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Outline of Greek Accidence (Greek Language) - H.J.K. Usher - January 28, 2002 - Duckworth Publishers - 9780715615430
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AN OUTLINE OF GREEK ACCIDENCE
AN OUTLINE OF
GREEK ACCIDENCE
H. J. K. USHER
Senior Classics Master
University College School, London
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Comparison of adjectives
Numerals
Pronouns
Adverbs
Verbs
Prepositions
Irregular verbs
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THE DEFINITE ARTICLE
SINGULAR
Dual. All genders: N., V., A., to; G., D., Toiv.
NOUNS
FirsT DECLENSION
Stems in -a« and -n
SINGULAR : TOAITNS
TrOAITa
TOAITHV i ude nV
TOA TOU veaviou ays
TroAITH VEavig ayn
All duals end: N., V., A., -a; G., D., -aiv.
Man Island
&vOpootro1 vijool
&vOportro1 vijoo1
&vOpatrous vijoous
a&vOpatrav VT\owv
d&vOpcartrois vT|oo1s
All duals end: N., V., A., -«; G., D., -ouv. Dual: -«, -ov.
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THIRD DECLENSION
Consonant Stems
Guard Action
All duals end: N., V., A., -e; G., D., -o1v.
All duals end: N., V., A., -n; G., D., -ouv. All duals end: N., V., A.,-1(orn);G., D., -éow.
THE COMMONER IRREGULAR NOUNS
Man Woman
In the dative plural the final consonant of the stem comes into contact with the termination
oi(v) and requires combination or contraction, as below:
3. p requires no change
4. -vt
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ADJECTIVES
FirstT-SECOND DECLENSION
Golden
N.B._ If the adjective ends in -€0s, -10s, -pos or -pous, the feminine singular has -a throughout
(like xopa), e.g. véos new vex véav véas vex
tTAovalos, rich TrAouoia, etc.
ioxupos, strong ioyupd, etc.
a&pyupots, silver é&pyupa, etc.
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THIRD DECLENSION
Noble Smaller
N.B. Comparative adjectives have the two alternative forms. Other adjectives (€.g. cappav)
have only the longer of the two.
ueyoAn | eye
ueyGAnv | Heya
ueyGAns | weyaAou
The plural is regular, e.g. weydAo1, peyddan, ueydAa; ToAAol, troAAat, TOAAG,
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IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
yéAovi yeAatvn eA
Pleasing
The plural is regular, e.g. péAaves, péAciver, péAava; xaplevtes, yaplecoo, yaplevta.
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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
(2) those ending in -os whose last syllable but oneis short add them to a lengthened base -«-
(6) those ending in -wv add -eoTep os -a -ov to the base -ov-
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Il. The following adjectives employ a mixture of forms, mostly the form with comparative
ending -1v -iov, superlative ending -toT os -1-ov:
BeATtioov BEATIOTOS
Kpefttoov KP&TIOTOS
xelpoov xElpiotos
veloov
Sew EAdX
ISTOS
TPldoV TETTAPOOV
tpioi(v) TETTAPOI(V)
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CARDINALS ORDINALS ADVERBS
~
els pia, év TIPTOS, -T), -OVv Srax€
5vo0 SeuTEpos dis
Tpeis Tpia TpITOS tpis
TETTApPES TETTAPA TETAPTOS TETPAKIS
TrEVTE TEWLTETOS TTEVTAKIS
€€ EKTOS éEdxis
ETT EBSou0S ETTTAKIS
OKT Sy5o0s5 OKTAKIS
7I~
SIWrw
WA ~
Evve EVOTOS EVAKIS
dSéka SéKaTOS SEKaKis
—_
Ke
FP
NA
AANA
OO
WN EVSEKa évSEKaTOS EVSEKAKIS
Sadeka SadEKaATOS SaSekaxis
Tpeis Kal Sekar Tpitos Kai Séxartos TPLOKAISEKAKIS
TETTEPES Kal Seka TETAPTOS Kal Séxartos | TeTTapaKaidSexaxis
TeVTEKaISEKar TéuTTTOS Kal SéxarrTos TEVTEKAISEKGKIS
ExkalSeka EKTOS iy EKKAISEKAKIS
étrtaKalSexa EBSou0s ,, ETPTAKAISEKAKIS
OKTOKAISEKa SySoos_,, OKTOKAISEKAKIS
évveakaideka EVECTOG =e); EVVEAKAISEKEKIS
eSWW
Re
RS
RK
NOON
NHN
WN
oO
&
ON elkoo1(V) eikOoTOs EIKOOOKIS
EiKOO TEVTE ElKOOTOS TELTTTOS EIKOOAKIS TTEVTGKIS
WNCO
Ww < TPIaKOVTa TPIAKOOTOS TPIAKOVTEKIS
p j=) os
TETTAPAKOVTA TETTAPAKOOTOS TETTAPOKOVTAKIS
TIEVTT]KOVTO TEVTT]KOOTOS TTEVTT])KOVTOKIS
é€nKovta EENKOOTOS EENKOvTaKis
EBSoutKovTa EBSounKoOoTOS EBSounKovTaKis
doySorKovta dyd5onKootos dySonKovTaKis
Ghaso
GNaem)
YX
Sacre
cam
ea
Was
~—]
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X\©: OomM<
OFA EvevT]KOVTa EvevnKooTos EVEVT]KOVTOKIS
&KOTOV EKATOOTOS EKATOVTOKIS
-
SINGULAR
éué, ye
EuoU, LOU
époi, Lor
Himself
Prur. |Acc. | tas avrtous, -ds | tds anrrovs, -as | éautoUus, -ds, -& opas
Gen. | tyudv auTay, -Sv | Updv otrtav, -Ov | sautdv, -dv, -v opav
Dat. Nwiv autois, -ais | Upiv avtois, -ais| éautois, -ais, -ols opion(v)
Who (relative)
SINGULAR
TIS Tl
tiva TVA Ti
PLURAL PLURAL
INTERROGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
INDIRECT INDEFINITE DEMONSTRATIVE RELATIVE
OUTOS, EKEIVOS
: ToO1oddE
TWoios; OTTOLOS olos, OTroios
TOIOUTOS
TOOOaOdE
WOOOS; OTTOTOS 6005, OTrd6005
TOOOUTOS
PRONOMINAL ADVERBS
évOevde
OOev, OTrd0ev
evtevdev, éxei6ev
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ADVERBS
Many adjectives form adverbs by changing the last syllable of the genitive singular into -ws,
€.2.:
Adverbs so formed have a comparative which is the neuter SINGULAR of the comparative of
the corresponding adjective.
a superlative which is the neuter PLURAL of the superlative of the
. corresponding adjective.
TOPWTEPOV
1/510v
€aTTOV
UaAAOv yadtota
G&petrvov &piota
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VERBS
THE VERB AUw = Loosen
ACTIVE
INDICATIVE
SUBJUNCTIVE OPTATIVE
PRIMARY HISTORIC
AUOoETOV Avoortov
AUoEeTov Avooitny
AUoopEv Avoolpev
Avoete AvoolTEe
AUoovo1(v) Avooiev
AeAUKarToV EAEAUKETOV
AcAUKecrov EAEAUKETIV
AeAUKaEev EAEAUKELEV
AEAUKOTE EAEAUKETE
AsAuKaoi(v) EAEAUKECLV
PASSIVE
INDICATIVE
PRIMARY HISTORIC
Future Av6nooipnu
AvOrj\co10
Av6r\corTO
Autrcec8ov Av€rco1080v
Auéicecbov Avénodicbnv
Aubnodpeba Avénoolpebar
Avbnoeobe Avénoo1cb_e
AvOjoovTar AuéijcolvTo
AéAUCFOV éAéAUcPov
AéAuofov éAcAUO EnV
AcAupeba eAcAUUEOa
AéAvobe éAtAuobe
AéAUVTaL eAéEAUVTO
MIDDLE
The middle employs the same forms as the passive, except in the future and aorist tenses.
INDICATIVE
SUBJUNCTIVE OPTATIVE
PRIMARY Historic
Avoeotoy Avooicbov
Avoeotov Avooiotny
Avooucba Avooipeba
Avoca, Avoo1ode_
AvVoovTa Avooivto
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IMPERATIVES
INFINITIVES
ACTIVE PASSIVE
SINGULAR
PLURAL
SINGULAR
PLURAL
SINGULAR
PLURAL
SINGULAR
MIDDLE
Present and Perfect as for the Passive Voice
Future vodpevos, Avoouevn, Avoduevov
Aorist Auoduevos, Avoauevn, Auoduevov
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CONTRACT VERBS
The present and imperfect tenses only are contracted, the vowel of the stem fusing with the
vowel of the ending.
In other tenses the a lengthens to n, € to n, o to w, and the normal endings are added.
I. a Stems
a and 0, ov, o = w
canden=a
1 becomes or remains subscript (except in present infinitive active viv).
ACTIVE vikée = conquer
INDICATIVE
OPTATIVE
PRESENT IMPERFECT
PARTICIPLE
PASSIVE vikdoo
INDICATIVE
OPTATIVE
PRESENT IMPERFECT
vikaove
vikdobov
II. ¢ STEMS
€ and
€ = e1
e€and
o = ov
¢ 1s dropped before a long vowel or diphthong.
SUBJUNCTIVE OPTATIVE
PRESENT IMPERFECT
TTOLEITE
TOLOUVTOOV Tro1ioUal(v) Troiovoais Tro1ovo1(v)
PASSIVE Tro1éc
INDICATIVE
SUBJUNCTIVE OPTATIVE
PRESENT IMPERFECT
Troiciove
Troleio Pov
III. o STEMS
o and long vowel = w
o and short vowel = ov.
Any combination with 1 or 1 subscript (except present infinitive active S5ovAoUv) = o1.
INDICATIVE
SUBJUNCTIVE OPTATIVE
PRESENT IMPERFECT
PASSIVE SovAde
INDICATIVE
SUBJUNCTIVE OPTATIVE
PRESENT IMPERFECT
INDICATIVE
SUBJUNCTIVE OPTATIVE IMPERATIVE
PRIMARY HISTORIC
MIDDLE VOICE
Aorist Geiunv
Qcio
OciTto
Oeipeba
OcioGe
Oeivto
toTnut (ota-) = set up
PRINCIPAL PARTS
SIMPLE
I. TRANSITIVE foTnut OTNOW foTnoa =— — totdOnv set up
II. INTRANSITIVE EOTIKA OTNOOPAL EOTTV — — — stand
(imp. elotrKeiv)
COMPOUND
I. TRANSITIVE &piornui é&trootnow drtotnoa — — émeotéddnv make
revolt
II. INTRANSITIVE &giotapat a&tootnoopa: dmréotny — — — revolt
ACTIVE VOICE
INDICATIVE
SUBJUNCTIVE IMPERATIVE
PRIMARY HISTORIC
Present ~ foTnul
and tots
Imperfect fotnoi(v)
loTapev ioTaipev
lotote iotaite
lot&o1(v) iotaiev
otainu
otains
otain
OTOILEV
OTAITE
oTaiev
eioTTKELV éotainv
eloTTKEIS etc. as
eliotn) KEt iotainv
Present and EOTAMEV
Imperfect EOTOTE
meaning EOTACAV
ACTIVE VOICE
INDICATIVE
SUBJUNCTIVE OPTATIVE IMPERATIVE
PRIMARY HISTORIC
Sidouev d150ipev
Sidote Sido0ite dSidSo0Te
8180ao1(v) 5150iev 515d6vtTHVv
Soinv
Soins
doin
MIDDLE VOICE
Aorist
Soito
eS5ducOar Soipeba
ES5000¢ Soiobe
ES50vTO Soivto
Seikvupi (Se1k-) = show
PRINCIPAL PARTS
Seikvup SeiEw eSeiEa Se5e1ya SeSeryuar ely Onv
ACTIVE VOICE
Seikvupev éSeiKvUUEV
SeikvuTe €Seikvute Seikvute
Seikvuaci(v) éSeikvucay SeiKVUVTOOV
SerkvupEta eSeikvupueta
Seikvuobe édeikvuobe Seikvuobe
SeikvuvtTa eéS5eiKVUVTO SeikvUoPaov
The infinitives are formed for the tenses of the principal parts regularly as in Avw, except
for the following:
Aorist IT oTTva1
ACTIVE
The other tenses in the principal parts form their participles regularly as Avo.
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PARTICIPLES OF VERBS IN -l
Middle
Aorist Sic. Nom. Oéuevos Bepévn PEuEvov
etc.
Passive ; . | lotd&pyevos
and
Middle :
etc :
“Present
Middle
Aorist Sic. Nom. Sdyevos Sopévy Sduevov
etc.
The other tenses in the principal parts form their participles regularly as Avw.
Ey,
INDICATIVE
SUBJUNCTIVE IMPERATIVE
PRIMARY HISTORIC
TMEV
E,
NTE
Toav
Future
éoel, Eon
EOTAL
EO OED
Eoeode
EOOVTAL
Infinitives Present elvan Participles Present | dv, ovoa, év, st. dvt-
efui = I shall go
ite
Acooy, TIEoaV
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olSa = I know
INDICATIVE
iouev Thouev
lote Tote
ioaor(v) Hoav NSeoav
nui = I say
INDICATIVE
39,
inut (é-) = send
PRINCIPAL PARTS
inui Tow AKa elka eluant elOnu
ACTIVE VOICE
INDICATIVE
SUBJUNCTIVE OPTATIVE IMPERATIVE INFINITIVE
PRIMARY HIsToRICc
Present
and
Imperfect
Aorist
Present : iéunv
and leco
Imperfect leto
téucba
teode
levto
Verbs the stems of which end in consonants must adjust the consonants of the stems before
_ the consonants of the endings.
(i) Gutturals y, k, x.
(Among these are some common verbs whose present stem ends in tr and main stem
ends in a guttural, e.g. puAdttw, puAak-.)
SiaKw, 810€co, Biwa, Sedioya, SeSiwyyar, éeBicayOnv.
(ii) Dentals 5, t, 8.
(Among these are some common verbs whose present stem ends in 2 and main stem
in 5, €.g. KoAd Za, KOAGE-.
If such end in -12- and are of more than two syllables, the future is contracted: vouizw,
(vopid-) void.)
ty
treifo treiow EmreloMm TreTTEIKa TréTTEIOVAL etreio Ov.
In the perfect passive and middle the third personal plural is made of the perfect participle
and the verb ‘to be,’ e.g. tretrpaypévor eloi(v), tretmpayuéven eioi(v), Tempoayyueva éoti(v)
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AUGMENT is a sign to show a historic tense of the indicative.
Many verbs, especially those expressing common actions, use, as in English, a stem different
from the present stem to form the aorist tenses.
In the ACTIVE and MIDDLE voices these stems have the endings of the imperfect tense for
the indicative mood, for all other moods the endings of the present tenses,
e.g Tptxw, imperfect Etpexov, aorist ESpapyov, Spaue, Soauw, Seaport, Spaueiv,
Spayav, Spayotoa, Spayov
yiyvouai, imperfect éyryvouny, aorist éyevounv, yevoU, yevdsyar, yevoipny, yevéobat,
yevouevos, yevouevn, yevouevov
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PREPOSITIONS
Accusative Genitive Dative
Sia SuoKoAwTepos Sik Thy vooov (i) Padizeiv Sic tis dyopas
grumpier because of his illness to walk through the market-place
(ii) 51 dAtyou
after a short interval
(111) Sick piAias iévon Tivi
to be on friendly terms with someone
KaT& (i) KaT& TOV TroTaLOV (i) GAAECOaI KATH THs TETPAS
down the river to jump down from the rock
(ii) Katé& yFv Kal KaT& (ii) A€yeiv Kat’ éuou
OaAraTtTav to speak against me
by land and by sea
(iii) KaT& TOV voyOV
« according to the law
(iv) TO Kart’ eye
so far as concerns me
TrApa (i) eiotéven Trapd TOUS (ii) Trap’ GAAou Séyeo8a1 = (ll), KaTTAAVEl TAP Gol
pidous to receive from somebody he lodges at your house
to go to one’s friends else
(ii) Trap& TOV TroTAaLOV
along the river
(iii) Trap& TOV voyoV
contrary to the law
Trepi (i) trepi thy TrdAw iévan (ii) Tepi ToUTOU é&yvod
to go round the city concerning this I am ignorant
(ii) of Trepi TOV ZwKpaTN (ii) Tepi TOAAOU Troieiobat
Socrates and his followers to consider of great importance
TTPOS (i) TPOs THY TAI iévon (i) Tpos Gedsv (1) Tpos TO Trupi
to go towards the city [in oaths] by the gods! by the fireside
(ii) Tpos Tata (ii) TOUTO TIPOs T}UdV EoTiV (ii) Teos ToWTOIS
therefore this is to our advantage in addition to this
ouv Geis
with the help of the gods
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Accusative Genitive Dative
UTTEP (i) Urrép Atyutrtov lovt1 — Uttép THis TrOAEws Ucryeo Ban
to one going beyond to fight for one’s city
Egypt
(ii) UTrép SUvapiv
beyond one’s power
Vaage) (i) étropevOnoav U1rd TO (i) Te UO Tis yis
TETXOS the things under the earth
they marched up to (and
under) the wall
(11) U1ro vuKta (ii) UTro ToUToOU ETrpayOn
at nightfall it was done by this man
1. Thucydides writes és. ds or Tapa, or pds + acc. is used before people, not eis.
2. Thucydides writes €uv.
The following improper Prepositions are so called because they are never used to compound
verbs or any other part of speech. All (with the exception of #s) govern the genitive.
. &vev &veu &koAovubou: without an attendant
éyyus éyyvs Ti\s TOAEws OiKeiv: to live near the city
EVEKa uloboU Evexa KoAakevetv: to flatter for a reward
tSfas)>< 3 WEXPI THs TroAEws SicdKelv: fo pursue as far as the city
TAT Travtes aré8avov TAT évos avdpds: all were killed except one man
=DwRwWn
CoS Trpeo Peis ETreupav ws EepEnv: they sent ambassadors to Zerxes
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IRREGULAR VERBS
PASSIVE
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