Middle/Passive Voice
[τιμά-εσθαι] τιμᾶσθαι, to be honoured, respected
Who |
is respected | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| I | τιμ | ῶμαι | |
| do you? | ἆρα | τιμ | ᾷ |
| he/she/it | τιμ | ᾶ ται | |
| we | τιμ | ώ μεθα | |
| do you? | ἆρα | τιμ | ᾶ σθε |
| they | τιμ | ῶ νται | |
| Here the uncontracted forms: Note that, wherever the stem -α has an acute in the uncontracted form it will have a circumflex in the contracted form. Only the we-form, being acutely pitched on the antepenult will keep its acute accent in the contracted form as well. Long or short, the antepenult can never be circumflexed. |
| [τιμά-ομαι] | ||
| [τιμά-ει|ῃ] | ||
| [τιμά-εται] | ||
| [τιμα-όμεθα] | ||
| [τιμά-εσθε] | ||
| [τιμά-ονται] |
Another contract verb in -α we've had is:
to be seen - [ὁρά-εσθαι] ὁρᾶσθαι
Your turn now to practice filling in a jumbled-up BE SEEN table
| Who? | uncontracted forms | contracted forms |
|---|---|---|
| he, she or it |  |
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| you all | |
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| you my friend | |
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| I | |
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| they | |
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| we | |
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| Which rules of contraction are applied? | ||
| 1. ά + ε becomes ........... 2. ά + ει becomes ........... 3. ά + ῃ becomes ........... 4. ά + ο becomes ........... 5. ά + ου becomes ........... 6. α + ό becomes ........... | ||
Practice these forms of τιμᾶσθαι and ὁρᾶσθαι in a meaningful way, i.e. use the right half of your brain (pictures, sounds, smells, feelings):
Who or what is respected/honoured? where? when? why?
What or who is seen? not seen? Who or what else is seen or not?