ὀλισθάνω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὀλισθαίνω (olisthaínō)

Etymology

Generally referred to Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ-.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /o.lis.tʰá.nɔː/ → /o.lisˈθa.no/ → /o.lisˈθa.no/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.lis.tʰá.nɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.lisˈtʰa.no/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.lisˈθa.no/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.lisˈθa.no/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.lisˈθa.no/

Verb

ὀλισθάνω • (olisthánō)

1. to slip, to slide, to be slippery

Inflection

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀλισθᾰ́νω	ὀλισθᾰ́νεις	ὀλισθᾰ́νει	ὀλισθᾰ́νετον	ὀλισθᾰ́νετον	ὀλισθᾰ́νομεν	ὀλισθᾰ́νετε	ὀλισθᾰ́νουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὀλισθᾰ́νω	ὀλισθᾰ́νῃς	ὀλισθᾰ́νῃ	ὀλισθᾰ́νητον	ὀλισθᾰ́νητον	ὀλισθᾰ́νωμεν	ὀλισθᾰ́νητε	ὀλισθᾰ́νωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλισθᾰ́νοιμῐ	ὀλισθᾰ́νοις	ὀλισθᾰ́νοι	ὀλισθᾰ́νοιτον	ὀλισθᾰνοίτην	ὀλισθᾰ́νοιμεν	ὀλισθᾰ́νοιτε	ὀλισθᾰ́νοιεν
	imperative		ὀλίσθᾰνε	ὀλισθᾰνέτω	ὀλισθᾰ́νετον	ὀλισθᾰνέτων		ὀλισθᾰ́νετε	ὀλισθᾰνόντων
		active
infinitive		ὀλισθᾰ́νειν
participle	m	ὀλισθᾰ́νων
	f	ὀλισθᾰ́νουσᾰ
	n	ὀλισθᾰ́νον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ὀλισθᾰ́νω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὠλίσθᾰνον	ὠλίσθᾰνες	ὠλίσθᾰνε(ν)	ὠλισθᾰ́νετον	ὠλισθᾰνέτην	ὠλισθᾰ́νομεν	ὠλισθᾰ́νετε	ὠλίσθᾰνον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ὠλίσθᾰνον

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀλισθήσω	ὀλισθήσεις	ὀλισθήσει	ὀλισθήσετον	ὀλισθήσετον	ὀλισθήσομεν	ὀλισθήσετε	ὀλισθήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλισθήσοιμῐ	ὀλισθήσοις	ὀλισθήσοι	ὀλισθήσοιτον	ὀλισθησοίτην	ὀλισθήσοιμεν	ὀλισθήσοιτε	ὀλισθήσοιεν
		active
infinitive		ὀλισθήσειν
participle	m	ὀλισθήσων
	f	ὀλισθήσουσᾰ
	n	ὀλισθῆσον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ὀλισθήσω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὠλίσθησᾰ	ὠλίσθησᾰς	ὠλίσθησε(ν)	ὠλισθήσᾰτον	ὠλισθησᾰ́την	ὠλισθήσᾰμεν	ὠλισθήσᾰτε	ὠλίσθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ὀλισθήσω	ὀλισθήσῃς	ὀλισθήσῃ	ὀλισθήσητον	ὀλισθήσητον	ὀλισθήσωμεν	ὀλισθήσητε	ὀλισθήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλισθήσαιμῐ	ὀλισθήσειᾰς, ὀλισθήσαις	ὀλισθήσειε(ν), ὀλισθήσαι	ὀλισθήσαιτον	ὀλισθησαίτην	ὀλισθήσαιμεν	ὀλισθήσαιτε	ὀλισθήσειᾰν, ὀλισθήσαιεν
	imperative		ὀλίσθησον	ὀλισθησᾰ́τω	ὀλισθήσᾰτον	ὀλισθησᾰ́των		ὀλισθήσᾰτε	ὀλισθησᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ὀλισθῆσαι
participle	m	ὀλισθήσᾱς
	f	ὀλισθήσᾱσᾰ
	n	ὀλισθῆσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ὠλίσθησᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὠλίσθηνᾰ	ὠλίσθηνᾰς	ὠλίσθηνε(ν)	ὠλισθήνᾰτον	ὠλισθηνᾰ́την	ὠλισθήνᾰμεν	ὠλισθήνᾰτε	ὠλίσθηνᾰν
	subjunctive	ὀλισθήνω	ὀλισθήνῃς	ὀλισθήνῃ	ὀλισθήνητον	ὀλισθήνητον	ὀλισθήνωμεν	ὀλισθήνητε	ὀλισθήνωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλισθήναιμῐ	ὀλισθήνειᾰς, ὀλισθήναις	ὀλισθήνειε(ν), ὀλισθήναι	ὀλισθήναιτον	ὀλισθηναίτην	ὀλισθήναιμεν	ὀλισθήναιτε	ὀλισθήνειᾰν, ὀλισθήναιεν
	imperative		ὀλίσθηνον	ὀλισθηνᾰ́τω	ὀλισθήνᾰτον	ὀλισθηνᾰ́των		ὀλισθήνᾰτε	ὀλισθηνᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ὀλισθῆναι
participle	m	ὀλισθήνᾱς
	f	ὀλισθήνᾱσᾰ
	n	ὀλισθῆνᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ὠλίσθηνᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὤλισθον	ὤλισθες	ὤλισθε(ν)	ὠλίσθετον	ὠλισθέτην	ὠλίσθομεν	ὠλίσθετε	ὤλισθον
	subjunctive	ὀλίσθω	ὀλίσθῃς	ὀλίσθῃ	ὀλίσθητον	ὀλίσθητον	ὀλίσθωμεν	ὀλίσθητε	ὀλίσθωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλίσθοιμῐ	ὀλίσθοις	ὀλίσθοι	ὀλίσθοιτον	ὀλισθοίτην	ὀλίσθοιμεν	ὀλίσθοιτε	ὀλίσθοιεν
	imperative		ὄλισθε	ὀλισθέτω	ὀλίσθετον	ὀλισθέτων		ὀλίσθετε	ὀλισθόντων
		active
infinitive		ὀλισθεῖν
participle	m	ὀλισθών
	f	ὀλισθοῦσᾰ
	n	ὀλισθόν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ὤλισθον

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὄλισθον	ὄλισθες	ὄλισθε(ν)	ὀλίσθετον	ὀλισθέτην	ὀλίσθομεν	ὀλίσθετε	ὄλισθον
	subjunctive	ὀλίσθω, ὀλίσθωμῐ	ὀλίσθῃς, ὀλίσθῃσθᾰ	ὀλίσθῃ, ὀλίσθῃσῐ	ὀλίσθητον	ὀλίσθητον	ὀλίσθωμεν	ὀλίσθητε	ὀλίσθωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλίσθοιμῐ	ὀλίσθοις/ὀλίσθοισθᾰ	ὀλίσθοι	ὀλισθεῖτον	ὀλισθείτην	ὀλισθεῖμεν	ὀλισθεῖτε	ὀλισθεῖεν
	imperative		ὄλισθε	ὀλισθέτω	ὀλίσθετον	ὀλισθέτων		ὀλίσθετε	ὀλισθόντων
		active
infinitive		ὀλισθεῖν/ὀλισθέμεν(αι)
participle	m	ὀλισθών
	f	ὀλισθοῦσᾰ
	n	ὀλισθόν
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ὄλισθον (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὠλίσθηκᾰ	ὠλίσθηκᾰς	ὠλίσθηκε(ν)	ὠλισθήκᾰτον	ὠλισθήκᾰτον	ὠλισθήκᾰμεν	ὠλισθήκᾰτε	ὠλισθήκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὠλισθήκω	ὠλισθήκῃς	ὠλισθήκῃ	ὠλισθήκητον	ὠλισθήκητον	ὠλισθήκωμεν	ὠλισθήκητε	ὠλισθήκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὠλισθήκοιμῐ, ὠλισθηκοίην	ὠλισθήκοις, ὠλισθηκοίης	ὠλισθήκοι, ὠλισθηκοίη	ὠλισθήκοιτον	ὠλισθηκοίτην	ὠλισθήκοιμεν	ὠλισθήκοιτε	ὠλισθήκοιεν
	imperative		ὠλίσθηκε	ὠλισθηκέτω	ὠλισθήκετον	ὠλισθηκέτων		ὠλισθήκετε	ὠλισθηκόντων
		active
infinitive		ὠλισθηκέναι
participle	m	ὠλισθηκώς
	f	ὠλισθηκυῖᾰ
	n	ὠλισθηκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ὠλίσθηκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὠλισθήκειν, ὠλισθήκη	ὠλισθήκεις, ὠλισθήκης	ὠλισθήκει(ν)	ὠλισθήκετον	ὠλισθηκέτην	ὠλισθήκεμεν	ὠλισθήκετε	ὠλισθήκεσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ὠλισθήκειν

Derived terms

• ὀλῐσθηρός (olĭsthērós)

Related terms

• ὄλῐσβος (ólĭsbos)

Further reading

• “ὀλισθάνω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ὀλισθάνω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ὀλισθάνω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ὀλισθάνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • glide idem, page 362.
  • slide idem, page 784.
  • slip idem, page 784.