ἀνθέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἄνθος (ánthos) +‎ -έω (-éō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.tʰé.ɔː/ → /anˈθe.o/ → /anˈθe.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.tʰé.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /anˈtʰe.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /anˈθe.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /anˈθe.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /anˈθe.o/

Verb

ἀνθέω • (anthéō)

1. to flower, blossom

Conjugation

   Present: ᾰ̓νθέω (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νθέω	ᾰ̓νθέεις	ᾰ̓νθέει	ᾰ̓νθέετον	ᾰ̓νθέετον	ᾰ̓νθέομεν	ᾰ̓νθέετε	ᾰ̓νθέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νθέω	ᾰ̓νθέῃς	ᾰ̓νθέῃ	ᾰ̓νθέητον	ᾰ̓νθέητον	ᾰ̓νθέωμεν	ᾰ̓νθέητε	ᾰ̓νθέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νθέοιμῐ	ᾰ̓νθέοις	ᾰ̓νθέοι	ᾰ̓νθέοιτον	ᾰ̓νθεοίτην	ᾰ̓νθέοιμεν	ᾰ̓νθέοιτε	ᾰ̓νθέοιεν
	imperative		ᾰ̓́νθεε	ᾰ̓νθεέτω	ᾰ̓νθέετον	ᾰ̓νθεέτων		ᾰ̓νθέετε	ᾰ̓νθεόντων
		active
infinitive		ᾰ̓νθέειν
participle	m	ᾰ̓νθέων
	f	ᾰ̓νθέουσᾰ
	n	ᾰ̓νθέον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ᾰ̓νθῶ (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νθῶ	ᾰ̓νθεῖς	ᾰ̓νθεῖ	ᾰ̓νθεῖτον	ᾰ̓νθεῖτον	ᾰ̓νθοῦμεν	ᾰ̓νθεῖτε	ᾰ̓νθοῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νθῶ	ᾰ̓νθῇς	ᾰ̓νθῇ	ᾰ̓νθῆτον	ᾰ̓νθῆτον	ᾰ̓νθῶμεν	ᾰ̓νθῆτε	ᾰ̓νθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νθοίην / ᾰ̓νθοῖμῐ	ᾰ̓νθοίης / ᾰ̓νθοῖς	ᾰ̓νθοίη / ᾰ̓νθοῖ	ᾰ̓νθοῖτον / ᾰ̓νθοίητον	ᾰ̓νθοίτην / ᾰ̓νθοιήτην	ᾰ̓νθοῖμεν / ᾰ̓νθοίημεν	ᾰ̓νθοῖτε / ᾰ̓νθοίητε	ᾰ̓νθοῖεν / ᾰ̓νθοίησᾰν
	imperative		ᾰ̓́νθει	ᾰ̓νθείτω	ᾰ̓νθεῖτον	ᾰ̓νθείτων		ᾰ̓νθεῖτε	ᾰ̓νθούντων
		active
infinitive		ᾰ̓νθεῖν
participle	m	ᾰ̓νθῶν
	f	ᾰ̓νθοῦσᾰ
	n	ᾰ̓νθοῦν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἤνθεον (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἤνθεον	ἤνθεες	ἤνθεε(ν)	ἠνθέετον	ἠνθεέτην	ἠνθέομεν	ἠνθέετε	ἤνθεον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἤνθουν (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἤνθουν	ἤνθεις	ἤνθει	ἠνθεῖτον	ἠνθείτην	ἠνθοῦμεν	ἠνθεῖτε	ἤνθουν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ᾰ̓νθήσω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νθήσω	ᾰ̓νθήσεις	ᾰ̓νθήσει	ᾰ̓νθήσετον	ᾰ̓νθήσετον	ᾰ̓νθήσομεν	ᾰ̓νθήσετε	ᾰ̓νθήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νθήσοιμῐ	ᾰ̓νθήσοις	ᾰ̓νθήσοι	ᾰ̓νθήσοιτον	ᾰ̓νθησοίτην	ᾰ̓νθήσοιμεν	ᾰ̓νθήσοιτε	ᾰ̓νθήσοιεν
		active
infinitive		ᾰ̓νθήσειν
participle	m	ᾰ̓νθήσων
	f	ᾰ̓νθήσουσᾰ
	n	ᾰ̓νθῆσον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἤνθησᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἤνθησᾰ	ἤνθησᾰς	ἤνθησε(ν)	ἠνθήσᾰτον	ἠνθησᾰ́την	ἠνθήσᾰμεν	ἠνθήσᾰτε	ἤνθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νθήσω	ᾰ̓νθήσῃς	ᾰ̓νθήσῃ	ᾰ̓νθήσητον	ᾰ̓νθήσητον	ᾰ̓νθήσωμεν	ᾰ̓νθήσητε	ᾰ̓νθήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νθήσαιμῐ	ᾰ̓νθήσειᾰς / ᾰ̓νθήσαις	ᾰ̓νθήσειε(ν) / ᾰ̓νθήσαι	ᾰ̓νθήσαιτον	ᾰ̓νθησαίτην	ᾰ̓νθήσαιμεν	ᾰ̓νθήσαιτε	ᾰ̓νθήσειᾰν / ᾰ̓νθήσαιεν
	imperative		ᾰ̓́νθησον	ᾰ̓νθησᾰ́τω	ᾰ̓νθήσᾰτον	ᾰ̓νθησᾰ́των		ᾰ̓νθήσᾰτε	ᾰ̓νθησᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ᾰ̓νθῆσαι
participle	m	ᾰ̓νθήσᾱς
	f	ᾰ̓νθήσᾱσᾰ
	n	ᾰ̓νθῆσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἤνθηκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἤνθηκᾰ	ἤνθηκᾰς	ἤνθηκε(ν)	ἠνθήκᾰτον	ἠνθήκᾰτον	ἠνθήκᾰμεν	ἠνθήκᾰτε	ἠνθήκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἠνθήκω	ἠνθήκῃς	ἠνθήκῃ	ἠνθήκητον	ἠνθήκητον	ἠνθήκωμεν	ἠνθήκητε	ἠνθήκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἠνθήκοιμῐ / ἠνθηκοίην	ἠνθήκοις / ἠνθηκοίης	ἠνθήκοι / ἠνθηκοίη	ἠνθήκοιτον	ἠνθηκοίτην	ἠνθήκοιμεν	ἠνθήκοιτε	ἠνθήκοιεν
	imperative		ἤνθηκε	ἠνθηκέτω	ἠνθήκετον	ἠνθηκέτων		ἠνθήκετε	ἠνθηκόντων
		active
infinitive		ἠνθηκέναι
participle	m	ἠνθηκώς
	f	ἠνθηκυῖᾰ
	n	ἠνθηκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἄνθεμον (ánthemon)
• ἄνθημᾰ (ánthēmă)
• ἀνθηρός (anthērós)

Further reading

• “ἀνθέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀνθέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀνθέω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀνθέω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἀνθέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀνθέω”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • bloom idem, page 84.
  • blossom idem, page 85.
  • bud idem, page 102.
  • flourish idem, page 329.
  • flower idem, page 329.
  • prosper idem, page 653.
  • thrive idem, page 870.