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Contracted (Contract) Verbs in
–e/w
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Review – Identify & Parse
ou[toj
au0toj
au3th
au0th\
tou=to
au0to\
tau/thj
au0th/j
tou/tw|
au0tw|~
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Review – Identify & Parse
tou/touj
se/
e0kei=no
h9mw~n
e0kei/nh|
tau/th|
au0th=|
e0mou=
u9mi=n
e0kei/naij
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Review – Identify & Parse
tau=ta
au0ta\
au0tou/j
au[tai
e0kei/nh
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Introduction
To this point, verbs have ended in a
consonant or a long vowel
Contract verbs end in a short vowel:
e, a, o
This lesson looks at
e
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Contraction rules
e + e => ei
e + o => ou
e + long vowel or diphthong =>
e absorbed
At the end of present stems (future &
aorist), e lengthens to h
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file/w – PAI
Singular
Plural
1st Person
filw~
filou=men
2nd Person
filei=j
filei=te
3rd Person
filei=
filou=si (n)
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file/w – PMI, PPI
Singular
Plural
1st Person
filou=mai
filou/meqa
2nd Person
filh|
filei=sqe
3rd Person
filei=tai
filou=ntai
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file/w – IAI
Singular
Plural
1st Person
e0fi/loun
e0filou=men
2nd Person
e0fi/leij
e0filei=te
3rd Person
e0fi/lei
e0fi/loun
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file/w – IMI, IPI
Singular
Plural
1st Person
e0fi/lou/mhn
e0fi/lou/meqa
2nd Person
e0fi/lou=
e0fi/lei=sqe
3rd Person
e0fi/lei=to
e0fi/lou=nto
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file/w – FAI
Singular
Plural
1st Person
filh/sw
filh/somen
2nd Person
filh/seij
filh/sete
3rd Person
filh/sei
filh/sousi (n)
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Contract Verb Comments
The morphology doesn’t change
meaning; the same is true of usage
You will not find an uncontracted form
in the GNT
The uncontracted form is the
“dictionary form”
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Homework
Read chapter 14
Memorize the vocabulary
Do the Greek to English translation
exercises
Optional: English to Greek
Bible translation
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