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What happens when α + ει contracts?

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α + ει → ᾷ (alpha with circumflex)

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Give an example of α + ει contraction

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τιμάω + ει → τιμᾷ

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What happens when α + ο contracts?

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α + ο → ω (omega)

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Give an example of α + ο contraction

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τιμάω + ομεν → τιμῶμεν

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What happens when α + ου contracts?

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α + ου → ῶ (omega with circumflex)

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Give an example of α + ου contraction

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τιμάω + ουσι → τιμῶσι

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What happens when α + η contracts?

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α + η → ᾷ (alpha with circumflex)

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Give an example of α + η contraction

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τιμάω + ητε → τιμᾶτε

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What happens when α + ω contracts?

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α + ω → ω (omega)

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Give an example of α + ω contraction

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τιμάω + ωμεν → τιμῶμεν

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Conjugate τιμάω (to honor) - 1st person singular present active indicative

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τιμῶ (from τιμάω)

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Conjugate τιμάω (to honor) - 2nd person singular present active indicative

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τιμᾷς (from τιμάεις)

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Conjugate τιμάω (to honor) - 3rd person singular present active indicative

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τιμᾷ (from τιμάει)

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Conjugate τιμάω (to honor) - 1st person plural present active indicative

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τιμῶμεν (from τιμάομεν)

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Conjugate τιμάω (to honor) - 2nd person plural present active indicative

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τιμᾶτε (from τιμάετε)

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Conjugate τιμάω (to honor) - 3rd person plural present active indicative

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τιμῶσι (from τιμάουσι)

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What happens when ε + ει contracts?

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ε + ει → εῖ (epsilon-iota with circumflex)

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Give an example of ε + ει contraction

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ποιέω + ει → ποιεῖ

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What happens when ε + ο contracts?

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ε + ο → ου (omicron-upsilon)

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Give an example of ε + ο contraction

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ποιέω + ομεν → ποιοῦμεν

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What happens when ε + ου contracts?

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ε + ου → οῦ (omicron-upsilon with circumflex)

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Give an example of ε + ου contraction

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ποιέω + ουσι → ποιοῦσι

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What happens when ε + η contracts?

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ε + η → ῇ (eta with circumflex)

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Give an example of ε + η contraction
ποιέω + ητε → ποιῆτε
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What happens when ε + ω contracts?
ε + ω → ω (omega)
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Give an example of ε + ω contraction
ποιέω + ωμεν → ποιῶμεν
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Conjugate ποιέω (to make/do) - 1st person singular present active indicative
ποιῶ (from ποιέω)
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Conjugate ποιέω (to make/do) - 2nd person singular present active indicative
ποιεῖς (from ποιέεις)
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Conjugate ποιέω (to make/do) - 3rd person singular present active indicative
ποιεῖ (from ποιέει)
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Conjugate ποιέω (to make/do) - 1st person plural present active indicative
ποιοῦμεν (from ποιέομεν)
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Conjugate ποιέω (to make/do) - 2nd person plural present active indicative
ποιεῖτε (from ποιέετε)
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Conjugate ποιέω (to make/do) - 3rd person plural present active indicative
ποιοῦσι (from ποιέουσι)
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What happens when ο + ει contracts?
ο + ει → οῖ (omicron-iota with circumflex)
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Give an example of ο + ει contraction
δηλόω + ει → δηλοῖ
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What happens when ο + ο contracts?
ο + ο → οῦ (omicron-upsilon with circumflex)
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Give an example of ο + ο contraction
δηλόω + ομεν → δηλοῦμεν
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What happens when ο + ου contracts?
ο + ου → οῦ (omicron-upsilon with circumflex)
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Give an example of ο + ου contraction
δηλόω + ουσι → δηλοῦσι
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What happens when ο + η contracts?
ο + η → ῷ (omega with circumflex)
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Give an example of ο + η contraction
δηλόω + ητε → δηλῶτε
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What happens when ο + ω contracts?
ο + ω → ω (omega)
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Give an example of ο + ω contraction
δηλόω + ωμεν → δηλῶμεν
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Conjugate δηλόω (to make clear) - 1st person singular present active indicative
δηλῶ (from δηλόω)
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Conjugate δηλόω (to make clear) - 2nd person singular present active indicative
δηλοῖς (from δηλόεις)
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Conjugate δηλόω (to make clear) - 3rd person singular present active indicative
δηλοῖ (from δηλόει)
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Conjugate δηλόω (to make clear) - 1st person plural present active indicative
δηλοῦμεν (from δηλόομεν)
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Conjugate δηλόω (to make clear) - 2nd person plural present active indicative
δηλοῦτε (from δηλόετε)
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Conjugate δηλόω (to make clear) - 3rd person plural present active indicative
δηλοῦσι (from δηλόουσι)
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What are the three types of contract verbs in Koine Greek?
1. Alpha contracts (-άω), 2. Epsilon contracts (-έω), 3. Omicron contracts (-όω)
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When do contractions occur in Greek verbs?
When the stem vowel (α, ε, or ο) meets a vowel or diphthong in the ending, they contract into a single vowel or diphthong
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What is the general rule for like vowels contracting?
Like vowels generally contract to the long form: α + α → ᾱ, ε + ε → ει, ο + ο → ου
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What happens when a short vowel meets a long vowel?
The long vowel usually dominates: α + η → ᾷ, ε + ω → ω, ο + ω → ω
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Name three common alpha contract verbs
τιμάω (to honor), ἀγαπάω (to love), ἐρωτάω (to ask)
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What does τιμάω mean?
to honor
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What does ἀγαπάω mean?
to love
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What does ἐρωτάω mean?
to ask
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Name three common epsilon contract verbs
ποιέω (to make/do), καλέω (to call), λαλέω (to speak)
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What does ποιέω mean?
to make/do
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What does καλέω mean?
to call
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What does λαλέω mean?
to speak
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Name three common omicron contract verbs
δηλόω (to make clear), πληρόω (to fill), σταυρόω (to crucify)
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What does δηλόω mean?
to make clear
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What does πληρόω mean?
to fill
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What does σταυρόω mean?
to crucify
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What happens to the accent in contract verbs?
If either of the contracting vowels had an accent, the contracted syllable receives a circumflex accent
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How do you identify an uncontracted form in a lexicon?
Contract verbs are listed in their uncontracted forms (τιμάω, ποιέω, δηλόω) but appear contracted in actual texts
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What happens in the imperfect tense with contract verbs?
The augment is added before contraction occurs
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Give an example of imperfect contraction with τιμάω
ἐτίμαον → ἐτίμων
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Give an example of imperfect contraction with ποιέω
ἐποίεον → ἐποίουν
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Give an example of imperfect contraction with δηλόω
ἐδήλοον → ἐδήλουν
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Do contract verbs contract in all tenses?
No, contractions only occur in the present and imperfect tenses. In other tenses, the stem changes and contractions don't occur
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What is the key to recognizing contract verbs in parsing?
Look for circumflex accents and contracted vowel combinations (ᾷ, εῖ, οῦ, ῷ) that suggest an original contraction occurred
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What contracted forms suggest alpha contract verbs?
ᾷ (alpha with circumflex) and ω (omega from α + ο contractions)
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What contracted forms suggest epsilon contract verbs?
εῖ (epsilon-iota with circumflex) and ου (omicron-upsilon)
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What contracted forms suggest omicron contract verbs?
οῖ (omicron-iota with circumflex), οῦ (omicron-upsilon with circumflex), and ῷ (omega with circumflex)
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In which principal parts do contractions occur?
Only in the first two principal parts (present and imperfect stems)
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What happens to contract verbs in the aorist tense?
They use different stems (usually with sigma) and do not contract
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Example: What is the aorist of τιμάω?
ἐτίμησα (uses -ησα ending, no contraction)
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Example: What is the aorist of ποιέω?
ἐποίησα (uses -ησα ending, no contraction)
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Example: What is the aorist of δηλόω?
ἐδήλωσα (uses -ωσα ending, no contraction)
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