"-εναι" meaning in Ancient Greek

See -εναι in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /e.nai̯/, /e.nɛ/, /e.ne/, /e.nai̯/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /e.nɛ/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /e.nɛ/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /e.ne/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /e.ne/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: -enai [romanization]
Etymology: Seen in athematic verbs it seems to be an elaboration of -ειν (-ein), i.e. -εεν (in thematic verbs), with -αι seen elsewhere. See also -έμεν (-émen), -μεναι (-menai). Head templates: {{head|grc|suffix}} -εναι • (-enai)
  1. infinitive forming suffix Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--εναι-grc-suffix-R5d1Sc~a Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "ipa": "/e.nai̯/"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/e.ne/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.nai̯/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.nɛ/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.nɛ/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ne/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/e.ne/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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      "ipa": "/e.nɛ/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/e.ne/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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