286 Greek Verbal Roots in English. 
1. The radical vowel a is sometimes protracted ; as, Jemma, ‘a re- 
ceived truth,’ from a/lab, ‘to take,’ by protraction and precession of 
vowel 4/leb; phenomenon, ‘something appearing,’ from «/pha, ‘to 
show,’ by protraction and eee of yorts and by the addition of 
n, A/phen. 
2. The radical vowel is sometimes strengthened by a nasal ; as, 
yeedenn, ° a drum,’ from a/typ, ‘ to strike. 
3. The radical vowel is sometimes strengthened by guna, that is, u 
is mate into eu; as, zeugma, ‘a juncture,’ from a/zyg or zug, *to 
join;’ pentateuch from a/tych or tuch. 
4, The two first letters of the root are sometimes repeated; as, 
synagogue, ‘an assembling together, from 4/ag, ‘to lead’ or ‘ bring.’ - 
5. The form of the root is sometimes lengthened, (1.) by the addi- 
i of a vowel; as, @sthetic, * pertaining to. rhetoric or taste,’ from 
a/aesth, ‘to perceive ;? Genesis, ‘origin,’ from »/gen, ‘to produce ;’ 
(2.) by the addition of the consonant n; as, diaphanous, ‘ shining 
through,’ from a/pha, ‘to show ;’ or ¢3 as, hasta ‘to immerse,’ from 
»/baph, ‘to immerse,’ by accommodation and strengthening J bapt 5 
ja by the addition of a vowel and erect as, auxesis, ‘increase,’ 
espe *to increase.’ ; 
LIST OF GREEK VERBAL ROOTS IN ENGLISH. 
1. r/a, (Gr. 4/%,—=Sansc. a/wd,) breathing; whence air for aer, 
(./a-+ suff. er,) the fluid which we breathe ; aerial, w/a we 
suff. i+-Lat. suff. al,) pertaining to the air. 
2. a/aed, (Gr. a/¢0,) by internal inflection oed, (Gr. @0,) singing ; 
whence ode, (a/oed -+-e mute,) a sng tragedy, (a/trag + Soak 
suff. y,) literally a goat-song. 
3. a/aesth, (Gr. </ai6;) with lengthened form aesthe, (Gr: aio) 
perceiving; whence esthetic, dns ahora suff. tic,) a te 
perception, particularly of the beau 
4. a/aeth, (Gr. ce) shining ; a ether, (W/acth+-sft er ) 
the shining upper air 
5. »/ag, (Gr. ify =Lat. »/ag,) by. ithaviond sellainsiei tag (Gr. ay.) 
leading or bringing ; whence paragoge, (pref. para+-a/ag repeatet 
suff. e,) a bringing or putting on of a letter or syllable to the fod of “ 
word ; synagogue, (pref. syn+-a/ag repeated+-ue mute,) a congreg® 
wreetse, - Jews ; nS pint Bs Aad repeated +e mute;) a ns 
ple-lea ? 
6. aph, v/arh (0 ‘nfitte or ae =Lat. x/ag joining ; whence opis 
apsides, (4/aph--suff, sid,) literally a juncture. 
a. Pe aa i Binns rae eon whence er adj: ciel 
(wv rate women 
