πίμπλημι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πιμπλάω (pimpláō) Koine
  • πιμπλάνομαι (pimplánomai) Epic, passive voice

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-. Cognates include Latin pleo, Sanskrit पिपर्ति (piparti, to fill) and Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬞𐬁𐬟𐬭𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 (hampāfrāiti).

The present tense system includes a reduplicated progressive aspect marker.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πῐ́μπλημῐ • (pímplēmi)

  1. to fill [+genitive or dative = with something]
    1. to fill full, satisfy, glut
    2. to fill an office
  2. (middle voice) to fill (for) oneself
  3. (passive voice) to be full of
    1. to be satisfied, to have enough
    2. (of women) to become pregnant

Usage notes

In present and imperfect πίμπλημι (pímplēmi) is the transitive counterpart of πλήθω (plḗthō). The two words share all other tenses.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνᾰπίμπλημῐ (anapímplēmi)
  • αποπίμπλημῐ (apopímplēmi)
  • δῐᾰπίμπλημῐ (diapímplēmi)
  • ἐκπίμπλημῐ (ekpímplēmi)
  • ἐμπίμπλημῐ (empímplēmi)
  • ἐπῐπίμπλημῐ (epipímplēmi)
  • κᾰτᾰπίμπλημῐ (katapímplēmi)
  • περιπίμπλαμαι (peripímplamai)
  • πᾰρᾰπίμπλημῐ (parapímplēmi)
  • ὑπερπίμπλημῐ (huperpímplēmi)
  • ὑποπίμπλημῐ (hupopímplēmi)

Further reading

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