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Euphonic Changes.—For the euphonic changes in these forms see ^cross82-87, 103.

a. Labial Stems.—λέλειμ-μαι is for λελειπ-μαι, λέλειφ-θον is for λελειπ-σθον, λέλειφθε is for λελειπ-σθε ( ^cross103). In the same manner are inflected other labial stems, as τρί_βω (τρι_β-) rub, ῥί_πτω (ῥι_π-) throw: τέτρι_μ-μαι for τετρι_β-μαι, τέτρι_ψαι for τετρι_β-σαι, etc. Stems ending in μπ drop π before μ, but retain it before other consonants. Thus,

πεπεμπ-μαι	becomes	πέπεμμαι	πεπεμπ-μεθα	becomes	πεπέμμεθα
πεπεμπ-σαι	“	πέπεμψαι	πεπεμπ-σθε	“	πέπεμφθε ( cross103)
πεπεμπ-ται	“	πέπεμπται

b. Dental Stems.—πέπεις-ται is for πεπειθ-ται ( ^cross83), πέπεις-θον is for πεπειθθον ( ^cross83), πέπεισθε is for πεπειθ- (ς) θε ( ^cross83, ^cross103). The ς thus produced was trans

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ferred to the first persons πέπεισμαι, πεπείσμεθα ( ^cross86, ^cross87). Like πέπεισμαι, etc., are formed and inflected ἔψευσμαι from ψεύδω (ψευδ-) deceive, πέφρασμαι from φράζω (φραδ-) declare, ἔσπεισμαι ( ^cross100) from σπένδω (σπενδ-) pour a libation.

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