Imperfect Indicative/Aorist and Present Imperative/Aorist Middle and Passive of Athematic Deponent Verbs in Poetry of Ancient Greece of Archaic and Cl
Imperfect Indicative/Aorist and Present Imperative/Aorist Middle and Passive of Athematic Deponent Verbs in Poetry of Ancient Greece of Archaic and Cl

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is an attempt at analysing the forms of the second-person singular ending ‑so of athematic deponent verbs in Greek poetry. Verbs such as dÚnamai and ™p…stamai have forms that end with ‑so and ‑w in the imperfect and in the present imperative. Contemporary scholars express different views on where the forms with s and the forms ending in ‑w appear and which of them are more common. This paper, discussing ancient and contemporary grammarians’opinions on the subject, points out the analogies and differences in their theories. It also presents a critical analysis of their views as compared with the attested forms found in ancient poetry.

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