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Herbert Weir Smyth [n.d.], A Greek Grammar for Colleges; Machine readable text [info] [word count] [Smyth].

36TABLE OF THE CHIEF VOWEL GRADES

Strong Grades Weak Grade

1. 2.

a. ε: ο —or α

b. ει: οι ι

c. ευ: ου υ

1. 2.

d. α_: ω α

e. η: ω ε or α

f. ω ο

a. ( ἐ-γεν-ό-μην I became : γέ-γον-α I am born γί-γ ν-ο-μαι I become

( τρέπω I turn : τροπ-ή rout ἐ-τράπ-ην I was put to flight

b. πείθ-ω I persuade : πέ-ποιθ-α I trust ( ^cross568) πιθ-ανός persuasive

c. ἐλεύ (θ) ς-ο-μαι I shall go : ἐλ-ήλουθ-α I have gone ἤλυθ-ο-ν I went (Epic)

d. φα_-μί (Dor., ^cross30) I say : φω-νή speech φα-μέν we speak

e. ( τί-θη-μι I place : θω-μό-ς heap θε-τό-ς placed, adopted

( ῥήγ-νυ_-μι I break : ἔ-ρρωγ-α I have broken ἐ-ρράγ-η it was broken

f. — δί-δω-μι I give δί-δο-μεν we give

N. 1.—Relatively few words show examples of all the above series of grades. Some have five grades, as πα-τήρ, πα-τέρ-α, εὐ-πά-τωρ, εὐ-πά-τορ-α, πα-τ ρ-ός.

N. 2.—ε and ι vary in πετάννυ_μι πίτνημι spread out.

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Herbert Weir Smyth [n.d.], A Greek Grammar for Colleges; Machine readable text [info] [word count] [Smyth].

Strong Grades	Weak Grade
1. 2.
a. ε: ο	—or α
b. ει: οι	ι
c. ευ: ου	υ
1. 2.
d. α_: ω	α
e. η: ω	ε or α
f. ω	ο

a. ( ἐ-γεν-ό-μην I became	: γέ-γον-α I am born	γί-γ ν-ο-μαι I become
( τρέπω I turn	: τροπ-ή rout	ἐ-τράπ-ην I was put to flight
b. πείθ-ω I persuade	: πέ-ποιθ-α I trust ( ^cross568)	πιθ-ανός persuasive
c. ἐλεύ (θ) ς-ο-μαι I shall go	: ἐλ-ήλουθ-α I have gone	ἤλυθ-ο-ν I went (Epic)
d. φα_-μί (Dor., ^cross30) I say	: φω-νή speech	φα-μέν we speak
e. ( τί-θη-μι I place	: θω-μό-ς heap	θε-τό-ς placed, adopted
( ῥήγ-νυ_-μι I break	: ἔ-ρρωγ-α I have broken	ἐ-ρράγ-η it was broken
f. —	δί-δω-μι I give	δί-δο-μεν we give