Koine Greek/Contract Verbs

A special class of thematic verbs are the contracted verbs. In the dictionary these are entered as ending -άω, -έω, or -όω. For example, ὁράω "I see", ποιέω "I do", δηλόω "I show"; but in most cases when they are found in a text the vowel α, ε, ο (a, e, o) contracts with the ending to make a single vowel. Thus the present tense of ὁράω "I see" goes as follows: ὁρῶ, ὁρᾷς, ὁρᾷ, ὁρῶμεν, ὁρᾶτε, ὁρῶσι(ν) I see, thou seest, he sees, we see, ye see, they see while the present tense of ποιέω (poiéō) "I do" is as follows: ποιῶ, ποιεῖς, ποιεῖ, ποιοῦμεν, ποιεῖτε, ποιοῦσι(ν) I do, thou dost, he does, we do, ye do, they do and the present tense of δηλόω "I show" is as follows: δηλῶ, δηλοῖς, δηλοῖ, δηλοῦμεν, δηλοῦτε, δηλοῦσι(ν) I show, thou showest, he/she/it shows, we show, ye show, they show The present infinitive active of the three types of contracted verbs is ὁρᾶν "to see", ποιεῖν, "to do", δηλοῦν "to show". Contracted verbs are also found in the middle and passive voices, e.g. ἀφικνέομαι/ἀφικνοῦμαι "I arrive" and τιμάομαι/τιμῶμαι "I am honoured". Contraction Rules Following Α-stem Ε-stem Ο-stem + εᾱειου + ειᾳειοι + ηᾱηω + οωουου + οιῳοιοι + ουωουου + ωωωω Common GNT Contract Verbs Α Ε Οἀγαπάω: I loveποιέω: I do, makeπληρόω: I fill, fulfillὁράω: I seeλαλέω: I speakδικαιόω: I justifyἐρωτάω: I askκαλέω: I callσταυρόω: I crucifyνικάω: I conquerζητέω: I seekφανερόω: I reveal, manifestτιμάω: I honorθεωρέω: I see, observeἐλευθερόω: I set freeγεννάω: I begetτηρέω: I keep, guardζηλόω: I am jealousπλανάω: I lead astrayμαρτυρέω: I bear witnessὑψόω: I exaltπεινάω: I hungerἀκολουθέω: I followκοινόω: I make common, shareδιψάω: I thirstπροσκυνέω: I worshipτελειόω: I make perfect, complete