ἄπειμι

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.peː.mi/ → /ˈa.pi.mi/ → /ˈa.pi.mi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.peː.mi/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.pi.mi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.pi.mi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.pi.mi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.pi.mi/

Etymology 1

From ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-, “away”) +‎ εἶμῐ (eîmĭ, “go”).

Verb

ᾰ̓́πειμῐ • (ắpeimĭ)

1. to go away, depart
2. (of the Nile) to recede

Usage notes

Used as future tense of ἀπέρχομαι (apérkhomai) in Attic.

Conjugation

   Present: ᾰ̓́πειμι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓́πειμι	ᾰ̓́πει	ᾰ̓́πεισῐ(ν)	ᾰ̓́πῐτον	ᾰ̓́πῐτον	ᾰ̓́πῐμεν	ᾰ̓́πῐτε	ᾰ̓πῐ́ᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓πῐ́ω	ᾰ̓πῐ́ῃς	ᾰ̓πῐ́ῃ	ᾰ̓πῐ́ητον	ᾰ̓πῐ́ητον	ᾰ̓πῐ́ωμεν	ᾰ̓πῐ́ητε	ᾰ̓πῐ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓πῐ́οιμῐ	ᾰ̓πῐ́οις	ᾰ̓πῐ́οι	ᾰ̓πῐ́οιτον	ᾰ̓πῐοίτην	ᾰ̓πῐ́οιμεν	ᾰ̓πῐ́οιτε	ᾰ̓πῐ́οιεν
	imperative		ᾰ̓́πῐθῐ	ᾰ̓πῐ́τω	ᾰ̓́πῐτον	ᾰ̓́πῐτων		ᾰ̓́πῐτε	ᾰ̓πῐόντων
		active
infinitive		ᾰ̓πῐέναι
participle	m	ᾰ̓πῐών
	f	ᾰ̓πῐοῦσᾰ
	n	ᾰ̓πῐόν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ᾰ̓πῇᾰ/ᾰ̓πῄειν

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓πῇᾰ/ᾰ̓πῄειν	ᾰ̓πῄεισθᾰ/ᾰ̓πῄεις	ᾰ̓πῄειν/ᾰ̓πῄει	ᾰ̓πῇτον	ᾰ̓πῄτην	ᾰ̓πῄμεν	ᾰ̓πῇτε	ᾰ̓πῇσᾰν/ᾰ̓πῄεσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Etymology 2

From ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-, “away”) +‎ εἰμί (eimí, “be”).

Verb

ἄπειμι • (ápeimi)

1. to be absent

Conjugation

   Present: ἄπειμι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἄπειμι	ἀπεῖ	ἄπεστι(ν)	ἄπεστον	ἄπεστον	ἄπεσμεν	ἄπεστε	ἄπεισι(ν)
	subjunctive	ἀπῶ	ἀπῇς	ἀπῇ	ἀπῆτον	ἀπῆτον	ἀπῶμεν	ἀπῆτε	ἀπῶσι(ν)
	optative	ἀπείην	ἀπείης	ἀπείη	ἀπεῖτον	ἀπείτην	ἀπεῖμεν	ἀπεῖτε	ἀπείησᾰν/ἀπεῖεν
	imperative		ἀπίσθι	ἀπέστω	ἀπέστον	ἀπέστων		ἀπέστε	ἀπέστων
		active
infinitive		ἀπεῖναι
participle	m	ἀπών
	f	ἀποῦσᾰ
	n	ἀπόν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “ἄπειμι (B)”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄπειμι²”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἄπειμι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἄπειμι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• 2 ἄπειμι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)