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    This document summarizes Greek verb suffixes for primary and secondary verb conjugations. It outlines the personal endings for singular and plural subjects in primary A and B conjugations. It then lists the secondary A and B suffixes used to form the imperfect, aorist, and other verb aspects. Finally, it notes that the aorist tense and aorist passive use the theme vowels a and h, respectively, in the secondary A endings.

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    This document summarizes Greek verb suffixes for primary and secondary verb conjugations. It outlines the personal endings for singular and plural subjects in primary A and B conjugations. It then lists the secondary A and B suffixes used to form the imperfect, aorist, and other verb aspects. Finally, it notes that the aorist tense and aorist passive use the theme vowels a and h, respectively, in the secondary A endings.

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    1verb Suffixes: Primary A Primary B Secondary A Secondary B

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    This document summarizes Greek verb suffixes for primary and secondary verb conjugations. It outlines the personal endings for singular and plural subjects in primary A and B conjugations. It then lists the secondary A and B suffixes used to form the imperfect, aorist, and other verb aspects. Finally, it notes that the aorist tense and aorist passive use the theme vowels a and h, respectively, in the secondary A endings.

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    1VERB SUFFIXES

    PRIMARY A Singular 1 I 2 you (sg) 3 he, she, it Plural 1 we 2 you (pl) 3 they

    PRIMARY B

    SECONDARY A -(o)n -(e)" -(e)[n] -(o)men -(e)te -(o)n, -san

    SECONDARY B -(o)mhn -(e)so (can be contacted to ou) -(e)to -(o)meqa -(e)sqe -(o)nto

    -(o) (lengthened to w) -(o)mai -(e)" (changed to ei") -(e)sai (can be contracted to h/) -(e)i -(e)tai -(o)men -(e)te -(o)nsi[n] (changed
    to

    ousi[n]
    )

    -(o)meqa -(e)sqe -(o)ntai

    The aorist tense uses an a (alpha) as its theme vowel in the secondary A and B ending groups. The aorist passive uses a h as its theme vowel in secondary A endings.

    Legend: (a) = connecting vowel a = personal endings [n] = movable nu (n)

    Source: Adapted from Elliott Greene, 1994.

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