Future Tense: Consonants
Guttural
:γ or κ or χ ?
These letters cannot be followed by σ. And therefore ξ is called for.
These letters cannot be followed by σ. And therefore ξ is called for.
| today, normally, right now | tomorrow, in the future | ||
| λέγω | λέξω | ||
| διώκεις | διώξεις | ||
| παρέχει | παρέξει | ||
| φυλάττομεν | φυλάξομεν | ||
| ἄγετε | ἄξετε | ||
| ἀνοίγουσιν | ἀνοίξουσιν | ||
| δέχομαι | δέξομαι | ||
| εὔχῃ | εὔξῃ | ||
| ἕλκεται (drags itself) | ἕλξεται |
Oops, what is that φυλάξομεν doing here?
As strange as it may seem, the original stem of
φυλάττω is φυλακ , as shown quite clearly byὁ φύλαξ, τοῦ φύλακος the guard (lesson six)
Most verbs in tt, often spelt ss even, originating from g or k stemmed forms follow the same pattern:
τάττω or τάσσω I place (in order) τάξω ἡ τάξις, τῆς τάξεως the rank, order (in orderly order) not command.πράττω or πράσσω I do πράξwτὸ πράγμα, τοῦ πράγματος act, deed, event, thingἡ πράξις, τῆς πράξεως activity, action, deed; business πρακτικός, ή, όν practical. (praxis, a pragmatic person, practical)