εἰμί Enclitics, Present and Imperfect Indicative, Present Infinitive Flashcards
Enclitics accent rule a)
If the preceding word has an accent on the ultima,
the enclitic has no accent
Enclitics accent rule b)
If the preceding word has an acute on the antepenult or a circum-
flex on the penult, it receives an additional acute on the ultima and the
enclitic has no accent
Enclitics accent rule c)
If the preceding word has an acute on the penult, an enclitic of
one syllable has no accent but an enclitic of two syllables is accented
on the final syllable:
εἰμί
1st sg present ‘I am, I exist; I happen; I am the case’
εἶ
2nd sg present ‘you are, you exist…’
ἐστί/ ἐστίν
3rd sg present ‘he/she/it is…’
ἐσμέν
1st pl present ‘we are…’
ἐστέ
2nd pl present ‘you (all) are…’
εἰσί(ν)
3rd pl present ‘they are…’
ἦ/ ἦ(ν)
1st/3rd person sg imperf ‘I/he/she/it was…’
ἦσθα
2nd p. sg imperf ‘you were’
ἦμεν
1st p. pl imperf
ἦτε
2nd p. pl imperf
ἦσαν
3rd p. pl imperf