Elements of Greek Prosody (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1831 edition. Excerpt: ...intension would not have been necessary if the syllable had been in itself long. The analogy of these verbs is followed by Krdvio and rtivw, which likewise shorten the derivative tenses; see Buttm. Gr. Gr. as above. Fischer on Weller, II. 367. a. The Epicpoets often insert t before the final vowel in these verbs, thereby giving the forms the signification of the future, and shortening the doubtful vowel, e. g. Il. 2. 387. SiaKptviu, 13. 209. orpvvtwv, 18. 411. iropavvtovaa, Od. 7. 31. irXvvtovaa, and the like in other Epic poets. The same is the case in verbs in aivw, as Il. 5. 688. tvfpavtuv. b. Forms derived from the short tenses of the above-mentioned verbs have likewise a short vowel, as aKptrog, tKKpiroe, EvKpnog (a proper name), in Theocr. Id. VII. 131. Kpirije, and adverbs, as SiaKpiSov, iyKXISov, so Okxtv/je, aKXivtwg. Anthol. Palat. V. 55. 4. 7rXSvo'e, Od. 6. 40. 16. 173. Ivkxvvig, Dioscor. Ep. 30. 3. (A. P. VII. 708.) iraXlHirXvTov. Here, however, length by position is also met with, particularly in the derivatives of Kxi'vw and Ttxvvw, as KXivrijp (chair), irXvvrrip irXvvrpia (washer); see also Clarke, Il. 1. 314. 338. c. The dissyllabic forms Tivw and fSivw, which Homer, see e. g. Il. 3. 289. Od. 5. 161. 16. 39., and the Epic poets that followed him, always lengthen, may be safely assumed to have been short with the Attics, who had already examples in the Gnomic poets, as Solon. Fragm. V. 31. ipya rivovaa(T), Theogn. 740. avrirfvnv(i); comp. Eurip. Here. Fur. 963. tKriviov(T), --Esch. Prom. 112. Ti'vwv(i); in like manner Soph. Trach. 558. Nlt7ov si'vovtoe(?), OEd. Col. 610. Eurip. Alcest 55. 203; see Clarke, Hom. Il. 2.43. Wiistemann, Eurip. Alcest. 638. On the contrary, 7rfvw is always long, and Paul. Silent. 74. 117. we irivtaSai...