δεη

Lemma: δέω

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Definition

to bind, tie, or fasten; also, to fetter or imprison. In the middle, often “to bind oneself” or “to put on” (e.g. clothing); in the passive, “to be bound” or “be in bonds.”

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Grammatical Analysis

"δεη"

Verb class: standard (-ω) verb

Lexical verb: δέω/δέομαι (as spelled in this form: δε-)

Tense: present

Voice: active

Mood: subjunctive

Person: 3rd

Number: singular

Note: Form δεῇ (often written without diacritics as δεη) = contracted present subjunctive active 3sg of δέω; typically used impersonally in the sense 'it is necessary' (from δεῖ < δέω).

Related Forms of δέω

20 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

δεῖ present, active, indicative, singular, 3rd ἔδευσεν aorist, active, indicative, singular, 3rd δεων present, active, participle, nominative, singular,... δεσει future, active, indicative, singular, 3rd δέοντα present, active, participle, accusative, singular,... δέω present, active, indicative, singular, 1st δέοι present, active, optative, singular, 3rd ἐδέου imperfect, middle (deponent), indicative, singular... δεῖν present, active, infinitive εδει imperfect, active, indicative, singular, 3rd δέῃ aorist, active, subjunctive, singular, 3rd δεῆσαν aorist, active, indicative, plural, third δεδεσθαι perfect, middle/passive, infinitive, n/a (infiniti... δησας aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, ... δήσας aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, ... δέῃ present, active, subjunctive, singular, 3rd δεοι present, active, optative, singular, 3rd δέω present, active, indicative, singular, 1st δεδέσθαι perfect, middle/passive, infinitive, n/a (infiniti... εδεησε aorist (sigmatic aorist in -σα-), active, indicati...

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