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In [[Koine Greek]] there are numerous aspects to the verb that don't exist in English, and it takes a significant amount of time to become familiar with all the uses of the verbs. | In [[Koine Greek]] there are numerous aspects to the verb that don't exist in English, and it takes a significant amount of time to become familiar with all the uses of the verbs. | ||
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Lesson
A verb is a "doing word" like Γραφω, which means "I am writing".
In Koine Greek there are numerous aspects to the verb that don't exist in English, and it takes a significant amount of time to become familiar with all the uses of the verbs.
Grammatical components of a verb in Greek
The root or stem of a verb can be modified to give it different meanings. A verb has the following components
- Person
- First Person (I or we)
- Second Person (You)
- Third Person (He / she / it or they)
- Number
- Singular
- Plural
- Tense
- Voice
- Active
- Middle
- Passive
- Mood
- Indicative - simple statement
- Imperative - a command
- Subjunctive - possible or potential
For example, the verb Γραφω means "I am writing" or "I write"
- First person - the subject is the person who says the word
- Singular - the subject refers to one person, not a group
- Present - the verb describe an action that is occurring or ongoing, i.e. it has a continuous action; usually it implies (but not always) the action is occurring in the present time
- Active - the subject is doing the verb
- Indicative
Tense of a verb
The tense of a verb has two component
- Time
- Aspect
Time may be either past, present or future, and tends to be the most important part of a verb's tense in English
Aspect refers to the how the action unfolds, and tends to be the most important part of a verb in Koine Greek. Aspect may be either
- Undefined
- Continuous
- Resultative
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