15.5 Vocabulary entries for verbs in a Greek dictionary are listed alphabetically by the form of the 1st person singular present indicative active, e.g. δείκνυμι or λύω. This dictionary entry form is called a word’s LEMMA, a term related to λαμβάνω that comes to mean "something take for granted." 

Because adding –σ– to the verb stem can result in some unexpected forms, vocabulary entries also normally include the 1st person singular future indicative active as well. These two forms are called PRINCIPAL PARTS, because they are principal forms that indicate how other tenses are formed. The following are verbs from the vocabulary of previous lessons, now with their second principal part – the 1st person singular future indicative active – added.  

Note: If a verb from a previous lesson is not repeated here, it is because it does not occur in the future indicative active, or its form in the future is covered in later lessons.

15.6 Principal Parts: -ω Verbs:

  • βουλεύω, βουλεύσω deliberate, resolve
  • θύω, θύσω sacrifice
  • κελεύω, κελεύσω order
  • κλαίω, κλαύσω cry out
  • κωλύω, κωλύσω prevent
  • λύω, λύσω loosen, destroy
  • ἀπολύω, ἀπολύσω release, divorce, forgive
  • παύω, παύσω stop
  • περισσεύω, περισσεύσω be left over, increase, exceed
  • πιστεύω, πιστεύσω trust, rely on, believe in (+ dat.)
  • πορεύω, πορεύσω carry
  • φύω, φύσω produce

15.7 Principal Parts: -μι Verbs (verb stems are in parentheses):

  • (δεικ-) δείκνυμι, δείξω show
  • (μιγ-) μίγνυμι, μίξω mix
  • (δω-) δίδωμι, δώσω give
  • ἀποδίδωμι, ἀποδώσω give back
  • παραδίδωμι, παραδώσω hand over, deliver
  • (ἥ-) ἵημι, ἥσω throw
  • ἀφίημι, ἀφήσω send forth; let go, allow
  • (στη-) ἵστημι, στήσω stand
  • ἀνίστημι, ἀναστήσω raise, appoint
  • καθίστημι, καταστήσω set down, establish
  • παρίστημι, παραστήσω be present
  • (θη-) τίθημι, θήσω put, make
  • ἐπιτίθημι, ἐπιθήσω put on
  • προστίθημι, προσθήσω add to
  • (φη-) φημί, φήσω say
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