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EXERCISES
ON THE
GREEK VERBS.
BV THE
INTRODUCTION.
are the Tenses formed from the true stem ; the remainder,
which are formed from these, being omitted :
(for their
subjoined.
Eton :
Exercise Page
XXVI.
Contents. vu
Exercise Page
eTTO/xai
e'xm
opdo)
Tp€)(<o
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Vekbs
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in /Lit.
First Class, ivhere yn. is joined directly to
the Verbal Stem.
LVIII.
LIX.
LX.
LXI.
eTTia-TajJ.ai
tr?/iit
eifii
ovtvrjfii
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id.
EXE I^ C I S E I .
dyo), to lead.
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perfect Act. Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
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'6irais, with future.Use a-wrixa here, and in the next sentence irpoTjxa,
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The perfect in the simple verb is wanting, ayrjoxa is not Attic. Middle
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verb, compound with avd. Compound with Kurd.
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2 Exercises on the
EXERCISE II.
aKovco, to hear.
this when heard. 12. If you were to hear me you would obey.
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The things testified {fxaprvpfoi). ^
Those vrho will hear yon. ^
ovSlf oloy.
EXERCISE 111.
ciTroXavcL), to
enjoy.
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perfect
\av, (Rt. \af) uTToXavaofiai airekavaa diroXeXavKa
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Genitive : use the article and the infinitive. -
ano\avaTiK69.
Irregular and Defective Greek Verbs. 3
EXERCISE IV.
^e\do3, to laugh.
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
EXERCISE V.
Sect), to hind.
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perf. Act. Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
8e Stereo eSrjaa beSexa SeSefjiat eZkdrjv
mant, so to speak, will I let you go. 10. Some of the ships
they '^lashed and towed away empty, and one they captured
crew ^ and all. 11. This is the state in which the soul is
EXERCISE VI.
to receive.
Se-xpfiai,
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perfect Aor. Pass.
a. Let him give and take. 3. Should they receive any bribe,
let them
pay the penalty. 4. Dyers prepare wool beforehand
that it
may take the colour in full perfection. 5. Imagine
that we similarly were only contriving how our men might
best take as it were the colour of the laws. 6. He has ac-
cepted the oath which they tendered him shamefully. 7. I
would be ready to go through anything rather than live in that
fashion. 8. You would not have been h-eceived into the
house. any one after all should find fault with any-
^9. If
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Compound with ds. In this and in the next sentence use the com-
ponud with air6,
—
in the last the Verbal.
EXERCISE VII.
SiooKw, to pursue.
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perfect Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
BtQ)K Slm^co, iScco^a hehiw)(a wanting i8i,co)(^dr}v
but Suo^ofxaL is more Attic
pursue the track of the hare. 3. How long have you pursued
that pleasure ? 4. One ^must pursue justice rather than mag-
nificent display. 5. Both these things are to ^be pursjied and
not to ^be shunned. 6. To be prosecutor and to be defendant
are very different.
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Verbal in rfos, Verbals in t6s.
Irregular and Defective Greek Verbs. 5
EXERCISE VIII.
^oi, k> live (supplemented by ^tow) .
^rjaojxaL i/Blcov
but more commonly
^Lcoaofxat
I. Where used you two to live ? 2. We ^lived at Atb.ens.
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In this and the next sentence Siarpi'/Sco would be more usual than (u.
Say, the things lived by you and me.
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EXERCISE IX.
rp€(f)Q),
to nourish.
Terlal stem F^lture Aorist Perf. Act. Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
^Take care that you rear and educate the rational prin-
I.
trained in gymnastics.
EXERCISE X.
I. To
discourse and to use language I suppose you think
the same thing. 2. Well^ go and talk with him. 3. The
two men were talking together. 4. He argued this matter
five times ^a month. 5. We have conversed with each other
for a long time. 6. He had already often discussed this.
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Use the article.
EXERCISE XI.
criydco, to he silent.
Ferhal stem Future Aorist Perf. Act. Perf. Pass. Aor, Pass.
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He is silent veij solemnly (are/xpSis),
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in(, with genitive.
Irregular and Defective Greek Verbs. 7
EXERCISE XII,
airevhw, to potir libations,
airevho^ai, to make a treaty.
Verhal stem Fidure Active Future Middle Perfect Pass.
EXERCISE XIII.
TpeTTO), to turn.
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perf. Act. Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
EXERCISE XIV.
oKel^co, to anoint.
Verhal stem Future Aorist Perf. Act. Per/. Pass. Aor. Pass.
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Compound with e|. tiav nh EAAtjukc^*. Compound with iiil.
EXERCISE XV.
to flee to be to be banished.
(fyevyo), ; prosecuted ;
from his master, and not reflect that his duty is not to run
Irregular and Defective Greek Verbs. 9
away at any rate from the good^ but to remain to the end so ;
ordered,
> ^
Genitive. Accusative.
EXERCISE XVI.
vrXeoj, to sail.
hold the man who has sailed round Africa. 11. Will he
write an account of his voyage for the sake of other navi-
?
gators
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'6-K(tis, with fnture. ^
upright, opd6s.
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M.
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10 Exercises on the
EXERCISE XVII.
alpw, to raise.
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perf. Act. Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
greatness. 9.
He will have ^started for Gythium by the
forenoon.
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The Third Class of Verbs, ia which the Present Stem affixes t to the
Verbal Stem, e.g. ddiTTw (racp), tIktu (t^k), tvittoo (tv-kJ, does not present
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any special difficulty. Use the adjective vypos. Repeat the negative.
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Having uplifted his sting.
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avrhs avrov. Compound with a.Tr6.
EXERCISE XVIII.
iyeipo), to rouse.
Verial stem Future Aorist Strowj Perf. Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
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'6itui, with future. vvap. Genitive.
EXERCISE XIX.
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Ka6e^o/xai, to sit.
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The simple Verb 'i^oixai is poetic. The Active 'i^ia is not found at all :
in place of it V^to and iSpvco arc found for the causal Verb to seat; but of
EXERCISE XX.
Kalco, to hum.
Verhal stem Future Aonst S," Perf. Act. Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
Ka (f) Kavaco not used in the KeKuvfxac (chiefly in
simple Verb, Compounds)
use Compounds
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Use the participles of Te^cw and Kaiu. Begin with the date, It is
now 211 years since, when London was on fire {KaracpXiyo))," etc.
EXERCISE XXI.
KkaiQ), to iveep.
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Compound with aird. Use the Middle voice.
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Say, when they
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weep, rejoicing at the same time. Say, "it will have been lamented
by me," the 3rd Future Passive. This tense of KKaiia occurs only in
Poetry.
EXERCISE XXII.
arroKpivoo, to separate.
aTTOKpivofiai, to answer.
Yerho.l stem. Fuinre Aorist Ferf. Pass. Aorist Pass.
lengthened I answered
EXERCISE XXIII.
aTTOKTelvQ), to kill.
davov.
not stand his trial. 3. The tyrants will kill as many as they
will not easily find another like me. 7. Will not these
malefactors be put to death by the state? 8. They were
Observe KTilvu, the simple form, is rarely used in Prose. airoKTelvoi and
:
KaTUKnlvu are both used in Poetry, and have a strong Aorist aitiKravov,
KaTCKTai'o*' not found in Prose authors. Kci,raKTiivu> is used once or twice
EXERCISE XXIV.
o^elXw, to owe.
Verbal stem Future Strong Aorist Weah Aorist Perfect
4. Let him owe ten times the sum if he does not pay "in the
pay any one for its culture. 6. I think I shall owe other thank-
offerings to Apollo. 7. Would that you had done this !
^owes a good turn to another is duller ^in his feeling than the
one who has done the favour ; knowing that he will return
the service '^hy way ofpayment of a debt and not by way of
a free gift. 11. Tissaphernes was ^'m arrears with the tribute
due to the kino-.
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Present Participle Passive. Kara. rh avrocpves. irpodv/xi7(Tdai,
^ ^ ^
•with infinitive. Compound with uptL Accusative. els. '
Compound
witk iiri.
EXERCISE XXV.
7r\7]aa(o, to strike.
This Verb is very defective and the different parts are sup-
plemented by two other Verbs, as follows
;
:
—
Verbal stem of Future Aorist Perf. Act. Pcrf- Pass. Aor. Pass.
will not be startled, you are so brave. 8. Set out for war not
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Use the Aorist. ^
Eepeat the negative. Compound with /cares.
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Accusative.
EXERCISE XXV I.
alaOdvo/Mai, to perceive.
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perfect
them has been that they have felt they had sold themselves be-
fore selling anyone else. 8. The citizens will obey the orator
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olov.
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how would you not do so ? ^
(ppovu ixsya. Use the
Present Participle of ala-davofxai.
Irregular and Defective Greek Verbs. 17
EXERCISE XXVI T.
dfMaprdvo), to err.
Verbal stem Future Perf. Act. Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
1. ^// is
impossible you could have clone wrong when in-
curring peril in behalf of the freedom of all. %. To be
5. The State which has failed in its present purpose may yet
hereafter many great matters to
bring a successful issue.
mistakes ?
9. To be sure they are liable to make mistakes.
10. Those who have been
guilty of remediable offences ^derive
leneHt from punishment ^at the hands of God and man.
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OvK i<TTLv Sttiwj. Verbal negative Adjective. ovivafiai, see Ex. Ixi.
EXERCISE XXVIII.
av^dvod and av^co, augeo, to increase.
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perf. Act. Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
strength ?
5. By honourable toils will not the state have
? 6. Yes, ^it will increase by these habits.
grown powerful
7. *IJind, says Cephalus,
that as the pleasures of the
body
fade away, the love of discourse grows upon me. 8. The
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(K. These things being (ex'^) thus. av^'fjtrofiai is used in
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Passive sense. Dativus commodi.
18 Exercises on the
EXERCISE XXIX.
hcLKvco, to bite.
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irArJr. ofov ecrrt. Accusative.
EXERCISE XXX.
eKavvco, to drive ; to ride ; to row.
Ferial stem Future Attic Aorist Perf. Act. Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
iXa i\(Ji)
ijXaaa e\i]\aKa eX'/]\afiat rjXddrjv
engineer will have carried the angle of the wall down to the
river.
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ytvos. Tek KardvTr).
Irregular and Defective Greek Verbs. 19
EXERCISE XXXI.
air-e'x^BdvofjLai,
to he hated.
Verlal stem. Future Aorist Perfect
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(xvvoiSa, with Reflexive Pronoun. Participle.
EXERCISE XXXII.
Kufivoi, to be weary ; to he sick.
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perfect
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Beginning from boys. Perf. Participle. Verbal :
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compound Tvitb hid. vite^iip.i, Imperfect.
20 Exercises on the
EXERCISE XXXIII.
XavOdvoi, to escape notice.
iinXavOdvofiai, to forget.
Verhal stem Future Aorist Perf. Act. Per/. Deponent.
XaO Xrjcrco eXadou XiXrjda XeXrjcrfiat
commonly
eiTiXeXriarixat,
EXERCISE XXXIV.
Xa'yyavco, to ohtain hy lot.
XeXoy')(a, poetic
I. Your destiny shall not be allotted to you, but you shall
choose it for yourselves. Protagoras assigned to
3. He had
him as his teacher.
3. They have both obtained as their
allotted region this land. 4. Man is a living creature which
has received intelligence from its Creator. 5. The suit has
been drawn by lot by the Archon. 6. Let them sue me for
the inheritance. 7. We must assign a teacher to this most
ignorant boy.
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Genitive.
Irregular and Defective Greek Verbs. 21
EXERCISE XXXV.
6^\L(TKdvoo, to owe, incur.
Verhal stem Future '
Aorist Perf. Act.
^ ^
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TrpoSj with genitive. See Vocabulary under likely. ^p'fl/J-rj) agreeing
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with SIkt}. Participle of ^oiXo/xat.
EXERCISE XXXVI.
irvvOdvofiai, to inquire,
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fancy you know the causes of health before you have learnt
EXERCISE XXXVII.
to promise.
vTncr')(ykoiJbaL,
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perfect
I.
They have promised to let me a house ^br a mina ^a
mouth. 2. The house had been let already. 3. Will any one
^ ^
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Genitive. Use the Article. Use the Article, -with the Infinitive.
EXERCISE XXXVIII.
^ddvco, fo get before; to forestall.
Verbal stem Future Strong Aorist Weak Aorist Perfect
to Verbal Stem.
EXERCISE XXXIX.
dXiaKOfxat, to be taken ; be convicted.
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perfect
dX &; dXoy dXcoao/jLai edXcov & rjXcov edXcoKa & ijXcoKa
Irregular and Defective Greek Verbs. 23
EXERCISE XL.
avaXlaKoo, to expend.
Verhal stem Future Aorist Perf. Act. Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
dvak avaXoxjw avi'fkwaa av/]XcoKa avrfkw^at dvrjXcodriv
and and and and
dvdXcoaa dvdXcoKa dvaXoofxaL dvaXoiOrjv
J. He had no money
^to spend. 2. Has he spent all his
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He had
not (resources) from whence he might spend. ottois, with
EXERCISE XL I.
3. The slave
lest they run away. after recovering ran away
from the house. 4. Will any one run away if well treated ?
5. Many have run away before now from good masters.
6. The two fugitives with difficulty escaped by swimming
from the Cretan pirates.
EXERCISE XLII.
TTLTTpdcrKOi, to Sell.
dirohlhojiai)
Yerhal stem Future Aorist Perfect Act. Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
moderation, not ^as if they were going to sell their own pos-
sessions, but %5 if
they would guard it for their posterity.
trifling gain.
Let any stranger who likes buy fuel from
4.
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Showed (jrapex^) themselves moderate (fj.tTpios) .
^ws, with Fut. Participle.
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rj uKOLS. Sec Ex. xxxiii, 3. /xey oZy. 3rd Fat. Passive. '
ra -Kpaa-iixa.
Irregular and Defective Greek Verbs. 25
EXERCISE XLIII.
alBiofjiai, to respect.
Verbal stem Future Aorist, as Middle
EXERCISE XLIV.
d'x^BofxaL,
to he vexed.
Verbal stem Fut^ire Aorist Fut. Pass., used as Mid.
I. The
Spartans failing in their object were secretly vexed.
2. You will not be vexed if I say this ? 3- I will not be vexed
that you do so. 4. The mass of the citizens, indignant at
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Genitive of Participle.
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Stco fii), with Optative : construction as
in ^ovKofxivcf iari.
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26 Exercises on the
EXERCISE XLV.
^ovKofiai, to wish.
Ytrlal stem Future Aorist Perfect
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If it be to Suffering what."
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Subjunctive. you wishing. Say,
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Imperfect with &v.
EXERCISE XLVI.
BeofjLat, to want.
Verbal stem. Future Aorist Perf. Pass. Aorist Pass
^
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Say, "the third a half -talent." emdiSovai in\ t? /SeArioj/.
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firjirw, with Optatiye.
Future Optative.
Irregular and Defective Greek Verbs. 37
EXERCISE XLVII.
to
fj,d)(^ofjbai, Jight.
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perfect
EXERCISE XLVIII.
olojxai, to think.
Verhal stem Futv/re Aorist
ol olrjaojxai anjOrjV
think so. 10. Who would have thought that such great
EXERCISE XLIX.
Irregular and Defective Greek Verbs. 29
4. A carpenter when
any one were to prescribe him a
ill^ if
^
^
Participle.
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S/aixa. Say, "becoming whole (vyn']s) would do."
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Sabjanctive of x^'f"^ ' f°i' ^° hear use the Participle. ''
eV/.
EXERCISE LI.
1.
They were buying provisions at the market. 2. At
what price will you- buy 3. would not purchase
this slave ? I
2/0
my cost. 8. A national force is preferable to a ^mercenary
one.
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Perfect Participle. See Ex. xxi, 5. Verbal.
30 Exercises on the
EXERCISE LII.
Q)deco, to push.
Verbal stem Future Aorist Perf. Act. Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass,
did wo-ft) ewcra none in use ecoafxat eotxrOrjv
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b^ddi €l(j.i, with the Dative. Compound with airi. Compound
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with irepl. Compound with eK.
EXERCISE LIII.
a'lpeoi,
to take ; conquer ; elect, etc.
Mid., to choose.
Verhal stem Future Aorist Perfect Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass,
with honour ?
9. We needs must choose the noblest, when
we see it.
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Neuter Accusative Plural. if, because it is to a person. ^\6v.
EXERCISE LIV.
eTTo/iat,, to follow (governing the Dative).
Yerhal stem Future Aorist
flpp^-ar^y,
what was said just now. 8. Let us now examine
ivhat ^are the arts ^attendant upon music.
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Say, as you appear."
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The arts. ..what they are. Componnd with aii/.
EXERCISE LV.
e^oi, to have.
Yerhal stern Future Aorist Perf. Act. Per/. Pass. Aor. Pass.
^
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Compound with Trapa.
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Coraponncl with /cot a. Compound with avi,
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Aor. Middle.
^
Compound with iirt. Compound with ft.(:Ti.
EXERCISE LV I.
opao), to see.
Verhol stem Future AoHst Perfect Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
I.Have you seen the spy who was seen here last
year ? 2. I saw him yesterday^ and shall try to see him
him again. 7.
He has now been seen so often that ^it is
evident he is hired by the enemy. 8. When I am on horse-
EXERCISE LVII.
rpe-xpi, to run.
Verhal stem Future Aorist Per/. Act. Perf. Pass.
^ ^
(pddvfiy, with Participle of cupiKveoixai. irtpt, for life do not use $los, but
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^vxfl. Tap' eV irdXaicrfJLa,. irp6?, with Genitive.
EXERCISE LVII I.
eTriaTapbat, to know.
Verbal stem Future Aorist Verhal Adjective
eiTLara i7rta'W]aop,aL rjirLarr^Oriv i7rL(7Tr]T6<i
8. You know it
yourself. 9. ^This is matter of opinion, but
cannot be scientifically known. 10. Let those live on land,
whoever do not know how to swim. 11. This is not hard to
one who knows all handicrafts.
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Use the Verbals of 5o{afw and iirla-ranai in this sentence.
EXERCISE LIX.
i7]fMi, to send.
Verbal stem Future TVcaTc Aor. Perfect Perf. Pass. Aor. Pass.
€ ^(Tco rjKU in the {a<j))elKa {a(j))et/u,ai {d(f))ed7]v
a.-w2iy
^set free from fear. 11. The senate having been Vw-
missed we may go away home.
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Compound -with trvv. Compound with dnr6.
EXERCISE LX.
eJfiL, ilo.
Verbal stem Imperfect
I
yetv, and rja, airfja
EXERCISE LXI.
ovivrjfii, to assist.
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In this sentence use oK^eXe co, whicli
Say, always advising."
supplies the Im'perf. Act. of ovivi]fii.
N .B. — Of these last two Verbs, the simple form of the first is very rarely,
and that of the second is never, used.
EXERCISE LXI I.
Kardyvvfit, to break.
EXERCISE LXIII.
afx(f)cevvvfji,i,
to clothe.
tremendous.
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Say, "had been wonderfully clothed."
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VOCABULARY.
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Empire, upxr) to exercise, apx(o Glen, vdrn]
Encouraging, napaKXrjTiKos Good, no, ovbip 6(jit\os
Vocabulary. 39
pipovp,ai
— to imitate Magnificent display, peyakoTvpiireia
Spartan fashions, XaKcovl^a Malefactor, naicovpyos
Impossible, it is, ovk ecrd' onws Manslaughter, trial for, ^ovikoX bUai
Inaccessible, ajSaTos Marathon, hero of, Mapa6(i>vop.dxr]s
Income, ovaia, npog-nSos, rj Mark, o-kottos
Incur peril, to, alpopai Kivbvvov Market-place, dyopd
Incredulous, amarTos Mass, 7rkr]dos
Indictment, ypatpr/ Master (of a slave), Seo-TroV^jf
Indolent, dpyos Mean, to, ^ovXopai, voeoi
Infamy, abo^ia Meet, to, irpocTTvyxdvci
Informer, n-qwTTjs Merchant, i'pTropos
Inglorious, aKXerjs, aSo^os Mina, pvd
Inheritance, KKrjpos, Mind, diuvoia, voxJs
Injustice, to commit an, dBiKea Misfortune, drvxia
Innocent, avairios Moment, in a, (v6vi, avTiKa — at this
Inquire, to, e^eTu^co moment, eV tw napdvTi
Tanfivoi Month, prjv, 6
Insignificant,
40 Vocabulary.
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