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Verb paradigm · C.b.β
Participles
The full verb paradigm Participles in Koine Greek — every form, laid out by case, gender, and number, adapted from the paradigm charts in Reading Greek Deeply.
| Use | Example | Section |
|---|---|---|
| Referential (nominal) | καὶ ὁἐσθίωνκυρίῳ ἐσθίει (Rom 14:6) And theone who eats, eats for the Lord | 18.2.3.3 |
| Genitive absolute (verbal) | μὴἔχοντοςδὲ αὐτοῦ ἀποδοῦναι ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος (Matt 18:25) Because he did nothaveenough to pay back, the master ordered him | 19.2.3.3 |
| Nominative (verbal) | Καὶ ἦλθενκηρύσσωνεἰς τὰς συναγωγὰς αὐτῶν (Mark 1:39) And he wentpreachingto their synagogues | 20.3.3.2 |
| Attendant circumstance (verbal) | καθίσαςταχέως γράψον πεντήκοντα (Luke 16:6) Sitquickly, write 50! | 27.1.3.2 |
| Periphrastic (verbal) | εἰ μὴἦνοὗτος κακὸνποιῶν(John 18:30) If this manwerenotdoingevil | 30.2.3.2 |
| Attributive (adjectival) | καὶ ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τῷἐρχομένῳζωὴν αἰώνιον (Mark 10:30) And in thecomingage (he will receive) eternal life | 33.1.3.2 |
| Predicative (adjectival) | εὐλογημένοςὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου (Matt 23:39) Blessedis the one who comes in the name of the lord | 33.1.3.2 |
| Past-in-the-past (with Leluka) | ἔλεγον οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι τῷτεθεραπευμένῳ(John 5:10) Therefore the Jews were saying to theone who had been healed | 36.1.3.2 |
| Passive (nominal, adjectival, verbal) | τὸῥηθὲν ὑπὸκυρίου (Matt 1:22) The thingspoken bythe lord | 37.2.3.2 |
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