[B-Greek] Martyrdom of Polycarp 2:2 what form is QAUMASEIEN?

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Sat May 28 16:38:23 EDT 2011


On May 28, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Scott Allen Rauch wrote:

> In Martyrdom of Polycarp 2:2, what form is θαυμάσειεν (QAUMASEIEN)? (I am
> guessing a present infinitive with a fat-fingered extra E.)
> 
> Google resulted in one hit for QAUMASEIEN. It was on B-Greek, and in a quote
> from Josephus. However, it did not mention what QAUMASEIEN was.

Aorist 3 sg. optative active

Aorist stem QAUMAS- of QAUMAZW
Although the paradigm charts tend to show aorist optative actives as -AIMI/AIS/AI, in 
fact the more common forms in the second and third-person singular are -EIAS and -EIE(N), 
third plural -EIAN.


Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)





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