Verb – Imperfect/Eluon plural

ObjectivesLearning objectives

The morphology of the pl Imperfect/Eluon form
The use of Eluon as a habitual

VocabularyVocabulary

Greek	Gloss	Part of speech	Paradigm
ἀνίστημι τήν	(I) stand up the (acc)	verb	C.a.ε
τὸ δρέπανον, -ου	the sickle	noun	B.a.β.ii
τὸ χωρίον, -ου	the region	noun	B.a.β.ii
τὸ φύλλον, -ου	the leaf	noun	B.a.β.ii
προσέχω τῇ	(I) pay attention to the (dat)	verb	C.a.α
πόσος, -η, -ον	how great/many?	question word	A.a.α

MorphologyMorphology: Verb – Imperfect/Eluon plural

Remember: the Eluon form is a combination of the stem of the Luo and the Efagon endings (see 15.1.3.1).

Morphology: Verb – Imperfect/Eluon plural

	Efagon/Thematic Aorist	Eluon/Imperfect
1st Person	ἐ-λάβ-ομεν	ἐ-λαμβάν-ομεν
2nd Person	ἐ-λάβ-ετε	ἐ-λαμβάν-ετε
3rd Person	ἔ-λαβ-ον	ἐ-λάμβαν-ον

SemanticsSemantics: Verb – Eluon (3 – Past habit)

Verb – Eluon: all 4 parts on one page →Also in Lesson 15.1, Lesson 21.3, Lesson 22.2

Imperfective forms, such as Luo, regularly express habituality (see 6.3.3.2). Eluon shares the same aspect as Luo and is also regularly used for habituals, though the habit being referred to is in the past:

Example 136Event that happens regularly

καὶ αὐτὸς ἐδίδασκεν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς αὐτῶν (Luke 4:15)

And he would teach in their synagogues

In keeping with our description of habituals as allowing exceptions, this statement says what Jesus would ordinarily, but not necessarily always, do as he passed through Galilee – we would expect him to teach in the synagogue.

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