Principal Parts of Greek Verbs
Principal Parts of Greek Verbs
Principal Parts of Greek Verbs
-μι VERBS
Paradigm for principal parts of Greek verbs:
Present Future Aorist Perfect Active Perfect Middle Aorist Passive Meaning
augment reduplication reduplication augment
stem + ω stem + σω + stem + σα + stem + κα + stem + μαι + stem + θην
λύω λύσω ἔλυσα λέλυκα λέλυμαι ἐλύθην loosen
Verbs which have full -μι conjugations in the present, imperfect, and aorist tenses. These verbs are regular in the future, perfect, and
aorist passive.
Present Future Aorist Perfect Active Perfect Middle Aorist Passive Meaning
δίδωμι δώσω ἔδωκε δέδωκα δέδομαι ἐδόθην give
ἀποδίδωμι (give back), ἐκδίδωμι (surrender), ἐνδίδωμι (give in), παραδίδωμι (hand over), προδίδωμι (betray)
ἵημι ἥσω ἧκα εἷκα εἷμαι εἵθην throw
ἀφίημι (let go), προίημι (send ahead, shoot)
ἵστημι στήσω ἔστησα, ἔστην ἕστηκα ἕσταμαι ἐστάθην stand
ἀνίστημι (stand up), ἀφίστημι (remove, revolt), ἐφίστημι (set upon), καθίστημι (set down), παρίστημι (set or stand beside), περιίστημι (place
round), προίστημι (set in front), συνίστημι (bring together)
τίθημι θήσω ἔθηκα τέθηκα ἐτέθην put
ἀνατίθημι (put up, set on), διατίθημι (arrange), ἐπιτίθημι (put on), προστίθημι (put to), συντίθημι (put together)
Verbs which have -μι conjugation only in the present and imperfect tenses. These verbs are regular in the future, aorist, perfect, and
aorist passive, if they have these forms.
Present Future Aorist Perfect Active Perfect Middle Aorist Passive Meaning
ἀνοίγνυμι ἀνοίξω ἀνέῳξα ἀνέῳχα ἀνεῴχθην open
δείκνυμι δείξω ἔδειξα δέδειχα δέδειγμαι ἐδείχθην show
ἀποδείκνυμι (point away), ἐπιδείκνυμι (exhibit)
ὄμνυμι ὀμοῦμαι ὤμοσα ὀμώμοκα ὀμώμο(σ)μαι ὠμόθην swear
εἰμί ἔσομαι be
ἄπειμι (be away), πάρειμι (be present), περίειμι (be around), πρόσειμι (belong to, be present), σύνειμι (be with, associate with, live with)
εἶμι go
for compounds, see ἔρχομαι
ἧμαι, κάθημαι sit
ἠμί say
κεῖμαι (= perfect middle of τίθημι) lie down
διάκειμαι (be arranged)
ὄλλυμι ὀλῶ ὤλεσα ὀλώλεκα destroy, lose
ὠλόμην ὄλωλα
ἀπόλλυμι kill (mid: die)
ὄμνυμι, ὀμνύω ὀμοῦμαι ὤμοσα ὀμώμοκα ὀμώμο(σ)μαι ὠμόθην swear
πίμπλημι πλήσω ἔπλησα πέπληκα πέπλησμαι ἐπλήσθην fill
φημί φήσω ἔφησα say
Verbs which have -μι conjugation only in the aorist tense. These verbs are regular in the present, imperfect, future, perfect, and aorist
passive, if they have these forms.
Present Future Aorist Perfect Active Perfect Middle Aorist Passive Meaning
ἁλίσκομαι ἁλώσομαι ἑάλων ἑάλωκα be taken
βαίνω βήσομαι ἔβην βέβηκα walk
ἀναβαίνω (board, cross), ἀποβαίνω (step from), διαβαίνω (step across), καταβαίνω (step down)
βιόω βιώσομαι ἐβίων βεβίωκα βεβίωται live
γιγνώσκω γνώσομαι ἔγνων ἔγνωκα ἔγνωσμαι ἐγνώσθην come to know, learn
ἀναγιγνώσκω (recognize), καταγιγνώσκω (have prejudice, charge)
φθάνω φθήσομαι ἔφθην anticipate
φύω φύσω ἔφυν πέφυκα produce
Verbs which have -μι conjugation only in the perfect tense. These verbs are regular in the present, imperfect, future, perfect, and
aorist passive, if they have these forms.
Present Future Aorist Perfect Active Perfect Middle Aorist Passive Meaning
δείδω δείσομαι ἔδεισα δίδια fear
εἴδομαι εἴσομαι εἶδον οἶδα see/know
appear will know saw know