Optative Contract Verbs

47.19 The rules for contract verbs work as expected for the optative.

For example:

• ποιέοιμι → ποιοῖμι
• δηλόοιμι → δηλοῖμι
• νικάοιμι → νικῷμι

However, many Greek authors prefer to mark the present optative of CONTRACT VERBS with the expanded optative mood marker –ιη– (S 393).

47.20

(cf. S 385, G 314)

47.21

(cf. S 385, G 315)

47.22

(cf. S 385, G 313)