Herbert Weir Smyth [
n.d.],
A Greek Grammar for Colleges; Machine readable text [
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Stop Verbs.—Many verb stems end in a stop (or mute) consonant.
The present is formed either from the simple verb-stem, as in πλέκ-ω weave, or by the addition of τ or y (y) to the verb-stem, as in βλάπτω (βλαβ-) injure, φυλάττω (φυλακ-yω) guard. All tenses except the present and imperfect are formed without the addition of τ or ῖ to the verb-stem; thus, βλάψω from βλαβ-ς-ω, φυλάξω from φυλακ-ς-ω.
Herbert Weir Smyth [
n.d.],
A Greek Grammar for Colleges; Machine readable text [
info] [
word count] [
Smyth].
