ἕλκω

Ancient Greek

From Proto-Indo-European *selk- (“to pull, draw”). Cognate with Latin sulcus (“furrow, groove”), Old English sulh (“plow”), Albanian hulli (“furrow”).

ἕλκω • (hélkō)

Present: ἕλκω, ἕλκομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἕλκω	ἕλκεις	ἕλκει	ἕλκετον	ἕλκετον	ἕλκομεν	ἕλκετε	ἕλκουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἕλκω	ἕλκῃς	ἕλκῃ	ἕλκητον	ἕλκητον	ἕλκωμεν	ἕλκητε	ἕλκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἕλκοιμῐ	ἕλκοις	ἕλκοι	ἕλκοιτον	ἑλκοίτην	ἕλκοιμεν	ἕλκοιτε	ἕλκοιεν
	imperative		ἕλκε	ἑλκέτω	ἕλκετον	ἑλκέτων		ἕλκετε	ἑλκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἕλκομαι	ἕλκῃ, ἕλκει	ἕλκεται	ἕλκεσθον	ἕλκεσθον	ἑλκόμεθᾰ	ἕλκεσθε	ἕλκονται
	subjunctive	ἕλκωμαι	ἕλκῃ	ἕλκηται	ἕλκησθον	ἕλκησθον	ἑλκώμεθᾰ	ἕλκησθε	ἕλκωνται
	optative	ἑλκοίμην	ἕλκοιο	ἕλκοιτο	ἕλκοισθον	ἑλκοίσθην	ἑλκοίμεθᾰ	ἕλκοισθε	ἕλκοιντο
	imperative		ἕλκου	ἑλκέσθω	ἕλκεσθον	ἑλκέσθων		ἕλκεσθε	ἑλκέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἕλκειν				ἕλκεσθαι
participle	m	ἕλκων				ἑλκόμενος
	f	ἕλκουσᾰ				ἑλκομένη
	n	ἕλκον				ἑλκόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: εἷλκον, εἱλκόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	εἷλκον	εἷλκες	εἷλκε(ν)	εἵλκετον	εἱλκέτην	εἵλκομεν	εἵλκετε	εἷλκον
middle/ passive	indicative	εἱλκόμην	εἵλκου	εἵλκετο	εἵλκεσθον	εἱλκέσθην	εἱλκόμεθᾰ	εἵλκεσθε	εἵλκοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Future: ἕλξω, ἕλξομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἕλξω	ἕλξεις	ἕλξει	ἕλξετον	ἕλξετον	ἕλξομεν	ἕλξετε	ἕλξουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	ἕλξοιμῐ	ἕλξοις	ἕλξοι	ἕλξοιτον	ἑλξοίτην	ἕλξοιμεν	ἕλξοιτε	ἕλξοιεν
middle	indicative	ἕλξομαι	ἕλξῃ, ἕλξει	ἕλξεται	ἕλξεσθον	ἕλξεσθον	ἑλξόμεθᾰ	ἕλξεσθε	ἕλξονται
middle	optative	ἑλξοίμην	ἕλξοιο	ἕλξοιτο	ἕλξοισθον	ἑλξοίσθην	ἑλξοίμεθᾰ	ἕλξοισθε	ἕλξοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		ἕλξειν			ἕλξεσθαι
participle	m	ἕλξων			ἑλξόμενος
	f	ἕλξουσᾰ			ἑλξομένη
	n	ἕλξον			ἑλξόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

(See ἑλκύω (helkúō) for future passive, aorist, and perfect forms.)

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