εδει

Lemma: δέω

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Definition

To bind, tie, or fasten; to fetter or restrain. In the middle δέομαι means “to beg, entreat, or pray (to someone);” the passive is used to express being bound.

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Grammatical Analysis

"εδει"

Person: 3rd

Number: singular

Tense: imperfect

Mood: indicative

Voice: active

Root: δέω (impersonal present δεῖ, 'it is necessary')

Special notes: Impersonal verb; typically construed with an infinitive (e.g., 'δεῖ σε ποιεῖν' = 'You must do'). The imperfect ἔδει ('it was necessary') expresses necessity or obligation in past time; always 3rd singular ('ἔδει'), never plural.

Related Forms of δέω

12 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

δεῖν present, active, infinitive ἔδευσεν aorist, active, indicative, singular, 3rd δεῖ present, active, indicative, singular, 3rd δεῆσαν aorist, active, indicative, plural, third δέῃ aorist, active, subjunctive, singular, 3rd δήσας aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, ... δέω present, active, indicative, singular, 1st δέοι present, active, optative, singular, 3rd δεων present, active, participle, nominative, singular,... δέοντα present, active, participle, accusative, singular,... ἐδέου imperfect, middle (deponent), indicative, singular... δεσει future, active, indicative, singular, 3rd

Verb Conjugation

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