Learning To Use New Testament Greek Lesson VII

Elements Of Greek Mood Voice Person Number Tense **Stem**

Elements Of Greek Mood –The kind of action to the realm of reality Indicative – I loose the servant. –Has happened, will happen, is happening (certain) Subjunctive – Though he loose the servant, I will not go. John 3:16 –The realm of possibility of something happening (wishful) Imperative – Loose the servant. –The mood of command. Infinitive – To loose the servant is difficult. –Can express verbal idea without limiting by specifying person & number

Elements Of Greek Voice –The relationship between the subject and the verb. Active – the subject is said to perform the action. –The apostle looses the slave. luvw Passive – the subject receives the action of the verb. –The slave is being loosed by the apostle. luvomai Middle – the subject performs the action but for, or to, itself –The slave looses himself. luvomai

Elements Of Greek Person –Expresses whether the subject is speaking (1st person), is being spoken to (2nd person), or is being spoken about (3rd person). SingularPlural 1 st PersonIwe 2 nd Personyouyou all 3 rd Personhe/she/itthey

Elements Of Greek Number –Whether the subject is singular or plural Tense –Reference to time element (past, present, future) & kind of action (imperfective, aoristic, perfective).

Elements Of Greek Time Of Action Kind Of ActionPastPresentFuture Imperative in process / ongoing Imperfect eluvon – I was loosing Present luvw – I loose (am loosing) Future luvsw – I will loose Aoristic undefined (no comment on time) Aorist eluvsa – I loosed Present luvw – I loose Future luvsw – I will loose Perfective completed state of action Pluperfect leluvkein – I had loosed Perfect leluvka – I have loosed Future Perfect luvsw – I will loose

a[gw – a[xw I lead – I will lead

ajkou;w - ajkou;sw I hear – I will hear

bapti;zw – bapti;sw I baptize – I will baptize

ble;pw – ble;ysw I see – I will see

gra;fw – gra;ysw I write – I will write

dida;skw – dida;xw I teach – I will teach

doxa;zw – doxa;sw I glorify – I will glorify

eJtoima;zw – eJtoima;sw I prepare – I will prepare

e]cw – e]xw I have – I will have

qerapeu;w – qerapeu;sw I heal – I will heal

khru;ssw – khru;xw I preach – I will preach

lu;w – lu;sw I loose – I will loose

pei;qw – pei;sw I trust in – I will trust in

pe;mpw – pe;myw I send – I will send

pisteu;w – pisteu;sw I believe – I will believe

sw;zo – sw;sw I save – I will save

eimi ’ I am

mh; – ouj not

Conjugations - w conjugation- mi conjugation Conjugations – related patterns of verbs –Latin conigo – “I join together” luwagw lueisakouw lueiblepw luomenecw luete luousin didwmiapollumi didwVdeiknumi didwsidunami didome n apodidwom i didoteqhmi didosi

Primary Active Suffixes SingularPlural 1- w = I- men = we 2- eis = you- te = you all 3- ei = he/she/it - ousi ( n ) = they

Primary Tenses Present – I love / I am loving Future – I will love Perfect – I have loved Future Perfect – I will have loved Secondary Tenses Imperfect Aorist Pluperfect } w eis ei omen ete ousi ( n )

Present And Future Active Indicative Of luw Present Active luw lueis luei luomen luete luousin Future Active lusw luseis lusei lusomen lusete lusousin