ἐφάπτω (ephapto): all forms
ἐφάπτω means “fasten on, lay hold of”. Below is its full conjugation in Ancient Greek.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἐφάπτω | ἐφάπτω | ἐφάπτοιμι | |
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| 2nd singular | ἐφάπτεις | ἐφάπτῃς | ἐφάπτοις | ἔφαπτε |
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| 3rd singular | ἐφάπτει | ἐφάπτῃ | ἐφάπτοι | ἐφαπτέτω |
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| 1st plural | ἐφάπτομεν | ἐφάπτωμεν | ἐφάπτοιμεν | |
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| 2nd plural | ἐφάπτετε | ἐφάπτητε | ἐφάπτοιτε | ἐφάπτετε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐφάπτουσι | ἐφάπτωσι | ἐφάπτοιεν | ἐφαπτόντων · ἐφαπτέτωσαν |
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Present middle/passive
Present middle/passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἐφάπτομαι | ἐφάπτωμαι | ἐφαπτοίμην | |
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| 2nd singular | ἐφάπτει · ἐφάπτῃ | ἐφάπτῃ | ἐφάπτοιο | ἐφάπτου |
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| 3rd singular | ἐφάπτεται | ἐφάπτηται | ἐφάπτοιτο | ἐφαπτέσθω |
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| 1st plural | ἐφαπτόμεθα | ἐφαπτώμεθα | ἐφαπτοίμεθα | |
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| 2nd plural | ἐφάπτεσθε | ἐφάπτησθε | ἐφάπτοισθε | ἐφάπτεσθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐφάπτονται | ἐφάπτωνται | ἐφάπτοιντο | ἐφαπτέσθωσαν · ἐφαπτέσθων |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | ἐφῆπτον |
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| 2nd singular | ἐφῆπτες |
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| 3rd singular | ἐφῆπτε |
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| 1st plural | ἐφήπτομεν |
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| 2nd plural | ἐφήπτετε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐφῆπτον |
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Imperfect middle/passive
Imperfect middle/passive | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | ἐφηπτόμην |
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| 2nd singular | ἐφήπτου |
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| 3rd singular | ἐφήπτετο |
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| 1st plural | ἐφηπτόμεθα |
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| 2nd plural | ἐφήπτεσθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐφήπτοντο |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Optative |
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| 1st singular | ἐφάψω | ἐφάψοιμι |
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| 2nd singular | ἐφάψεις | ἐφάψοις |
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| 3rd singular | ἐφάψει | ἐφάψοι |
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| 1st plural | ἐφάψομεν | ἐφάψοιμεν |
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| 2nd plural | ἐφάψετε | ἐφάψοιτε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐφάψουσι | ἐφάψοιεν |
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Future middle
Future middle | Indicative | Optative |
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| 1st singular | ἐφάψομαι | ἐφαψοίμην |
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| 2nd singular | ἐφάψῃ · ἐφάψει | ἐφάψοιο |
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| 3rd singular | ἐφάψεται | ἐφάψοιτο |
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| 1st plural | ἐφαψόμεθα | ἐφαψοίμεθα |
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| 2nd plural | ἐφάψεσθε | ἐφάψοισθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐφάψονται | ἐφάψοιντο |
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Aorist active
Aorist active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἐφῆψα | ἐφάψω | ἐφάψαιμι | |
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| 2nd singular | ἐφῆψας | ἐφάψῃς | ἐφάψαις · ἐφάψειας | ἔφαψον |
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| 3rd singular | ἐφῆψε | ἐφάψῃ | ἐφάψαι · ἐφάψειε | ἐφαψάτω |
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| 1st plural | ἐφήψαμεν | ἐφάψωμεν | ἐφάψαιμεν | |
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| 2nd plural | ἐφήψατε | ἐφάψητε | ἐφάψαιτε | ἐφάψατε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐφῆψαν | ἐφάψωσι | ἐφάψειαν · ἐφάψαιεν | ἐφαψάντων · ἐφαψάτωσαν |
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Aorist middle
Aorist middle | Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἐφηψάμην | ἐφάψωμαι | ἐφαψαίμην | |
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| 2nd singular | ἐφήψω | ἐφάψῃ | ἐφάψαιο | ἔφαψαι |
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| 3rd singular | ἐφήψατο | ἐφάψηται | ἐφάψαιτο | ἐφαψάσθω |
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| 1st plural | ἐφηψάμεθα | ἐφαψώμεθα | ἐφαψαίμεθα | |
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| 2nd plural | ἐφήψασθε | ἐφάψησθε | ἐφάψαισθε | ἐφάψασθε |
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| 3rd plural | ἐφήψαντο | ἐφάψωνται | ἐφάψαιντο | ἐφαψάσθων · ἐφαψάσθωσαν |
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Aorist middle/passive
Aorist middle/passive | Indicative |
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| 3rd plural | ἐφηψέατο |
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Perfect middle/passive
Perfect middle/passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | ἐφάμμαι · ἐφῆμμαι | |
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| 2nd singular | ἐφάψαι · ἐφῆψαι | ἐφάψο · ἐφῆψο |
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| 3rd singular | ἐφῆπται | ἐφάφθω · ἐφήφθω |
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| 1st plural | ἐφάμμεθα · ἐφήμμεθα | |
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| 2nd plural | ἐφάφθε · ἐφῆφθε | ἐφάφθε · ἐφῆφθε |
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| 3rd plural | | ἐφάφθων · ἐφήφθων |
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Pluperfect middle/passive
Pluperfect middle/passive | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | ἐφήμμην |
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| 2nd singular | ἐφῆψο |
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| 3rd singular | ἐφῆπτο |
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| 1st plural | ἐφήμμεθα |
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| 2nd plural | ἐφῆφθε |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Middle | Middle/passive |
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| Present | ἐφάπτειν | | ἐφάπτεσθαι |
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| Future | ἐφάψειν | ἐφάψεσθαι | |
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| Aorist | ἐφάψαι | ἐφάψασθαι | |
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| Perfect | | | ἐφάφθαι · ἐφῆφθαι |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐφάπτων | ἐφάπτουσα | ἐφάπτον |
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| Genitive | ἐφάπτοντος | ἐφαπτούσης | ἐφάπτοντος |
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| Dative | ἐφάπτοντι | ἐφαπτούσῃ | ἐφάπτοντι |
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| Accusative | ἐφάπτοντα | ἐφάπτουσαν | ἐφάπτον |
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| Vocative | ἐφάπτον | ἐφάπτουσα | ἐφάπτον |
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Present active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐφάπτοντες | ἐφάπτουσαι | ἐφάπτοντα |
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| Genitive | ἐφαπτόντων | ἐφαπτουσῶν | ἐφαπτόντων |
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| Dative | ἐφάπτουσι | ἐφαπτούσαις | ἐφάπτουσι |
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| Accusative | ἐφάπτοντας | ἐφαπτούσας | ἐφάπτοντα |
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| Vocative | ἐφάπτοντες | ἐφάπτουσαι | ἐφάπτοντα |
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Present middle/passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐφαπτόμενος | ἐφαπτομένη | ἐφαπτόμενον |
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| Genitive | ἐφαπτομένου | ἐφαπτομένης | ἐφαπτομένου |
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| Dative | ἐφαπτομένῳ | ἐφαπτομένῃ | ἐφαπτομένῳ |
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| Accusative | ἐφαπτόμενον | ἐφαπτομένην | ἐφαπτόμενον |
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| Vocative | ἐφαπτόμενε | ἐφαπτομένη | ἐφαπτόμενον |
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Present middle/passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐφαπτόμενοι | ἐφαπτόμεναι | ἐφαπτόμενα |
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| Genitive | ἐφαπτομένων | ἐφαπτομένων | ἐφαπτομένων |
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| Dative | ἐφαπτομένοις | ἐφαπτομέναις | ἐφαπτομένοις |
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| Accusative | ἐφαπτομένους | ἐφαπτομένας | ἐφαπτόμενα |
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| Vocative | ἐφαπτόμενοι | ἐφαπτόμεναι | ἐφαπτόμενα |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐφάψων | ἐφάψουσα | ἐφάψον |
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| Genitive | ἐφάψοντος | ἐφαψούσης | ἐφάψοντος |
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| Dative | ἐφάψοντι | ἐφαψούσῃ | ἐφάψοντι |
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| Accusative | ἐφάψοντα | ἐφάψουσαν | ἐφάψον |
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| Vocative | ἐφάψον | ἐφάψουσα | ἐφάψον |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐφάψοντες | ἐφάψουσαι | ἐφάψοντα |
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| Genitive | ἐφαψόντων | ἐφαψουσῶν | ἐφαψόντων |
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| Dative | ἐφάψουσι | ἐφαψούσαις | ἐφάψουσι |
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| Accusative | ἐφάψοντας | ἐφαψούσας | ἐφάψοντα |
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| Vocative | ἐφάψοντες | ἐφάψουσαι | ἐφάψοντα |
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Future middle participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐφαψόμενος | ἐφαψομένη | ἐφαψόμενον |
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| Genitive | ἐφαψομένου | ἐφαψομένης | ἐφαψομένου |
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| Dative | ἐφαψομένῳ | ἐφαψομένῃ | ἐφαψομένῳ |
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| Accusative | ἐφαψόμενον | ἐφαψομένην | ἐφαψόμενον |
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| Vocative | ἐφαψόμενε | ἐφαψομένη | ἐφαψόμενον |
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Future middle participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐφαψόμενοι | ἐφαψόμεναι | ἐφαψόμενα |
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| Genitive | ἐφαψομένων | ἐφαψομένων | ἐφαψομένων |
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| Dative | ἐφαψομένοις | ἐφαψομέναις | ἐφαψομένοις |
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| Accusative | ἐφαψομένους | ἐφαψομένας | ἐφαψόμενα |
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| Vocative | ἐφαψόμενοι | ἐφαψόμεναι | ἐφαψόμενα |
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Aorist active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐφάψας | ἐφάψασα | ἐφάψαν |
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| Genitive | ἐφάψαντος | ἐφαψάσης | ἐφάψαντος |
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| Dative | ἐφάψαντι | ἐφαψάσῃ | ἐφάψαντι |
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| Accusative | ἐφάψαντα | ἐφάψασαν | ἐφάψαν |
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| Vocative | ἐφάψας | ἐφάψασα | ἐφάψαν |
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Aorist active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐφάψαντες | ἐφάψασαι | ἐφάψαντα |
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| Genitive | ἐφαψάντων | ἐφαψασῶν | ἐφαψάντων |
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| Dative | ἐφάψασι | ἐφαψάσαις | ἐφάψασι |
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| Accusative | ἐφάψαντας | ἐφαψάσας | ἐφάψαντα |
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| Vocative | ἐφάψαντες | ἐφάψασαι | ἐφάψαντα |
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Aorist middle participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐφαψάμενος | ἐφαψαμένη | ἐφαψάμενον |
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| Genitive | ἐφαψαμένου | ἐφαψαμένης | ἐφαψαμένου |
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| Dative | ἐφαψαμένῳ | ἐφαψαμένῃ | ἐφαψαμένῳ |
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| Accusative | ἐφαψάμενον | ἐφαψαμένην | ἐφαψάμενον |
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| Vocative | ἐφαψάμενε | ἐφαψαμένη | ἐφαψάμενον |
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Aorist middle participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐφαψάμενοι | ἐφαψάμεναι | ἐφαψάμενα |
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| Genitive | ἐφαψαμένων | ἐφαψαμένων | ἐφαψαμένων |
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| Dative | ἐφαψαμένοις | ἐφαψαμέναις | ἐφαψαμένοις |
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| Accusative | ἐφαψαμένους | ἐφαψαμένας | ἐφαψάμενα |
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| Vocative | ἐφαψάμενοι | ἐφαψάμεναι | ἐφαψάμενα |
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Perfect middle/passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐφαμμένος · ἐφημμένος | ἐφαμμένη | ἐφαμμένον · ἐφημμένον |
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| Genitive | ἐφαμμένου · ἐφημμένου | ἐφαμμένης | ἐφαμμένου · ἐφημμένου |
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| Dative | ἐφαμμένῳ · ἐφημμένῳ | ἐφαμμένῃ | ἐφαμμένῳ · ἐφημμένῳ |
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| Accusative | ἐφαμμένον · ἐφημμένον | ἐφαμμένην | ἐφαμμένον · ἐφημμένον |
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| Vocative | ἐφαμμένε · ἐφημμένε | ἐφαμμένη | ἐφαμμένον · ἐφημμένον |
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Perfect middle/passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Nominative | ἐφαμμένοι · ἐφημμένοι | ἐφαμμέναι · ἐφημμέναι | ἐφαμμένα · ἐφημμένα |
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| Genitive | ἐφαμμένων · ἐφημμένων | ἐφαμμένων · ἐφημμένων | ἐφαμμένων · ἐφημμένων |
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| Dative | ἐφαμμένοις · ἐφημμένοις | ἐφαμμέναις · ἐφημμέναις | ἐφαμμένοις · ἐφημμένοις |
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| Accusative | ἐφαμμένους · ἐφημμένους | ἐφαμμένας · ἐφημμένας | ἐφαμμένα · ἐφημμένα |
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| Vocative | ἐφαμμένοι · ἐφημμένοι | ἐφαμμέναι · ἐφημμέναι | ἐφαμμένα · ἐφημμένα |
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Meaning and examples of ἐφάπτω
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.