Ancient Greek

Ch 4 - The Greek Verb

ὄμνυσι

ὄμνυσι

(s)he or it swears an oath

ἀπόλλυμι

ἀπόλλυμι

I kill - destroy

–σι(ν)

–σι(ν) = (s)he or it

(3rd person singular)

Note: (ν) Movable Nu

Verb Personal Ending

ἀπολλύασι

ἀπολλύασι

they kill - destroy

–τε

–τε = y’all

(2nd person plural)

Verb Personal Ending

μιγνύναι

μιγνύναι

to mix

The Present Infinitive Active

–μεν

–μεν = we

(1st person plural)

Verb Personal Ending

ὄμνυτε

ὄμνυτε

you all swear (an oath)

μίγνυσι

μίγνυσι

(s)he or it mixes

ὄμ–

ὄμ–

Verb Stem

swear (an oath)

ὄμνύασι

ὄμνύασι

they swear (an oath)

ὄμνυς

ὄμνυς

you swear (an oath)

ἀπ’+ολλυ–

ἀπ’+ολλυ–

Present Tense Stem

kill - destroy

ἀπ’+ολ–

ἀπ’+ολ–

Verb Stem

kill - destroy

ἐθέλομι

ἐθέλομι

I wish - want

δείκνυς

δείκνυς

you show

μιγνύασι

μιγνύασι

they mix

μίγνυς

μίγνυς

you mix

ἀπόλλυμεν

ἀπόλλυμεν

we kill - destroy

ἐθέλομεν

ἐθέλομεν

we wish - want

ἀπόλλυς

ἀπόλλυς

you kill - destroy

δείκνυσι

δείκνυσι

(s)he or it shows

μίγνυμι

μίγνυμι

I mix

ἐθέλοτε

ἐθέλοτε

you all wish - want

ἀπολλύναι

ἀπολλύναι

to kill - to destroy

The Present Infinitive Active

ἐθέλοσι

ἐθέλοσι

(s)he or it wishes - wants

δείκνυμι

δείκνυμι

I show

δεικνύασι

δεικνύασι

they show

μιγνυ–

μιγνυ–

Present Tense Stem

mix

μιγ–

μιγ–

Verb Stem

mix

δεικνυ–

δεικνυ–

Present Tense Stem

show

–ασι(ν)

–ασι(ν) = they

(3rd person plural)

Note: (ν) Movable Nu

Verb Personal Ending

ὄμνυμεν

ὄμνυμεν

we swear (an oath)

–ναι

–ναι

Infinitive Mood

Verb Mood Ending

–μι

–μι = I

(1st person singular)

Verb Personal Ending

δεικ–

δεικ–

Verb Stem

show

ἐθέλοασι

ἐθέλοασι

they wish - want

ἀπόλλυτε

ἀπόλλυτε

you all kill - destroy

ὄμνύναι

ὄμνύναι

to swear (an oath)

The Present Infinitive Active

ἐθέλος

ἐθέλος

you wish - want

ὄμνυ–

ὄμνυ–

Present Tense Stem

swear (an oath)

μίγνυτε

μίγνυτε

you all mix

ὄμνυμι

ὄμνυμι

I swear (an oath)

δεικνύναι

δεικνύναι

to show

–ς

–ς = you

(2nd person singular)

Verb Personal Ending

ἐθέλο–

ἐθέλο–

Present Tense Stem

wish - want

ἐθέλοναι

ἐθέλοαι

to wish - to want

The Present Infinitive Active

δείκνυτε

δείκνυτε

you all show

μίγνυμεν

μίγνυμεν

we mix

δείκνυμεν

δείκνυμεν

we show

ἀπόλλυσι

ἀπόλλυσι

(s)he or it kills - destroys