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[Bert]

In the vocabulary section of Pharr it says that [size=150]ἐγένοντο is 2ndaorist of [size=150]γίγνομαι.<br />With [size=150]ἐγενόμην listed as the 3rd principal part I would have expected [size=150]ἐγένετο.<br />Is the one a regular form and the other a variant?<br />Thank you.<br />Bert.

[annis]

[quote author=Bert de Haan link=board=2;threadid=673;start=0#6350 date=1064085216]<br />In the vocabulary section of Pharr it says that [size=150]ἐγένοντο is 2ndaorist of [size=150]γίγνομαι.<br />With [size=150]ἐγενόμην listed as the 3rd principal part I would have expected [size=150]ἐγένετο.<br />Is the one a regular form and the other a variant?<br />[/quote]<br /><br />[size=150]ἐγένετο is 3rd person singular, [size=150]ἐγένοντο is 3rd person plural.

[Bert]

d'uh. Of course. I compared one grammar with another, flipping pages, but it never occurred to me that it is plural.<br />Particularly dumb considering that singular does not agree with the noun. Thanks for not laughing out loud (or maybe you did.)

[annis]

[quote author=Bert de Haan link=board=2;threadid=673;start=0#6355 date=1064087006]<br />Particularly dumb considering that singular does not agree with the noun. Thanks for not laughing out loud (or maybe you did.)<br />[/quote]<br /><br />Certainly not. Errors of number are still my own most common mistakes when I'm not paying attention. <br /><br />Also, considering lines 1-58 are the very first - and only - real Greek you've read so far, I think you're doing quite well. The occasional grammar error is to be expected until you've seen a lot more Greek in the wild.<br /><br />