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The following is a chart showing the forms of the Greek verb. Principal parts are marked in yellow. Structural features to observe:
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PRESENT SYSTEM |
AORIST SYSTEM |
PERFECT SYSTEM |
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(no distinction between middle and passive forms) |
NOTE: the aorist has distinct
middle and passive forms |
(no distinction between middle and passive forms) |
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PAST TENSE: Verbs in the past tense all take augment. Note that the Pluperfect is rarely found in Biblical Greek and is largely omitted in Croy. |
Imperfect Indicative (Past)
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Aorist Indicative (Past)
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Pluperfect Indicative (Past) (Croy cites a few forms in 15.104) |
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NON-PAST TENSE: The non-past tenses are Present, Future and Perfect. The Perfect refers to past action ongoing in the present (this connection to the present makes it "non-past"). | Present Indicative
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Future Indicative
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Perfect Indicative
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SUBJUNCTIVE: Present and aorist are aspects, not tenses! The aorist subjunctive is not a past tense. (That's why it doesn't take augment.) | Present Subjunctive
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Aorist Subjunctive
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IMPERATIVE: Present and aorist are aspects, not tenses! The aorist imperative is not a past tense. (That's why it doesn't take augment.) | Present Imperative
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Aorist Imperative
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INFINITIVE: The infinitive is, technically speaking, a noun. It is not a verb. | Present Infinitive
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Aorist Infinitive
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Perfect Infinitive
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PARTICIPLE: The participle is, technically speaking, an adjective. It is not a verb. | Present Participle
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Aorist Participle
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Perfect Participle
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