ἐλεαίρω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Like ἐλεέω (eleéō), from ἔλεος (éleos, “pity”). Compare ἐχθαίρω (ekhthaírō, “to hate”) from ἐχθρός (ekhthrós, “hated”).

Pronunciation
 

Verb

ἐλεαίρω • (eleaírō) (Epic)

  1. (transitive) to feel pity for, have pity on someone [+participle = because they ...]
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.19–21:
      ... θεοὶ δ’ ἐλέαιρον ἅπαντες
      νόσφι Ποσειδᾱ́ωνος· ὁ δ’ ἀσπερχὲς μενέαινεν
      ἀντιθέῳ Ὀδυσῆϊ πάρος ἣν γαῖαν ἱκέσθαι.
      ... theoì d’ eléairon hápantes
      nósphi Poseidā́ōnos; ho d’ asperkhès menéainen
      antithéōi Odusêï páros hḕn gaîan hikésthai.
      All the gods pitied [Odysseus]
      except for Poseidon. He unceasingly raged
      against godlike Odysseus until he reached his homeland.

Inflection
   Present: ἐλεαίρω (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐλεαίρω ἐλεαίρεις ἐλεαίρει ἐλεαίρετον ἐλεαίρετον ἐλεαίρομεν ἐλεαίρετε ἐλεαίρουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐλεαίρω,
ἐλεαίρωμῐ		 ἐλεαίρῃς,
ἐλεαίρῃσθᾰ		 ἐλεαίρῃ,
ἐλεαίρῃσῐ		 ἐλεαίρητον ἐλεαίρητον ἐλεαίρωμεν ἐλεαίρητε ἐλεαίρωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐλεαίροιμῐ ἐλεαίροισ(θᾰ) ἐλεαίροι ἐλεαίροιτον ἐλεαιροίτην ἐλεαίροιμεν ἐλεαίροιτε ἐλεαίροιεν
imperative   ἐλέαιρε ἐλεαιρέτω ἐλεαίρετον ἐλεαιρέτων   ἐλεαίρετε ἐλεαιρόντων
active
infinitive ἐλεαίρειν/ἐλεαιρέμεν(αι)/ἐλεαιρμέναι
participle m ἐλεαίρων
f ἐλεαίρουσᾰ
n ἐλεαῖρον
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: ἐλέαιρον (Epic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐλέαιρον ἐλέαιρες ἐλέαιρε(ν) ἐλεαίρετον ἐλεαιρέτην ἐλεαίρομεν ἐλεαίρετε ἐλέαιρον
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: ἐλεαίρεσκον (iterative)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐλεαίρεσκον ἐλεαίρεσκες ἐλεαίρεσκε(ν) ἐλεαιρέσκετον ἐλεαιρεσκέτην ἐλεαιρέσκομεν ἐλεαιρέσκετε ἐλεαίρεσκον
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.

References
  • “ἐλεαίρω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ἐλεαίρω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “ἐλεαίρω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἐλεαίρω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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