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The Greek Verb: Croy Lesson 14 - Second Aorist Past Tense

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PRESENT SYSTEM
AORIST SYSTEM
New material in purple
(no distinction between middle and passive forms)
NOTE: the aorist has distinct middle and passive forms

PAST TENSE: Structurally speaking, 1st and 2nd Aorists are identical. The difference between 1st and 2nd Aorist is purely a matter of vocabulary.

Imperfect Indicative (Past)

active - ἔλυον 10.65
Mid-Pass - ἠρχόμην 11.70

Aorist Indicative (Past)

Active (1) - ἔλυσα 13.85
Active (2) - ἐλύθην 13.86
Middle (1) - ἠρξάμην 14.92
Middle (2) - ἐγενόμην 14.93
NON-PAST TENSE: The distinction between 1st and 2nd Aorist has no significance for the formation of the Future tense.

Present Indicative

Active - λύω 2.11
Mid-Pass - ἄρχομαι 9.55

Future Indicative

Active - λύσω 12.76
Middle - ἄρξομαι 12.77
     
INFINITIVE: Structurally speaking, 1st and 2nd Aorists are identical. The difference between 1st and 2nd Aorist is purely a matter of vocabulary.

Present Infinitive

Active - λύειν 2.12
Mid-Pass - ἄρχεσθαι 9.57

Aorist Infinitive

Active (1) - λῦσαι 13.87
Active (2) - λαβεῖν 14.94
Middle (1) - ἄρξασθαι 13.87
Middle (2) - γενέσθαι 14.94

 

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