περάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Denominal verb from πέρα (péra, “beyond”);[1] cognate with Albanian prura (“to bring, lead”).

Pronunciation

Verb

περᾰ́ω • (perắō)Category:Ancient Greek lemmas#ΠΕΡΑΩCategory:Ancient Greek verbs#ΠΕΡΑΩCategory:Ancient Greek paroxytone terms#ΠΕΡΑΩCategory:Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header#ΠΕΡΑΩCategory:Pages with entries#ΠΕΡΑΩCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ΠΕΡΑΩ

  1. to go from one side to another
  2. to pass through over or traverse, cross, esp. over water
  3. (intransitiveCategory:Ancient Greek intransitive verbs#ΠΕΡΑΩ) to penetrate or pierce (of a pointed weapon)

Conjugation

   Present: περᾰ́ωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ, περᾰ́ομαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative περᾰ́ωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ειςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ειCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ομενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ετεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ουσῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ(ν)
subjunctive περᾰ́ωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ῃςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ῃCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ητονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ητονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ωμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ητεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ωσῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ(ν)
optative περᾰ́οιμῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰοίτηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιτεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
imperative   πέρᾰεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰέτωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰέτωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ   περᾰ́ετεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰόντωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
middle/passive indicative περᾰ́ομαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ῃCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ,
περᾰ́ειCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ		 περᾰ́εταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰόμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́εσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ονταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
subjunctive περᾰ́ωμαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ῃCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ηταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ησθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ησθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰώμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ησθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ωνταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
optative περᾰοίμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιτοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οισθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰοίσθηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰοίμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οισθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιντοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
imperative   περᾰ́ουCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰέσθωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰέσθωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ   περᾰ́εσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰέσθωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
active middle/passive
infinitive περᾰ́εινCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́εσθαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
participle m περᾰ́ωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰόμενοςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
f περᾰ́ουσᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰομένηCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
n περᾰ́ονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰόμενονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Present: περᾰ́ωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ, περᾰ́ομαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ (Epic, uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative περᾰ́ωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ειςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ειCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ομενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ετεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ουσῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ(ν)
subjunctive περᾰ́ωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ(μῐ) περᾰ́ῃσ(θᾰ) περᾰ́ῃσῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ(ν),
περᾰ́ῃCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ		 περᾰ́ητονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ητονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ωμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ητεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ωσῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ(ν)
optative περᾰ́οιμῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οισ(θᾰ) περᾰ́οιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰοίτηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιτεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
imperative   πέρᾰεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰέτωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰέτωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ   περᾰ́ετεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰόντωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
middle/passive indicative περᾰ́ομαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́εαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ,
περᾰ́ῃCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ		 περᾰ́εταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰόμε(σ)θᾰ περᾰ́εσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ονταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
subjunctive περᾰ́ωμαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ηαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ,
περᾰ́ῃCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ		 περᾰ́ηταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ησθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ησθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰώμε(σ)θᾰ περᾰ́ησθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́ωνταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
optative περᾰοίμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οιτοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́οισθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰοίσθηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰοίμε(σ)θᾰ περᾰ́οισθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰοίᾰτοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
imperative   περᾰ́εοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ,
περᾰ́ευCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ		 περᾰέσθωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰέσθωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ   περᾰ́εσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰέσθωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
active middle/passive
infinitive περάᾱνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ,
περᾶνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ,
περήμεναιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ		 περᾰ́εσθαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
participle m περᾰ́ωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰόμενοςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
f περᾰ́ουσᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰομένηCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
n περᾰ́ονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ περᾰόμενονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
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.
   Imperfect: ἐπέρᾰονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ, ἐπερᾰόμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπέρᾰονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ ἐπέρᾰεςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ ἐπέρᾰεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ(ν) ἐπερᾰ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ ἐπερᾰέτηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ ἐπερᾰ́ομενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ ἐπερᾰ́ετεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ ἐπέρᾰονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
middle/passive indicative ἐπερᾰόμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ ἐπερᾰ́ουCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ ἐπερᾰ́ετοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ ἐπερᾰ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ ἐπερᾰέσθηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ ἐπερᾰόμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ ἐπερᾰ́εσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ ἐπερᾰ́οντοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΠΕΡΑΩ
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “περᾱ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1175: “DER > line 6 > Denominative verb περάω”

Further reading

  • “περάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • περάω in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • περάω in Pape, Wilhelm (1914), Max Sengebusch, editor, Handwörterbuch der griechischen Sprache‎ (in German), 3rd edition, Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn
  • περάω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • “περάω”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • “περάω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • “περάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • περάω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
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