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What are the important language concepts conveyed by a Greek verb?
- Person, number, tense, aspect, voice, and mood
- In Greek, the verb agrees with its subject, how does it show this agreement?
- By using personal endings, which are suffixes added to the end of the verb.
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What are the important things to know in regards to the “person” of a verb?
- - There are three persons – 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
- - A verb must agree with its subject in person and does so by using the appropriate personal endings.
- - Because the Greek Verb always indicates person, the Greek sentence does not require an expressed subject. A verb by itself may be a complete sentence. (legw = I say)
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What does the term “tense” refer to in Greek language study?
It refers only to the form of the verb – it is not used to describe the “when” of the verb. We will always use the term “time” when talking about the “when” of the action.
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What does the “aspect” of the verb refer to?
it refers to the type of action being done (continuous, undefined)
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Describe “continuous” aspect
It is an ongoing process - “I was studying”
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Describe “undefined” aspect
It is thought of as a simple event without elaborating on it – “I slept”.
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What are the three “voices” of the Greek Language?
Active, Middle, and Passive
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What are the three main parts of the Greek verb discussed so far?
Stem +Connecting Vowel+Personal Endings
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What does “mood” refer to?
The relationship between the verb and reality. Ex. A verb is in the indicative mood if it is describing something that is, rather than something that might be.
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What form of the verb is the lexical form?
The first person singular, present indicative.
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