰómetʰa	*epʰéitʰestʰe	*epʰéitʰonto

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: πείθω (peíthō)

Citations

• Sihler, Andrew (1995) “Part VI: Conjugation”, in New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, 1st edition, New York, N.Y., Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 461, 462, 514