Ancient Greek grammar (tables) This article includes only the tables of declension and the conjugation of verbs. For further explanation see Ancient Greek grammar. The nouns "βοῦς" and "γραῦς" are unique The tables of the irregular nouns do not include the dual number of every noun.All the third declension plural suffixes of the dative (-σι) can accept a ν at the end. For example ὁ γίγας → τοῖς γίγασι and γίγασιν and ἡ γραῦς → ταῖς γραυσί and γραυσίν.
Three suffixes in ῠς-, ειᾰ-, and -ῠ The adjectives whose suffix is -ώδης, -ώλης or -ήρης are declined like εὐώδης. The numerals from one to four are declined. The conjugation tables do not include the dual number. Only the first person singular. The tables below do not include the future perfect tense. Verb: λύω [stem: λῡ-] = to set loose, release, untangle, take apart. Perfect and past perfect of indicative of middle and passive voice of verbs whose the stem ends with consonant. Verb: βάλλω Verb: γράφομαι Rules α + ε or η → ᾱα + ει or ῃ → ᾳα + ο or ω or ου → ωα + οι → ῳ. Synopsverb. 1) The alternative sg endings are solely Epic (Homer) and epic-imitating language. When these endings are attached to a stem in –α- contraction follows to -ῶ, - ᾷς, -ᾷ, -ῶμεν, -ᾶτε, -ῶσιν; -ῶμαι, -ᾷ, -ᾶται, -ώμεθα, -ᾶσθε, -ῶνται. When attached to a stem in –ω- the contraction results in –ῶ, -ῷς, -ῷ, -ῶμεν, -ῶτε, -ῶσιν; -ῶμαι, -ῷ, -ῶται, -ώμεθα, -ῶσθε, -ῶνται 2) Later prose has a different ending for the 3rd pl: -έτωσαν, but the older ending has not been quite forgotten. 3) The endings –εμεν(αι) are Epic (Homer) and epic-imitating language. 4) Only older Attic prose is strict in the use of the ending -ει; elsewhere the second ending may even be preferred.
-εαι is Epic/Ionic (etc.) 5) The alternative 3rd pl ending is Ionic and Epic, not in Attic prose. 6) Only the ending -ου is Attic; the other two are Ionic and Epic. In later prose the ending -έσθωσαν tends to displace -έσθων. 7) 1st sg: the ending -μι in duratives, -- in perfects 3rd sg: the ending -σιν in duratives, --ν in perfects. NB. [NB. Paradigms. Gr.Gramm. Home. William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb, chapter 1. Gr.Gramm.