47.23 Similarly, the verbs δίδωμι, ἵστημι, and τίθημι are essentially CONTRACT forms in the OPTATIVE. These verbs are formed in the PRESENT and AORIST optative by adding the following markers to their short verb stem vowel (S 750):
- –ιη– in the SINGULAR
- 1st person in –ιην
- –ι– in the PLURAL
- 3rd person in –ιεν
The accent is the result of the short vowel stem contracting with the –ι-. For example:
- διδο–ίη–ν → διδοίην
- διδό–ι–μεν → διδοῖμεν
Recall that ἵστημι has both a SECOND and FIRST aorist to indicate INTRANSITIVE and TRANSITIVE use, respectively. The first aorist conjugates regularly:
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