Accent, φυγόντες

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Lavrentivs
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Accent, φυγόντες

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Why φυγόντες and not φύγοντες?

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Re: Accent, φυγόντες

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hi, see chandler s779 on 2nd aorist active ppls:

http://archive.org/stream/accentuationg ... 0/mode/2up

cheers, chad :)

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Re: Accent, φυγόντες

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Or another answer is, "Because that's how Greek children heard their parents pronouncing it, when they were learning how to talk!"

Probably not what you were looking for, but true nonetheless :)
Dic mihi, Damoeta, 'cuium pecus' anne Latinum?

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