Lesson 1 | Present Indicatives
Review
We covered a lot of ground in this lesson. We learned much, and in learning about present indicatives we greatly increased our ability to read the NT in its original language. There's a long road ahead, but don’t forget to give our Lord thanks for strengthening you in and through this lesson.
Lesson Summary
Let’s take some time to review what we learned about present indicatives in this lesson:
Indicative Verbs: 4 KEY FEATURES |
Tense-Form |
Voice |
Augment |
Stem |
Tense Former |
Ending Pattern |
Present |
Active |
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present |
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Primary Active |
Middle/ Passive |
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present |
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Primary Middle-Passive |
Indicative Ending Patterns |
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Primary Active |
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Primary Middle-Passive |
Singular |
First |
λύω |
λύομαι |
Second |
λύεις |
λύῃ¹ |
Third |
λύει |
λύεται |
Plural |
First |
λύομεν |
λυόμεθα |
Second |
λύετε |
λύεσθε |
Third |
λύουσι(ν) |
λύονται |
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¹ Technically, the ending here is σαι. However, that is only seen in the Perfect. |
εἰμί in the indicative |
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Present |
Singular |
First |
εἰμί I am |
Second |
εἶ you are |
Third |
ἐστίν he/she/it is |
Plural |
First |
ἐσμέν we are |
Second |
ἐστέ you (pl.) are |
Third |
εἰσίν they are |