σῴζω
σῴζω, with ι wherever ζ follows ω, as σῴζω, EM 741.27, and so (written σωιζ-) in Inscrr. and Papyri down to iii B.C., e.g. IG 1(2).625.4, 2(2).687.35, 1611.378, Isyll. 75 (lapis), PCair.Zen. 482.17, 532.23 (iii B.C.), Test.Epict. 1.6 (iii/ii B.C.), ( ἀνα-) IG 2(2).492.13, also in cod. Laur. of S. El. 993, al., but otherwise without it, e.g. ἔσωσε IG 9(2).257.11 (Thess., v B.C.); but Didym. (and many Hellenistic and later Inscrr. and Papyri) rejected the ι everywhere, v. EM l.c., and on the other hand Inscrr. show σῳσ- (always written σωισ-) from v B.C., ἔσῳσεν IG 1(2).1085.5, 22.1236.6, συνδιασῴσαντες GDI 1612.9 ( Dyme, iii B.C.), σῴσαι ( 3 sg. opt.) IG 5(2).357.152 ( Stymphalus, iii B.C.), διέσῳσαν OGI 56.18 ( Canopus, iii B.C.), cf. PPetr. 3p.72 (iii B.C.); σοζ[, i.e. σωζ[, occurs in IG 1(2).590: fut. σώσω S. Ph. 1391, Th. 1.137, etc.; early Att. σωῶ IG 1(2).188.30: pf. σέσωκα, also σέσῳκα, v. ἀνασῴζω:— Med., fut. σώσομαι E. Ba. 793, ( ἐκ-) A. Pers. 360, ( δια-) X. Cyr. 4.2.28: aor. ἐσωσάμην Ar. Ec. 402:— Pass., fut. σωθήσομαι Th. 5.111, Ar. Nu. 77, Hp. Prog. 1, etc.: aor. ἐσώθην Th. 1.110, al., SIG 167.37 ( Mylasa, iv B.C.) ( ἐσώσθην only in Hsch.): pf. σέσωσμαι A. Th. [821 ( 820) ], σέσωσται E. IT 607, D. 56.33, σεσώσμεθα S. Tr. 83, etc.; but σέσωται Pl. Criti. 109d, cf. 110a, σεσωμένος PCair.Zen. 331.8 (iii B.C.); said to be Att. by Phot.; διασεσῳμένους is found in IG 2(2).435.11 (after 336 B.C.) and διασεσῳμένοι in PCair.Zen. 240.11 (iii B.C.); later σέσῳσται IG 12(7).386.25 ( Amorgos, iii B.C.).--