16.4 Verb stems ending in a palatal (-κ, –γ, –χ)
- ἄγω ἄξω, lead, bring, pass (time)
- ὑπάγω ὑπάξω, go away
- ἄρχω ἄρξω, begin, lead, rule (+ gen.)
- ὑπάρχω ὑπάρξω, exist, be, belong to
- διδάσκω, διδάξω, teach
- διώκω διώξω, pursue
- ἥκω ἥξω, have come, be present
- λέγω λέξω, say, tell
16.5 Verb stems ending in –ττ/-σσ
Several verbs with stems ending in –ττ– in Classical Athenian Greek were treated as though they were palatals: i.e., –ττ + σ = ξ (S 513-514). These Athenian –ττ– verbs were spelled instead with –σσ– in most other Greek dialects, including Koine (Biblical) Greek (S 78). These words are the same with either spelling, as are their futures: both result in ξ.
- πράττω πράξω (πράσσω πράξω), do
- τάττω τάξω (τάσσω τάξω), arrange
- ὑποτάττω ὑποτάξω (ὑποτάσσω ὑποτάξω), subordinate, subject
- φυλάττω φυλάξω (φυλάσσω φυλάξω), watch, guard, defend