Accent placement for ἰών
Posted: April 23rd, 2014, 7:42 pm
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.
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Smyth says: "The participle ἰών is accented like a second aorist." However, it doesn't really say why...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.