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The Morphology of Biblical Greek shows second-year students that Greek is very regular in the way it forms words—if you know the rules. The Morphology of Biblical Greek explains, in a way second-year Greek students can understand, how Greek words are formed. It shows that Greek word formation follows a limited set of rules. Once these rules are understood, it becomes clear that forms which once...

§2.7 If α comes before ε or η, they will contract to α. If ε or η comes before α, they will contract to η (“progressive assimilation,” §2.2). α + ε } α γεννα + ετε } γεννᾶτε (ind.) α + η } α γεννα + ητε } γεννᾶτε (subj.) ε + α } α η + α } α §2.7a α is formed from αε. §2.7b η is formed from εα. §2.8 When three vowels come into contact, and if the first two or the last two do not form a diphthong, then the second and third vowels contract first, and the result contracts with the first
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