ἀναχωρέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀνα- (ana-) +‎ χωρέω (khōréō)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.na.kʰɔː.ré.ɔː/ → /a.na.xoˈre.o/ → /a.na.xoˈre.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.na.kʰɔː.ré.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.na.kʰoˈre.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.na.xoˈre.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.na.xoˈre.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.na.xoˈre.o/

Verb

ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέω • (anakhōréō)

1. to go back
2. to withdraw, retire
3. to retreat

Conjugation

   Present: ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέω (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέω	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέεις	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέει	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέετον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέετον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέομεν	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέετε	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέω	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέῃς	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέῃ	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέητον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέητον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέωμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέητε	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέοιμῐ	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέοις	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέοι	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέοιτον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρεοίτην	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέοιμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέοιτε	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέοιεν
	imperative		ᾰ̓νᾰχώρεε	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρεέτω	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέετον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρεέτων		ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέετε	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρεόντων
		active
infinitive		ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέειν
participle	m	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέων
	f	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέουσᾰ
	n	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρέον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ᾰ̓νᾰχωρῶ (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρῶ	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρεῖς	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρεῖ	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρεῖτον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρεῖτον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωροῦμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρεῖτε	ᾰ̓νᾰχωροῦσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρῶ	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρῇς	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρῇ	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρῆτον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρῆτον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρῶμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρῆτε	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰχωροίην, ᾰ̓νᾰχωροῖμῐ	ᾰ̓νᾰχωροίης, ᾰ̓νᾰχωροῖς	ᾰ̓νᾰχωροίη, ᾰ̓νᾰχωροῖ	ᾰ̓νᾰχωροῖτον, ᾰ̓νᾰχωροίητον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωροίτην, ᾰ̓νᾰχωροιήτην	ᾰ̓νᾰχωροῖμεν, ᾰ̓νᾰχωροίημεν	ᾰ̓νᾰχωροῖτε, ᾰ̓νᾰχωροίητε	ᾰ̓νᾰχωροῖεν, ᾰ̓νᾰχωροίησᾰν
	imperative		ᾰ̓νᾰχώρει	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρείτω	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρεῖτον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρείτων		ᾰ̓νᾰχωρεῖτε	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρούντων
		active
infinitive		ᾰ̓νᾰχωρεῖν
participle	m	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρῶν
	f	ᾰ̓νᾰχωροῦσᾰ
	n	ᾰ̓νᾰχωροῦν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ᾰ̓νεχώρεον (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νεχώρεον	ᾰ̓νεχώρεες	ᾰ̓νεχώρεε(ν)	ᾰ̓νεχωρέετον	ᾰ̓νεχωρεέτην	ᾰ̓νεχωρέομεν	ᾰ̓νεχωρέετε	ᾰ̓νεχώρεον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ᾰ̓νεχώρουν (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νεχώρουν	ᾰ̓νεχώρεις	ᾰ̓νεχώρει	ᾰ̓νεχωρεῖτον	ᾰ̓νεχωρείτην	ᾰ̓νεχωροῦμεν	ᾰ̓νεχωρεῖτε	ᾰ̓νεχώρουν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσω	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσεις	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσει	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσετον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσετον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσομεν	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσετε	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσοιμῐ	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσοις	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσοι	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσοιτον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρησοίτην	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσοιμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσοιτε	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσοιεν
		active
infinitive		ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσειν
participle	m	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσων
	f	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσουσᾰ
	n	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρῆσον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ᾰ̓νεχώρησᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νεχώρησᾰ	ᾰ̓νεχώρησᾰς	ᾰ̓νεχώρησε(ν)	ᾰ̓νεχωρήσᾰτον	ᾰ̓νεχωρησᾰ́την	ᾰ̓νεχωρήσᾰμεν	ᾰ̓νεχωρήσᾰτε	ᾰ̓νεχώρησᾰν
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσω	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσῃς	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσῃ	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσητον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσητον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσωμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσητε	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσαιμῐ	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσειᾰς, ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσαις	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσειε(ν), ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσαι	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσαιτον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρησαίτην	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσαιμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσαιτε	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσειᾰν, ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσαιεν
	imperative		ᾰ̓νᾰχώρησον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρησᾰ́τω	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσᾰτον	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρησᾰ́των		ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσᾰτε	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρησᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ᾰ̓νᾰχωρῆσαι
participle	m	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσᾱς
	f	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρήσᾱσᾰ
	n	ᾰ̓νᾰχωρῆσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ᾰ̓νᾰκεχώρηκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχώρηκᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχώρηκᾰς	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχώρηκε(ν)	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκᾰτον	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκᾰτον	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκᾰμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκᾰτε	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκω	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκῃς	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκῃ	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκητον	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκητον	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκωμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκητε	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκοιμῐ, ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρηκοίην	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκοις, ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρηκοίης	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκοι, ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρηκοίη	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκοιτον	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρηκοίτην	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκοιμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκοιτε	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκοιεν
	imperative		ᾰ̓νᾰκεχώρηκε	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρηκέτω	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκετον	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρηκέτων		ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρήκετε	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρηκόντων
		active
infinitive		ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρηκέναι
participle	m	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρηκώς
	f	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρηκυῖᾰ
	n	ᾰ̓νᾰκεχωρηκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἀνᾰχώρημᾰ (anakhṓrēma)
• ἀνᾰχώρησῐς (anakhṓrēsis)
• ἀνᾰχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs)
• ἀνᾰχωρητῐκός (anakhōrētikós)
• ὑπαναχωρέω (hupanakhōréō)

 

Further reading

• “ἀναχωρέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀναχωρέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀναχωρέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀναχωρέω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀναχωρέω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)