δράσσομαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δρᾰ́ττομαι (drắttomai) — Attic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dregʰ- and connected with Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬀𐬲𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬈 (dražaⁱte, “holds”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /drás.so.mai̯/ → /ˈðras.so.mɛ/ → /ˈðra.so.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /drás.so.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdras.so.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðras.so.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðras.so.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðra.so.me/

Verb

δρᾰ́σσομαι • (drắssomai)

1. to grasp with the hand, clutch
2. to lay hold of, seize, catch
3. (with accusative) to take by handfuls

Inflection

   Present: δρᾰ́σσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	δρᾰ́σσομαι	δρᾰ́σσῃ / δρᾰ́σσει	δρᾰ́σσεται	δρᾰ́σσεσθον	δρᾰ́σσεσθον	δρᾰσσόμεθᾰ	δρᾰ́σσεσθε	δρᾰ́σσονται
	subjunctive	δρᾰ́σσωμαι	δρᾰ́σσῃ	δρᾰ́σσηται	δρᾰ́σσησθον	δρᾰ́σσησθον	δρᾰσσώμεθᾰ	δρᾰ́σσησθε	δρᾰ́σσωνται
	optative	δρᾰσσοίμην	δρᾰ́σσοιο	δρᾰ́σσοιτο	δρᾰ́σσοισθον	δρᾰσσοίσθην	δρᾰσσοίμεθᾰ	δρᾰ́σσοισθε	δρᾰ́σσοιντο
	imperative		δρᾰ́σσου	δρᾰσσέσθω	δρᾰ́σσεσθον	δρᾰσσέσθων		δρᾰ́σσεσθε	δρᾰσσέσθων
infinitive						δρᾰ́σσεσθαι
participle	m					δρᾰσσόμενος
	f					δρᾰσσομένη
	n					δρᾰσσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐδρᾰσσόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐδρᾰσσόμην	ἐδρᾰ́σσου	ἐδρᾰ́σσετο	ἐδρᾰ́σσεσθον	ἐδρᾰσσέσθην	ἐδρᾰσσόμεθᾰ	ἐδρᾰ́σσεσθε	ἐδρᾰ́σσοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: δρᾰ́ξομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	δρᾰ́ξομαι	δρᾰ́ξῃ / δρᾰ́ξει	δρᾰ́ξεται	δρᾰ́ξεσθον	δρᾰ́ξεσθον	δρᾰξόμεθᾰ	δρᾰ́ξεσθε	δρᾰ́ξονται
	optative	δρᾰξοίμην	δρᾰ́ξοιο	δρᾰ́ξοιτο	δρᾰ́ξοισθον	δρᾰξοίσθην	δρᾰξοίμεθᾰ	δρᾰ́ξοισθε	δρᾰ́ξοιντο
					middle
infinitive					δρᾰ́ξεσθαι
participle	m				δρᾰξόμενος
	f				δρᾰξομένη
	n				δρᾰξόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἐδρᾰξᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐδρᾰξᾰ́μην	ἐδρᾰ́ξω	ἐδρᾰ́ξᾰτο	ἐδρᾰ́ξᾰσθον	ἐδρᾰξᾰ́σθην	ἐδρᾰξᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐδρᾰ́ξᾰσθε	ἐδρᾰ́ξᾰντο
	subjunctive	δρᾰ́ξωμαι	δρᾰ́ξῃ	δρᾰ́ξηται	δρᾰ́ξησθον	δρᾰ́ξησθον	δρᾰξώμεθᾰ	δρᾰ́ξησθε	δρᾰ́ξωνται
	optative	δρᾰξαίμην	δρᾰ́ξαιο	δρᾰ́ξαιτο	δρᾰ́ξαισθον	δρᾰξαίσθην	δρᾰξαίμεθᾰ	δρᾰ́ξαισθε	δρᾰ́ξαιντο
	imperative		δρᾰ́ξαι	δρᾰξᾰ́σθω	δρᾰ́ξᾰσθον	δρᾰξᾰ́σθων		δρᾰ́ξᾰσθε	δρᾰξᾰ́σθων
					middle
infinitive					δρᾰ́ξᾰσθαι
participle	m				δρᾰξᾰ́μενος
	f				δρᾰξᾰμένη
	n				δρᾰξᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: δέδρᾰγμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/ passive	indicative	δέδρᾰγμαι	δέδρᾰξαι	δέδρᾰκται	δέδρᾰχθον	δέδρᾰχθον	δεδρᾰ́γμεθᾰ	δέδρᾰχθε	δεδρᾰ́χᾰται
	subjunctive	δεδρᾰγμένος ὦ	δεδρᾰγμένος ᾖς	δεδρᾰγμένος ᾖ	δεδρᾰγμένω ἦτον	δεδρᾰγμένω ἦτον	δεδρᾰγμένοι ὦμεν	δεδρᾰγμένοι ἦτε	δεδρᾰγμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	δεδρᾰγμένος εἴην	δεδρᾰγμένος εἴης	δεδρᾰγμένος εἴη	δεδρᾰγμένω εἴητον / εἶτον	δεδρᾰγμένω εἰήτην / εἴτην	δεδρᾰγμένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν	δεδρᾰγμένοι εἴητε / εἶτε	δεδρᾰγμένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν
	imperative		δέδρᾰξο	δεδρᾰ́χθω	δέδρᾰχθον	δεδρᾰ́χθων		δέδρᾰχθε	δεδρᾰ́χθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						δεδρᾰ́χθαι
participle	m					δεδρᾰγμένος
	f					δεδρᾰγμένη
	n					δεδρᾰγμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• δῐᾰδρᾰ́σσομαι (dĭădrắssomai)
• δρᾰ́γμᾰ (drắgmă)
• δρᾰ́ξ (drắx)
• ἐνδρᾰ́σσομαι (endrắssomai)
• κᾰτᾰδρᾰ́σσομαι (kătădrắssomai)

Further reading

• “δράσσομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δράσσομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “δράσσομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δράσσομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δράσσομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δράσσομαι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “δράσσομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 352