ὀλιγοψυχέω

ὀλιγοψυχέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ὀλίγος (olígos, “little”) +‎ ψῡχή (psūkhḗ, “soul”) +‎ -έω (-éō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /o.li.ɡop.syː.kʰé.ɔː/ → /o.li.ɣop.syˈçe.o/ → /o.li.ɣop.siˈçe.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.li.ɡop.syː.kʰé.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.li.ɡop.syˈkʰe.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.li.ɣop.syˈçe.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.li.ɣop.syˈçe.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.li.ɣop.siˈçe.o/

Verb

ὀλῐγοψῡχέω • (oligopsūkhéō)

1. (intransitive) to be faint
2. (intransitive) to become discouraged
3. (intransitive) to be worried, distressed

Inflection

   Present: ὀλῐγοψῡχέω (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀλῐγοψῡχέω	ὀλῐγοψῡχέεις	ὀλῐγοψῡχέει	ὀλῐγοψῡχέετον	ὀλῐγοψῡχέετον	ὀλῐγοψῡχέομεν	ὀλῐγοψῡχέετε	ὀλῐγοψῡχέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὀλῐγοψῡχέω	ὀλῐγοψῡχέῃς	ὀλῐγοψῡχέῃ	ὀλῐγοψῡχέητον	ὀλῐγοψῡχέητον	ὀλῐγοψῡχέωμεν	ὀλῐγοψῡχέητε	ὀλῐγοψῡχέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλῐγοψῡχέοιμῐ	ὀλῐγοψῡχέοις	ὀλῐγοψῡχέοι	ὀλῐγοψῡχέοιτον	ὀλῐγοψῡχεοίτην	ὀλῐγοψῡχέοιμεν	ὀλῐγοψῡχέοιτε	ὀλῐγοψῡχέοιεν
	imperative		ὀλῐγοψῡ́χεε	ὀλῐγοψῡχεέτω	ὀλῐγοψῡχέετον	ὀλῐγοψῡχεέτων		ὀλῐγοψῡχέετε	ὀλῐγοψῡχεόντων
		active
infinitive		ὀλῐγοψῡχέειν
participle	m	ὀλῐγοψῡχέων
	f	ὀλῐγοψῡχέουσᾰ
	n	ὀλῐγοψῡχέον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ὀλῐγοψῡχῶ (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀλῐγοψῡχῶ	ὀλῐγοψῡχεῖς	ὀλῐγοψῡχεῖ	ὀλῐγοψῡχεῖτον	ὀλῐγοψῡχεῖτον	ὀλῐγοψῡχοῦμεν	ὀλῐγοψῡχεῖτε	ὀλῐγοψῡχοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὀλῐγοψῡχῶ	ὀλῐγοψῡχῇς	ὀλῐγοψῡχῇ	ὀλῐγοψῡχῆτον	ὀλῐγοψῡχῆτον	ὀλῐγοψῡχῶμεν	ὀλῐγοψῡχῆτε	ὀλῐγοψῡχῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλῐγοψῡχοίην, ὀλῐγοψῡχοῖμῐ	ὀλῐγοψῡχοίης, ὀλῐγοψῡχοῖς	ὀλῐγοψῡχοίη, ὀλῐγοψῡχοῖ	ὀλῐγοψῡχοῖτον, ὀλῐγοψῡχοίητον	ὀλῐγοψῡχοίτην, ὀλῐγοψῡχοιήτην	ὀλῐγοψῡχοῖμεν, ὀλῐγοψῡχοίημεν	ὀλῐγοψῡχοῖτε, ὀλῐγοψῡχοίητε	ὀλῐγοψῡχοῖεν, ὀλῐγοψῡχοίησᾰν
	imperative		ὀλῐγοψῡ́χει	ὀλῐγοψῡχείτω	ὀλῐγοψῡχεῖτον	ὀλῐγοψῡχείτων		ὀλῐγοψῡχεῖτε	ὀλῐγοψῡχούντων
		active
infinitive		ὀλῐγοψῡχεῖν
participle	m	ὀλῐγοψῡχῶν
	f	ὀλῐγοψῡχοῦσᾰ
	n	ὀλῐγοψῡχοῦν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ὠλῐγοψῡ́χησᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὠλῐγοψῡ́χησᾰ	ὠλῐγοψῡ́χησᾰς	ὠλῐγοψῡ́χησε(ν)	ὠλῐγοψῡχήσᾰτον	ὠλῐγοψῡχησᾰ́την	ὠλῐγοψῡχήσᾰμεν	ὠλῐγοψῡχήσᾰτε	ὠλῐγοψῡ́χησᾰν
	subjunctive	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσω	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσῃς	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσῃ	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσητον	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσητον	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσωμεν	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσητε	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσαιμῐ	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσειᾰς, ὀλῐγοψῡχήσαις	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσειε(ν), ὀλῐγοψῡχήσαι	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσαιτον	ὀλῐγοψῡχησαίτην	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσαιμεν	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσαιτε	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσειᾰν, ὀλῐγοψῡχήσαιεν
	imperative		ὀλῐγοψῡ́χησον	ὀλῐγοψῡχησᾰ́τω	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσᾰτον	ὀλῐγοψῡχησᾰ́των		ὀλῐγοψῡχήσᾰτε	ὀλῐγοψῡχησᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ὀλῐγοψῡχῆσαι
participle	m	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσᾱς
	f	ὀλῐγοψῡχήσᾱσᾰ
	n	ὀλῐγοψῡχῆσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

References

• “ὀλιγοψυχέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press