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Chapter 27 · Lesson 27.3 · Verb

Verb – Luso passive

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ObjectivesLearning objectives

  • The morphology of the Luso passive
  • The ‘logical’ use of Luso

VocabularyVocabulary

GreekGlossPart of speechParadigm
ἡ ὑπομονή, -ῆςthe endurancenounB.a.α.i
ἡ αἰτία, -αςthe reasonnounB.a.α.ii
μισεῖ τινα(I) hate something/one (acc)verbC.a.β
φείδομαί σου(I) spare you (gen)verbC.a.θ
οὐδείς, οὐδενόςno onepronoun26.4.3.1
λαμβάνω πρόσωπον(I) show someone favoritismphrase

MorphologyMorphology: Verb – Luso passive

  • The psv marker θη attaches directly to the stem
  • The endings follow Luo med-psv endings, just like the Luso mid (see 26.1.3.1)
Morphology: Verb – Luso passive
SingularPlural
1stσαλευ-θή-σ-ομαισαλευ-θη-σ-όμεθα
2ndσαλευ-θή-σ-ῃσαλευ-θή-σ-εσθε
3rdσαλευ-θή-σ-εταισαλευ-θή-σ-ονται

SemanticsSemantics: Verb – Luso (4 – Logical future)

Verb – Luso: all 3 parts on one page →Also in Lesson 25.1, Lesson 26.1

The Luso form may be used not to refer to an event that will happen in the future, but to an event that would theoretically happen if the hypothetical circumstances under discussion were true. We will call this the logical future. The key to this meaning is that a hypothetical world is being discussed:

Example 249Logical future

The servant will be blessed whom ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει will find doing thus] (Luke 12:43)

There is no specific servant under discussion here that the master will find doing the right thing. Rather, the point is that the blessed servant is whoever will be doing his master’s will. This is a “logical” use of the future in the sense that it refers to an event that will happen given a certain set of circumstances, namely any servant doing his master’s will.

Lesson 27.3 quiz

Check your understanding

3 questions · self-graded

  1. 1What is the 3rd person plural Luso passive of σαλεύω?
  2. 2In Luke 12:43, εὑρήσει refers to a specific servant whom the master will find doing his will.True or false
  3. 3What does φείδομαί σου mean?

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Verb: Luso passive

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