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Verb: Accusative subject infinitives

Accusative subject infinitives is a verb topic in Koine (biblical) Greek. This page gathers its forms, paradigms, and function, drawn from the lessons of Reading Greek Deeply.

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SyntaxVerb – Accusative subject infinitives

Infinitives typically take subjects in accusative case (16.2.4.2). There are two main syntactic environments where this occurs. First, the verb δεῖ looks like it takes an accusative subject just as ἔξεστιν and other verbs take a dative subject. The accusative subject may either come before or after the verb:

fromLesson 42.4

Paradigms for this concept

Strong C.a.α-α B.a.α.ii-α contract C.a.γ

Taught in these lessons

Lesson 42.4 Verb – Accusative subject infinitives

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