ἀΐσσω

ἀΐσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾄσσω (ā́issō)
• ᾄττω (ā́ittō) – Attic
• ἄττω (áttō) – Attic

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps cognate with Sanskrit वेविज (vevija, “quick”) यात् (yāt, “moving”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aː.ís.sɔː/ → /aˈis.so/ → /aˈi.so/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /aː.ís.sɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈis.so/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈis.so/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈis.so/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈi.so/

Verb

ἀΐσσω • (aḯssō)

1. (intransitive) I move quickly, dart, shoot
2. (intransitive) I am eager for with the prepositions εἰς (eis), ἐπί (epí), or πρός (prós) governing the accusative

Inflection

   Present: ἀΐσσω, ἀΐσσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀΐσσω	ἀΐσσεις	ἀΐσσει	ἀΐσσετον	ἀΐσσετον	ἀΐσσομεν	ἀΐσσετε	ἀΐσσουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἀΐσσω	ἀΐσσῃς	ἀΐσσῃ	ἀΐσσητον	ἀΐσσητον	ἀΐσσωμεν	ἀΐσσητε	ἀΐσσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀΐσσοιμῐ	ἀΐσσοις	ἀΐσσοι	ἀΐσσοιτον	ἀϊσσοίτην	ἀΐσσοιμεν	ἀΐσσοιτε	ἀΐσσοιεν
	imperative		ἄϊσσε	ἀϊσσέτω	ἀΐσσετον	ἀϊσσέτων		ἀΐσσετε	ἀϊσσόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀΐσσομαι	ἀΐσσῃ, ἀΐσσει	ἀΐσσεται	ἀΐσσεσθον	ἀΐσσεσθον	ἀϊσσόμεθᾰ	ἀΐσσεσθε	ἀΐσσονται
	subjunctive	ἀΐσσωμαι	ἀΐσσῃ	ἀΐσσηται	ἀΐσσησθον	ἀΐσσησθον	ἀϊσσώμεθᾰ	ἀΐσσησθε	ἀΐσσωνται
	optative	ἀϊσσοίμην	ἀΐσσοιο	ἀΐσσοιτο	ἀΐσσοισθον	ἀϊσσοίσθην	ἀϊσσοίμεθᾰ	ἀΐσσοισθε	ἀΐσσοιντο
	imperative		ἀΐσσου	ἀϊσσέσθω	ἀΐσσεσθον	ἀϊσσέσθων		ἀΐσσεσθε	ἀϊσσέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἀΐσσειν				ἀΐσσεσθαι
participle	m	ἀΐσσων				ἀϊσσόμενος
	f	ἀΐσσουσᾰ				ἀϊσσομένη
	n	ἀῗσσον				ἀϊσσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἤϊσσον, ἠϊσσόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἤϊσσον	ἤϊσσες	ἤϊσσε(ν)	ἠΐσσετον	ἠϊσσέτην	ἠΐσσομεν	ἠΐσσετε	ἤϊσσον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἠϊσσόμην	ἠΐσσου	ἠΐσσετο	ἠΐσσεσθον	ἠϊσσέσθην	ἠϊσσόμεθᾰ	ἠΐσσεσθε	ἠΐσσοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἀΐσσεσκον, ἀϊσσεσκόμην (Ionic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀΐσσεσκον	ἀΐσσεσκες	ἀΐσσεσκε(ν)	ἀϊσσέσκετον	ἀϊσσεσκέτην	ἀϊσσέσκομεν	ἀϊσσέσκετε	ἀΐσσεσκον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀϊσσεσκόμην	ἀϊσσέσκου	ἀϊσσέσκετο	ἀϊσσέσκεσθον	ἀϊσσεσκέσθην	ἀϊσσεσκόμεθᾰ	ἀϊσσέσκεσθε	ἀϊσσέσκοντο
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: ᾖσσον, ᾐσσόμην (Attic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾖσσον	ᾖσσες	ᾖσσε(ν)	ᾔσσετον	ᾐσσέτην	ᾔσσομεν	ᾔσσετε	ᾖσσον
middle/ passive	indicative	ᾐσσόμην	ᾔσσου	ᾔσσετο	ᾔσσεσθον	ᾐσσέσθην	ᾐσσόμεθᾰ	ᾔσσεσθε	ᾔσσοντο
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: ἀΐξω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀΐξω	ἀΐξεις	ἀΐξει	ἀΐξετον	ἀΐξετον	ἀΐξομεν	ἀΐξετε	ἀΐξουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀΐξοιμῐ	ἀΐξοις	ἀΐξοι	ἀΐξοιτον	ἀϊξοίτην	ἀΐξοιμεν	ἀΐξοιτε	ἀΐξοιεν
		active
infinitive		ἀΐξειν
participle	m	ἀΐξων
	f	ἀΐξουσᾰ
	n	ἀῗξον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ᾄξω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾄξω	ᾄξεις	ᾄξει	ᾄξετον	ᾄξετον	ᾄξομεν	ᾄξετε	ᾄξουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾄξοιμῐ	ᾄξοις	ᾄξοι	ᾄξοιτον	ᾀξοίτην	ᾄξοιμεν	ᾄξοιτε	ᾄξοιεν
		active
infinitive		ᾄξειν
participle	m	ᾄξων
	f	ᾄξουσᾰ
	n	ᾆξον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἤϊξᾰ, ἠϊξᾰ́μην, ἠΐχθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἤϊξᾰ	ἤϊξᾰς	ἤϊξε(ν)	ἠΐξᾰτον	ἠϊξᾰ́την	ἠΐξᾰμεν	ἠΐξᾰτε	ἤϊξᾰν
	subjunctive	ἀΐξω	ἀΐξῃς	ἀΐξῃ	ἀΐξητον	ἀΐξητον	ἀΐξωμεν	ἀΐξητε	ἀΐξωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀΐξαιμῐ	ἀΐξειᾰς, ἀΐξαις	ἀΐξειε(ν), ἀΐξαι	ἀΐξαιτον	ἀϊξαίτην	ἀΐξαιμεν	ἀΐξαιτε	ἀΐξειᾰν, ἀΐξαιεν
	imperative		ἄϊξον	ἀϊξᾰ́τω	ἀΐξᾰτον	ἀϊξᾰ́των		ἀΐξᾰτε	ἀϊξᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἠϊξᾰ́μην	ἠΐξω	ἠΐξᾰτο	ἠΐξᾰσθον	ἠϊξᾰ́σθην	ἠϊξᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἠΐξᾰσθε	ἠΐξᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἀΐξωμαι	ἀΐξῃ	ἀΐξηται	ἀΐξησθον	ἀΐξησθον	ἀϊξώμεθᾰ	ἀΐξησθε	ἀΐξωνται
	optative	ἀϊξαίμην	ἀΐξαιο	ἀΐξαιτο	ἀΐξαισθον	ἀϊξαίσθην	ἀϊξαίμεθᾰ	ἀΐξαισθε	ἀΐξαιντο
	imperative		ἄϊξαι	ἀϊξᾰ́σθω	ἀΐξᾰσθον	ἀϊξᾰ́σθων		ἀΐξᾰσθε	ἀϊξᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ἠΐχθην	ἠΐχθης	ἠΐχθη	ἠΐχθητον	ἠϊχθήτην	ἠΐχθημεν	ἠΐχθητε	ἠΐχθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ἀϊχθῶ	ἀϊχθῇς	ἀϊχθῇ	ἀϊχθῆτον	ἀϊχθῆτον	ἀϊχθῶμεν	ἀϊχθῆτε	ἀϊχθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀϊχθείην	ἀϊχθείης	ἀϊχθείη	ἀϊχθεῖτον, ἀϊχθείητον	ἀϊχθείτην, ἀϊχθειήτην	ἀϊχθεῖμεν, ἀϊχθείημεν	ἀϊχθεῖτε, ἀϊχθείητε	ἀϊχθεῖεν, ἀϊχθείησᾰν
	imperative		ἀΐχθητῐ	ἀϊχθήτω	ἀΐχθητον	ἀϊχθήτων		ἀΐχθητε	ἀϊχθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ἀῗξαι			ἀΐξᾰσθαι		ἀϊχθῆναι
participle	m	ἀΐξᾱς			ἀϊξᾰ́μενος		ἀϊχθείς
	f	ἀΐξᾱσᾰ			ἀϊξᾰμένη		ἀϊχθεῖσᾰ
	n	ἀῗξᾰν			ἀϊξᾰ́μενον		ἀϊχθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• αἰγίς (aigís)

References

• ἀΐσσω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀΐσσω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀΐσσω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀΐσσω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2019)
• Encyclopedia Papyrus-Larousse (1963)