-τέος

Ancient Greek Pronunciation Suffix -τέᾱ -τέον creates verbal adjectives of necessity, either active or passive grc accented on the penultima grc διώκω διωκτέος I pursue what must be pursued grc σκέπτομαι σκεπτέος I consider what must be considered grc βιάζω βιαστέος I overpower who must overpower grc διαλύω διαλυτέος I dissolve who must dissolve Usage examples Impersonal construction grc καὶ ὡς ᾔσθοντο τῶν λόγων, ἔδοξεν αὐτοῖς παριτητέα ἐς τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους εἶναι and when they had heard the speeches, it seemed to them to be necessary to appear before the Spartans. personal construction Regular usage grc ταῦτα μὲν οὖν, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταί, τούτοις ποιητέα ἦν Well then, O men of the jury, this was (bound) to be done by these (men) . Usage with article grc περὶ μὲν δὴ τῶν ὑμῖν πρακτέων καθ’ ὑμᾶς αὐτοὺς ὕστερον βουλεύσεσθε, ἂν σωφρονῆτε Indeed, concerning what is to be done by you, you will subsequently deliberate by yourselves, if you are sensible. Declension -τέος τέᾱ necessity References Palmer (2021), Intermediate Ancient Greek Language, ANU Press, pages 61-68