προσφύομαι

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pros.pʰý.o.mai̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /prosˈpʰy.o.mɛ/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /prosˈɸy.o.mɛ/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /prosˈfy.o.me/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /prosˈfi.o.me/

Verb

προσφῠ́ομαι • (prosphúomai)

present middle indicative first-person singular of προσφῠ́ω (prosphúō)

Greek

Etymology

From the middle voice of Ancient Greek προσφῠ́ομαι (“I am attached, I cling”) of active προσφῠ́ω (“cause to grow”). Morphologically, from προσ- (“towards”) +‎ φύομαι (fýomai, “grow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /prosˈfi.o.me/
Hyphenation: προσ‧φύ‧ο‧μαι

Verb

προσφύομαι • (prosfýomai) deponent

(intransitive, formal) I am fully attached

Conjugation

προσφύομαι (deponent, defective verb: present stem only)

	Passive voice ➤ — Imperfective aspect ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Present ➤	Imperfect ➤	Future ➤
1 sg	προσφύομαι	προσφυόμουν	θα προσφύομαι
2 sg	προσφύεσαι	προσφυόσουν	θα προσφύεσαι
3 sg	προσφύεται	προσφυόταν[ε]	θα προσφύεται

1 pl	προσφυόμαστε	προσφυόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)	θα προσφυόμαστε
2 pl	προσφύεστε	προσφυόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)	θα προσφύεστε
3 pl	προσφύονται	προσφύονταν	θα προσφύονται


Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας, όταν, …).

Imperative mood ➤	2 sg	2 pl
Imperfective aspect	—	προσφύεστε

Other forms	Present participle ➤	Perfect participle ➤
	—	—


Notes	• (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Related terms

προσφυής (prosfyís, “most suitable, competent”)
προσφυώς (prosfyós, adverb)
πρόσφυμα n (prósfyma, “affix”) (linguistics)
πρόσφυση f (prósfysi, “attachment, ongrowth”)
συμφύομαι (symfýomai, “grow together”)

and see: φύομαι (fýomai, “I grow”)