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Most verbs in -ω inflect the second aorist according to the ω-conjugation; some inflect it according to the μι-conjugation.

The inflection of most second aorists of ω-verbs is like that of an imperfect of ω-verbs in the indicative, and like that of a present in the other moods.

ἔ-λιπο-ν	ἔ-λυ_ο-ν	λίπε	λῦε
ἐ-λιπό-μην	ἐ-λυ_ό-μην	λιποῦ ( cross424 b. 2)	λύ_ου
λίπω	λύ_ω	λιπεῖν (λιπέ-εν, 424 c)	λύ_ειν (λύ_ε-εν)
λίπω-μαι	λύ_ω-μαι	λιπέ-σθαι	λύ_ε-σθαι
λιπο-ί-μην	λυ_ο-ί-μην	λιπών	λύ_ων
		λιπό-μενος	λυ_ό-μενος

For the loss of ς in -σο in the second person singular see ^cross465 b.

Hom. has the infinitives εἰπέμεναι, εἰπέμεν, εἰπεῖν. For θανέειν (Attic θανεῖν) etc., θανέεν should be read. -έειν in Hdt. is erroneous. Doric has -ῆν, as μολῆν (βλώσκω go). Aeolic has -ην, as λάβην.

A number of ω-verbs form their second aorists without a thematic vowel, herein agreeing with the second aorists of μι-verbs. Cp. ἔδυ_ν p. 140. The second aorist of γι-γνώ-σκω know is inflected as follows.

The indicative is inflected like ἔστην (p. ^cross138); the subjunctive, like δῶ (p. ^cross138).

ἔ-γνω-ν		ἔ-γνω-μεν	γνῶ		γνῶ-μεν
ἔ-γνω-ς	ἔ-γνω-τον	ἔ-γνω-τε	γνῶ-ς	γνῶ-τον	γνῶ-τε
ἔ-γνω	ἐ-γνώ-την	ἔ-γνω-σαν	γνῶ	γνῶ-τον	γνῶ-σι

a. We expect ἔγνοτον, ἔγνομεν, etc. ( ^cross551), but the strong stem γνω- has been transferred to the dual and plural. So also in ἔβην, ἔφθην, ἑά_λων.—Subjunctive βῶ, βῇς, βῇ, βῆτον, βῶμεν, βῆτε, βῶσι. On the formation of the subjunctive see ^cross757 D.

ἔγνον, from ἐγνων (τ) by 40, is found in Pind. Hom. has ἔδυν, ἔτλαν, ἔκταν; Pind. ἔφυν.—Hom. has βατην and βήτην.—Hom. has βλήεται, ἅλεται. -Subj.: Hom. has γνώω ἁλώω, γνώῃς γνῷς, γνώῃ γνῷ, ἐμβήῃ ἀναβῇ, γνῶτον, γνώομεν γνῶμεν, -βήομεν φθέωμεν, γνώωσι γνῶσιν βῶσιν φθέωσιν.

The optative is inflected like δοίην (p. ^cross138).

γνοίην		γνοῖμεν or γνοίημεν
γνοίης	γνοῖτον or γνοίητον	γνοῖτε or γνοίητε
γνοίη	γνοίτην or γνοιήτην	γνοῖεν or γνοίησαν

a. So βαίην, βαῖτον or βαίητον, βαῖμεν or βαίημεν. In the 2 plur. the Mss. of prose writers have only -ιητε (γνοίητε, -βαίητε); but -ιητε is not attested by the evidence of verse.

The imperative is inflected like στῆθι (p. ^cross139).

γνῶθι, γνώτω

γνῶτον, γνώτων

γνῶτε, γνόντων

a. In composition διάγνωθι, ἀνάβηθι ( ^cross423). For βῆθι (from βαίνω) -βα_ in composition occurs in poetry, as ἀνάβα_.

The infinitive adds -εναι, as γνῶναι from γνώ-εναι (like στῆναι from στή-εναι). In composition διαγνῶναι ( ^cross426 d).

Hom. has γνώμεναι, δύ_μεναι, κτάμεναι, and -κτάμεν.

The participle adds -ντ-, as masc. γνούς from γνοντ-ς, fem. γνοῦσα from γνοντ-yα, neut. γνόν from γνον (τ). See ^cross301. In composition διαγνούς ( ^cross426 d).

a. Before ντ the long vowel ω is regularly shortened to ο by 40.

The following ω-verbs have second aorists of the μι form.

ἁλίσκομαι (ἁλ-ο-) am captured, ἑά_λων or ἥλων (ἁλῶ, ἁλοίην, ἁλῶναι, ἁλούς).

βαίνω (βα-) go, ἔβην (βῶ, βαίην, βῆθι and also -βα_ in composition, βῆναι, βά_ς).

βιόω (βιο-) live, ἐβίων (βιῶ, βιῴην, βιῶναι, βιούς). Hom. βιώτω imper.

γηράσκω (γηρα-) grow old, γηρᾶναι poet., γηρά_ς Hom.

γιγνώσκω (γνο-, γνω-) know, ἔγνων (γνῶ, γνοίην, γνῶθι, γνῶναι, γνούς).

-διδρά_σκω (δρα_-) run, only in composition, -έδρα_ν (-δρῶ, -δραίην, -δρᾶναι, -δρά_ς). Hdt. has ἔδρην, δρῆναι, δρά_ς in composition.

δύ_ω (δυ_-) enter ἔδυ_ν entered inflected p. 140 (δύ_ω, opt. Hom. δύ_η and ἔκδυ_μεν for δυ-ίη, ἐκδύ-ι_-μεν; δῦθι, δῦναι, δύ_ς).

ἔχω (σχε-) have, σχές imper.

κτείνω (κτεν-, κτα-) kill, ἔκταν, ἔκτας, ἔκτα, ἔκταμεν, 3 pl. ἔκταν 551 D, subj. κτέωμεν, inf. κτάμεναι κτάμεν, part κτά_ς; ἐκτάμην was killed (κτάσθαι, κτάμενος); all poetic forms.

πέτομαι (πετ-, πτε-, πτα-) fly, poet. ἔπτην (πταίην, πτά_ς), middle ἐπτάμην (πτάσθαι, πτάμενος). πτῶ, πτῆθι, πτῆναι are late.

πί_νω (πι-) drink, πῖθι imper.

σκέλλω in ἀποσκέλλω (σκελ-, σκλε-) dry up, ἀποσκλῆναι.

τλα- endure, fut. τλήσομαι, poetic ἔτλην (τλῶ, τλαίην, τλῆθι, τλῆναι, τλά_ς).

φθάνω (φθα-) anticipate, ἔφθην (φθῶ, φθαίην, φθῆναι, φθά_ς).

φύ_ω (φυ_-) produce, ἔφυ_ν was produced, am (φύω subj., φῦναι, φύ_ς ^cross308).

The following ω-verbs have in poetry (especially in Homer) second aorists of the μι form: ἅλλομαι (ἆλσο, ἆλτο), ἀπαυράω (ἀπούρα_ς), ἀραρίσκω (ἄρμενος), ἄω (ἄ_μεναι), βάλλω (ξυμβλήτην, ἔβλητο), βιβρώσκω (ἔβρων), root γεν- (γέντο grasped), δέχομαι (δέκτο), Epic κιχά_νω (ἐκίχην, κιχήω, κιχείη, κιχῆναι and κιχήμεναι, κιχείς and κιχήμενος; properly from κίχημι), κλάω (ἀπόκλα_ς), κλύω (κλῦθι, κέκλυθι), κτίζω (κτίμενος), root λεχ- (ἔλεκτο laid himself to rest), λύ_ω (λύτο), οὐτάω (οὖτα, οὐτάμενος), πάλλω (πάλτο), πελάζω (ἐπλήμην), πέρθω (πέρθαι περθ-σθαι), πλώω (ἔπλων), πνυ_- (ἄμπνυ_το revived), πτήσσω (καταπτήτην), σεύω (ἐσσύμην, ἔσυτο, σύμενος), φθίνω (ἐφθίμην), χέω (ἐχύμην, χύμενος).

ἔλεκτο, πάλτο are properly first aorists (for ἐλεκ-ς-το, παλ-ς-το), ς being lost between two consonants ( ^cross103).