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Iterative
verbs, without augment in Homer and Herodotus
§438 c, dAUGMENTOmission of the Augment.—a. In Attic tragedy the augment is sometimes omitted in choral passages, rarely in the dialogue parts (messengers' speeches), which are nearer akin to pros…
imperfect
§495CHANGES IN THE VERB-STEMIterative Imperfects and Aorists in -σκόε-.—Homer and Herodotus have iterative imperfects and aorists in -σκον and -σκομην denoting a customary or repeated past action. Homer has i…
§1790INDICATIVE WITH ἄνIterative Indicative (repeated action).—The imperfect and aorist with ἄν are used to express repeated or customary past action (post-Homeric): διηρώτων ἄν I used to ask P. A. 22b, …
§1894IMPERFECTIterative Imperfect.—ἄν may be used with this imperfect (1790): ἐπεθῡ́μει ἄν τις ἔτι πλείω αὐτοῦ ἀκούειν people would (used to) desire to hear still more from him X. C. 1.4.3.
§2341Sixth Form of Conditions: PAST GENERAL CONDITIONSThe iterative imperfect or aorist with ἄν (1894, 1933): εἰ δέ τις αὐτῷ περί του ἀντιλέγοι . . ., ἐπὶ τὴν ὑπόθεσιν ἐπανῆγεν ἂν πάντα τὸν λόγον if ever any one opposed him on any mat…
aorist
§495CHANGES IN THE VERB-STEMIterative Imperfects and Aorists in -σκόε-.—Homer and Herodotus have iterative imperfects and aorists in -σκον and -σκομην denoting a customary or repeated past action. Homer has i…
§1790INDICATIVE WITH ἄνIterative Indicative (repeated action).—The imperfect and aorist with ἄν are used to express repeated or customary past action (post-Homeric): διηρώτων ἄν I used to ask P. A. 22b, …
§1933AORIST INDICATIVEIterative Aorist.—With ἄν the aorist may denote repetition (1790) εἶπεν ἄν he used to say X. C. 7.1.14. Distinguish 2303.
§2341Sixth Form of Conditions: PAST GENERAL CONDITIONSThe iterative imperfect or aorist with ἄν (1894, 1933): εἰ δέ τις αὐτῷ περί του ἀντιλέγοι . . ., ἐπὶ τὴν ὑπόθεσιν ἐπανῆγεν ἂν πάντα τὸν λόγον if ever any one opposed him on any mat…
indicative
§§1790–1792INDICATIVE WITH ἄνIterative Indicative (repeated action).—The imperfect and aorist with ἄν are used to express repeated or customary past action (post-Homeric): διηρώτων ἄν I used to ask P. A. 22b, …
optative
§2340 aSixth Form of Conditions: PAST GENERAL CONDITIONSPast general conditions have, in the protasis, εἰ with the optative; in the apodosis, the imperfect indicative or an equivalent. εἰ ταῦτα ποιοίης (ποιήσειας), σὲ ἐπῄνουν if ever yo…