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A grammar of the Homeric dialect - Wilbourhall.org

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10.]<br />

THE TENSES. II<br />

This we shall call <strong>the</strong> Verb-Stem. A Verb-Stem not derived from<br />

more primitive elements is called a Root.<br />

Again, <strong>the</strong> different forms belonging to any one TENSE are<br />

which we shall call <strong>the</strong> Tense-Stem.<br />

based upon a common part,<br />

This part may be <strong>the</strong> same as <strong>the</strong> Verb-Stem or it ; may contain<br />

an additional element, as 8t- in 5i-8o-juez;, 8t-8o-tV^ &c.<br />

5 ;<br />

-T, -TO in TVTT-T-T, TV7T-TO-fJiV, <br />

/ will be writing and 0a ypcn//^<br />

I will write, related to each o<strong>the</strong>r as ey/>a$oz><br />

and ypa\j/a.<br />

10.] Formation <strong>of</strong> Tense-Stems. Leaving out <strong>of</strong> sight <strong>the</strong><br />

meanings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> several Tenses, and looking to <strong>the</strong> mode <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

formation, we may distinguish <strong>the</strong> following groups :<br />

(i)<br />

With <strong>the</strong> Verb-Stem serving as Tense-Stem<br />

The Simple Non-Thematic Present, as fa-pi.<br />

The Simple Non-Thematic Aorist, as t-pr]-v.<br />

The Aorist in -a, as e-

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