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==Lesson==

The Pluperfect Tense is a uncommonly used tense for verbs in [[Koine Greek]]. It communicates the concept that an action has occurred in the past, and its effects are no longer present. For example:
* '''ελελυκειν''' is translated as "I had destroyed"
* In [[Luke 16:20]], '''εβεβλητο''' could be translated as '''he had been thrown'''
** ''{{Bible verse|luke|16|20|lang=Greek}}''
** ''{{Bible verse|luke|16|20|lang=WEB}}''

===Forms===

A Pluperfect verb is formed by
* Augment (sometimes)
* Reduplication
* Perfect Stem of the Verb
* Specific ending

====Pluperfect Active====

====Pluperfect Passive (and Middle)====

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