Athenaze Verbs 1 thru 6

ἀποκτείνω

kill / ἀποκτείνω / non-contract / Compound of κτείνω; irregular aorist forms.

εἰμί

be / εἶναι / irregular / Present forms are highly irregular; distinguish from εἶμι ("go").

λέγω

say, speak / λέγειν / non-contract / Common verb of speaking.

οἰκέω

dwell, live / οἰκεῖν / ε-contract / Contracts ε + ε and ε + ο.

πονέω

work, toil / πονεῖν / ε-contract / Assumed from your spelling povw; confirm if you meant a different verb.

φιλέω

love / φιλεῖν / ε-contract.

χαίρω

rejoice, be glad / χαίρειν / non-contract / Also means "farewell" in certain expressions.

αἴρω

lift, raise / αἴρειν / non-contract.

βαδίζω

walk, proceed / βαδίζειν / non-contract.

καθίζω

sit down / καθίζειν / non-contract / Can also be transitive: "make someone sit, seat."

φέρω

carry, bring / φέρειν / non-contract / Irregular principal parts.

ἔρχομαι

come, go / ἔρχεσθαι / deponent, irregular / Aorist: ἦλθον. The supplied ἐλθέ ("come!") is a 2nd-person singular aorist imperative.

μέλλω

be about to, intend to / μέλλειν / non-contract / Often takes a complementary infinitive.

καλέω

call, summon / καλεῖν / ε-contract.

πάρειμι

be present / παρεῖναι / irregular / πάρεστι(ν) is the 3rd-person singular form: "he/she/it is present."

σπεύδω

hurry, hasten / σπεύδειν / non-contract.

ἄγω

lead, bring / ἄγειν / non-contract / Often takes an accusative for the person or thing led.

εἰσάγω

lead in, bring in / εἰσάγειν / non-contract / Compound of ἄγω.

βαίνω

step, go / βαίνειν / non-contract / Related compounds include ἐκβαίνω.

βλέπω

see, look at / βλέπειν / non-contract / The person or thing looked at takes the accusative.

λαμβάνω

take, receive / λαμβάνειν / non-contract / Irregular aorist: ἔλαβον.

συλλαμβάνω

help, assist / συλλαμβάνειν / non-contract / In the Athenaze "help" construction, takes the dative; other meanings and constructions also exist.

μένω

stay, remain, wait / μένειν / non-contract.

πίπτω

fall / πίπτειν / non-contract / Irregular aorist: ἔπεσον.

προσχωρέω

approach, go toward / προσχωρεῖν / ε-contract / Takes the dative in the Athenaze construction.

φημί

say, declare / φάναι / irregular, athematic / φησί(ν) = "he/she says"; see also φασί(ν) = "they say."

λείπω

leave, leave behind / λείπειν / non-contract / Irregular aorist: ἔλιπον.

λύω

loosen, release / λύειν / non-contract.

ἀκούω

hear, listen to / ἀκούειν / non-contract / Common construction: accusative for the thing heard; genitive for the person heard. Case usage can vary with construction.

ἐθέλω

wish, want / ἐθέλειν / non-contract / Often followed by a complementary infinitive.

ἔχω

have, hold / ἔχειν / non-contract / Irregular compounds include παρέχω.

θεωρέω

watch, observe, see / θεωρεῖν / ε-contract.

ποιέω

make, do / ποιεῖν / ε-contract.

πείθω

persuade / πείθειν / non-contract / Active commonly takes an accusative: persuade someone.

στενάζω

groan, sigh / στενάζειν / non-contract.

ἄπειμι

be away, be absent / ἄπειναι / irregular / Compound of εἰμί; distinguish from the identically written verb meaning "go away," a compound of εἶμι.

βοάω

shout, cry out / βοᾶν / α-contract.

διώκω

chase, pursue / διώκειν / non-contract.

εἶμι

go / ἰέναι / irregular / ἴθι = "go!" singular; ἴτε = "go!" plural. ἴθι δή is an urging expression such as "come on!" or "go on!"

ὁράω

see / ὁρᾶν / α-contract, irregular / Present forms contract; the aorist uses the different stem εἶδον.

τιμάω

honor, respect / τιμᾶν / α-contract.

τρέχω

run / τρέχειν / non-contract / Irregular aorist: ἔδραμον.

φεύγω

flee, run away / φεύγειν / non-contract / Can mean "flee" or "avoid"; the complement depends on the construction.

φυλάττω

guard, watch over / φυλάττειν / non-contract / Attic spelling uses ττ.

ἀποφεύγω

flee away, escape / ἀποφεύγειν / non-contract / Compound of φεύγω; see the escape/flee distinctions below.

γιγνώσκω

come to know, recognize / γιγνώσκειν / non-contract / Irregular aorist: ἔγνων.

ἥκω

have come, be here / ἥκειν / non-contract / Present in form, but often expresses a resulting state: "I have arrived; I am here."

θαυμάζω

admire, wonder at / θαυμάζειν / non-contract / Transitive: takes an accusative for the person or thing admired or wondered at.

θαυμάζω

wonder, be amazed / θαυμάζειν / non-contract / Intransitive use: the object can be left unexpressed; the context tells you what the person is wondering about.

πάσχω

suffer, experience, undergo / πάσχειν / non-contract / Irregular aorist: ἔπαθον.

τύπτω

strike, hit / τύπτειν / non-contract.

ἀφικνέομαι

arrive, reach / ἀφικνεῖσθαι / ε-contract, deponent / Middle-form verb with active meaning. εἰς + accusative can specify the destination: "arrive at/in..."

βασιλεύω

rule, be king / βασιλεύειν / non-contract / Denominative verb derived from βασιλεύς ("king").

βοηθέω

come to someone's aid, help / βοηθεῖν / ε-contract / Takes the dative of the person helped.

βούλομαι

wish, want / βούλεσθαι / deponent / Often followed by a complementary infinitive: "want to do something."

γίγνομαι

become, happen / γίγνεσθαι / deponent, irregular / γίγνεται = "he/she/it becomes" or "it happens," depending on context.

δέχομαι

receive, accept / δέχεσθαι / deponent.

ἐκφεύγω

flee out, escape / ἐκφεύγειν / non-contract / Compound of φεύγω; the escaped thing or danger may be expressed with an accusative, while a place of origin can be expressed with ἐκ + genitive.

ἀπέρχομαι

go away, depart / ἀπέρχεσθαι / deponent, irregular / Compound of ἔρχομαι.

πείθομαι

obey, be persuaded / πείθεσθαι / middle form with a special meaning / In the Athenaze "obey" construction, takes the dative of the person obeyed. Compare active πείθω, "persuade," which commonly takes an accusative.

πέμπω

send / πέμπειν / non-contract / A recipient can be expressed in the dative.

πλέω

sail / πλεῖν / ε-contract / Some forms show contraction.

σώζω

save, preserve / σώζειν / non-contract.

φοβέομαι

fear, be afraid of / φοβεῖσθαι / ε-contract, middle voice / Transitive: takes an accusative for the person or thing feared.

φοβέομαι

be frightened, feel fear / φοβεῖσθαι / ε-contract, middle voice / Intransitive: used without an expressed object. Contrast active φοβέω, "frighten."

ἐξέρχομαι

go out, come out, exit / ἐξέρχεσθαι / deponent, irregular / To specify "out of the house," for example, use ἐκ/ἐξ + genitive.

ἡγέομαι

lead, guide / ἡγεῖσθαι / ε-contract, deponent / Takes the dative in the Athenaze construction for the person or beings led.

μάχομαι

fight / μάχεσθαι / deponent / A person one fights with or against may be expressed in the dative.

παρέχω

provide, offer, hand over / παρέχειν / non-contract / Often takes an accusative for the thing provided and a dative for the recipient: παρέχε μοι τὸν ἄρτον, "hand me the bread."

πορεύομαι

go, travel, journey / πορεύεσθαι / deponent.

προχωρέω

advance, proceed, go forward / προχωρεῖν / ε-contract / Usually expresses movement or progress.

φημί

say, declare / φάναι / irregular, athematic / φασί(ν) = "they say."

καθεύδω

sleep / καθεύδειν / non-contract.

γίγνομαι

become, happen / γίγνεσθαι / deponent, irregular / γίγνεται is the 3rd-person singular present form: "he/she/it becomes" or "it happens." This is the same verb listed above, not a separate lexical verb.