Lesson 26: Contract Verbs
| ἁγαπαω - I love | παρακαλεω - I exhort, I comfort |
| δηλοω - I show | περιπατεω - I walk around |
| εὐλογεω - I bless | ποιεω - I do , I make |
| εὐχαριστεω - I give thanks | σταυροω - I crucify |
| ζητεω - I seek | τηρεω - I do, I keep |
| θεωρεω - I behold | τιμαω - I honor |
| καλεω - I call | φιλεω - I love |
| λαλεω - I speak |
ASSIGNMENT: Memorize the vocabulary above.
Contract verbs are verb whose stems end in α, ο, or ε. Because a connecting vowel is added to the stem when a verb is formed, these verbs undergo a change. The following table shows how the connecting vowel, when added to the vowel at the end of the stem, change:
| Connecting Vowel: | ε | η | ει | ῃ | ο | ω | ου | οι | |
| Stem Vowel: | ε | ει | η | ει | ῃ | ου | ω | ου | οι |
| α | α | α | ᾳ | ᾳ | ω | ω | ω | ῳ | |
| ο | ου | ω | οι | οι | ου | ω | ου | οι |
I.e., when the connecting vowel is ε and the stem ends in ε, the resulting vowel is ει, etc.
ASSIGNMENT: Memorize the contract verb table above, and translate the following sentences.
1. ἐζητουου αὐτον οἱ πονηροι, ίνα θεωρωσι τα ποιουμενα ὑπ αὐτου.
2. ὁ μαθητης ἐλαλησεν ταυτα τοις περιπατουσεν ἐν τω ἱερω.
3. ὁ Ἰησους λεγει τω μαθητη, Σιμων φιλεις με;