Present Indicative: Contract Verbs

Some verbs in -ε do not contract the stem -ε unless the ending begins with an -ε. They are the very short ones, with a stem of only one syllable:

chapter 6a: πλέ-ω, I sail
chapter 10: χέ-ω, I pour
chapter 10: κατα-χέω, I pour something down onto.
chapter 10: This looks like an exception, 3 syllables, but of course it isn't.
chapter 10: It is prefix κατα + verb χέ-ω
chapter 10: πνέ-ω, I breathe
chapter 10: (remember ὀσφραίνονται τὸ τοῦ θηρίου πνεῦμα (breath)
chapter 10: ἀνα-πνέω, I breathe again, recover

Practice the forms using the compounds:
Try using the compounds: ἀπο-πλέω, I sail away from ....
Try using the compounds: εἰσ-πλέω, I sail into ....
Try using the compounds: ἑκ-πλέω, I sail out of....
Try using the compounds: δια-πλέω, I sail across (or through) .....
Try using the compounds: προσ-πλέω, I sail toward .....