ἐπέρχομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐπῐ- (epi-, “on, against”) +‎ ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, “to go”)

Pronunciation
 

Verb

ἐπέρχομαι • (epérkhomai)

  1. to approach [+dative]
  2. to go against, attack, invade [+dative] or rarely [+accusative]
  3. to come forward to speak
  4. to suddenly come upon, befall, happen to [+dative] or [+accusative]
  5. to come into one's head, occur to [+dative]
  6. (of a period of or point in time) to arrive
  7. to go over, traverse, cross [+accusative]
  8. to go through, discuss, recount [+accusative]

Conjugation

ἔπειμι (épeimi) serves as the future tense in Attic, and supplies imperfect forms as well.

   Present: ἐπέρχομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive		 indicative ἐπέρχομαι ἐπέρχῃ,
ἐπέρχει		 ἐπέρχεται ἐπέρχεσθον ἐπέρχεσθον ἐπερχόμεθᾰ ἐπέρχεσθε ἐπέρχονται
subjunctive ἐπέρχωμαι ἐπέρχῃ ἐπέρχηται ἐπέρχησθον ἐπέρχησθον ἐπερχώμεθᾰ ἐπέρχησθε ἐπέρχωνται
optative ἐπερχοίμην ἐπέρχοιο ἐπέρχοιτο ἐπέρχοισθον ἐπερχοίσθην ἐπερχοίμεθᾰ ἐπέρχοισθε ἐπέρχοιντο
imperative   ἐπέρχου ἐπερχέσθω ἐπέρχεσθον ἐπερχέσθων   ἐπέρχεσθε ἐπερχέσθων
middle/passive
infinitive ἐπέρχεσθαι
participle m ἐπερχόμενος
f ἐπερχομένη
n ἐπερχόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐπηρχόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive		 indicative ἐπηρχόμην ἐπήρχου ἐπήρχετο ἐπήρχεσθον ἐπηρχέσθην ἐπηρχόμεθᾰ ἐπήρχεσθε ἐπήρχοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐπῆλθον
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπῆλθον ἐπῆλθες ἐπῆλθε(ν) ἐπήλθετον ἐπηλθέτην ἐπήλθομεν ἐπήλθετε ἐπῆλθον
subjunctive ἐπέλθω ἐπέλθῃς ἐπέλθῃ ἐπέλθητον ἐπέλθητον ἐπέλθωμεν ἐπέλθητε ἐπέλθωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπέλθοιμῐ ἐπέλθοις ἐπέλθοι ἐπέλθοιτον ἐπελθοίτην ἐπέλθοιμεν ἐπέλθοιτε ἐπέλθοιεν
imperative   ἔπελθε ἐπελθέτω ἐπέλθετον ἐπελθέτων   ἐπέλθετε ἐπελθόντων
active
infinitive ἐπελθεῖν
participle m ἐπελθών
f ἐπελθοῦσᾰ
n ἐπελθόν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐπήλῠθον
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπήλῠθον ἐπήλῠθες ἐπήλῠθε(ν) ἐπηλῠ́θετον ἐπηλῠθέτην ἐπηλῠ́θομεν ἐπηλῠ́θετε ἐπήλῠθον
subjunctive ἐπελῠ́θω ἐπελῠ́θῃς ἐπελῠ́θῃ ἐπελῠ́θητον ἐπελῠ́θητον ἐπελῠ́θωμεν ἐπελῠ́θητε ἐπελῠ́θωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπελῠ́θοιμῐ ἐπελῠ́θοις ἐπελῠ́θοι ἐπελῠ́θοιτον ἐπελῠθοίτην ἐπελῠ́θοιμεν ἐπελῠ́θοιτε ἐπελῠ́θοιεν
imperative   ἐπέλῠθε ἐπελῠθέτω ἐπελῠ́θετον ἐπελῠθέτων   ἐπελῠ́θετε ἐπελῠθόντων
active
infinitive ἐπελῠθεῖν
participle m ἐπελῠθών
f ἐπελῠθοῦσᾰ
n ἐπελῠθόν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ἐπελήλῠθᾰ
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative ἐπελήλῠθᾰ ἐπελήλῠθᾰς ἐπελήλῠθε(ν) ἐπεληλῠ́θᾰτον ἐπεληλῠ́θᾰτον ἐπεληλῠ́θᾰμεν ἐπεληλῠ́θᾰτε ἐπεληλῠ́θᾱσῐ(ν)
subjunctive ἐπεληλῠ́θω ἐπεληλῠ́θῃς ἐπεληλῠ́θῃ ἐπεληλῠ́θητον ἐπεληλῠ́θητον ἐπεληλῠ́θωμεν ἐπεληλῠ́θητε ἐπεληλῠ́θωσῐ(ν)
optative ἐπεληλῠ́θοιμῐ,
ἐπεληλῠθοίην		 ἐπεληλῠ́θοις,
ἐπεληλῠθοίης		 ἐπεληλῠ́θοι,
ἐπεληλῠθοίη		 ἐπεληλῠ́θοιτον ἐπεληλῠθοίτην ἐπεληλῠ́θοιμεν ἐπεληλῠ́θοιτε ἐπεληλῠ́θοιεν
imperative   ἐπελήλῠθε ἐπεληλῠθέτω ἐπεληλῠ́θετον ἐπεληλῠθέτων   ἐπεληλῠ́θετε ἐπεληλῠθόντων
active
infinitive ἐπεληλῠθέναι
participle m ἐπεληλῠθώς
f ἐπεληλῠθυῖᾰ
n ἐπεληλῠθός
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “ἐπέρχομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ἐπέρχομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ἐπέρχομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • “ἐπέρχομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • “ἐπέρχομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
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