ναυμαχέω

ναυμαχέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ναῦς (naûs, “ship”) +‎ μᾰ́χη (mákhē, “fight”) +‎ -έω (-éō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nau̯.ma.kʰé.ɔː/ → /naβ.maˈçe.o/ → /nav.maˈçe.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nau̯.ma.kʰé.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /naw.maˈkʰe.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /naβ.maˈçe.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /nav.maˈçe.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /nav.maˈçe.o/

Verb

ναυμᾰχέω • (naumakhéō) (Attic, Ionic)

1. to fight by sea

Conjugation

   Present: ναυμᾰχῶ (Attic, contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ναυμᾰχῶ	ναυμᾰχεῖς	ναυμᾰχεῖ	ναυμᾰχεῖτον	ναυμᾰχεῖτον	ναυμᾰχοῦμεν	ναυμᾰχεῖτε	ναυμᾰχοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ναυμᾰχῶ	ναυμᾰχῇς	ναυμᾰχῇ	ναυμᾰχῆτον	ναυμᾰχῆτον	ναυμᾰχῶμεν	ναυμᾰχῆτε	ναυμᾰχῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ναυμᾰχοίην, ναυμᾰχοῖμῐ	ναυμᾰχοίης, ναυμᾰχοῖς	ναυμᾰχοίη, ναυμᾰχοῖ	ναυμᾰχοῖτον, ναυμᾰχοίητον	ναυμᾰχοίτην, ναυμᾰχοιήτην	ναυμᾰχοῖμεν, ναυμᾰχοίημεν	ναυμᾰχοῖτε, ναυμᾰχοίητε	ναυμᾰχοῖεν, ναυμᾰχοίησᾰν
	imperative		ναυμᾰ́χει	ναυμᾰχείτω	ναυμᾰχεῖτον	ναυμᾰχείτων		ναυμᾰχεῖτε	ναυμᾰχούντων
		active
infinitive		ναυμᾰχεῖν
participle	m	ναυμᾰχῶν
	f	ναυμᾰχοῦσᾰ
	n	ναυμᾰχοῦν
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.

   Present: ναυμᾰχέω (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ναυμᾰχέω	ναυμᾰχέεις	ναυμᾰχέει	ναυμᾰχέετον	ναυμᾰχέετον	ναυμᾰχέομεν	ναυμᾰχέετε	ναυμᾰχέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ναυμᾰχέω	ναυμᾰχέῃς	ναυμᾰχέῃ	ναυμᾰχέητον	ναυμᾰχέητον	ναυμᾰχέωμεν	ναυμᾰχέητε	ναυμᾰχέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ναυμᾰχέοιμῐ	ναυμᾰχέοις	ναυμᾰχέοι	ναυμᾰχέοιτον	ναυμᾰχεοίτην	ναυμᾰχέοιμεν	ναυμᾰχέοιτε	ναυμᾰχέοιεν
	imperative		ναυμᾰ́χεε	ναυμᾰχεέτω	ναυμᾰχέετον	ναυμᾰχεέτων		ναυμᾰχέετε	ναυμᾰχεόντων
		active
infinitive		ναυμᾰχέειν
participle	m	ναυμᾰχέων
	f	ναυμᾰχέουσᾰ
	n	ναυμᾰχέον
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.

   Present: ναυμᾰχέω (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ναυμᾰχέω	ναυμᾰχεῖς	ναυμᾰχεῖ	ναυμᾰχεῖτον	ναυμᾰχεῖτον	ναυμᾰχεῦμεν	ναυμᾰχεῖτε	ναυμᾰχεῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ναυμᾰχέω	ναυμᾰχῇς	ναυμᾰχῇ	ναυμᾰχῆτον	ναυμᾰχῆτον	ναυμᾰχέωμεν	ναυμᾰχῆτε	ναυμᾰχέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ναυμᾰχέοιμι	ναυμᾰχέοις	ναυμᾰχέοι	ναυμᾰχέοιτον	ναυμᾰχεοίτην	ναυμᾰχέοιμεν	ναυμᾰχέοιτε	ναυμᾰχέοιεν
	imperative		ναυμᾰ́χει	ναυμᾰχείτω	ναυμᾰχεῖτον	ναυμᾰχείτων		ναυμᾰχεῖτε	ναυμᾰχεύντων
		active
infinitive		ναυμᾰχεῖν
participle	m	ναυμᾰχέων
	f	ναυμᾰχεῦσᾰ
	n	ναυμᾰχεῦν
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.

   Imperfect: ἐναυμᾰ́χουν (Attic, contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐναυμᾰ́χουν	ἐναυμᾰ́χεις	ἐναυμᾰ́χει	ἐναυμᾰχεῖτον	ἐναυμᾰχείτην	ἐναυμᾰχοῦμεν	ἐναυμᾰχεῖτε	ἐναυμᾰ́χουν
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.

   Imperfect: ἐναυμᾰ́χεον (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐναυμᾰ́χεον	ἐναυμᾰ́χεες	ἐναυμᾰ́χεε(ν)	ἐναυμᾰχέετον	ἐναυμᾰχεέτην	ἐναυμᾰχέομεν	ἐναυμᾰχέετε	ἐναυμᾰ́χεον
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.

   Imperfect: ἐναυμᾰ́χευν (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐναυμᾰ́χευν	ἐναυμᾰ́χεις	ἐναυμᾰ́χει	ἐναυμᾰχεῖτον	ἐναυμᾰχείτην	ἐναυμᾰχεῦμεν	ἐναυμᾰχεῖτε	ἐναυμᾰ́χευν
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: ναυμᾰχήσω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ναυμᾰχήσω	ναυμᾰχήσεις	ναυμᾰχήσει	ναυμᾰχήσετον	ναυμᾰχήσετον	ναυμᾰχήσομεν	ναυμᾰχήσετε	ναυμᾰχήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ναυμᾰχήσοιμῐ	ναυμᾰχήσοις	ναυμᾰχήσοι	ναυμᾰχήσοιτον	ναυμᾰχησοίτην	ναυμᾰχήσοιμεν	ναυμᾰχήσοιτε	ναυμᾰχήσοιεν
		active
infinitive		ναυμᾰχήσειν
participle	m	ναυμᾰχήσων
	f	ναυμᾰχήσουσᾰ
	n	ναυμᾰχῆσον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐναυμᾰ́χησᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐναυμᾰ́χησᾰ	ἐναυμᾰ́χησᾰς	ἐναυμᾰ́χησε(ν)	ἐναυμᾰχήσᾰτον	ἐναυμᾰχησᾰ́την	ἐναυμᾰχήσᾰμεν	ἐναυμᾰχήσᾰτε	ἐναυμᾰ́χησᾰν
	subjunctive	ναυμᾰχήσω	ναυμᾰχήσῃς	ναυμᾰχήσῃ	ναυμᾰχήσητον	ναυμᾰχήσητον	ναυμᾰχήσωμεν	ναυμᾰχήσητε	ναυμᾰχήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ναυμᾰχήσαιμῐ	ναυμᾰχήσειᾰς, ναυμᾰχήσαις	ναυμᾰχήσειε(ν), ναυμᾰχήσαι	ναυμᾰχήσαιτον	ναυμᾰχησαίτην	ναυμᾰχήσαιμεν	ναυμᾰχήσαιτε	ναυμᾰχήσειᾰν, ναυμᾰχήσαιεν
	imperative		ναυμᾰ́χησον	ναυμᾰχησᾰ́τω	ναυμᾰχήσᾰτον	ναυμᾰχησᾰ́των		ναυμᾰχήσᾰτε	ναυμᾰχησᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ναυμᾰχῆσαι
participle	m	ναυμᾰχήσᾱς
	f	ναυμᾰχήσᾱσᾰ
	n	ναυμᾰχῆσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ναυμαχέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ναυμαχέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers