κόπτομαι

κόπτομαι

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kóp.to.mai̯/ → /ˈkop.to.mɛ/ → /ˈkop.to.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kóp.to.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.to.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.to.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.to.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.to.me/

Verb

κόπτομαι • (kóptomai)

1. first-person singular present indicative mediopassive of κόπτω (kóptō)

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Etymology

From Koine Greek κόπτομαι (“beat oneself, mourn”), mediopassive voice of κόπτω (kóptō, “smite, cut”). Also see the modern verb κόβω (kóvo, “cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈko.pto.me/
• Hyphenation: κό‧πτο‧μαι

Verb

κόπτομαι • (kóptomai) deponent found chiefly in the present tense

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Conjugation

κόπτομαι   (deponent defective verb: present stem only)

	Passive voice ➤   —   Imperfective aspect ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Present ➤	Imperfect ➤	Future ➤
1 sg	κόπτομαι	[κοπτόμουν]	θα κόπτομαι
2 sg	κόπτεσαι	[κοπτόσουν]	θα κόπτεσαι
3 sg	κόπτεται	[κοπτόταν]	θα κόπτεται
1 pl	{κοπτόμεθα}, (κοπτόμαστε)	[κοπτόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)]	θα κοπτόμαστε
2 pl	{κόπτεσθε}, (κόπτεστε)	[κοπτόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)]	θα {κόπτεσθε}, (κόπτεστε)
3 pl	κόπτονται	κόπτονταν	θα κόπτονται
Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤	2 sg	2 pl
Imperfective aspect	—	{κόπτεσθε}, (κόπτεστε)
Other forms	Present participle ➤	Perfect participle ➤
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Notes     Appendix:Greek verbs	• (…) optional or informal.   […] rare.   {…} learned, archaic.  • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.  • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

See also

• κόβω (kóvo, “cut”)
• κόπτω (kópto) compounds