ζῶ
(contraction from ζώω: ζάω only in Grammars, [[ “Etymologicum Magnum” 410.38), ζῇς (4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus “Scholia in Theodosii Canones” 2.28), ζῇ, ζῆτε (but ζῆς, ζῆ _accusative_ to Anonymus cited in “Etymologicum Magnum” 410.48, Sophronius cited in 4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus “Scholia in Theodosii Canones” 2.416)] Refs 4th c.AD+]; imperative ζῆ [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 167, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 699, ζῆθι (as if from ζῆμι,compare “Etymologicum Magnum” [same place]) 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 11 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Μονόστιχοι - Fragmenta Comicorum Graecorum” 191, “Anthologia Graeca” 10.43, σύ-ζηθι 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus cited in “Etymologicum Genuinum” ] Refs 5th c.BC+] see at {ζῆ}; optative ζῴη; infinitive ζῆν: imperfect ἔζων [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 323, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1072 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔζην in most codices of [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.7 is a form suggested by ἔζης, ἔζη] Refs 4th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural ἔζων [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 709, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 679c ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ζήσω [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 263, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 465d, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Μονόστιχοι - Fragmenta Comicorum Graecorum” 186, [5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus] 267, ζήσομαι 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ φύσιος παιδίου” 30, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 25.82, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1327b5 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἔζησα [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προγνωστικόν” 1, “Anthologia Graeca” 7.470 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus), 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.786a, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἔζηκα [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 1048b25, 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 5.68, etc.: but in _Attic dialect_ ] Refs 4th c.BC+]aorist and perfect are mostly supplied from βιόω.- Exc. participle ζῶντος, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.88, 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+] always uses the Epic dialect Ionic dialect Lyric poetry present ζώω (also in [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 2.25, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.46, +others, 5th c.BC: Diogenes Apolloniates Philosophus 4, 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 2.29, “IG” 12(8).600.9 (from Thasos), and Trag. (in Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 157, “OC” 1213, compare “BCH” 47.95 (from Cavalla), “Bull.Soc.Arch.Bulg.” 7.13 (from Macedonia)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; subjunctive ζώῃ [[ “IG” 12(8).262.12 (Thasos, 5th c.BC),compare “Schwyzer” 339, +others (Delph.)] Refs 5th c.BC+], contraction ζῷ [[ “Berl.Sitzb.” 1927.161 (from Cyrene)] Refs]; Cretan dialect δώω [[ “Leg.Gort.” 4.21, +others)] Refs]; infinitive ζωέμεναι, -έμεν, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7.140, 24.436 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: imperfect ἔζωον [[ 22.245, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 112, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.112 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect ζώεσκον [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 90, 2nd c.BC: Bion Bucolicus 1.30: ] Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 1 ἔζωσα (ἐπ-) [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.120 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive ζῶσαι [[ “IG” 11(4).1299 (from Delos)] Refs]: perfect participle ἐζωκότα [[ “BMus.Inscription” 1009 (from Cyzicus)] Refs]; infinitive ζόειν [[ 7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 1.17 ] Refs 7th c.BC+]: imperfect ζόεν [[ “Anthologia Graeca” 13.21 (3rd c.BC: Theodoridas Epigrammaticus)] Refs 3rd c.BC+]. (Root g[uglide]iē-, g[uglide]iō- also in βίος and ὑγιής (which see).)