"ἦν" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἦν in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɛ̂ːn/, /in/, /in/, /ɛ̂ːn/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /e̝n/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /in/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /in/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /in/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Head templates: {{grc-verb form}} ἦν • (ên) Forms: ên [romanization], ἔᾱ [alternative, Epic], ἔον [alternative, Epic], ἔσκον [alternative, Epic], [alternative], ἦα [alternative, Epic], ἔην [alternative, Epic], ἔσκε [alternative, Epic], ἦεν [alternative, Epic], ἤην [alternative, Epic]
  1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of εἰμί (eimí): I/he/she/it was Tags: first-person, form-of, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person Form of: εἰμί (extra: (eimí): I/he/she/it was)
    Sense id: en-ἦν-grc-verb-OjiITTzh Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31
  2. first-person singular imperfect of ἠμί (ēmí): I said Tags: first-person, form-of, imperfect, singular Form of: ἠμί (extra: (ēmí): I said)
    Sense id: en-ἦν-grc-verb-IA5HXbkW

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "ên",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔᾱ",
      "roman": "éā",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔον",
      "roman": "éon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔσκον",
      "roman": "éskon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἦ",
      "roman": "ê",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἦα",
      "roman": "êa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔην",
      "roman": "éēn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔσκε",
      "roman": "éske",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἦεν",
      "roman": "êen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἤην",
      "roman": "ḗēn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "59 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
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        }
      ],
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          "extra": "(eimí): I/he/she/it was",
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        }
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        "first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of εἰμί (eimí): I/he/she/it was"
      ],
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        ]
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        "form-of",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "extra": "(ēmí): I said",
          "word": "ἠμί"
        }
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        "first-person singular imperfect of ἠμί (ēmí): I said"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἦν-grc-verb-IA5HXbkW",
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      "tags": [
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        "form-of",
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        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̂ːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/in/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/in/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̂ːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e̝n/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/in/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/in/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/in/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἦν"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek non-lemma forms",
    "Ancient Greek perispomenon terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ên",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔᾱ",
      "roman": "éā",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔον",
      "roman": "éon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔσκον",
      "roman": "éskon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἦ",
      "roman": "ê",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἦα",
      "roman": "êa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔην",
      "roman": "éēn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔσκε",
      "roman": "éske",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἦεν",
      "roman": "êen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἤην",
      "roman": "ḗēn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Epic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "word": "εἰμί"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of εἰμί (eimí): I/he/she/it was"
      ],
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        [
          "εἰμί",
          "εἰμί#Ancient_Greek"
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
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        "third-person"
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        {
          "extra": "(ēmí): I said",
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        }
      ],
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        "first-person singular imperfect of ἠμί (ēmí): I said"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ἠμί",
          "ἠμί#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̂ːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/in/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/in/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̂ːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e̝n/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/in/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/in/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/in/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἦν"
}

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