of this form occurs in Attic Greek more frequently than the usual one in -ou. On the contrary, in the plural its use is almost wholly confined to verbs in -άω. (2) From the appellation Attic form it must not be inferred, that it belonged exclusively to the Attic writers, since it also occurs, although less frequently, in the other dialects.

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1 The subscribed under the infinitive termination -av should properly be omitted, because its admission into the termination -ew is owing solely to the contraction of -€€ into sec. As however it is invariably retained in the older editions of Greek writers, its use may be regarded as conventionally established.

1 aor. (D, 1)

1 fut. (D, 1+B)

ἐτιμήθην ἐποιήθην ἐμισθώθην

τιμηθήσομαι ποιηθήσομαι μισθωθήσομαι

Paulo-p. fut. (C, 1+Β) τετιμήσομαι πεποιήσομαι μεμισθώσομαι

(1) In the common language the secondary tenses of these verbs are wanting, and only a few traces of them are found even in the older language.

(2) For the more accurate definition of the rule, that contracted verbs lengthen the characteristic vowel in derivative tenses, namely, a into η, &c., the following remarks must be added :

(a) Verbs in -áw almost invariably lengthen the characteristic vowel in the derivative tenses; but when a is preceded by an e, or ↳, or p, they take not ŋ, but long a; e.g.

ἐάω, “ I permit,” fut. ἐάσω, 1 aor. εἴᾶσα.

ἑστιάω, “ I entertain,” fut. ἑστιάσω, 1 aor. εἱστίασα.

δράω, “I do,” fut. δράσω, 1 aor. ἔδρασα.

χράω, χράομαι alone takes an η when p precedes. On the contrary, ἀκροάομαι, “I hear,” and μακκοάω, “I am senseless,” take long a instead

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