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Means or Instrnuient 

 Tpo- (-Tpos, m., -Tpa, f. , -T/30V, u. ) priiiiai'v oi' secondary verbal, 



feminine and neuter usually paroxytone: Smi-rpoi, knife; 



pyj-Tpa, agreement; /SaK-rpov, staff; dp-o-rpov, plough 

 -tXo- (-tAos, m., -tXov, n. ) primary, usually paroxytone: ai^-rXos, 



bucket; x^-"^^^^' liquid 



(-TA17, f. ) secondary verbal, usually paroxytone: ex^'-rX?/, 



handle 

 -Opo- (-Opov, n. ) primary, usually paroxytone: dpOpov, joint 



(-Opa, f. ) secondary verbal, usually paroxytone: KOL-jxrj-Opa, 



chamber 

 -6X0- (-6X7J, f. , -6X0V, n. ) primary (or secondary?) paroxytone: 



6v<;-dXov, sacred implement; yeve-OXr], race 

 -Ko- (-Krj, f. ) primary paroxytone: O-^-ktj, box 

 -cu- (fvs, m.) secondary verbal or denominative oxytone: dueXy- 



£us, milkpail 



Result 



-puoLT- (-/Att, n. ) primary or secondary, verbal (secondary rarely de- 

 nominative) accent recessive: <}>pdy-p.a, palisade; aC) fxa, 



body; Brj-Xriijui, bane 

 -£?- (-09, n. ) primary, mostly paroxytone: ^eX-os, dart; eX-os, 



marsh 

 Place 



-Tr}pio- (-Trjpiov, n.) primary or secondary verbal proparoxytone: 



8LKaa-Tr]pLov, court house 

 -eto- (-eiov, n.) primary or secondary denominative paroxytone: 



i/'tX-eTov, prairie 

 -wv- (-WJ/, m.) primary or secondary denominative oxytone: 



dfjLTreX-wv, vineyard 

 -Tpa- (-Tpa, f . ) primary or secondary verbal paroxytone: TraXai'-o-- 



Tpa, place for wrestling 

 Action 



-Ti- (-Tts, f. ) primary verbal, usually paroxytone: <^a-Tis, speech 

 -o-t- (-o-ts, f. ) primary or secondary verbal, usually paroxytone: 



<f>v-(TL<;, nature; d<^av-i-(rts, disappearance 

 -o-ta- (-cria, f . ) usually secondary verbal paroxytone: SoKifta-a-ca, 



testing 



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