Imperfect and verbs with prepositions in Attic

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Imperfect and verbs with prepositions in Attic

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I would be really pleased if you could tell me what are the rules to follow when a preposition meets the ε of the imperfect's temporal augment, as to what letter drop, when does it contract and so on?

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William S. Annis — http://www.aoidoi.org/http://www.scholiastae.org/
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I was wondering what the augment and reduplication is of words like απο-κατα-βαινω, which is made from two prepositions and a verb. Does it become απεκατεβην or αποκατεβην or απεκαταβην or somethings else? Thanks a lot!

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GreekGeek2 wrote:I was wondering what the augment and reduplication is of words like απο-κατα-βαινω, which is made from two prepositions and a verb. Does it become απεκατεβην or αποκατεβην or απεκαταβην or somethings else?
While there are a few, rare verbs where the preposition became so attached to the verb stem that it is augmented, in general only the verb stem can get the augment. So, ἀποκατέβην.
William S. Annis — http://www.aoidoi.org/http://www.scholiastae.org/
τίς πατέρ' αἰνήσει εἰ μὴ κακοδαίμονες υἱοί;

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