1. Contract Verbs Chapter 17

2. Introduction
Verbs whose stems end in alpha, epsilon, or omicron are called contract verbs. The final vowel of the stem is called the contract vowel.
The stem of avgapa,w is *agapa.
Contract verbs follow the same rules as the other verbs in their various forms. The difference is that when their final stem vowel comes in contact with the connecting vowel, the two vowels contract, thus forming a different vowel or dipthong.
*poie + omen= poiou/men
Contract verbs are categorized by their final stem vowel; each category is consistent in the way it forms its endings.

3. eo, oe, and oo ou poie,w poiou/men ee ei poie,w poiei/te ae a avgapa,w
become ou
poie,w
becomes
poiou/men ee
becomes ei
poie,w
poiei/te ae
becomes a
avgapa,w
avgapa/te

4. lu,w I Loose lu,eij You Loose lu,ei He Looses lu,omen We Loose lu,ete
Singular
lu,w
I Loose
lu,eij
You Loose
lu,ei
He Looses
Plural
lu,omen
We Loose
lu,ete
Ya’ll Loose
lu,ousi(n)
They Loose

5. avgapaw/ I Love avgapa/|j You Love avgapa/| He Loves avgapw/men
Singular
avgapaw/
I Love
avgapa/|j
You Love
avgapa/|
He Loves
Plural
avgapw/men
We Love
avgapa/te
Ya’ll Love
avgapw/sin
They Love

6. poiw/ I Do poiei/j You Do poiei/ He Does poiou/men We Do poiei/te
Singular
poiw/
I Do
poiei/j
You Do
poiei/
He Does
Plural
poiou/men
We Do
poiei/te
Ya’ll Do
poiou/sin
They Do

7. Pa/j o` gegennhme,noj evk tou/ qeou/ a`marti,an ouv poiei/
Having been born
1 John 3:9

8. Mh. avgapa/te to. n ko,smon mhde. ta
Mh. avgapa/te to.n ko,smon mhde. ta. evn tw/| ko,smw|Å eva,n tij avgapa/| to.n ko,smon( ouvk e;stin h` avga,ph tou/ patro.j evn auvtw/|\
Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
(1 John 2:15)

9. Tekni,a( mh. avgapw/men lo,gw| mhde. th/| glw,ssh| avlla
Tekni,a( mh. avgapw/men lo,gw| mhde. th/| glw,ssh| avlla. evn e;rgw| kai. avlhqei,a|Å
Children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and truth (1 John 3:18)