“χαῖρε μαθηταί”
Review and Addenda
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Posted by Διδάσκαλος Ἀνδρέας Δρυμὸς Ἀέρος on Apr 03, 2008
“χαῖρε μαθηταί”
Review and Addenda
- Definition of Aorist (ἀορίστος) : Undefined aspect usually in past time
- Basic Definition: Simple Past Tense
- Alpha privative (negation) examples (atheist, agnostic, amoral, etc.)
- verb ὁρίζω – determine, appoint, fix, set limits to, define
- α + ὁριστος = undefined
- Translate as English simple past tense, e.g. “I ate” “I ran”
- Indefinite – states only the fact that the action occurred, and nothing else
- Compare with Imperfect which says something very definite about the action, viz. that its aspect is continuous
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Posted by Διδάσκαλος Ἀνδρέας Δρυμὸς Ἀέρος on Apr 10, 2008
“χαῖρε μαθηταί”
Review and Addenda
- Exegetical Insight
- 1st Aorist is the regular form
- Most Greek verbs follow this pattern
- The 2nd Aorist alters the Tense Stem from the Present (usually to Verbal Root)
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Posted by Διδάσκαλος Ἀνδρέας Δρυμὸς Ἀέρος on Apr 17, 2008
“χαῖρε μαθηταί”
Review and Addenda
Review Aorist and Future Passives
- In English we form passives by using helping verbs, was/were/will be, e.g. ‘you were taken’
- See Appendix on p. 353
- This is how we will translate the Aorist and Future passives
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Posted by Διδάσκαλος Ἀνδρέας Δρυμὸς Ἀέρος on Apr 29, 2008