[B-Greek] non-augmented Aorist

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Thu Feb 12 09:59:37 EST 2004


In a message dated 2/12/2004 8:20:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
mitchlarramore at yahoo.com writes:


> 
> One grammarian I am reading indicated that in some
> early I-E languages (I assume that one he had in mind
> was a predecessor to Greek) they had a non-augmented
> Aorist. He then goes on to say about the Greek Aorist
> in particular that "with the development of tense, the
> augment was added." (Funk) If you go back far enough
> in ancient Greek, do you find non-augmented Aorists?
> 

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You should check Smyth on augment (§435-438 -- particularly §438)

http://www.ccel.org/s/smyth/grammar/html/smyth_2Vo_uni.htm#augment

and §495 

http://www.ccel.org/s/smyth/grammar/html/smyth_2Vr_uni.htm#495

gfsomsel



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