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Question 1

In what tenses does contraction occur; what happens in the other tenses?

Answer 1

1) Only with first principle part
2) The vowel lengthens
3) in all moods

Question 2

What happens when an alpha contracts with an “e” type vowel (ε, ει, η, or ῃ)

Answer 2

an alpha will appear in the result

Question 3

What happens when an alpha contracts with an “o” type vowel

Answer 3

an omega results

Question 4

What are the two main exceptions to the contract rules?

Answer 4

1) Present active infinitives in -αω and -ηω (for example, ἀγαπά + ειν) end in -ᾶν and ην
2) present active infinitives in -οω (πληρό + ειν) end in -οῦν

Question 5

ο + ει =

Answer 5

οι

Question 6

ε+ο, ο+ε, & ο+ο =

Answer 6

ου

Question 7

ε+ε, ε+ει =

Answer 7

ει

Question 8

1) ο or ω + any vowel =

2) The exception is rule # 1 (ε+ο, ο+ε, & ο+ο)

Answer 8

ω

Question 9

1) α+ε or α+η=

Answer 9

α

Question 10

1) ε+α =

Answer 10

η

Question 11

What happens if the contract vowel and the first vowel of the diphthong are the same? For example ποιε + εις?

Answer 11

1) They simplify

2) ποιε + εις = ποιεις

Question 12

ε+η=

Answer 12

η

Question 13

ο+ῃ=

Answer 13

οι

Question 14

ε + ου =

Answer 14

ου

Question 15

ο + ου =

Answer 15

ου

Question 16

Are contracted syllables long or short?

Answer 16

long

Question 17

Anything contracted with omega

Answer 17

yields omega

Question 18

What cases do reflexive pronouns take?

Answer 18

All except nominative; they refer back to the subject

Question 19

Neuter are only included in what reflexive pronoun?

Answer 19

the third person reflexive

ἑαυτοῦ

Question 20

What is unique about the plural forms of the reflexive pronouns?

Answer 20

They all have the same forms regardless if first, second, or third person
ἑαυτῶν

Question 21

Uses of πᾶς

Answer 21

1) predicate: all, every (very common)
ἑώρακα πάντα τὰ πλοῖα, “I have seen all the boats”
2) attributive: whole, entire (less common)
ὁ πᾶς νόμος διδάσκει ἀγάπην, “The whole law teaches love”
3) Substantive (articular and anarthrous):
εἶπεν ὁ διδάσκαλος αὐτοῖς τὰ πάντα ἐν παραβολαῖς, “The teacher told them all things in parables”

Question 22

πᾶς in singular and plural

Answer 22

1) Without the article πᾶς means “every” or each” with a singular noun
2) Without the article πᾶς means “all” with plural nouns
πᾶς λόγος πληρωθήσεται, “Every word will be fulfilled”;
ἡ ἁμαρτία εἰσῆλθεν εἰς πάντας ἀνθρώπους, “Sin has entered into all persons.”

Question 23

What can I expect for accenting in contract verbs? And in what principle part does this occur?

Answer 23

Most of the time there will be a circumflex over the contraction.
Only in the first principle part (present and imperfect)