Alexandros, Unit 1

In addition, in the same Unit, there appears to be some lack of consistency when an enclitic is preceded by a word with a circumflex on the ultima (unless, of course, I am missing something fundamental). Athenaze says that the enclitic should not be stressed, as in ἀγρῶν τινων (unless the clitic is followed by another enclitic), but Alexandros has:

Ἡμεῖς οὖν ἐσμὲν Ἑλένη καὶ Ἀλέξανδρος. (Part β, at line 11)

Ἆρ’ ἐστὶν οὗτος Ἀλέξανδρος; (Exercise E’A)

where ἐσμεν and ἐστιν are stressed,

but at the same time, we also have

ποῦ εἰσιν αἱ Ἀθῆναι; (Exercise A’ε’),

where εἰσιν is not stressed,

and

_______ ἐσμεν Ἀλέξανδρoς καὶ Ἑλένη. (Exercise Γ’ε’)

which has no stress on ἐσμεν and should be completed with ἡμεῖς.

Could someone please help?

Many thanks.

Cristiano