Greek Script
Present
Past perfect
| εγω | εδέησα; δέησα |
| εσυ | εδέησες; δέησες |
| αυτος;αυτή;αυτό | εδέησε; δέησε |
| εμείς | δεήσαμε |
| εσείς | δεήσατε |
| αυτοί;αυτές;αυτά | εδέησαν; δέησαν |
Past imperfect
Imperfective imperative
Participles
| Present | δέουσα |
| Past | έχοντας δεήσει |
Transliterated
Future
| ego | tha deeso |
| autos;aute;auto | tha dei1/2 |
Past perfect
| ego | edeesa; deesa |
| esu | edeeses; deeses |
| autos;aute;auto | edeese; deese |
| emeis | deesame |
| eseis | deesate |
| autoi;autes;auta | edeesan; deesan |
Past imperfect
Imperfective imperative
Participles
| Present | deousa |
| Past | ekhontas deesei |
Passive Forms
Present
| εγω | δέομαι |
| εσυ | δέεσαι |
| αυτος;αυτή;αυτό | δέεται |
| εμείς | δεόμαστε |
| εσείς | δέεστε; δεόσαστε |
| αυτοί;αυτές;αυτά | δέονται |
Future
| εγω | θα δέομαι; θα δεηθώ |
| εσυ | θα δέεσαι |
| αυτος;αυτή;αυτό | θα δέεται |
| εμείς | θα δεόμαστε |
| εσείς | θα δέεστε; θα δεόσαστε |
| αυτοί;αυτές;αυτά | θα δέονται |
Past perfect
| εγω | δεήθηκα |
| εσυ | δεήθηκες |
| αυτος;αυτή;αυτό | δεήθηκε |
| εμείς | δεηθήκαμε |
| εσείς | δεηθήκατε |
| αυτοί;αυτές;αυτά | δεήθηκαν |
Past imperfect
Participles
| Present | δεόμενος; δεόμενη; δεόμενο |
Passive Forms
Present
| ego | deomai |
| esu | deesai |
| autos;aute;auto | deetai |
| emeis | deomaste |
| eseis | deeste; deosaste |
| autoi;autes;auta | deontai |
Future
| ego | tha deomai; tha deetho |
| esu | tha deesai |
| autos;aute;auto | tha deetai |
| emeis | tha deomaste |
| eseis | tha deeste; tha deosaste |
| autoi;autes;auta | tha deontai |
Past perfect
| ego | deetheka |
| esu | deethekes |
| autos;aute;auto | deetheke; edeethe1/2 |
| emeis | deethekame |
| eseis | deethekate |
| autoi;autes;auta | deethekan; edeethesan1/2 |
Past imperfect
Participles
| Present | deomenos; deomene; deomene1/2; deomeno |
Verbs conjugated like δέω
δέω,
Translations
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δέω (déō, “to need”).
Sample Sentences
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εδέησα (edéisa, past tense, retaining the old syllabic augment ε-)
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Εδέησε να μου επιστρέψει το βιβλίο που του είχα δανείσει. (S/he finally (succeeded to) return the book I had lent him/her.)
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Μετά την ξηρασία, εδέησε να βρέξει. (After the drought, it finally rained.)
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Also see the ancient uncontracted δει (dei, “it is needed”)