ἐκλύω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἐκ- (ek-, “out, away, off”) + λύ̄ω (lú̄ō, “loosen”)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.kly̌ː.ɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eˈkly.o/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eˈkly.o/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈkly.o/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈkli.o/
Verb
ἐκλύ̄ω • (eklú̄ō)
- set free, release, to be set free, get one set free
- get one delivered from danger,
- unloose, unstring a bow, let one's tongue loose
- make an end of, pay something off,
- relax, to be faint, fail,
- (of things) to be unserviceable,
- (medicine) relax the bowels
- pay in full
- purchase
- resolve a doubt
- dissolve
- to break up, depart
Conjugation
Present: ἐκλῡ́ω, ἐκλῡ́ομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκλῡ́ω | ἐκλῡ́εις | ἐκλῡ́ει | ἐκλῡ́ετον | ἐκλῡ́ετον | ἐκλῡ́ομεν | ἐκλῡ́ετε | ἐκλῡ́ουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκλῡ́ω | ἐκλῡ́ῃς | ἐκλῡ́ῃ | ἐκλῡ́ητον | ἐκλῡ́ητον | ἐκλῡ́ωμεν | ἐκλῡ́ητε | ἐκλῡ́ωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκλῡ́οιμῐ | ἐκλῡ́οις | ἐκλῡ́οι | ἐκλῡ́οιτον | ἐκλῡοίτην | ἐκλῡ́οιμεν | ἐκλῡ́οιτε | ἐκλῡ́οιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔκλῡε | ἐκλῡέτω | ἐκλῡ́ετον | ἐκλῡέτων | ἐκλῡ́ετε | ἐκλῡόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive | indicative | ἐκλῡ́ομαι | ἐκλῡ́ῃ, ἐκλῡ́ει | ἐκλῡ́εται | ἐκλῡ́εσθον | ἐκλῡ́εσθον | ἐκλῡόμεθᾰ | ἐκλῡ́εσθε | ἐκλῡ́ονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκλῡ́ωμαι | ἐκλῡ́ῃ | ἐκλῡ́ηται | ἐκλῡ́ησθον | ἐκλῡ́ησθον | ἐκλῡώμεθᾰ | ἐκλῡ́ησθε | ἐκλῡ́ωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐκλῡοίμην | ἐκλῡ́οιο | ἐκλῡ́οιτο | ἐκλῡ́οισθον | ἐκλῡοίσθην | ἐκλῡοίμεθᾰ | ἐκλῡ́οισθε | ἐκλῡ́οιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἐκλῡ́ου | ἐκλῡέσθω | ἐκλῡ́εσθον | ἐκλῡέσθων | ἐκλῡ́εσθε | ἐκλῡέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκλῡ́ειν | ἐκλῡ́εσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκλῡ́ων | ἐκλῡόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐκλῡ́ουσᾰ | ἐκλῡομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐκλῦον | ἐκλῡόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Imperfect: ἐξέλῡον, ἐξελῡόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξέλῡον | ἐξέλῡες | ἐξέλῡε(ν) | ἐξελῡ́ετον | ἐξελῡέτην | ἐξελῡ́ομεν | ἐξελῡ́ετε | ἐξέλῡον | ||||
| middle/ passive | indicative | ἐξελῡόμην | ἐξελῡ́ου | ἐξελῡ́ετο | ἐξελῡ́εσθον | ἐξελῡέσθην | ἐξελῡόμεθᾰ | ἐξελῡ́εσθε | ἐξελῡ́οντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Future: ἐκλῡ́σω, ἐκλῡ́σομαι, ἐκλῠθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκλῡ́σω | ἐκλῡ́σεις | ἐκλῡ́σει | ἐκλῡ́σετον | ἐκλῡ́σετον | ἐκλῡ́σομεν | ἐκλῡ́σετε | ἐκλῡ́σουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἐκλῡ́σοιμῐ | ἐκλῡ́σοις | ἐκλῡ́σοι | ἐκλῡ́σοιτον | ἐκλῡσοίτην | ἐκλῡ́σοιμεν | ἐκλῡ́σοιτε | ἐκλῡ́σοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἐκλῡ́σομαι | ἐκλῡ́σῃ, ἐκλῡ́σει | ἐκλῡ́σεται | ἐκλῡ́σεσθον | ἐκλῡ́σεσθον | ἐκλῡσόμεθᾰ | ἐκλῡ́σεσθε | ἐκλῡ́σονται | ||||
| optative | ἐκλῡσοίμην | ἐκλῡ́σοιο | ἐκλῡ́σοιτο | ἐκλῡ́σοισθον | ἐκλῡσοίσθην | ἐκλῡσοίμεθᾰ | ἐκλῡ́σοισθε | ἐκλῡ́σοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ἐκλῠθήσομαι | ἐκλῠθήσῃ | ἐκλῠθήσεται | ἐκλῠθήσεσθον | ἐκλῠθήσεσθον | ἐκλῠθησόμεθᾰ | ἐκλῠθήσεσθε | ἐκλῠθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἐκλῠθησοίμην | ἐκλῠθήσοιο | ἐκλῠθήσοιτο | ἐκλῠθήσοισθον | ἐκλῠθησοίσθην | ἐκλῠθησοίμεθᾰ | ἐκλῠθήσοισθε | ἐκλῠθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκλῡ́σειν | ἐκλῡ́σεσθαι | ἐκλῠθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκλῡ́σων | ἐκλῡσόμενος | ἐκλῠθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ἐκλῡ́σουσᾰ | ἐκλῡσομένη | ἐκλῠθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ἐκλῦσον | ἐκλῡσόμενον | ἐκλῠθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Aorist: ἐξέλῡσᾰ, ἐξελῡσᾰ́μην, ἐξελῠ́θην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξέλῡσᾰ | ἐξέλῡσᾰς | ἐξέλῡσε(ν) | ἐξελῡ́σᾰτον | ἐξελῡσᾰ́την | ἐξελῡ́σᾰμεν | ἐξελῡ́σᾰτε | ἐξέλῡσᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκλῡ́σω | ἐκλῡ́σῃς | ἐκλῡ́σῃ | ἐκλῡ́σητον | ἐκλῡ́σητον | ἐκλῡ́σωμεν | ἐκλῡ́σητε | ἐκλῡ́σωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκλῡ́σαιμῐ | ἐκλῡ́σειᾰς, ἐκλῡ́σαις | ἐκλῡ́σειε(ν), ἐκλῡ́σαι | ἐκλῡ́σαιτον | ἐκλῡσαίτην | ἐκλῡ́σαιμεν | ἐκλῡ́σαιτε | ἐκλῡ́σειᾰν, ἐκλῡ́σαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἔκλῡσον | ἐκλῡσᾰ́τω | ἐκλῡ́σᾰτον | ἐκλῡσᾰ́των | ἐκλῡ́σᾰτε | ἐκλῡσᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐξελῡσᾰ́μην | ἐξελῡ́σω | ἐξελῡ́σᾰτο | ἐξελῡ́σᾰσθον | ἐξελῡσᾰ́σθην | ἐξελῡσᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐξελῡ́σᾰσθε | ἐξελῡ́σᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκλῡ́σωμαι | ἐκλῡ́σῃ | ἐκλῡ́σηται | ἐκλῡ́σησθον | ἐκλῡ́σησθον | ἐκλῡσώμεθᾰ | ἐκλῡ́σησθε | ἐκλῡ́σωνται | |||||
| optative | ἐκλῡσαίμην | ἐκλῡ́σαιο | ἐκλῡ́σαιτο | ἐκλῡ́σαισθον | ἐκλῡσαίσθην | ἐκλῡσαίμεθᾰ | ἐκλῡ́σαισθε | ἐκλῡ́σαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἔκλῡσαι | ἐκλῡσᾰ́σθω | ἐκλῡ́σᾰσθον | ἐκλῡσᾰ́σθων | ἐκλῡ́σᾰσθε | ἐκλῡσᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐξελῠ́θην | ἐξελῠ́θης | ἐξελῠ́θη | ἐξελῠ́θητον | ἐξελῠθήτην | ἐξελῠ́θημεν | ἐξελῠ́θητε | ἐξελῠ́θησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκλῠθῶ | ἐκλῠθῇς | ἐκλῠθῇ | ἐκλῠθῆτον | ἐκλῠθῆτον | ἐκλῠθῶμεν | ἐκλῠθῆτε | ἐκλῠθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκλῠθείην | ἐκλῠθείης | ἐκλῠθείη | ἐκλῠθεῖτον, ἐκλῠθείητον | ἐκλῠθείτην, ἐκλῠθειήτην | ἐκλῠθεῖμεν, ἐκλῠθείημεν | ἐκλῠθεῖτε, ἐκλῠθείητε | ἐκλῠθεῖεν, ἐκλῠθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἐκλῠ́θητῐ | ἐκλῠθήτω | ἐκλῠ́θητον | ἐκλῠθήτων | ἐκλῠ́θητε | ἐκλῠθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκλῦσαι | ἐκλῡ́σᾰσθαι | ἐκλῠθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκλῡ́σᾱς | ἐκλῡσᾰ́μενος | ἐκλῠθείς | |||||||||
| f | ἐκλῡ́σᾱσᾰ | ἐκλῡσᾰμένη | ἐκλῠθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ἐκλῦσᾰν | ἐκλῡσᾰ́μενον | ἐκλῠθέν | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Perfect: ἐκλέλῠκᾰ, ἐκλέλῠμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐκλέλῠκᾰ | ἐκλέλῠκᾰς | ἐκλέλῠκε(ν) | ἐκλελῠ́κᾰτον | ἐκλελῠ́κᾰτον | ἐκλελῠ́κᾰμεν | ἐκλελῠ́κᾰτε | ἐκλελῠ́κᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκλελῠ́κω | ἐκλελῠ́κῃς | ἐκλελῠ́κῃ | ἐκλελῠ́κητον | ἐκλελῠ́κητον | ἐκλελῠ́κωμεν | ἐκλελῠ́κητε | ἐκλελῠ́κωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκλελῠ́κοιμῐ, ἐκλελῠκοίην | ἐκλελῠ́κοις, ἐκλελῠκοίης | ἐκλελῠ́κοι, ἐκλελῠκοίη | ἐκλελῠ́κοιτον | ἐκλελῠκοίτην | ἐκλελῠ́κοιμεν | ἐκλελῠ́κοιτε | ἐκλελῠ́κοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐκλέλῠκε | ἐκλελῠκέτω | ἐκλελῠ́κετον | ἐκλελῠκέτων | ἐκλελῠ́κετε | ἐκλελῠκόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive | indicative | ἐκλέλῠμαι | ἐκλέλῠσαι | ἐκλέλῠται | ἐκλέλῠσθον | ἐκλέλῠσθον | ἐκλελῠ́μεθᾰ | ἐκλέλῠσθε | ἐκλέλῠνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἐκλελῠμένος ὦ | ἐκλελῠμένος ᾖς | ἐκλελῠμένος ᾖ | ἐκλελῠμένω ἦτον | ἐκλελῠμένω ἦτον | ἐκλελῠμένοι ὦμεν | ἐκλελῠμένοι ἦτε | ἐκλελῠμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἐκλελῠμένος εἴην | ἐκλελῠμένος εἴης | ἐκλελῠμένος εἴη | ἐκλελῠμένω εἴητον/εἶτον | ἐκλελῠμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην | ἐκλελῠμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν | ἐκλελῠμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε | ἐκλελῠμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἐκλέλῠσο | ἐκλελῠ́σθω | ἐκλέλῠσθον | ἐκλελῠ́σθων | ἐκλέλῠσθε | ἐκλελῠ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἐκλελῠκέναι | ἐκλελῠ́σθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἐκλελῠκώς | ἐκλελῠμένος | ||||||||||
| f | ἐκλελῠκυῖᾰ | ἐκλελῠμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἐκλελῠκός | ἐκλελῠμένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Pluperfect: ἐξελελῠ́κειν, ἐξελελῠ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἐξελελῠ́κειν, ἐξελελῠ́κη | ἐξελελῠ́κεις, ἐξελελῠ́κης | ἐξελελῠ́κει(ν) | ἐξελελῠ́κετον | ἐξελελῠκέτην | ἐξελελῠ́κεμεν | ἐξελελῠ́κετε | ἐξελελῠ́κεσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ passive | indicative | ἐξελελῠ́μην | ἐξελέλῠσο | ἐξελέλῠτο | ἐξελέλῠσθον | ἐξελελῠ́σθην | ἐξελελῠ́μεθᾰ | ἐξελέλῠσθε | ἐξελέλῠντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Derived terms
- ἔκλυσις (éklusis)
- ἐκλυτέος (eklutéos)
- ἐκλυτήριος (eklutḗrios)
- ἐκλῠτής (eklutḗs)
- ἐκλῡ́της (eklū́tēs)
- ἐκλυτικός (eklutikós)
- ἔκλυτος (éklutos)
- ἐκλυτρόω (eklutróō)
Further reading
- “ἐκλύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἐκλύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἐκλύω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐκλύω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐκλύω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἐκλύω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- ἐκλύω - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.