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Originally Posted by Archaea
with theta epsilon or theta eta different? Or is it simply an orthographical change?
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Smyth doesn't even comment on why the difference, other than to note that epsilon appears in aorist passive moods other than indicative, imperative, or infinitive (590). Even in these latter cases, however, I think that epsilon ends up combined with an iota (usually). In the case of verbs like tithemi, whose plural forms end with a penultimate epsilon, then yes, I think the pronunciation would be different, since the accents are on the 3rd to final syllable (proparoxytones? hell if I remember). As for HOW they should be pronounced, well, that's a tough one. I don't know for sure. I just always used the typical classicist pronunciations, but who knows how accurate they are. These could be a lot closer in pronunciation than classicists are taught.