Accent placement for ἰών

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derekgreer
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Accent placement for ἰών

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Can anyone provide an explanation for why ἰών (active participle of εἶμι) is accented on the ultima? It would seem it should persist on the penult.
Barry Hofstetter
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Re: Accent placement for ἰών

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derekgreer wrote:Can anyone provide an explanation for why ἰών (active participle of εἶμι) is accented on the ultima? It would seem it should persist on the penult.
Smyth says: "The participle ἰών is accented like a second aorist." However, it doesn't really say why... :(
N.E. Barry Hofstetter, M.A., Th.M.
Ph.D. Student U of FL
Instructor of Latin
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
καὶ σὺ τὸ σὸν ποιήσεις κἀγὼ τὸ ἐμόν. ἆρον τὸ σὸν καὶ ὕπαγε.
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