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[794] δέγμενος, apparently a perf. part. with irregular accent. So also 9.191, 18.524, Od. 20.385, “ποτιδέγμενος” 7.415, 9.628, 10.123, “ὑποδέγμενος” Od. 13.310, Od. 16.189. Cobet would read “δέχμενος” (a form mentioned in the Etym. M. and found as a variant on 9.191 in A) as a nonthem. pres. His objection to the text, however, applies only to the ordinary view that “δέγμενος” is an aor. form (“ἐδέγμην”) which is plainly unsuitable to the sense waiting. For other cases of perf. without reduplication see H. G. § 23 (“οἶδα, ἔρχαται, ἕσσαι, ̣ ἱέρευτο” 24.125, and one or two other doubtful forms). Or “δέγμενος” itself might be a syncopated present; there is probably no reason for supposing that the affection of “χ” by “μ” is confined to aor. and perfect stems. This is apparently the view taken by van L. Ench. p. 384; “δέχαται” may then also be a non-them. pres. = “δέχ-νται” (12.147). ναῦφιν: this form of “ναῦς” occurs only for an ablatival gen., with a specially locative sense. H. G. §§ 154-8.

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

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