ἀξιόω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἄξιος (áxios, “worthy”) + -όω (-óō, factitive verb–forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ak.si.ó.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ak.siˈo.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ak.siˈo.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ak.siˈo.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ak.siˈo.o/
Verb
ᾰ̓ξῐόω • (axióō) (Attic, Ionic)
- to think or deem worthy
- (transitive) to think one worthy, either in a good or bad sense [+accusative = someone], [+genitive = of something]
- Euripides, Medea 962
- Xenophon, Anabasis 3.2.7
- Herodotus, Histories 3.145
- Plato, Apology 38A
- Herodotus, Histories 9.111
- Euripides, Hecuba 366
- Antiphon of Rhamnus, Collected Works 122.23
- Plato, Phaedo 103E
- (transitive) to esteem, honor
- Sophocles, Ajax 1114
- Euripides, Herakles' Children 918
- Aeschylus, Agamemnon 903
- Euripides, Orestes 1210
- (intransitive) to value at a certain price
- Plato, Laws 917D
- (transitive) to think [+accusative = someone] worthy [+infinitive = to do or be]
- Euripides, Alcestis 572
- Aristophanes, The Knights 182
- Pherecrates, Good-For-Nothings 7
- Pindar, Nemean Ode 10.73
- Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 240
- Plato, Theaetetus 161D
- (transitive) to think fit, expect, require, demand that; compare Latin postulō
- Herodotus, Histories 2.162
- Antiphon of Rhamnus, Collected Works 118.20
- Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.89
- Andocides, Collected Works 18.36
- (intransitive) to think one has a right [+infinitive = to do]
- Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.42
- Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 7.15
- Lysias, Collected Works 164.32
- Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 4.86
- (intransitive) to think fit, expect, consent, resolve, deign, dare [+infinitive = to do]
- Sophocles, Oedipus the King 944
- Aeschylus, The Persians 335
- Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1661
- Plato, Hippias Minor 364D
- Demosthenes 547.9:
- οἶμαι πάντας...φέρειν ἀξιοῦν
- oîmai pántas...phérein axioûn
- οἶμαι πάντας...φέρειν ἀξιοῦν
- Herodotus, Histories 2.20
- Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 215
- Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.102
- Xenophon, Oeconomicus 21.4
- Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 3.66
- Aeschylus, Agamemnon 370
- Aeschylus, The Eumenides 425
- Herodotus, Histories 1.199
- Herodotus, Histories 7.!6
- (transitive) to think, deem, hold
- Herodotus, Histories 6.87
- Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.54
- (intransitive, transitive) to make a claim
- Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 4.58
- Aristotle, Politics 3.17.6
- Polybius, Histories 39.1.7
- Xenophon, Memorabilia 3.11
- to hold an opinion
- Demosthenes 312.6:
- ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν οὑτωσὶ περὶ τῆς τύχης ἀξιῶ
- egṑ mèn oûn houtōsì perì tês túkhēs axiô
- ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν οὑτωσὶ περὶ τῆς τύχης ἀξιῶ
- Demosthenes 460.28:
- ἐγὼ μὲν οὐκ ἀξιῶ
- egṑ mèn ouk axiô
- ἐγὼ μὲν οὐκ ἀξιῶ
- (philosophy) to lay down, hold, maintain
- Aristotle, Prior Analytics 1.17.5
- Aristotle, Prior Analytics 1.24.2
- Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 3.43
- (transitive) to think one worthy, either in a good or bad sense [+accusative = someone], [+genitive = of something]
Inflection
Present: ᾰ̓ξῐῶ, ᾰ̓ξῐοῦμαι (Contracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ᾰ̓ξῐῶ | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖς | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖ | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦτον | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦτον | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦμεν | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦτε | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | ᾰ̓ξῐῶ | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖς | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖ | ᾰ̓ξῐῶτον | ᾰ̓ξῐῶτον | ᾰ̓ξῐῶμεν | ᾰ̓ξῐῶτε | ᾰ̓ξῐῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ᾰ̓ξῐοίην, ᾰ̓ξῐοῖμῐ | ᾰ̓ξῐοίης, ᾰ̓ξῐοῖς | ᾰ̓ξῐοίη, ᾰ̓ξῐοῖ | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖτον, ᾰ̓ξῐοίητον | ᾰ̓ξῐοίτην, ᾰ̓ξῐοιήτην | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖμεν, ᾰ̓ξῐοίημεν | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖτε, ᾰ̓ξῐοίητε | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖεν, ᾰ̓ξῐοίησᾰν | |||||
imperative | ᾰ̓ξῐ́ου | ᾰ̓ξῐούτω | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦτον | ᾰ̓ξῐούτων | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦτε | ᾰ̓ξῐούντων | |||||||
middle/ passive | indicative | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦμαι | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖ | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦται | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦσθον | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦσθον | ᾰ̓ξῐούμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦσθε | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦνται | ||||
subjunctive | ᾰ̓ξῐῶμαι | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖ | ᾰ̓ξῐῶται | ᾰ̓ξῐῶσθον | ᾰ̓ξῐῶσθον | ᾰ̓ξῐώμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓ξῐῶσθε | ᾰ̓ξῐῶνται | |||||
optative | ᾰ̓ξῐοίμην | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖο | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖτο | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖσθον | ᾰ̓ξῐοίσθην | ᾰ̓ξῐοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖσθε | ᾰ̓ξῐοῖντο | |||||
imperative | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦ | ᾰ̓ξῐούσθω | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦσθον | ᾰ̓ξῐούσθων | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦσθε | ᾰ̓ξῐούσθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦν | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ᾰ̓ξῐῶν | ᾰ̓ξῐούμενος | ||||||||||
f | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦσᾰ | ᾰ̓ξῐουμένη | |||||||||||
n | ᾰ̓ξῐοῦν | ᾰ̓ξῐούμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Imperfect: ἠξῐ́ουν, ἠξῐούμην (Contracted)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἠξῐ́ουν | ἠξῐ́ους | ἠξῐ́ου | ἠξῐοῦτον | ἠξῐούτην | ἠξῐοῦμεν | ἠξῐοῦτε | ἠξῐ́ουν | ||||
middle/ passive | indicative | ἠξῐούμην | ἠξῐοῦ | ἠξῐοῦτο | ἠξῐοῦσθον | ἠξῐούσθην | ἠξῐούμεθᾰ | ἠξῐοῦσθε | ἠξῐοῦντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Future: ᾰ̓ξῐώσω, ᾰ̓ξῐώσομαι, ᾰ̓ξῐωθήσομαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ᾰ̓ξῐώσω | ᾰ̓ξῐώσεις | ᾰ̓ξῐώσει | ᾰ̓ξῐώσετον | ᾰ̓ξῐώσετον | ᾰ̓ξῐώσομεν | ᾰ̓ξῐώσετε | ᾰ̓ξῐώσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | ᾰ̓ξῐώσοιμῐ | ᾰ̓ξῐώσοις | ᾰ̓ξῐώσοι | ᾰ̓ξῐώσοιτον | ᾰ̓ξῐωσοίτην | ᾰ̓ξῐώσοιμεν | ᾰ̓ξῐώσοιτε | ᾰ̓ξῐώσοιεν | |||||
middle | indicative | ᾰ̓ξῐώσομαι | ᾰ̓ξῐώσῃ, ᾰ̓ξῐώσει | ᾰ̓ξῐώσεται | ᾰ̓ξῐώσεσθον | ᾰ̓ξῐώσεσθον | ᾰ̓ξῐωσόμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓ξῐώσεσθε | ᾰ̓ξῐώσονται | ||||
optative | ᾰ̓ξῐωσοίμην | ᾰ̓ξῐώσοιο | ᾰ̓ξῐώσοιτο | ᾰ̓ξῐώσοισθον | ᾰ̓ξῐωσοίσθην | ᾰ̓ξῐωσοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓ξῐώσοισθε | ᾰ̓ξῐώσοιντο | |||||
passive | indicative | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήσομαι | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήσῃ | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήσεται | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήσεσθον | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήσεσθον | ᾰ̓ξῐωθησόμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήσεσθε | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήσονται | ||||
optative | ᾰ̓ξῐωθησοίμην | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήσοιο | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήσοιτο | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήσοισθον | ᾰ̓ξῐωθησοίσθην | ᾰ̓ξῐωθησοίμεθᾰ | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήσοισθε | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήσοιντο | |||||
active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
infinitive | ᾰ̓ξῐώσειν | ᾰ̓ξῐώσεσθαι | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
participle | m | ᾰ̓ξῐώσων | ᾰ̓ξῐωσόμενος | ᾰ̓ξῐωθησόμενος | |||||||||
f | ᾰ̓ξῐώσουσᾰ | ᾰ̓ξῐωσομένη | ᾰ̓ξῐωθησομένη | ||||||||||
n | ᾰ̓ξῐῶσον | ᾰ̓ξῐωσόμενον | ᾰ̓ξῐωθησόμενον | ||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Aorist: ἠξῐ́ωσᾰ, ἠξῐώθην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἠξῐ́ωσᾰ | ἠξῐ́ωσᾰς | ἠξῐ́ωσε(ν) | ἠξῐώσᾰτον | ἠξῐωσᾰ́την | ἠξῐώσᾰμεν | ἠξῐώσᾰτε | ἠξῐ́ωσᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | ᾰ̓ξῐώσω | ᾰ̓ξῐώσῃς | ᾰ̓ξῐώσῃ | ᾰ̓ξῐώσητον | ᾰ̓ξῐώσητον | ᾰ̓ξῐώσωμεν | ᾰ̓ξῐώσητε | ᾰ̓ξῐώσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ᾰ̓ξῐώσαιμῐ | ᾰ̓ξῐώσειᾰς, ᾰ̓ξῐώσαις | ᾰ̓ξῐώσειε(ν), ᾰ̓ξῐώσαι | ᾰ̓ξῐώσαιτον | ᾰ̓ξῐωσαίτην | ᾰ̓ξῐώσαιμεν | ᾰ̓ξῐώσαιτε | ᾰ̓ξῐώσειᾰν, ᾰ̓ξῐώσαιεν | |||||
imperative | ᾰ̓ξῐ́ωσον | ᾰ̓ξῐωσᾰ́τω | ᾰ̓ξῐώσᾰτον | ᾰ̓ξῐωσᾰ́των | ᾰ̓ξῐώσᾰτε | ᾰ̓ξῐωσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
passive | indicative | ἠξῐώθην | ἠξῐώθης | ἠξῐώθη | ἠξῐώθητον | ἠξῐωθήτην | ἠξῐώθημεν | ἠξῐώθητε | ἠξῐώθησᾰν | ||||
subjunctive | ᾰ̓ξῐωθῶ | ᾰ̓ξῐωθῇς | ᾰ̓ξῐωθῇ | ᾰ̓ξῐωθῆτον | ᾰ̓ξῐωθῆτον | ᾰ̓ξῐωθῶμεν | ᾰ̓ξῐωθῆτε | ᾰ̓ξῐωθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ᾰ̓ξῐωθείην | ᾰ̓ξῐωθείης | ᾰ̓ξῐωθείη | ᾰ̓ξῐωθεῖτον, ᾰ̓ξῐωθείητον | ᾰ̓ξῐωθείτην, ᾰ̓ξῐωθειήτην | ᾰ̓ξῐωθεῖμεν, ᾰ̓ξῐωθείημεν | ᾰ̓ξῐωθεῖτε, ᾰ̓ξῐωθείητε | ᾰ̓ξῐωθεῖεν, ᾰ̓ξῐωθείησᾰν | |||||
imperative | ᾰ̓ξῐώθητῐ | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήτω | ᾰ̓ξῐώθητον | ᾰ̓ξῐωθήτων | ᾰ̓ξῐώθητε | ᾰ̓ξῐωθέντων | |||||||
active | passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ᾰ̓ξῐῶσαι | ᾰ̓ξῐωθῆναι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ᾰ̓ξῐώσᾱς | ᾰ̓ξῐωθείς | ||||||||||
f | ᾰ̓ξῐώσᾱσᾰ | ᾰ̓ξῐωθεῖσᾰ | |||||||||||
n | ᾰ̓ξῐῶσᾰν | ᾰ̓ξῐωθέν | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Perfect: ἠξῐ́ωκᾰ, ἠξῐ́ωμαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἠξῐ́ωκᾰ | ἠξῐ́ωκᾰς | ἠξῐ́ωκε(ν) | ἠξῐώκᾰτον | ἠξῐώκᾰτον | ἠξῐώκᾰμεν | ἠξῐώκᾰτε | ἠξῐώκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | ἠξῐώκω | ἠξῐώκῃς | ἠξῐώκῃ | ἠξῐώκητον | ἠξῐώκητον | ἠξῐώκωμεν | ἠξῐώκητε | ἠξῐώκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἠξῐώκοιμῐ, ἠξῐωκοίην | ἠξῐώκοις, ἠξῐωκοίης | ἠξῐώκοι, ἠξῐωκοίη | ἠξῐώκοιτον | ἠξῐωκοίτην | ἠξῐώκοιμεν | ἠξῐώκοιτε | ἠξῐώκοιεν | |||||
imperative | ἠξῐ́ωκε | ἠξῐωκέτω | ἠξῐώκετον | ἠξῐωκέτων | ἠξῐώκετε | ἠξῐωκόντων | |||||||
middle/ passive | indicative | ἠξῐ́ωμαι | ἠξῐ́ωσαι | ἠξῐ́ωται | ἠξῐ́ωσθον | ἠξῐ́ωσθον | ἠξῐώμεθᾰ | ἠξῐ́ωσθε | ἠξῐ́ωνται | ||||
subjunctive | ἠξῐωμένος ὦ | ἠξῐωμένος ᾖς | ἠξῐωμένος ᾖ | ἠξῐωμένω ἦτον | ἠξῐωμένω ἦτον | ἠξῐωμένοι ὦμεν | ἠξῐωμένοι ἦτε | ἠξῐωμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἠξῐωμένος εἴην | ἠξῐωμένος εἴης | ἠξῐωμένος εἴη | ἠξῐωμένω εἴητον/εἶτον | ἠξῐωμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην | ἠξῐωμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν | ἠξῐωμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε | ἠξῐωμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν | |||||
imperative | ἠξῐ́ωσο | ἠξῐώσθω | ἠξῐ́ωσθον | ἠξῐώσθων | ἠξῐ́ωσθε | ἠξῐώσθων | |||||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἠξῐωκέναι | ἠξῐῶσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἠξῐωκώς | ἠξῐωμένος | ||||||||||
f | ἠξῐωκυῖᾰ | ἠξῐωμένη | |||||||||||
n | ἠξῐωκός | ἠξῐωμένον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. |
Derived terms
- ἀξίωμα (axíōma)
- ἀξίωσις (axíōsis)
- ἀξιωτέον (axiōtéon)
- ἀπαξιόω (apaxióō)
References
- “ἀξιόω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀξιόω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἀξιόω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G515 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible