λούω (louo): all forms
λούω means “wash, bathe”. Below is its full conjugation in Ancient Greek.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | λούω | λούω | λούοιμι | |
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| 2nd singular | λούεις | λούῃς | λούοις | λοῦε |
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| 3rd singular | λούει | λούῃ | λούοι | λουέτω |
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| 1st plural | λούομεν | λούωμεν | λούοιμεν | |
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| 2nd plural | λούετε | λούητε | λούοιτε | λούετε |
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| 3rd plural | λούουσι(ν) | λούωσι(ν) | λούοιεν | λουόντων · λουέτωσαν |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative |
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| 3rd singular | λοῦται |
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| 3rd plural | λοῦνται |
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Present middle/passive
Present middle/passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | λούομαι | λούωμαι | λουοίμην | |
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| 2nd singular | λούει · λούῃ | λούῃ | λούοιο | λούου |
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| 3rd singular | λούεται | λούηται | λούοιτο | λουέσθω |
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| 1st plural | λουόμεθα | λουώμεθα | λουοίμεθα | |
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| 2nd plural | λούεσθε | λούησθε | λούοισθε | λούεσθε |
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| 3rd plural | λούονται | λούωνται | λούοιντο | λουέσθων · λουέσθωσαν |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | ἔλουον |
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| 2nd singular | ἔλουες |
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| 3rd singular | ἔλουε(ν) |
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| 1st plural | ἐλούομεν |
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| 2nd plural | ἐλούετε |
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| 3rd plural | ἔλουον |
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Imperfect middle/passive
Imperfect middle/passive | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | ἐλουόμην |
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| 2nd singular | ἐλούου |
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| 3rd singular | ἐλούετο |
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| 1st plural | ἐλουόμεθα |
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| 2nd plural | ἐλούεσθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐλούοντο |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Optative |
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| 1st singular | λούσω | λούσοιμι |
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| 2nd singular | λούσεις | λούσοις |
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| 3rd singular | λούσει | λούσοι |
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| 1st plural | λούσομεν | λούσοιμεν |
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| 2nd plural | λούσετε | λούσοιτε |
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| 3rd plural | λούσουσι(ν) | λούσοιεν |
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Future middle
Future middle | Indicative | Optative |
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| 1st singular | λούσομαι | λουσοίμην |
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| 2nd singular | λούσει · λούσῃ | λούσοιο |
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| 3rd singular | λούσεται | λούσοιτο |
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| 1st plural | λουσόμεθα | λουσοίμεθα |
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| 2nd plural | λούσεσθε | λούσοισθε |
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| 3rd plural | λούσονται | λούσοιντο |
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Aorist active
Aorist active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἔλουσα | λούσω | λούσαιμι | |
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| 2nd singular | ἔλουσας | λούσῃς | λούσαις · λούσειας | λοῦσον |
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| 3rd singular | ἔλουσε(ν) | λούσῃ | λούσειε(ν) · λούσαι | λουσάτω |
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| 1st plural | ἐλούσαμεν | λούσωμεν | λούσαιμεν | |
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| 2nd plural | ἐλούσατε | λούσητε | λούσαιτε | λούσατε |
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| 3rd plural | ἔλουσαν | λούσωσι(ν) | λούσειαν · λούσαιεν | λουσάντων · λουσάτωσαν |
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Aorist middle
Aorist middle | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἐλουσάμην | λούσωμαι | λουσαίμην | |
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| 2nd singular | ἐλούσω | λούσῃ | λούσαιο | λοῦσαι |
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| 3rd singular | ἐλούσατο | λούσηται | λούσαιτο | λουσάσθω |
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| 1st plural | ἐλουσάμεθα | λουσώμεθα | λουσαίμεθα | |
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| 2nd plural | ἐλούσασθε | λούσησθε | λούσαισθε | λούσασθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐλουσέατο · ἐλούσαντο | λούσωνται | λούσαιντο | λουσάσθων · λουσάσθωσαν |
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Aorist middle/passive
Aorist middle/passive | Indicative |
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| 3rd plural | ἐλουσέατο |
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Perfect middle/passive
Perfect middle/passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | λέλουμαι | |
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| 2nd singular | λέλουσαι | λέλουσο |
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| 3rd singular | λέλουται | λελούσθω |
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| 1st plural | λελούμεθα | |
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| 2nd plural | λέλουσθε | λέλουσθε |
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| 3rd plural | λέλουνται | λελούσθων |
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Pluperfect middle/passive
Pluperfect middle/passive | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | ἐλελούμην |
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| 2nd singular | ἐλέλουσο |
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| 3rd singular | ἐλέλουτο |
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| 1st plural | ἐλελούμεθα |
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| 2nd plural | ἐλέλουσθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐλέλουντο |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Middle | Middle/passive |
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| Present | λούειν | | λούεσθαι |
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| Future | λούσειν | λούσεσθαι | |
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| Aorist | λοῦσαι | λούσασθαι | |
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| Perfect | | | λελοῦσθαι |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | λούων | λούουσα | λοῦον |
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| Genitive | λούοντος | λουούσης | λούοντος |
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| Dative | λούοντι | λουούσῃ | λούοντι |
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| Accusative | λούοντα | λούουσαν | λοῦον |
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| Vocative | λοῦον | λούουσα | λοῦον |
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Present active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | λούοντες | λούουσαι | λούοντα |
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| Genitive | λουόντων | λουουσῶν | λουόντων |
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| Dative | λούουσι(ν) | λουούσαις | λούουσι(ν) |
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| Accusative | λούοντας | λουούσας | λούοντα |
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| Vocative | λούοντες | λούουσαι | λούοντα |
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Present middle/passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | λουόμενος | λουομένη | λουόμενον |
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| Genitive | λουομένου | λουομένης | λουομένου |
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| Dative | λουομένῳ | λουομένῃ | λουομένῳ |
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| Accusative | λουόμενον | λουομένην | λουόμενον |
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| Vocative | λουόμενε | λουομένη | λουόμενον |
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Present middle/passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | λουόμενοι | λουόμεναι | λουόμενα |
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| Genitive | λουομένων | λουομένων | λουομένων |
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| Dative | λουομένοις | λουομέναις | λουομένοις |
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| Accusative | λουομένους | λουομένας | λουόμενα |
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| Vocative | λουόμενοι | λουόμεναι | λουόμενα |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | λούσων | λούσουσα | λοῦσον |
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| Genitive | λούσοντος | λουσούσης | λούσοντος |
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| Dative | λούσοντι | λουσούσῃ | λούσοντι |
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| Accusative | λούσοντα | λούσουσαν | λοῦσον |
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| Vocative | λοῦσον | λούσουσα | λοῦσον |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | λούσοντες | λούσουσαι | λούσοντα |
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| Genitive | λουσόντων | λουσουσῶν | λουσόντων |
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| Dative | λούσουσι(ν) | λουσούσαις | λούσουσι(ν) |
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| Accusative | λούσοντας | λουσούσας | λούσοντα |
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| Vocative | λούσοντες | λούσουσαι | λούσοντα |
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Future middle participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | λουσόμενος | λουσομένη | λουσόμενον |
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| Genitive | λουσομένου | λουσομένης | λουσομένου |
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| Dative | λουσομένῳ | λουσομένῃ | λουσομένῳ |
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| Accusative | λουσόμενον | λουσομένην | λουσόμενον |
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| Vocative | λουσόμενε | λουσομένη | λουσόμενον |
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Future middle participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | λουσόμενοι | λουσόμεναι | λουσόμενα |
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| Genitive | λουσομένων | λουσομένων | λουσομένων |
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| Dative | λουσομένοις | λουσομέναις | λουσομένοις |
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| Accusative | λουσομένους | λουσομένας | λουσόμενα |
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| Vocative | λουσόμενοι | λουσόμεναι | λουσόμενα |
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Aorist active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | λούσας | λούσασα | λοῦσαν |
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| Genitive | λούσαντος | λουσάσης | λούσαντος |
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| Dative | λούσαντι | λουσάσῃ | λούσαντι |
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| Accusative | λούσαντα | λούσασαν | λοῦσαν |
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| Vocative | λούσας | λούσασα | λοῦσαν |
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Aorist active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | λούσαντες | λούσασαι | λούσαντα |
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| Genitive | λουσάντων | λουσασῶν | λουσάντων |
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| Dative | λούσασι(ν) | λουσάσαις | λούσασι(ν) |
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| Accusative | λούσαντας | λουσάσας | λούσαντα |
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| Vocative | λούσαντες | λούσασαι | λούσαντα |
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Aorist middle participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | λουσάμενος | λουσαμένη | λουσάμενον |
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| Genitive | λουσαμένου | λουσαμένης | λουσαμένου |
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| Dative | λουσαμένῳ | λουσαμένῃ | λουσαμένῳ |
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| Accusative | λουσάμενον | λουσαμένην | λουσάμενον |
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| Vocative | λουσάμενε | λουσαμένη | λουσάμενον |
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Aorist middle participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | λουσάμενοι | λουσάμεναι | λουσάμενα |
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| Genitive | λουσαμένων | λουσαμένων | λουσαμένων |
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| Dative | λουσαμένοις | λουσαμέναις | λουσαμένοις |
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| Accusative | λουσαμένους | λουσαμένας | λουσάμενα |
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| Vocative | λουσάμενοι | λουσάμεναι | λουσάμενα |
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Perfect middle/passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | λελουμένος | λελουμένη | λελουμένον |
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| Genitive | λελουμένου | λελουμένης | λελουμένου |
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| Dative | λελουμένῳ | λελουμένῃ | λελουμένῳ |
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| Accusative | λελουμένον | λελουμένην | λελουμένον |
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| Vocative | λελουμένε | λελουμένη | λελουμένον |
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Perfect middle/passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | λελουμένοι | λελουμέναι | λελουμένα |
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| Genitive | λελουμένων | λελουμένων | λελουμένων |
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| Dative | λελουμένοις | λελουμέναις | λελουμένοις |
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| Accusative | λελουμένους | λελουμένας | λελουμένα |
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| Vocative | λελουμένοι | λελουμέναι | λελουμένα |
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Forms
Forms, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | λοῦτος | λοῦτος | λοῦτον | |
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| Genitive | λούτου | λούτου | λούτου | |
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| Dative | λούτῳ | λούτῳ | λούτῳ | |
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| Accusative | λοῦτον | λοῦτον | λοῦτον | |
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| Vocative | λοῦτε | λοῦτε | λοῦτον | |
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Forms, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | λοῦτοι | λοῦτοι | λοῦτα | |
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| Genitive | λούτων | λούτων | λούτων | |
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| Dative | λούτοις | λούτοις | λούτοις | λούτοφι |
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| Accusative | λούτους | λούτους | λοῦτα | |
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| Vocative | λοῦτοι | λοῦτοι | λοῦτα | |
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Forms, forms | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Forms | | | | λούτως |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | λουτότερος | λουτοτέρα | λουτότερον | |
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| Genitive | λουτοτέρου | λουτοτέρας | λουτοτέρου | |
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| Dative | λουτοτέρῳ | λουτοτέρᾳ | λουτοτέρῳ | |
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| Accusative | λουτότερον | λουτοτέραν | λουτότερον | |
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| Vocative | λουτότερε | λουτοτέρα | λουτότερον | |
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Comparative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | λουτότεροι | λουτότεραι | λουτότερα | |
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| Genitive | λουτοτέρων | λουτοτέρων | λουτοτέρων | |
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| Dative | λουτοτέροις | λουτοτέραις · λουτοτέραφι · λουτοτέρᾳς | λουτοτέροις | |
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| Accusative | λουτοτέρους | λουτοτέρας | λουτότερα | |
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| Vocative | λουτότεροι | λουτότεραι | λουτότερα | |
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Comparative, forms | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Forms | | | | λουτότερον |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | λουτότατος | λουτοτάτη | λουτότατον | |
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| Genitive | λουτοτάτου | λουτοτάτης | λουτοτάτου | |
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| Dative | λουτοτάτῳ | λουτοτάτῃ | λουτοτάτῳ | |
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| Accusative | λουτότατον | λουτοτάτην | λουτότατον | |
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| Vocative | λουτότατε | λουτοτάτη | λουτότατον | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | λουτότατοι | λουτόταται | λουτότατα | |
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| Genitive | λουτοτάτων | λουτοτάτων | λουτοτάτων | |
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| Dative | λουτοτάτοις | λουτοτάταις | λουτοτάτοις | |
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| Accusative | λουτοτάτους | λουτοτάτας | λουτότατα | |
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| Vocative | λουτότατοι | λουτόταται | λουτότατα | |
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Superlative, forms | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Forms | | | | λουτότατα |
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Meaning and examples of λούω
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Liddell-Scott-Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.