δέομαι

verb (deponent, middle/passive form... verb (deponent, middle/passive form)
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Definition

To lack or be in need of, require. In the middle (δέομαι) also “to request, beg” someone for something (often with the genitive of the person and the thing asked).

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Grammatical Analysis

"δέομαι"

Verb type: standard (-ω) verb (contract: -ομαι < -εομαι)

Tense: present

Voice: middle (deponent in meaning)

Mood: indicative

Person: 1st

Number: singular

Related Forms of δέομαι

20 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

δεηθεις aorist, passive (aorist passive form; in usage oft... δεομένη present, middle (deponent in form; active in meani... δεομαι present, middle/passive (deponent in usage), indic... δεήθητι aorist, middle/passive (deponent), imperative, sin... εδεηθην aorist, passive (deponent in usage, but formally p... εδεήθη aorist (1st aorist, sigmatic), passive (aorist pas... δεόμενός present, middle/passive (deponent), participle, no... deomai present, middle, indicative, singular, 1st εδεομην imperfect, middle (deponent), indicative, singular... δεοίμην aorist (2nd aorist, thematic), middle, optative, s... εδεηθη aorist, passive, indicative, singular, 3rd Δεομενοι present, middle (deponent in meaning), participle,... ἐδεήθην aorist, passive (aorist passive in -θη-), indicati... δεησομαι future, middle (deponent in sense), indicative, si... Δεήσει future, middle (deponent in meaning), indicative, ... δειται present, middle/deponent (active in meaning: 'need... δεομενοι present, middle/passive (deponent in meaning), par... δεονται present, middle/deponent (active in meaning), indi... ἐδέοντο imperfect, middle (deponent in sense for δέομαι), ... δέομαι present, middle (deponent in meaning), indicative,...

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