οἴχομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Mediopassive form (with perfective meaning?) to Ancient Greek οἰχνέω (oikhnéō, “to go, come, walk, approach”), both connected to Armenian and Tocharian verbal forms (with meanings such as Old Armenian իջանեմ (iǰanem, “to come down”) and Tocharian B yku (“gone”)). Compare also Old Irish óegi (“guest”) and Lithuanian eigà (“course”); if these are all related, they point to Proto-Indo-European *h₁eygʰ- (“to go”).^[1]

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ǒi̯.kʰo.mai̯/ → /ˈy.xo.mɛ/ → /ˈi.xo.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǒi̯.kʰo.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈy.kʰo.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈy.xo.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈy.xo.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.xo.me/

Verb

οἴχομαι • (oíkhomai)

1. to have or be gone, absent, vanished
2. to be undone, ruined
3. (euphemistic) to be dead

Conjugation

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	οἴχομαι	οἴχῃ, οἴχει	οἴχεται	οἴχεσθον	οἴχεσθον	οἰχόμεθᾰ	οἴχεσθε	οἴχονται
	subjunctive	οἴχωμαι	οἴχῃ	οἴχηται	οἴχησθον	οἴχησθον	οἰχώμεθᾰ	οἴχησθε	οἴχωνται
	optative	οἰχοίμην	οἴχοιο	οἴχοιτο	οἴχοισθον	οἰχοίσθην	οἰχοίμεθᾰ	οἴχοισθε	οἴχοιντο
	imperative		οἴχου	οἰχέσθω	οἴχεσθον	οἰχέσθων		οἴχεσθε	οἰχέσθων
infinitive						οἴχεσθαι
participle	m					οἰχόμενος
	f					οἰχομένη
	n					οἰχόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: οἴχομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ᾠχόμην	ᾤχου	ᾤχετο	ᾤχεσθον	ᾠχέσθην	ᾠχόμεθᾰ	ᾤχεσθε	ᾤχοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ᾠχόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	οἰχήσομαι	οἰχήσῃ, οἰχήσει	οἰχήσεται	οἰχήσεσθον	οἰχήσεσθον	οἰχησόμεθᾰ	οἰχήσεσθε	οἰχήσονται
	optative	οἰχησοίμην	οἰχήσοιο	οἰχήσοιτο	οἰχήσοισθον	οἰχησοίσθην	οἰχησοίμεθᾰ	οἰχήσοισθε	οἰχήσοιντο
					middle
infinitive					οἰχήσεσθαι
participle	m				οἰχησόμενος
	f				οἰχησομένη
	n				οἰχησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: οἰχήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	οἴχωκᾰ	οἴχωκᾰς	οἴχωκε(ν)	οἰχώκᾰτον	οἰχώκᾰτον	οἰχώκᾰμεν	οἰχώκᾰτε	οἰχώκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	οἰχώκω	οἰχώκῃς	οἰχώκῃ	οἰχώκητον	οἰχώκητον	οἰχώκωμεν	οἰχώκητε	οἰχώκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	οἰχώκοιμῐ, οἰχωκοίην	οἰχώκοις, οἰχωκοίης	οἰχώκοι, οἰχωκοίη	οἰχώκοιτον	οἰχωκοίτην	οἰχώκοιμεν	οἰχώκοιτε	οἰχώκοιεν
	imperative		οἴχωκε	οἰχωκέτω	οἰχώκετον	οἰχωκέτων		οἰχώκετε	οἰχωκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	οἴχημαι	οἴχησαι	οἴχηται	οἴχησθον	οἴχησθον	οἰχήμεθᾰ	οἴχησθε	οἴχηνται
	subjunctive	οἰχημένος ὦ	οἰχημένος ᾖς	οἰχημένος ᾖ	οἰχημένω ἦτον	οἰχημένω ἦτον	οἰχημένοι ὦμεν	οἰχημένοι ἦτε	οἰχημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	οἰχημένος εἴην	οἰχημένος εἴης	οἰχημένος εἴη	οἰχημένω εἴητον/εἶτον	οἰχημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	οἰχημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	οἰχημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	οἰχημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		οἴχησο	οἰχήσθω	οἴχησθον	οἰχήσθων		οἴχησθε	οἰχήσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		οἰχωκέναι				οἰχῆσθαι
participle	m	οἰχωκώς				οἰχημένος
	f	οἰχωκυῖᾰ				οἰχημένη
	n	οἰχωκός				οἰχημένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: οἴχωκᾰ, οἴχημαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾤχωκᾰ	ᾤχωκᾰς	ᾤχωκε(ν)	ᾠχώκᾰτον	ᾠχώκᾰτον	ᾠχώκᾰμεν	ᾠχώκᾰτε	ᾠχώκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ᾠχώκω	ᾠχώκῃς	ᾠχώκῃ	ᾠχώκητον	ᾠχώκητον	ᾠχώκωμεν	ᾠχώκητε	ᾠχώκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾠχώκοιμῐ, ᾠχωκοίην	ᾠχώκοις, ᾠχωκοίης	ᾠχώκοι, ᾠχωκοίη	ᾠχώκοιτον	ᾠχωκοίτην	ᾠχώκοιμεν	ᾠχώκοιτε	ᾠχώκοιεν
	imperative		ᾤχωκε	ᾠχωκέτω	ᾠχώκετον	ᾠχωκέτων		ᾠχώκετε	ᾠχωκόντων
		active
infinitive		ᾠχωκέναι
participle	m	ᾠχωκώς
	f	ᾠχωκυῖᾰ
	n	ᾠχωκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ᾤχωκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾤχηκᾰ	ᾤχηκᾰς	ᾤχηκε(ν)	ᾠχήκᾰτον	ᾠχήκᾰτον	ᾠχήκᾰμεν	ᾠχήκᾰτε	ᾠχήκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ᾠχήκω	ᾠχήκῃς	ᾠχήκῃ	ᾠχήκητον	ᾠχήκητον	ᾠχήκωμεν	ᾠχήκητε	ᾠχήκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾠχήκοιμῐ, ᾠχηκοίην	ᾠχήκοις, ᾠχηκοίης	ᾠχήκοι, ᾠχηκοίη	ᾠχήκοιτον	ᾠχηκοίτην	ᾠχήκοιμεν	ᾠχήκοιτε	ᾠχήκοιεν
	imperative		ᾤχηκε	ᾠχηκέτω	ᾠχήκετον	ᾠχηκέτων		ᾠχήκετε	ᾠχηκόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ᾤχημαι	ᾤχησαι	ᾤχηται	ᾤχησθον	ᾤχησθον	ᾠχήμεθᾰ	ᾤχησθε	ᾤχηνται
	subjunctive	ᾠχημένος ὦ	ᾠχημένος ᾖς	ᾠχημένος ᾖ	ᾠχημένω ἦτον	ᾠχημένω ἦτον	ᾠχημένοι ὦμεν	ᾠχημένοι ἦτε	ᾠχημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾠχημένος εἴην	ᾠχημένος εἴης	ᾠχημένος εἴη	ᾠχημένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ᾠχημένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ᾠχημένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ᾠχημένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ᾠχημένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ᾤχησο	ᾠχήσθω	ᾤχησθον	ᾠχήσθων		ᾤχησθε	ᾠχήσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ᾠχηκέναι				ᾠχῆσθαι
participle	m	ᾠχηκώς				ᾠχημένος
	f	ᾠχηκυῖᾰ				ᾠχημένη
	n	ᾠχηκός				ᾠχημένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ᾤχηκᾰ, ᾤχημαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	οἰχώκειν, οἰχώκη	οἰχώκεις, οἰχώκης	οἰχώκει(ν)	οἰχώκετον	οἰχωκέτην	οἰχώκεμεν	οἰχώκετε	οἰχώκεσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: οἰχώκειν

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾠχήκειν, ᾠχήκη	ᾠχήκεις, ᾠχήκης	ᾠχήκει(ν)	ᾠχήκετον	ᾠχηκέτην	ᾠχήκεμεν	ᾠχήκετε	ᾠχήκεσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ᾠχήκειν

Derived terms

• ἀποίχομαι (apoíkhomai)
• ἐποίχομαι (epoíkhomai)

 

References

1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “οἴχομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading

• “οἴχομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “οἴχομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “οἴχομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• οἴχομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• οἴχομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “οἴχομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • dead idem, page 197.
  • depart idem, page 211.
  • disappear idem, page 227.
  • doom idem, page 247.
  • go idem, page 364.
  • off idem, page 569.
  • over idem, page 584.
  • pass idem, page 595.
  • perish idem, page 607.
  • undone idem, page 915.
  • up idem, page 937.
  • vanish idem, page 943.