Homeric γόον 'bewailed' (Ζ 500).
The 3rd pl. indicative γόον at Iliad Z 500 has always presented problems. It means 'bewailed' and belongs to present γοάω but might be imperfect and might be aorist. Neither is straightforward in form. Imperfect, the analysis of most of the ancients because it is 'κάλλιον,' is shown here in addition...
| Publicado en: | Scripta Classica Israelica Vol. 44; pp. 115 - 143 |
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Israeli Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies
2025
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