-σθα
-σθα
an ancient ending of 2 pers. sg. act., in Hom. and other Poets, mostly in subj., as ἐθέλῃσθα, ἔχῃσθα, εἴπῃσθα, rarely in opt. as κλαίοισθα. In Attic it was retained in some irreg. Verbs, ἦσθα, οἶσθα, ᾔδησθα.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
-σθα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
-σθα
Intro Text:
-σθα
an ancient ending of 2 pers. sg. act., in Hom. and other Poets, mostly in subj., as ἐθέλῃσθα, ἔχῃσθα, εἴπῃσθα, rarely in opt. as κλαίοισθα. In Attic it was retained in some irreg. Verbs, ἦσθα, οἶσθα, ᾔδησθα.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n29477
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