ἀνάσσω

ἀνάσσω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἄναξ (ánax) +‎ -σσω (-ssō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /wa.nás.sɔː/ → /aˈnas.so/ → /aˈna.so/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /wa.nás.sɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈnas.so/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈnas.so/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈnas.so/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈna.so/

Verb

ἀνάσσω • (anássō)

1. to rule, be lord (over)

Conjugation

   Present: ἀνάσσω, ἀνάσσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀνάσσω	ἀνάσσεις	ἀνάσσει	ἀνάσσετον	ἀνάσσετον	ἀνάσσομεν	ἀνάσσετε	ἀνάσσουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἀνάσσω	ἀνάσσῃς	ἀνάσσῃ	ἀνάσσητον	ἀνάσσητον	ἀνάσσωμεν	ἀνάσσητε	ἀνάσσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀνάσσοιμῐ	ἀνάσσοις	ἀνάσσοι	ἀνάσσοιτον	ἀνασσοίτην	ἀνάσσοιμεν	ἀνάσσοιτε	ἀνάσσοιεν
	imperative		ἄνασσε	ἀνασσέτω	ἀνάσσετον	ἀνασσέτων		ἀνάσσετε	ἀνασσόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀνάσσομαι	ἀνάσσῃ, ἀνάσσει	ἀνάσσεται	ἀνάσσεσθον	ἀνάσσεσθον	ἀνασσόμεθᾰ	ἀνάσσεσθε	ἀνάσσονται
	subjunctive	ἀνάσσωμαι	ἀνάσσῃ	ἀνάσσηται	ἀνάσσησθον	ἀνάσσησθον	ἀνασσώμεθᾰ	ἀνάσσησθε	ἀνάσσωνται
	optative	ἀνασσοίμην	ἀνάσσοιο	ἀνάσσοιτο	ἀνάσσοισθον	ἀνασσοίσθην	ἀνασσοίμεθᾰ	ἀνάσσοισθε	ἀνάσσοιντο
	imperative		ἀνάσσου	ἀνασσέσθω	ἀνάσσεσθον	ἀνασσέσθων		ἀνάσσεσθε	ἀνασσέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἀνάσσειν				ἀνάσσεσθαι
participle	m	ἀνάσσων				ἀνασσόμενος
	f	ἀνάσσουσᾰ				ἀνασσομένη
	n	ἀνᾶσσον				ἀνασσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἤνασσον, ἠνασσόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἤνασσον	ἤνασσες	ἤνασσε(ν)	ἠνάσσετον	ἠνασσέτην	ἠνάσσομεν	ἠνάσσετε	ἤνασσον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἠνασσόμην	ἠνάσσου	ἠνάσσετο	ἠνάσσεσθον	ἠνασσέσθην	ἠνασσόμεθᾰ	ἠνάσσεσθε	ἠνάσσοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἄνασσον, ἀνασσόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἄνασσον	ἄνασσες	ἄνασσε(ν)	ἀνάσσετον	ἀνασσέτην	ἀνάσσομεν	ἀνάσσετε	ἄνασσον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἀνασσόμην	ἀνάσσου	ἀνάσσετο	ἀνάσσεσθον	ἀνασσέσθην	ἀνασσόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀνάσσεσθε	ἀνάσσοντο
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: ἀνάξω, ἀνάξομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἀνάξω	ἀνάξεις	ἀνάξει	ἀνάξετον	ἀνάξετον	ἀνάξομεν	ἀνάξετε	ἀνάξουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀνάξοιμῐ	ἀνάξοις	ἀνάξοι	ἀνάξοιτον	ἀναξοίτην	ἀνάξοιμεν	ἀνάξοιτε	ἀνάξοιεν
middle	indicative	ἀνάξομαι	ἀνάξῃ, ἀνάξει	ἀνάξεται	ἀνάξεσθον	ἀνάξεσθον	ἀναξόμεθᾰ	ἀνάξεσθε	ἀνάξονται
	optative	ἀναξοίμην	ἀνάξοιο	ἀνάξοιτο	ἀνάξοισθον	ἀναξοίσθην	ἀναξοίμεθᾰ	ἀνάξοισθε	ἀνάξοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἀνάξειν			ἀνάξεσθαι
participle	m	ἀνάξων			ἀναξόμενος
	f	ἀνάξουσᾰ			ἀναξομένη
	n	ἀνᾶξον			ἀναξόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἄναξᾰ, ἀναξᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἄναξᾰ	ἄναξᾰς	ἄναξε(ν)	ἀνάξᾰτον	ἀναξᾰ́την	ἀνάξᾰμεν	ἀνάξᾰτε	ἄναξᾰν
	subjunctive	ἀνάξω, ἀνάξωμῐ	ἀνάξῃς, ἀνάξῃσθᾰ	ἀνάξῃ, ἀνάξῃσῐ	ἀνάξητον	ἀνάξητον	ἀνάξωμεν	ἀνάξητε	ἀνάξωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἀνάξαιμῐ	ἀνάξαις, ἀνάξαισθᾰ, ἀνάξειᾰς	ἀνάξειε(ν), ἀνάξαι	ἀναξεῖτον	ἀναξείτην	ἀναξεῖμεν	ἀναξεῖτε	ἀναξεῖεν
	imperative		ἄναξον	ἀναξᾰ́τω	ἀνάξᾰτον	ἀναξᾰ́των		ἀνάξᾰτε	ἀναξᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ἀναξᾰ́μην	ἀνάξω	ἀνάξᾰτο	ἀνάξᾰσθον	ἀναξᾰ́σθην	ἀναξᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	ἀνάξᾰσθε	ἀνάξᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἀνάξωμαι, ἀναξώμαιμῐ	ἀνάξηαι, ἀνάξηαι	ἀνάξηται, ἀναξήταισῐ	ἀνάξησθον	ἀνάξησθον	ἀναξώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀνάξησθε	ἀνάξωνται
	optative	ἀναξαίμην	ἀνάξαιο	ἀνάξαιτο	ἀνάξαισθον	ἀναξαίσθην	ἀναξαίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀνάξαισθε	ἀναξαίᾰτο
	imperative		ἄναξαι	ἀναξᾰ́σθω	ἀνάξᾰσθον	ἀναξᾰ́σθων		ἀνάξᾰσθε	ἀναξᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		ἀνᾶξαι/ἀναξᾰ́μεν/ἀναξᾰμέναι			ἀνάξᾰσθαι
participle	m	ἀνάξᾱς			ἀναξᾰ́μενος
	f	ἀνάξᾱσᾰ			ἀναξᾰμένη
	n	ἀνᾶξᾰν			ἀναξᾰ́μενον
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.

Further reading

• ἀνάσσω in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀνάσσω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀνάσσω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀνάσσω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀνάσσω in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • govern idem, page 367.
  • reign idem, page 688.
  • rule idem, page 725.