370. A few verbs have some perfect active forms without a tense suffix, the endings being added directly to the reduplicated verb stem, always a root.
(1) From ἵστημι, besides the regular κα- perfect, occur the following, in the intransitive sense (stand).
Indicative | Perfect | ἕστα-μεν | |
ἕστα-τε | |||
ἑστᾶσι | |||
ἕστα-τον | |||
Pluperfect | ἕστα-σαν | ||
Subjunctive | Perfect | ἑστῶ | |
ἑστῶμεν | |||
Pluperfect | ἑστῶσι | ||
Optative | Perfect | ἑσταίην, etc. | |
Imperative | ἕστα-θι, etc. | ||
Infinitive | ἑστά-ναι | Participle | ἑστώς (§ 173) |
(2) From βαίνω, besides βέβηκα (am gone, stand fast) occur indicative 3rd plural βεβᾶσι, subjunctive 3rd plural βεβῶσι, participle βεβώς, like έστώς.
(3) From γίγνομαι, besides γένονα, occurs γεγώς, like ἑστώς.
(4) From θνήσκω, besides τέθνηκα (am dead) the following occur.
Indicative | Perfect |
τέθνα-μεν |
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τέθνα-τε | |||
τεθνᾶσι | |||
τέθνα-τον | |||
Pluperfect | ἐτέθνα-σαν | ||
Optative | τεθναίην | ||
Imperative | τέθνα-θι | ||
Infinitive | τεθνά-ναι | Participle | τεθνεώς (§ 173) |
(5) Besides δέδοικα (δι-, δει-, δοι-; fear) and the α- perfect δέδια, δεδιε, δεδιέναι, the following occur.
Indicative | Perfect |
δέδι-μεν |
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δέδι-τε | |||
δεδί-ᾱσι | |||
Pluperfect | ἐδέδι-σαν | ||
Subjunctive | δεδίω | ||
Participle | δεδιώς, δεδιυῖα, δεδιός |
(6) From ἔοικα (ἰκ-, εἰκ-, οἱκ-; am like, appear), pluperfect ἐῴκη, the following occur.
Indicative | Perfect |
ἔοιγ-μεν |
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εἴξᾱσι | |||
Infinitive | εκέναι | Participle | εἰκώς, εἰκυῖα, εἰκός |