ἔσθω

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /és.tʰɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛs.tʰo/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈes.θo/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈes.θo/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈes.θo/

Verb

ἔσθω • (ésthō)

Poetic form of ἐσθίω (esthíō, “to eat”)

Conjugation

Present: ἔσθω, ἔσθομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔσθω	ἔσθεις	ἔσθει	ἔσθετον	ἔσθετον	ἔσθομεν	ἔσθετε	ἔσθουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἔσθω, ἔσθωμῐ	ἔσθῃς, ἔσθῃσθᾰ	ἔσθῃ, ἔσθῃσῐ	ἔσθητον	ἔσθητον	ἔσθωμεν	ἔσθητε	ἔσθωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἔσθοιμῐ	ἔσθοισ(θᾰ)	ἔσθοι	ἔσθοιτον	ἐσθοίτην	ἔσθοιμεν	ἔσθοιτε	ἔσθοιεν
	imperative		ἔσθε	ἐσθέτω	ἔσθετον	ἐσθέτων		ἔσθετε	ἐσθόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἔσθομαι	ἔσθεαι	ἔσθεται	ἔσθεσθον	ἔσθεσθον	ἐσθόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἔσθεσθε	ἔσθονται
	subjunctive	ἔσθωμαι, ἐσθώμαιμῐ	ἔσθηαι, ἔσθηαι	ἔσθηται, ἐσθήταισῐ	ἔσθησθον	ἔσθησθον	ἐσθώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἔσθησθε	ἔσθωνται
	optative	ἐσθοίμην	ἔσθοιο	ἔσθοιτο	ἔσθοισθον	ἐσθοίσθην	ἐσθοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἔσθοισθε	ἐσθοίᾰτο
	imperative		ἔσθεο	ἐσθέσθω	ἔσθεσθον	ἐσθέσθων		ἔσθεσθε	ἐσθέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἔσθειν/ἐσθέμεν(αι)/ἔσθμεν(αι)				ἔσθεσθαι
participle	m	ἔσθων				ἐσθόμενος
	f	ἔσθουσᾰ				ἐσθομένη
	n	ἔσθον				ἐσθόμενον
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: ἦσθον, ἠσθόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἦσθον	ἦσθες	ἦσθε(ν)	ἤσθετον	ἠσθέτην	ἤσθομεν	ἤσθετε	ἦσθον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἠσθόμην	ἤσθου	ἤσθετο	ἤσθεσθον	ἠσθέσθην	ἠσθόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἤσθεσθε	ἤσθοντο
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.