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Greek Lessons
- 2 Thessalonians 1:11 and the Greek of Intercession and Fulfillment
- The Grammar of Humility: Jesus’ Arrival in Matthew 3:13
- Comparing Classical Greek and Koine Greek
- Hebrews 3:6 and the Greek of Sonship and Confidence
- “μνείαν σου ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου”: Participial Thanksgiving and Remembrance in Philemon 4
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Category Archives: Grammar
Present Indicative: The Historical Present in Greek
The Historical Present The Present Indicative is used to describe vividly a past event in the presence of which the speaker conceives himself to be. Mark 11:27; Καὶ ἔρχονται πάλιν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, and they come again to Jerusalem. See also … Continue reading
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Present Indicative: The Aoristic Present
The Aoristic Present The Present Indicative is sometimes used of an action or event coincident in time with the act of speaking, and conceived of as a simple event. Most frequently the action denoted by the verb is identical with … Continue reading
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Present Indicative: The General Or Gnomic Present
The General Or Gnomic Present The Present Indicative is used to express customary actions and general truths. Matt. 7:17; οὕτως πᾶν δένδρον ἀγαθὸν καρποὺς καλοὺς ποιεῖ, τὸ δὲ σαπρὸν δένδρον καρποὺς πονηροὺς ποιεῖ, Study more …..
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Present Indicative: The Conative Present
The Conative Present The Present Indicative is occasionally used of action attempted, but not accomplished. This use is, however, not to be regarded as a distinct function of the tense. The Conative Present is merely a species of the Progressive … Continue reading
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Present Indicative: The Progressive Present
The Progressive Present The Present Indicative is used of action in progress in present time. Matt. 25:8; αἱ δὲ μωραὶ ταῖς φρονίμοις εἶπαν Δότε ἡμῖν ἐκ τοῦ ἐλαίου ὑμῶν, ὅτι αἱ λαμπάδες ἡμῶν σβέννυνται, our Study more …..
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Tenses Of The Indicative Mood
(1) The significance of the tenses of the Indicative mood may be stated in general as follows: – As respects progress: The Present and Imperfect denote action in progress; the Perfect, Pluperfect, and Future Perfect denote completed action; the Aorist … Continue reading
The Greek Tenses
The action denoted by a verb may be defined by the tense of the verb: (a) As respects its progress. Thus it may be represented as in progress, or as completed, or indefinitely, i.e., as a simple event without reference … Continue reading
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Greek Has 7 Tenses
There are seven tenses in Greek:- Present, Imperfect, Aorist, Future, Perfect, Pluperfect, Future Perfect. These tenses express both aspect (the kind of action) and time (when the action takes place), though aspect is often more primary than time in many … Continue reading
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The Greek Verb Has 4 Moods
There are four moods in the Greek verb:- the Indicative, the Subjunctive, the Optative, and the Imperative. With these are associated in the study of Syntax the Infinitive, which is, strictly speaking, a verbal noun, and the Participle, which is … Continue reading
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Greek Grammar Lesson from Mark 7:11
Verse in Greek ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε· ἐὰν εἴπῃ ἄνθρωπος τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί, κορβᾶν, ὅ ἐστι, δῶρον, ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς, Focus Topic: Conditional Clauses and Parenthetical Explanation This verse involves Study more …..
The Love That Names: Intimacy in John 11:5
The Verse in Focus (John 11:5) ἠγάπα δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὴν Μάρθαν καὶ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτῆς καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἠγάπα: A Love of Choice and Commitment The verb ἠγάπα is the imperfect active indicative of ἀγαπάω, meaning Study more …..
Greek Grammar Lesson from Matthew 4:11
Verse in Greek Τότε ἀφίησιν αὐτὸν ὁ διάβολος, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄγγελοι προσῆλθον καὶ διηκόνουν αὐτῷ. Focus Topic: Dramatic Present and Historical Narrative Tense Shifts This verse contains a stylistic mixture of verb tenses — Study more …..
Grammatical Analysis of Hebrews 11:4
Πίστει πλείονα θυσίαν Ἄβελ παρὰ Κάϊν προσήνεγκε τῷ Θεῷ, δι’ ἧς ἐμαρτυρήθη εἶναι δίκαιος, μαρτυροῦντος ἐπὶ τοῖς δώροις αὐτοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ δι’ αὐτῆς ἀποθανὼν Study more …..
NT Greek Substantive, Adjective & Adverbs
(1) The parts of speech are connected with each other more or less. It is simply mechanical to think of anything else. Adverbs bulk largely in furnishing various parts of speech in the development of language, such as prepositions, conjunctions, … Continue reading
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What Is Biblical Greek
The isolated position of the Greek found in the Septuagint and the New Testament has been the problem dividing grammatical students of this literature for generations past. That the Greek Scriptures, and the small body of writings which in language … Continue reading
Greek Pronouns
Personal Pronouns First Personal Pronoun Second Personal Pronoun Singular Plural Singular Plural Nominative εγω, I ημεις, we συ, you υμεις, you Genitive εμου or μου ημων σου υμων Dative εμοι or μοι ημιν σοι υμιν Accusative … Continue reading
Punctuation In The Greek New Testament
In the edition of the New Testament down to that of Griesbach inclusive, the punctuation was not only deficient in uniformity, but was also excessive. To make the meaning clearer, editors introduced a profusion of stops, especially commas; and in … Continue reading
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The Origin of the Greek Definite Article
The Sanskrit and Latin did not develop any article at all, and the Greek never developed the indefinite usage to any extent. Moreover, the Greek was slow in creating the definite article, though in Homer we do have the beginning … Continue reading
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The Indefinite Article In Greek
The Latin had no article, as the Greek has no indefinite article. Not even in the modern Greek has the indefinite article of the Teutonic and Roman tounges developed, though occasionally εις or τις is used with little more force … Continue reading
Comparison of Adjectives
There are two general forms. (1) First Form Comparative -τερος -τερα -τερον Superlative -τατος -τατη -τατον (a) These terminations are added to the adjective stem. Thus:- πιστος faithful πιστοτερος πιστοτερα πιστοτερον – Study more …..
