ἐάω (eao): all forms
ἐάω means “to allow, permit, let be”. Below is its full conjugation in Ancient Greek.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἐῶ | ἐῶ | ἐῷμι · ἐαίην · ἐῴην | |
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| 2nd singular | ἐᾷς | ἐᾷς | ἐῷς · ἐαίης · ἐῴης | ἔα |
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| 3rd singular | ἐᾷ | ἐᾷ | ἐῷ · ἐαίη · ἐῴη | ἐάτω |
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| 1st plural | ἐῶμεν | ἐῶμεν | ἐῷμεν · ἐαίημεν · ἐαῖμεν · ἐῴημεν | |
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| 2nd plural | ἐᾶτε | ἐᾶτε | ἐαίητε · ἐαῖτε · ἐῴητε · ἐῷτε | ἐᾶτε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐῶσι(ν) | ἐῶσι(ν) | ἐαίησαν · ἐαῖεν · ἐῴησαν · ἐῷεν | ἐώντων · ἐάτωσαν |
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Present middle/passive
Present middle/passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἐῶμαι | ἐῶμαι | ἐῴμην | |
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| 2nd singular | ἐᾷ | ἐᾷ | ἐῷο | ἐῶ |
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| 3rd singular | ἐᾶται | ἐᾶται | ἐῷτο | ἐάσθω |
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| 1st plural | ἐώμεθα | ἐώμεθα | ἐῴμεθα | |
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| 2nd plural | ἐᾶσθε | ἐᾶσθε | ἐῷσθε | ἐᾶσθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐῶνται | ἐῶνται | ἐῷντο | ἐάσθων · ἐάσθωσαν |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | εἴων |
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| 2nd singular | εἴας |
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| 3rd singular | εἴα |
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| 1st plural | εἰῶμεν |
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| 2nd plural | εἰᾶτε |
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| 3rd plural | εἴων |
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Imperfect middle/passive
Imperfect middle/passive | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | εἰώμην |
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| 2nd singular | εἰῶ |
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| 3rd singular | εἰᾶτο |
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| 1st plural | εἰώμεθα |
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| 2nd plural | εἰᾶσθε |
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| 3rd plural | εἰῶντο |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Optative |
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| 1st singular | ἐάσω | ἐάσοιμι |
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| 2nd singular | ἐάσεις | ἐάσοις |
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| 3rd singular | ἐάσει | ἐάσοι |
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| 1st plural | ἐάσομεν | ἐάσοιμεν |
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| 2nd plural | ἐάσετε | ἐάσοιτε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐάσουσι(ν) | ἐάσοιεν |
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Future middle
Future middle | Indicative | Optative |
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| 1st singular | ἐάσομαι | ἐασοίμην |
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| 2nd singular | ἐάσει · ἐάσῃ | ἐάσοιο |
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| 3rd singular | ἐάσεται | ἐάσοιτο |
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| 1st plural | ἐασόμεθα | ἐασοίμεθα |
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| 2nd plural | ἐάσεσθε | ἐάσοισθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐάσονται | ἐάσοιντο |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Optative |
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| 1st singular | ἐαθήσομαι | ἐαθησοίμην |
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| 2nd singular | ἐαθήσῃ · ἐαθήσει | ἐαθήσοιο |
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| 3rd singular | ἐαθήσεται | ἐαθήσοιτο |
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| 1st plural | ἐαθησόμεθα | ἐαθησοίμεθα |
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| 2nd plural | ἐαθήσεσθε | ἐαθήσοισθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐαθήσονται | ἐαθήσοιντο |
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Aorist active
Aorist active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | εἴασα | ἐάσω | ἐάσαιμι | |
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| 2nd singular | εἴασας | ἐάσῃς | ἐάσειας · ἐάσαις | ἔασον |
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| 3rd singular | εἴασε(ν) | ἐάσῃ | ἐάσειε(ν) · ἐάσαι | ἐασάτω |
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| 1st plural | εἰάσαμεν | ἐάσωμεν | ἐάσαιμεν | |
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| 2nd plural | εἰάσατε | ἐάσητε | ἐάσαιτε | ἐάσατε |
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| 3rd plural | εἴασαν | ἐάσωσι(ν) | ἐάσαιεν · ἐάσειαν | ἐασάντων · ἐασάτωσαν |
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Aorist middle
Aorist middle | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | εἰασάμην | ἐάσωμαι | ἐασαίμην | |
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| 2nd singular | εἰάσω | ἐάσῃ | ἐάσαιο | ἔασαι |
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| 3rd singular | εἰάσατο | ἐάσηται | ἐάσαιτο | ἐασάσθω |
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| 1st plural | εἰασάμεθα | ἐασώμεθα | ἐασαίμεθα | |
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| 2nd plural | εἰάσασθε | ἐάσησθε | ἐάσαισθε | ἐάσασθε |
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| 3rd plural | εἰάσαντο | ἐάσωνται | ἐάσαιντο | ἐασάσθων · ἐασάσθωσαν |
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Aorist passive
Aorist passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | εἰάθην | ἐαθῶ | ἐαθείην | |
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| 2nd singular | εἰάθης | ἐαθῇς | ἐαθείης | ἐάθητι |
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| 3rd singular | εἰάθη | ἐαθῇ | ἐαθείη | ἐαθήτω |
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| 1st plural | εἰάθημεν | ἐαθῶμεν | ἐαθείημεν · ἐαθεῖμεν | |
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| 2nd plural | εἰάθητε | ἐαθῆτε | ἐαθείητε · ἐαθεῖτε | ἐάθησθε |
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| 3rd plural | εἰάθησαν | ἐαθῶσι(ν) | ἐαθείησαν · ἐαθεῖεν | ἐαθέσθων · ἐαθήτωσαν |
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Aorist middle/passive
Aorist middle/passive | Indicative |
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| 3rd plural | εἰασέατο |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | εἴακα | εἰάκω | εἰάκοιμι · εἰακοίην | |
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| 2nd singular | εἴακας | εἰάκῃς | εἰάκοις · εἰακοίης | εἴακε |
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| 3rd singular | εἴακε(ν) | εἰάκῃ | εἰάκοι · εἰακοίη | εἰακέτω |
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| 1st plural | εἰάκαμεν | εἰάκωμεν | εἰάκοιμεν | |
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| 2nd plural | εἰάκατε | εἰάκητε | εἰάκοιτε | εἰάκετε |
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| 3rd plural | εἰάκασι(ν) | εἰάκωσι(ν) | εἰάκοιεν | |
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Perfect middle/passive
Perfect middle/passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | εἴαμαι | |
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| 2nd singular | εἴασαι | εἴασο |
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| 3rd singular | εἴαται | εἰάσθω |
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| 1st plural | εἰάμεθα | |
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| 2nd plural | εἴασθε | εἴασθε |
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| 3rd plural | εἴανται | εἰάσθων |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | εἰάκη |
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| 2nd singular | εἰάκης |
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| 3rd singular | εἰάκει |
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| 1st plural | εἰάκεμεν |
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| 2nd plural | εἰάκετε |
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| 3rd plural | εἰάκεσαν |
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Pluperfect middle/passive
Pluperfect middle/passive | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | εἰάμην |
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| 2nd singular | εἴασο |
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| 3rd singular | εἴατο |
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| 1st plural | εἰάμεθα |
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| 2nd plural | εἴασθε |
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| 3rd plural | εἴαντο |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Middle | Passive | Middle/passive |
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| Present | ἐᾶν · ἐᾷν | | | ἐᾶσθαι |
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| Future | ἐάσειν | ἐάσεσθαι | ἐαθήσεσθαι | |
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| Aorist | ἐᾶσαι | ἐάσασθαι | ἐαθῆναι | |
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| Perfect | εἰακέναι | | | εἰᾶσθαι |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐῶν | ἐῶσα | ἐῶν |
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| Genitive | ἐῶντος | ἐώσης | ἐῶντος |
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| Dative | ἐῶντι | ἐώσῃ | ἐῶντι |
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| Accusative | ἐῶντα | ἐῶσαν | ἐῶν |
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| Vocative | ἐῶν | ἐῶσα | ἐῶν |
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Present active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐῶντες | ἐῶσαι | ἐῶντα |
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| Genitive | ἐώντων | ἐωσῶν | ἐώντων |
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| Dative | ἐῶσι(ν) | ἐώσαις | ἐῶσι(ν) |
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| Accusative | ἐῶντας | ἐώσας | ἐῶντα |
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| Vocative | ἐῶντες | ἐῶσαι | ἐῶντα |
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Present middle/passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐώμενος | ἐωμένη | ἐώμενον |
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| Genitive | ἐωμένου | ἐωμένης | ἐωμένου |
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| Dative | ἐωμένῳ | ἐωμένῃ | ἐωμένῳ |
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| Accusative | ἐώμενον | ἐωμένην | ἐώμενον |
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| Vocative | ἐώμενε | ἐωμένη | ἐώμενον |
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Present middle/passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐώμενοι | ἐώμεναι | ἐώμενα |
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| Genitive | ἐωμένων | ἐωμένων | ἐωμένων |
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| Dative | ἐωμένοις | ἐωμέναις | ἐωμένοις |
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| Accusative | ἐωμένους | ἐωμένας | ἐώμενα |
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| Vocative | ἐώμενοι | ἐώμεναι | ἐώμενα |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐάσων | ἐάσουσα | ἐᾶσον |
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| Genitive | ἐάσοντος | ἐασούσης | ἐάσοντος |
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| Dative | ἐάσοντι | ἐασούσῃ | ἐάσοντι |
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| Accusative | ἐάσοντα | ἐάσουσαν | ἐᾶσον |
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| Vocative | ἐᾶσον | ἐάσουσα | ἐᾶσον |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐάσοντες | ἐάσουσαι | ἐάσοντα |
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| Genitive | ἐασόντων | ἐασουσῶν | ἐασόντων |
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| Dative | ἐάσουσι(ν) | ἐασούσαις | ἐάσουσι(ν) |
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| Accusative | ἐάσοντας | ἐασούσας | ἐάσοντα |
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| Vocative | ἐάσοντες | ἐάσουσαι | ἐάσοντα |
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Future middle participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐασόμενος | ἐασομένη | ἐασόμενον |
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| Genitive | ἐασομένου | ἐασομένης | ἐασομένου |
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| Dative | ἐασομένῳ | ἐασομένῃ | ἐασομένῳ |
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| Accusative | ἐασόμενον | ἐασομένην | ἐασόμενον |
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| Vocative | ἐασόμενε | ἐασομένη | ἐασόμενον |
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Future middle participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐασόμενοι | ἐασόμεναι | ἐασόμενα |
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| Genitive | ἐασομένων | ἐασομένων | ἐασομένων |
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| Dative | ἐασομένοις | ἐασομέναις | ἐασομένοις |
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| Accusative | ἐασομένους | ἐασομένας | ἐασόμενα |
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| Vocative | ἐασόμενοι | ἐασόμεναι | ἐασόμενα |
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Future passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐαθησόμενος | ἐαθησομένη | ἐαθησόμενον |
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| Genitive | ἐαθησομένου | ἐαθησομένης | ἐαθησομένου |
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| Dative | ἐαθησομένῳ | ἐαθησομένῃ | ἐαθησομένῳ |
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| Accusative | ἐαθησόμενον | ἐαθησομένην | ἐαθησόμενον |
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| Vocative | ἐαθησόμενε | ἐαθησομένη | ἐαθησόμενον |
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Future passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐαθησόμενοι | ἐαθησόμεναι | ἐαθησόμενα |
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| Genitive | ἐαθησομένων | ἐαθησομένων | ἐαθησομένων |
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| Dative | ἐαθησομένοις | ἐαθησομέναις | ἐαθησομένοις |
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| Accusative | ἐαθησομένους | ἐαθησομένας | ἐαθησόμενα |
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| Vocative | ἐαθησόμενοι | ἐαθησόμεναι | ἐαθησόμενα |
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Aorist active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐάσας | ἐάσασα | ἐᾶσαν |
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| Genitive | ἐάσαντος | ἐασάσης | ἐάσαντος |
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| Dative | ἐάσαντι | ἐασάσῃ | ἐάσαντι |
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| Accusative | ἐάσαντα | ἐάσασαν | ἐᾶσαν |
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| Vocative | ἐάσας | ἐάσασα | ἐᾶσαν |
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Aorist active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐάσαντες | ἐάσασαι | ἐάσαντα |
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| Genitive | ἐασάντων | ἐασασῶν | ἐασάντων |
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| Dative | ἐάσασι(ν) | ἐασάσαις | ἐάσασι(ν) |
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| Accusative | ἐάσαντας | ἐασάσας | ἐάσαντα |
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| Vocative | ἐάσαντες | ἐάσασαι | ἐάσαντα |
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Aorist middle participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐασάμενος | ἐασαμένη | ἐασάμενον |
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| Genitive | ἐασαμένου | ἐασαμένης | ἐασαμένου |
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| Dative | ἐασαμένῳ | ἐασαμένῃ | ἐασαμένῳ |
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| Accusative | ἐασάμενον | ἐασαμένην | ἐασάμενον |
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| Vocative | ἐασάμενε | ἐασαμένη | ἐασάμενον |
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Aorist middle participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐασάμενοι | ἐασάμεναι | ἐασάμενα |
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| Genitive | ἐασαμένων | ἐασαμένων | ἐασαμένων |
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| Dative | ἐασαμένοις | ἐασαμέναις | ἐασαμένοις |
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| Accusative | ἐασαμένους | ἐασαμένας | ἐασάμενα |
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| Vocative | ἐασάμενοι | ἐασάμεναι | ἐασάμενα |
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Aorist passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐαθείς | ἐαθεῖσα | ἐαθέν |
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| Genitive | ἐαθέντος | ἐαθείσης | ἐαθέντος |
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| Dative | ἐαθέντι | ἐαθείσῃ | ἐαθέντι |
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| Accusative | ἐαθέντα | ἐαθεῖσαν | ἐαθέν |
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| Vocative | ἐαθείς | ἐαθεῖσα | ἐαθέν |
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Aorist passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐαθέντες | ἐαθεῖσαι | ἐαθέντα |
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| Genitive | ἐαθέντων | ἐαθεισῶν | ἐαθέντων |
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| Dative | ἐαθεῖσι(ν) | ἐαθείσαις | ἐαθεῖσι(ν) |
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| Accusative | ἐαθέντας | ἐαθείσας | ἐαθέντα |
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| Vocative | ἐαθέντες | ἐαθεῖσαι | ἐαθέντα |
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Perfect active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | εἰακώς | εἰακυῖα | εἰακός |
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| Genitive | εἰακότος | εἰακυίας | εἰακότος |
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| Dative | εἰακότι | εἰακυίᾳ | εἰακότι |
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| Accusative | εἰακότα | εἰακυῖαν | εἰακός |
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| Vocative | εἰακώς | εἰακυῖα | εἰακός |
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Perfect active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | εἰακότες | εἰακυῖαι | εἰακότα |
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| Genitive | εἰακότων | εἰακυιῶν | εἰακότων |
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| Dative | εἰακόσι(ν) | εἰακυίαις · εἰακυίαφι · εἰακυίᾳς | εἰακόσι(ν) |
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| Accusative | εἰακότας | εἰακυίας | εἰακότα |
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| Vocative | εἰακότες | εἰακυῖαι | εἰακότα |
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Perfect middle/passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | εἰαμένος | εἰαμένη | εἰαμένον |
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| Genitive | εἰαμένου | εἰαμένης | εἰαμένου |
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| Dative | εἰαμένῳ | εἰαμένῃ | εἰαμένῳ |
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| Accusative | εἰαμένον | εἰαμένην | εἰαμένον |
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| Vocative | εἰαμένε | εἰαμένη | εἰαμένον |
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Perfect middle/passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | εἰαμένοι | εἰαμέναι | εἰαμένα |
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| Genitive | εἰαμένων | εἰαμένων | εἰαμένων |
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| Dative | εἰαμένοις | εἰαμέναις | εἰαμένοις |
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| Accusative | εἰαμένους | εἰαμένας | εἰαμένα |
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| Vocative | εἰαμένοι | εἰαμέναι | εἰαμένα |
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Meaning and examples of ἐάω
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.