Homeric ΠΕΡΘΕΤΟ (Il. 12.15), ΠΕΡΘΟΜΕΝΗ (Il. 2.374 = 4.291 = 13.816), and ΠΕΡΘΑΙ (Il. 16.708)

• Ruobing Xian ^[1]
  1. [1] Fudan University

     Fudan University

     China

     
• Localización: Glotta: zeitschrift für griechische und lateinische sprache..., ISSN 0017-1298, Nº. 98, 2022, págs. 313-320
• Idioma: inglés
• Enlaces
  • Texto completo
• Resumen

  • This article offers a systematic account of three Homeric middle forms to the root *bherdh- ‘ravage, destroy’, namely πέρθετο (Il. 12.15), περθομένη (Il. 2.374 = 4.291 = 13.816), and πέρθαι (Il. 16.708). It is argued that the triple occurrence of περθομένη, though representing a regular present participle, was misinterpret-ed as aoristic, and that this misinterpretation triggered the creation of πέρθετο. In light of this argument, the isolated infinitive πέρθαι is likely to be an artificial form