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Verb · Grammar concept
Verb: α contract
α contract is a verb topic in Koine (biblical) Greek. This page gathers its forms, paradigms, and function, drawn from the lessons of Reading Greek Deeply.
GrammarVerb – α contract (contraction)
In 25.2.3, we introduced contract verbs ending in ε; in this lesson, you learn a similar contraction pattern, but the ending on the verb is α instead of ε.
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MorphologyVerb – α contract (contraction)
- α contracts with other vowels according to the following rules:
- With o-class vowels, it contracts to ω
- With e-class vowels, it contracts to long α
- ι becomes a subscript, even when in combination with another vowel (e.g. ει)
| α + ο, ω, ου = ω | α + ι or any combination with ι = ᾳ | α + ε, η = ᾶ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verb | ἀγαπά + ω | ἀγαπά + ει | ἀγαπά + ετε |
| = | = | = | |
| ἀγαπῶ, ἀγαπῶμεν | ἀγαπᾷ | ἀγαπᾶτε |
| Contracted forms | |
|---|---|
| Luo active | ἀγαπῶ, ἀγαπᾶτε, ἀγαπᾷ |
| Luo medio-passive | κοιμᾶται, κοιμῶμαι |
| Eluon | ἠγάπων, ἠγάπα |
| Luo imperative | ἀγάπα |
| Luo infinitive | ἀγαπᾶν |
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