Participial Stems

165. Participial Stems in -εντ

166. Αdjective stems in -οντ are declined like λέων (§§ 121 and 122.b), adding the neuter forms in -ον and -οντα and the feminine.

ἑκών, ἑκοῦσα, ἑκόν  willing

ᾱ̓́κων, ᾱ̓́κουσα, ἆκον unwilling

Participles in -οντ of the ω-form (when the -ο- belongs to the tense-suffix, not to the verb-stem) are like ᾱ̓́κων and ἑκών.

παύων, παύουσα, παῦον  stopping

λιπών, λιποῦσα, λιπόν leaving

For participles in -οντ οf the μι-fοrm see § 169 (below).

167. Participial Stems in -οντ

168. a. Participles in -αοντ-, -αουσᾱ- contract to accented -ω- throughout (§ 29.c).

τῑμάων : τῑμῶν
τῑμάουσα : τῑμῶσα
τῑμάον : τῑμῶν, etc.

b. Participles in -εοντ-, -εουσᾱ- and in -οοντ-, -οουσᾱ-, contract to accented -ου- throughout, except that -έων and -όων make -ῶν (§ 29.a-c).

φιλέων : φιλῶν
φιλέουσα : φιλοῦσα
φιλέον : φιλοῦν, etc.

δηλόων : δηλῶν
δηλόουσα : δηλοῦσα
δηλόον : δηλοῦν, etc.

169. Participles in -οντ- οf the μι-fοrm (when the -ο- belongs to the verb-stem) are like ὀδούς (§§ 121 and 122.a), adding the neuter forms in -όν and -όντα and also the feminine.

διδούς, διδοῦσα, διδόν  giving

170. Participles in -υντ- (οf the μι-fοrm) are like

a. For δεικνῡ́ς from δεικνυ(ντ)ς and the dat. plur. δεικνῦσι see § 53.

171. Most perfect active participles are declined like εἰδώς (knowing, § 172, below). The stem ends in -οτ, which becomes -ώς and -ός in th

πεπαυκώς, πεπαυκυῖα, πεπαυκός having stopped

172. Participial Stems in -οτ (Perfects)

173. A few perfect active participles (of μι-verbs) in -αώς are contracted and form the feminine irregularly.

The neuter ἑστός retains the characteristic final syllable -ός instead of becoming ἑστώς. Mοre irregular is