Accent, φυγόντες
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Accent, φυγόντες
Why φυγόντες and not φύγοντες?
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Re: Accent, φυγόντες
hi, see chandler s779 on 2nd aorist active ppls:
http://archive.org/stream/accentuationg ... 0/mode/2up
cheers, chad
http://archive.org/stream/accentuationg ... 0/mode/2up
cheers, chad
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Re: Accent, φυγόντες
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
Probably not what you were looking for, but true nonetheless
Dic mihi, Damoeta, 'cuium pecus' anne Latinum?