εἶπον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • ἔειπον (éeipon) – Epic, Lyric
  • εἶπα (eîpa)
  • ἔειπα (éeipa) – Poetic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *eweikʷon, dissimilated from *eweukʷon, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éwewkʷom, from *wekʷ- (“to speak, make a sound”), from which also came ὄψ (óps, “voice, word”). Cognate with Sanskrit अवोचम् (á-vocam) and Latin vōx (“voice”).

Pronunciation
 

Verb

εἶπον • (eîpon)

  1. to say, speak

Usage notes

εἶπον generally supplies aorist active forms to the verbs εἴρω (eírō) and λέγω (légō, “say”).

Inflection
   Aorist: εἶπον, εἰπόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative εἶπον εἶπες εἶπε(ν) εἴπετον εἰπέτην εἴπομεν εἴπετε εἶπον
subjunctive εἴπω εἴπῃς εἴπῃ εἴπητον εἴπητον εἴπωμεν εἴπητε εἴπωσῐ(ν)
optative εἴποιμῐ εἴποις εἴποι εἴποιτον εἰποίτην εἴποιμεν εἴποιτε εἴποιεν
imperative   εἰπέ εἰπέτω εἴπετον εἰπέτων   εἴπετε εἰπόντων
middle indicative εἰπόμην εἴπου εἴπετο εἴπεσθον εἰπέσθην εἰπόμεθᾰ εἴπεσθε εἴποντο
subjunctive εἴπωμαι εἴπῃ εἴπηται εἴπησθον εἴπησθον εἰπώμεθᾰ εἴπησθε εἴπωνται
optative εἰποίμην εἴποιο εἴποιτο εἴποισθον εἰποίσθην εἰποίμεθᾰ εἴποισθε εἴποιντο
imperative   εἰποῦ εἰπέσθω εἴπεσθον εἰπέσθων   εἴπεσθε εἰπέσθων
active middle
infinitive εἰπεῖν εἰπέσθαι
participle m εἰπών εἰπόμενος
f εἰποῦσᾰ εἰπομένη
n εἰπόν εἰπόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἔειπον, ἐειπόμην (Epic, Lyric)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔειπον ἔειπες ἔειπε(ν) ἐείπετον ἐειπέτην ἐείπομεν ἐείπετε ἔειπον
subjunctive εἴπω,
εἴπωμῐ		 εἴπῃς,
εἴπῃσθᾰ		 εἴπῃ,
εἴπῃσῐ		 εἴπητον εἴπητον εἴπωμεν εἴπητε εἴπωσῐ(ν)
optative εἴποιμῐ εἴποις/εἴποισθᾰ εἴποι εἰπεῖτον εἰπείτην εἰπεῖμεν εἰπεῖτε εἰπεῖεν
imperative   εἶπε εἰπέτω εἴπετον εἰπέτων   εἴπετε εἰπόντων
middle indicative ἐειπόμην ἐείπεο ἐείπετο ἐείπεσθον ἐειπέσθην ἐειπόμε(σ)θᾰ ἐείπεσθε ἐείποντο
subjunctive εἴπωμαι,
εἰπώμαιμῐ		 εἴπηαι,
εἴπηαι		 εἴπηται,
εἰπήταισῐ		 εἴπησθον εἴπησθον εἰπώμε(σ)θᾰ εἴπησθε εἴπωνται
optative εἰποίμην εἴποιο εἴποιτο εἴποισθον εἰποίσθην εἰποίμε(σ)θᾰ εἴποισθε εἰποίᾰτο
imperative   εἴπεο εἰπέσθω εἴπεσθον εἰπέσθων   εἴπεσθε εἰπέσθων
active middle
infinitive εἰπεῖν/εἰπέμεν(αι) εἰπέσθαι
participle m εἰπών εἰπόμενος
f εἰποῦσᾰ εἰπομένη
n εἰπόν εἰπόμενον
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.
   Aorist: εἴπεσκον, εἰπεσκόμην (Epic, iterative)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative εἴπεσκον εἴπεσκες εἴπεσκε(ν) εἰπέσκετον εἰπεσκέτην εἰπέσκομεν εἰπέσκετε εἴπεσκον
subjunctive εἰπέσκω,
εἰπέσκωμῐ		 εἰπέσκῃς,
εἰπέσκῃσθᾰ		 εἰπέσκῃ,
εἰπέσκῃσῐ		 εἰπέσκητον εἰπέσκητον εἰπέσκωμεν εἰπέσκητε εἰπέσκωσῐ(ν)
optative εἰπέσκοιμῐ εἰπέσκοις/εἰπέσκοισθᾰ εἰπέσκοι εἰπεσκεῖτον εἰπεσκείτην εἰπεσκεῖμεν εἰπεσκεῖτε εἰπεσκεῖεν
imperative   εἴπεσκε εἰπεσκέτω εἰπέσκετον εἰπεσκέτων   εἰπέσκετε εἰπεσκόντων
middle indicative εἰπεσκόμην εἰπέσκεο εἰπέσκετο εἰπέσκεσθον εἰπεσκέσθην εἰπεσκόμε(σ)θᾰ εἰπέσκεσθε εἰπέσκοντο
subjunctive εἰπέσκωμαι,
εἰπεσκώμαιμῐ		 εἰπέσκηαι,
εἰπέσκηαι		 εἰπέσκηται,
εἰπεσκήταισῐ		 εἰπέσκησθον εἰπέσκησθον εἰπεσκώμε(σ)θᾰ εἰπέσκησθε εἰπέσκωνται
optative εἰπεσκοίμην εἰπέσκοιο εἰπέσκοιτο εἰπέσκοισθον εἰπεσκοίσθην εἰπεσκοίμε(σ)θᾰ εἰπέσκοισθε εἰπεσκοίᾰτο
imperative   εἰπέσκεο εἰπεσκέσθω εἰπέσκεσθον εἰπεσκέσθων   εἰπέσκεσθε εἰπεσκέσθων
active middle
infinitive εἰπεσκεῖν/εἰπεσκέμεν(αι) εἰπεσκέσθαι
participle m εἰπεσκών εἰπεσκόμενος
f εἰπεσκοῦσᾰ εἰπεσκομένη
n εἰπεσκόν εἰπεσκόμενον
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.
   Aorist: εἶπᾰ, εἰπᾰ́μην (rare)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative εἶπᾰ εἶπᾰς εἶπε(ν) εἴπᾰτον εἰπᾰ́την εἴπᾰμεν εἴπᾰτε εἶπᾰν
subjunctive εἴπω εἴπῃς εἴπῃ εἴπητον εἴπητον εἴπωμεν εἴπητε εἴπωσῐ(ν)
optative εἴπαιμῐ εἴπειᾰς,
εἴπαις		 εἴπειε(ν),
εἴπαι		 εἴπαιτον εἰπαίτην εἴπαιμεν εἴπαιτε εἴπειᾰν,
εἴπαιεν
imperative   εἶπον εἰπᾰ́τω εἴπᾰτον εἰπᾰ́των   εἴπᾰτε εἰπᾰ́ντων
middle indicative εἰπᾰ́μην εἴπω εἴπᾰτο εἴπᾰσθον εἰπᾰ́σθην εἰπᾰ́μεθᾰ εἴπᾰσθε εἴπᾰντο
subjunctive εἴπωμαι εἴπῃ εἴπηται εἴπησθον εἴπησθον εἰπώμεθᾰ εἴπησθε εἴπωνται
optative εἰπαίμην εἴπαιο εἴπαιτο εἴπαισθον εἰπαίσθην εἰπαίμεθᾰ εἴπαισθε εἴπαιντο
imperative   εἶπαι εἰπᾰ́σθω εἴπᾰσθον εἰπᾰ́σθων   εἴπᾰσθε εἰπᾰ́σθων
active middle
infinitive εἶπαι εἴπᾰσθαι
participle m εἴπᾱς εἰπᾰ́μενος
f εἴπᾱσᾰ εἰπᾰμένη
n εἶπᾰν εἰπᾰ́μενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἔειπᾰ, ἐειπᾰ́μην (rare, Poetic)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἔειπᾰ ἔειπᾰς ἔειπε(ν) ἐείπᾰτον ἐειπᾰ́την ἐείπᾰμεν ἐείπᾰτε ἔειπᾰν
middle indicative ἐειπᾰ́μην ἐείπω ἐείπᾰτο ἐείπᾰσθον ἐειπᾰ́σθην ἐειπᾰ́μεθᾰ ἐείπᾰσθε ἐείπᾰντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms
  • ἀνεῖπον (aneîpon)
  • ἀντεῖπον (anteîpon)
  • ἀντιπροσεῖπον (antiproseîpon)
  • ἀπεῖπον (apeîpon)
  • διεῖπον (dieîpon)
  • ἐξεῖπον (exeîpon)
  • ἐπανεῖπον (epaneîpon)
  • ἐπεῖπον (epeîpon)
  • κατεῖπον (kateîpon)
  • μετεῖπον (meteîpon)
  • περιεῖπον (perieîpon)
  • προαπεῖπον (proapeîpon)
  • προσανεῖπον (prosaneîpon)
  • προσαπεῖπον (prosapeîpon)
  • προσεῖπον (proseîpon)
  • προσεπεῖπον (prosepeîpon)
  • συνεῖπον (suneîpon)
  • ὑπεῖπον (hupeîpon)

References
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