Verb: Luo active subjunctive

MorphologyVerb – Luo active subjunctive plural

• Remember: subj verbs are characterised by a lengthened theme vowel (see 28.1.4.1).
• In the 3p, the diphthong ου in -ουσι(ν) lengthens to ω.

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SemanticsVerb – Subjunctive (2 – Cohortative)

A sentence like Let’s eat this fig is called a cohortative. A cohortative is when the subject expresses their desire to do something and invites someone else to do it with them. This is a very common use of the subjunctive:

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PhonologyEnclitic rule 9 (enclitic after οὐ retains accent)

According to the rules we learned previously, proclitics or enclitics that precede an enclitic are accented with an acute on the ultima (see 5.4.3), e.g. ἔν μοι and τὸ τέκνον μού ἐστιν. In the former, the proclitic ἐν has an acute accent because it precedes the enclitic μοι, and in the latter, the enclitic μου has an acute accent because it precedes the enclitic ἐστιν. However, οὐ (in all its forms) forces the enclitic to retain its accent, e.g. ἄνθρωπε, οὐκ εἰμί ‘man, I am not’ (Luke 22:58). The enclitic εἰμί retains its accent after οὐ according to this rule, even though we would expect οὐ to be accented.

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