χαράσσω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- χᾰρᾰ́ττω (kharáttō) – Attic
Etymology
According to Pokorny, from some -k- extension to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to scratch, scrape”).[1] Beekes claims that the verb, although both earlier and more frequently attested than χάραξ (khárax), is a denominative formation from the latter. It can well be a borrowing from the Phoenician cognate to much-used Jewish Babylonian Aramaic חֲרַץ (ḥăraṣ, “to cut into, to incise”), Hebrew חָרַץ (ḥāraṣ, “to cut or dig a cavity into; to sharpen”), Arabic خَرَزَ (ḵaraza, “to bore into”),[2] exactly attested with the semantics of the Greek as active participle or occupational noun Punic 𐤇𐤓𐤔 (ḥrš, “crafter; engraver”).[3]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kʰa.rás.sɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kʰaˈras.so/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /xaˈras.so/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /xaˈras.so/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /xaˈra.so/
Verb
χᾰρᾰ́σσω • (kharássō)
- to sharpen
- 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Works and Days 573:
- ἅρπας […] χαρασσέμεναι
- hárpas […] kharassémenai
- to sharpen sickles
- ἅρπας […] χαρασσέμεναι
- to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
- 200 BCE – 118 BCE, Polybius, The Histories 10.27.13
Conjugation
Present: χᾰρᾰ́σσω, χᾰρᾰ́σσομαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | χᾰρᾰ́σσω | χᾰρᾰ́σσεις | χᾰρᾰ́σσει | χᾰρᾰ́σσετον | χᾰρᾰ́σσετον | χᾰρᾰ́σσομεν | χᾰρᾰ́σσετε | χᾰρᾰ́σσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | χᾰρᾰ́σσω | χᾰρᾰ́σσῃς | χᾰρᾰ́σσῃ | χᾰρᾰ́σσητον | χᾰρᾰ́σσητον | χᾰρᾰ́σσωμεν | χᾰρᾰ́σσητε | χᾰρᾰ́σσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | χᾰρᾰ́σσοιμῐ | χᾰρᾰ́σσοις | χᾰρᾰ́σσοι | χᾰρᾰ́σσοιτον | χᾰρᾰσσοίτην | χᾰρᾰ́σσοιμεν | χᾰρᾰ́σσοιτε | χᾰρᾰ́σσοιεν | |||||
imperative | χᾰ́ρᾰσσε | χᾰρᾰσσέτω | χᾰρᾰ́σσετον | χᾰρᾰσσέτων | χᾰρᾰ́σσετε | χᾰρᾰσσόντων | |||||||
middle/ passive | indicative | χᾰρᾰ́σσομαι | χᾰρᾰ́σσῃ, χᾰρᾰ́σσει | χᾰρᾰ́σσεται | χᾰρᾰ́σσεσθον | χᾰρᾰ́σσεσθον | χᾰρᾰσσόμεθᾰ | χᾰρᾰ́σσεσθε | χᾰρᾰ́σσονται | ||||
subjunctive | χᾰρᾰ́σσωμαι | χᾰρᾰ́σσῃ | χᾰρᾰ́σσηται | χᾰρᾰ́σσησθον | χᾰρᾰ́σσησθον | χᾰρᾰσσώμεθᾰ | χᾰρᾰ́σσησθε | χᾰρᾰ́σσωνται | |||||
optative | χᾰρᾰσσοίμην | χᾰρᾰ́σσοιο | χᾰρᾰ́σσοιτο | χᾰρᾰ́σσοισθον | χᾰρᾰσσοίσθην | χᾰρᾰσσοίμεθᾰ | χᾰρᾰ́σσοισθε | χᾰρᾰ́σσοιντο | |||||
imperative | χᾰρᾰ́σσου | χᾰρᾰσσέσθω | χᾰρᾰ́σσεσθον | χᾰρᾰσσέσθων | χᾰρᾰ́σσεσθε | χᾰρᾰσσέσθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | χᾰρᾰ́σσειν | χᾰρᾰ́σσεσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | χᾰρᾰ́σσων | χᾰρᾰσσόμενος | ||||||||||
f | χᾰρᾰ́σσουσᾰ | χᾰρᾰσσομένη | |||||||||||
n | χᾰρᾰ́σσον | χᾰρᾰσσόμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Future: χᾰρᾰ́ξω
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | χᾰρᾰ́ξω | χᾰρᾰ́ξεις | χᾰρᾰ́ξει | χᾰρᾰ́ξετον | χᾰρᾰ́ξετον | χᾰρᾰ́ξομεν | χᾰρᾰ́ξετε | χᾰρᾰ́ξουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | χᾰρᾰ́ξοιμῐ | χᾰρᾰ́ξοις | χᾰρᾰ́ξοι | χᾰρᾰ́ξοιτον | χᾰρᾰξοίτην | χᾰρᾰ́ξοιμεν | χᾰρᾰ́ξοιτε | χᾰρᾰ́ξοιεν | |||||
active | |||||||||||||
infinitive | χᾰρᾰ́ξειν | ||||||||||||
participle | m | χᾰρᾰ́ξων | |||||||||||
f | χᾰρᾰ́ξουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | χᾰρᾰ́ξον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Aorist: ἐχᾰ́ρᾰξᾰ, ἐχᾰρᾰ́χθην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐχᾰ́ρᾰξᾰ | ἐχᾰ́ρᾰξᾰς | ἐχᾰ́ρᾰξε(ν) | ἐχᾰρᾰ́ξᾰτον | ἐχᾰρᾰξᾰ́την | ἐχᾰρᾰ́ξᾰμεν | ἐχᾰρᾰ́ξᾰτε | ἐχᾰ́ρᾰξᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | χᾰρᾰ́ξω | χᾰρᾰ́ξῃς | χᾰρᾰ́ξῃ | χᾰρᾰ́ξητον | χᾰρᾰ́ξητον | χᾰρᾰ́ξωμεν | χᾰρᾰ́ξητε | χᾰρᾰ́ξωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | χᾰρᾰ́ξαιμῐ | χᾰρᾰ́ξειᾰς, χᾰρᾰ́ξαις | χᾰρᾰ́ξειε(ν), χᾰρᾰ́ξαι | χᾰρᾰ́ξαιτον | χᾰρᾰξαίτην | χᾰρᾰ́ξαιμεν | χᾰρᾰ́ξαιτε | χᾰρᾰ́ξειᾰν, χᾰρᾰ́ξαιεν | |||||
imperative | χᾰ́ρᾰξον | χᾰρᾰξᾰ́τω | χᾰρᾰ́ξᾰτον | χᾰρᾰξᾰ́των | χᾰρᾰ́ξᾰτε | χᾰρᾰξᾰ́ντων | |||||||
passive | indicative | ἐχᾰρᾰ́χθην | ἐχᾰρᾰ́χθης | ἐχᾰρᾰ́χθη | ἐχᾰρᾰ́χθητον | ἐχᾰρᾰχθήτην | ἐχᾰρᾰ́χθημεν | ἐχᾰρᾰ́χθητε | ἐχᾰρᾰ́χθησᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | χᾰρᾰχθῶ | χᾰρᾰχθῇς | χᾰρᾰχθῇ | χᾰρᾰχθῆτον | χᾰρᾰχθῆτον | χᾰρᾰχθῶμεν | χᾰρᾰχθῆτε | χᾰρᾰχθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | χᾰρᾰχθείην | χᾰρᾰχθείης | χᾰρᾰχθείη | χᾰρᾰχθεῖτον, χᾰρᾰχθείητον | χᾰρᾰχθείτην, χᾰρᾰχθειήτην | χᾰρᾰχθεῖμεν, χᾰρᾰχθείημεν | χᾰρᾰχθεῖτε, χᾰρᾰχθείητε | χᾰρᾰχθεῖεν, χᾰρᾰχθείησᾰν | |||||
imperative | χᾰρᾰ́χθητῐ | χᾰρᾰχθήτω | χᾰρᾰ́χθητον | χᾰρᾰχθήτων | χᾰρᾰ́χθητε | χᾰρᾰχθέντων | |||||||
active | passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | χᾰρᾰ́ξαι | χᾰρᾰχθῆναι | |||||||||||
participle | m | χᾰρᾰ́ξᾱς | χᾰρᾰχθείς | ||||||||||
f | χᾰρᾰ́ξᾱσᾰ | χᾰρᾰχθεῖσᾰ | |||||||||||
n | χᾰρᾰ́ξᾰν | χᾰρᾰχθέν | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Perfect: κεχᾰ́ρᾰγμαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
middle/ passive | indicative | κεχᾰ́ρᾰγμαι | κεχᾰ́ρᾰξαι | κεχᾰ́ρᾰκται | κεχᾰ́ρᾰχθον | κεχᾰ́ρᾰχθον | κεχᾰρᾰ́γμεθᾰ | κεχᾰ́ρᾰχθε | κεχᾰρᾰ́γᾰται | ||||
subjunctive | κεχᾰρᾰγμένος ὦ | κεχᾰρᾰγμένος ᾖς | κεχᾰρᾰγμένος ᾖ | κεχᾰρᾰγμένω ἦτον | κεχᾰρᾰγμένω ἦτον | κεχᾰρᾰγμένοι ὦμεν | κεχᾰρᾰγμένοι ἦτε | κεχᾰρᾰγμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | κεχᾰρᾰγμένος εἴην | κεχᾰρᾰγμένος εἴης | κεχᾰρᾰγμένος εἴη | κεχᾰρᾰγμένω εἴητον/εἶτον | κεχᾰρᾰγμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην | κεχᾰρᾰγμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν | κεχᾰρᾰγμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε | κεχᾰρᾰγμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν | |||||
imperative | κεχᾰ́ρᾰξο | κεχᾰρᾰ́χθω | κεχᾰ́ρᾰχθον | κεχᾰρᾰ́χθων | κεχᾰ́ρᾰχθε | κεχᾰρᾰ́χθων | |||||||
middle/passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | κεχᾰρᾰ́χθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | κεχᾰρᾰγμένος | |||||||||||
f | κεχᾰρᾰγμένη | ||||||||||||
n | κεχᾰρᾰγμένον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Derived terms
- χᾰ́ρᾰγμᾰ (kháragma)
- χᾰρᾰκτήρ (kharaktḗr)
- χᾰρᾰκτός (kharaktós)
- χᾰ́ρᾰξῐς (kháraxis)
Related terms
- χᾰ́ρᾰξ (khárax)
- χᾰράδρᾱ (kharádrā)
References
- “χαράσσω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 441
- Müller, David Heinrich (1887), “Arabisch-aramäische Glossen”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 1, page 25
- Krahmalkov, Charles R. (2000) Phoenician-Punic Dictionary (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta; 90), Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters en Departement Oosterse Studies Leuven, →ISBN, pages 198–199