Learning To Use

New Testament
Greek
Lesson VI
Rex A. Tanchuan

apostolos
apostle

h\n
was

swma
body

genoV
race

o Theos
God

o, , to;
the


in

en
one

pro;V
with

suche
soul

CristoV
Christ

kardia
heart

John 1:4

John 1:5

,

.

Inflection

inflecto (Latin) = I bend

Inflection is bending or altering a
word to fit a unique purpose in that
particular sentence.

o apostolos blepei ton

qeon
o qeoV blepei ton
apostolon

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

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

Past

Present

Future

Imperative
in process / ongoing

Imperfect
eluon I was loosing

Present
luw I loose (am
loosing)

Future

Aoristic
undefined (no
comment on
time)

Aorist

Future

elusa I loosed

Present
luw I loose

Perfective
completed state of
action

Pluperfect

Perfect

lelukein I had loosed

leluka I have loosed

Future Perfect
lusw I will loose

lusw I will loose

lusw I will loose