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5.1b:   More on the Future Indicative: palatal stems

b) Palatal consonants are:  κ (unvoiced),  γ (voiced), and  χ (aspirate). If followed by   σ there are again two steps in their transformation.  First all become unvoiced, then they combine with the sound of   σ into the double consonant  ξ, which sounds like English "accent," not like "exam."   Read aloud the following charts and you will instinctively pronounce  the resulting sounds.  Let us form the future of :   διώκω, (to pursue),  ἄγω (to lead),  παρέχω (to provide).

present stem +  σ

+ personal endings

present stem +  σ

+ personal endings

present stem +  σ

+ personal endings

=  future

    διώκ-σ-ω

    ἄγ-σ-ω

    παρέχ-σ-ω

   διώξω, ἄξω, παρέξω

    διώκ-σ-εις 

    ἄγ-σ-εις 

    παρέχ-σ-εις 

   διώξεις, ἄξεις, παρέξεις

    διώκ-σ-ει

    ἄγ-σ-ει

    παρέχ-σ-ει

   διώξει, ἄξει, παρέξει

    διώκ-σ-ομεν

    ἄγ-σ-ομεν

    παρέχ-σ-ομεν

   διώξομεν, ἄξομεν, παρέξομεν

    διώκ-σ-ετε

    ἄγ-σ-ετε

    παρέχ-σ-ετε

   διώξετε, ἄξετε, παρέξετε

    διώκ-σ-ουσι(ν)

    ἄγ-σ-ουσι(ν)

    παρέχ-σ-ουσι(ν)

   διώξουσι(ν), ἄξουσι(ν), παρέξουσι(ν)

 

The Future Infinitives are, respectively,  διώξειν  (to be about to chase, to be going to chase),   ἄξειν (to be about to lead, to be going to lead), and παρέξειν  ((to be about to provide, to be going to provide) .