Learning To Use

New Testament
Greek
Lesson VII

Elements Of Greek

Mood
Voice
Person
Number
Tense
**Stem**

Elements Of Greek

Mood
The kind of action to the realm of reality
Indicative I loose the servant.
Has happened, will happen, is
happening (certain)
Subjunctive Though he loose the servant, I
will not go. John 3:16
The realm of possibility of something
happening (wishful)
Imperative Loose the servant.
The mood of command.
Infinitive To loose the servant is difficult.
Can express verbal idea without limiting
by specifying person & number

Elements Of Greek
Voice
The relationship between the subject
and the verb.

Active the subject is said to perform

the action.
The apostle looses the slave. luvw
Passive the subject receives the action
of the verb.
The slave is being loosed by the
apostle. luvomai
Middle the subject performs the
action but for, or to, itself
The slave looses himself. luvomai

Elements Of Greek
Person
Expresses whether the subject is
speaking (1st person), is being
spoken to (2nd person), or is being
spoken about (3rd person).
Singular

Plural

1st Person

we

2nd Person

you

you all

3rd Person

he/she/it

they

Elements Of Greek
Number
Whether the subject is
singular or plural
Tense
Reference to time element
(past, present, future) & kind
of action (imperfective,
aoristic, perfective).

Elements Of Greek
Time Of Action
Kind Of Action
Imperative
in process / ongoing

Past
Imperfect

eluvon I was loosing

Present
Present
luvw I loose (am
loosing)

Future

Present
luvw I loose

Future

Aoristic
undefined (no
comment on
time)

Aorist

Perfective
completed state of
action

Pluperfect

Perfect

leluvkein I had

leluvka I have

eluvsa I loosed

Future

luvsw I will
loose

luvsw I will
loose

loosed

loosed

Future Perfect
luvsw I will
loose

agw axw
I lead I will lead

akou;w akou;sw
I hear I will hear

baptizw
baptisw

I baptize I will baptize

blepw
bleysw

I see I will see

graphw
graphsw

I write I will write

didaskw
didaxw

I teach I will teach

doxazw
doxasw
I glorify I will glorify

etoimazw
etoimasw

I prepare I will prepare

e]cw e]xw
I have I will have

therapeu;w
therapeu;sw

I heal I will heal

khru;ssw
khru;xw

I preach I will preach

lu;w lu;sw
I loose I will loose

pei;thw
pei;sw
I trust in I will trust in

pe;mpw
pe;myw
I send I will send

pisteu;w
pisteu;sw
I believe I will believe

sw;zo
sw;sw
I save I will save

eimi
I am

mh; ouj
not

Conjugations
Conjugations related patterns of verbs
Latin conigo I join together
-w conjugation

luw
lueis

agw
akou
w
luei
blep
w
luomen ecw
luete

- mi conjugation

didwm
i
didwV
didwsi
didom
en
didote

apollumi
deiknumi
dunami
apodidwo
mi
qhmi

Primary Active Suffixes

Singular

Plural

1 -w = I

-men = we

2 -eis = you

-te = you all

3 -ei =
he/she/it

-ousi(n) =
they

Primary Tenses
Present I love / I am loving
Future I will love
Perfect I have loved
Future Perfect I will have loved

Secondary Tenses
Imperfect
Aorist
Pluperfect

w
eis
ei
omen
ete
ousi(n)

Present And Future

Active Indicative Of luw
Present Active

Future Active

luw
lueis
luei
luomen
luete
luousin

lusw
luseis
lusei
lusomen
lusete
lusousin