ἀλγέω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἄλγος (álgos, “pain of the body or mind”) + -έω (-éō, verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /al.ɡé.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /alˈɡe.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /alˈʝe.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /alˈʝe.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /alˈʝe.o/
Verb
ἀλγέω • (algéō)
- to feel bodily pain, to suffer, to be ill
- to suffer hardship
- to feel pain of mind, I grieve
Inflection
Present: ἀλγέω (Uncontracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἀλγέω | ἀλγέεις | ἀλγέει | ἀλγέετον | ἀλγέετον | ἀλγέομεν | ἀλγέετε | ἀλγέουσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | ἀλγέω | ἀλγέῃς | ἀλγέῃ | ἀλγέητον | ἀλγέητον | ἀλγέωμεν | ἀλγέητε | ἀλγέωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἀλγέοιμῐ | ἀλγέοις | ἀλγέοι | ἀλγέοιτον | ἀλγεοίτην | ἀλγέοιμεν | ἀλγέοιτε | ἀλγέοιεν | |||||
imperative | ἄλγεε | ἀλγεέτω | ἀλγέετον | ἀλγεέτων | ἀλγέετε | ἀλγεόντων | |||||||
active | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἀλγέειν | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἀλγέων | |||||||||||
f | ἀλγέουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | ἀλγέον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.The mediopassive participle ἀλγούμενος (algoúmenos) is also attested. |
Present: ἀλγῶ (Contracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἀλγῶ | ἀλγεῖς | ἀλγεῖ | ἀλγεῖτον | ἀλγεῖτον | ἀλγοῦμεν | ἀλγεῖτε | ἀλγοῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | ἀλγῶ | ἀλγῇς | ἀλγῇ | ἀλγῆτον | ἀλγῆτον | ἀλγῶμεν | ἀλγῆτε | ἀλγῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἀλγοίην, ἀλγοῖμῐ | ἀλγοίης, ἀλγοῖς | ἀλγοίη, ἀλγοῖ | ἀλγοῖτον, ἀλγοίητον | ἀλγοίτην, ἀλγοιήτην | ἀλγοῖμεν, ἀλγοίημεν | ἀλγοῖτε, ἀλγοίητε | ἀλγοῖεν, ἀλγοίησᾰν | |||||
imperative | ἄλγει | ἀλγείτω | ἀλγεῖτον | ἀλγείτων | ἀλγεῖτε | ἀλγούντων | |||||||
active | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἀλγεῖν | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἀλγῶν | |||||||||||
f | ἀλγοῦσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | ἀλγοῦν | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.The mediopassive participle ἀλγούμενος (algoúmenos) is also attested. |
Imperfect: ἤλγεον (Uncontracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἤλγεον | ἤλγεες | ἤλγεε(ν) | ἠλγέετον | ἠλγεέτην | ἠλγέομεν | ἠλγέετε | ἤλγεον | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Imperfect: ἤλγουν (Contracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἤλγουν | ἤλγεις | ἤλγει | ἠλγεῖτον | ἠλγείτην | ἠλγοῦμεν | ἠλγεῖτε | ἤλγουν | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Future: ἀλγήσω
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἀλγήσω | ἀλγήσεις | ἀλγήσει | ἀλγήσετον | ἀλγήσετον | ἀλγήσομεν | ἀλγήσετε | ἀλγήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | ἀλγήσοιμῐ | ἀλγήσοις | ἀλγήσοι | ἀλγήσοιτον | ἀλγησοίτην | ἀλγήσοιμεν | ἀλγήσοιτε | ἀλγήσοιεν | |||||
active | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἀλγήσειν | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἀλγήσων | |||||||||||
f | ἀλγήσουσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | ἀλγῆσον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Aorist: ἤλγησᾰ
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἤλγησᾰ | ἤλγησᾰς | ἤλγησε(ν) | ἠλγήσᾰτον | ἠλγησᾰ́την | ἠλγήσᾰμεν | ἠλγήσᾰτε | ἤλγησᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | ἀλγήσω | ἀλγήσῃς | ἀλγήσῃ | ἀλγήσητον | ἀλγήσητον | ἀλγήσωμεν | ἀλγήσητε | ἀλγήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἀλγήσαιμῐ | ἀλγήσειᾰς, ἀλγήσαις | ἀλγήσειε(ν), ἀλγήσαι | ἀλγήσαιτον | ἀλγησαίτην | ἀλγήσαιμεν | ἀλγήσαιτε | ἀλγήσειᾰν, ἀλγήσαιεν | |||||
imperative | ἄλγησον | ἀλγησᾰ́τω | ἀλγήσᾰτον | ἀλγησᾰ́των | ἀλγήσᾰτε | ἀλγησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
active | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἀλγῆσαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἀλγήσᾱς | |||||||||||
f | ἀλγήσᾱσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | ἀλγῆσᾰν | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Derived terms
- ἀνάλγητος (análgētos, adjective)
- ἀλγηδών (algēdṓn)
- ἄλγημα (álgēma)
Further reading
- “ἀλγέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀλγέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀλγέω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἀλγέω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- “ἀλγέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- ache idem, page 8.
- fret idem, page 345.
- pain idem, page 588.
- smart idem, page 786.
- suffer idem, page 835.