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title: On Conjugations
title_greek: Περὶ συζυγιῶν
author: Herodian of Alexandria
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# On Conjugations

*Περὶ συζυγιῶν*

**Author:** Herodian of Alexandria

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## Text

### 3,2 779 (1t)

ΠΕΡΙ ΣΥΖΥΓΙΩΝ. Theognost. Cr. II 138, Bekk. Anecd. 1401: τὰ διὰ τοῦ ηφω δισύλλαβα σπάνια· δύο γάρ ἐστι τὸν ἀριθμόν· τὸ μὲν διὰ τοῦ η γραφόμενον τὸ νήφω ἐπὶ τοῦ φρονῶ, ἐξ οὗ καὶ τὸ νηφαλέος· ἐπὶ δὲ τοῦ χιονίζω διὰ τῆς ει διφθόγγου καὶ νιφάς καὶ νιφετός διὰ τοῦ ι , ὥς φησιν Ἡρωδιανὸς ἐν τῷ περὶ συζυγιῶ ν. Choer. Dict. 657, 11, Cram. IV 420: ὁ Ἡρωδιανὸς δευτέρας συζυγίας φησὶν εἶναι τὸ ξυρῶ οἷον ξυρῶ ξυρᾷς.

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