The Ω-Conjugation: Vowel Verbs, Not Contracting

252.

253.

254.

The Present System

255. The present system includes the indicative present and imperfect, with the subjunctive, optative, imperative, infinitive, and participle, active and middle (passive). All regular ω-verbs are conjugated in the present system like παύω (252, 253, 254).

256. The present stem (indicative) is made from the verb stem in several ways, and verbs are classed (in the present system) accordingly.

For convenience in later use (since all ω-presents are inflected alike), the moods of forming the present stem in all classes of ω-presents are here described together (257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262).

257. Formative-Vowel Class. The suffix -ο:ε- (25), called the formative vowel, is added. Verbs that have a stronger and weaker form of the root take in this system the stronger.

a. In γίγνομαι (becοme) for γι-γεν-ο-μαι, the verb stem is reduplicated. This present reduplication consists in prefixing the initial consonant with ι. So also in the following.

πῑ́πτω (fall) for πι-πετ-ο

ἴσχω (hold) for σι-σεχ-ω (54)

τίκτω (bring forth) for τι-τεκ-ω

b. Verb stems in -υ-, -ευ- lose -υ- between vowels (27).

πλέω (sail) for πλευ-ω (πλυ-, πλευ-)

ῥέω (flow) for ῥευ-ω (ῥυ-, ῥευ-)

πνέω (blow) for πνευ-ω (πνυ-, πνευ-)

258. Tau Class. The suffix -το:ε- is added. The verb stem always ends in a labial mute, which becomes -π- before -τ- (38.b, 43.a):

259. Iota Class. The suffix -ιο:ε- is added; for sound-changes see 56.

a.

But ὀφείλω [owe (ὀφελ-)] is like those under b.

b.

c.

d.

e. The verb stems καυ- (burn) and κλαυ- (weep) give καίω and κλαίω, with loss of -υ- (27), farther shortened in prose to κᾱ́ω and κλᾱ́ω.