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Verb · Grammar concept

Verb: Verb - λ, ρ endings

Verb - λ, ρ endings is a verb topic in Koine (biblical) Greek. This page gathers its forms, paradigms, and function, drawn from the lessons of Reading Greek Deeply.

Verb1 lesson5 paradigms

SemanticsVerb – Luo (8 – Generics)

Generic sentences express a regular pattern of events or states:

  • (414) Generic sentence:

ἀλώπεκες φωλεοὺς ἔχουσιν (Matt 8:20)

  • Foxes have holes

fromLesson 42.2

Paradigms for this concept

-γ, κ, χ endings C.a.ζ-α B.a.α.ii-ε contract C.a.β-ος, -ου B.a.β.i-μ, ν endings C.a.ια

Taught in these lessons

Lesson 42.2 Verb – λ, ρ endings

Related verb topics

Accusative subject infinitivesactive imperativeAorist -μιAorist optativeAorist passiveAorist passive subjunctiveAorist sigmaticAorist thematicComplementizers & verbal constructionsDative subject

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