Why contraction
When a verb stem ends in , or , that vowel merges with the ending's vowel: + → .
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Read contract verbs by predicting how vowels merge, and use οἶδα.
When a verb stem ends in , or , that vowel merges with the ending's vowel: + → .
is present active indicative 1st plural, just like .
A circumflex on the ending (, , ) often signals a contract verb.
These two merges cover most - forms. -verbs mostly turn to or ; -verbs to or .
Lexicons list the uncontracted form: , even though you will never see '' in the text.
looks like a perfect but means 'I know'. Learn it now: , , , , , .
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οἴδατε
εἰ οὖν ὑμεῖς πονηροὶ ὄντες οἴδατε δόματα ἀγαθὰ διδόναι τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς δώσει ἀγαθὰ τοῖς αἰτοῦσιν αὐτόν. Matt 7:11
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οἶδα
pluperfect active indicative · 3rd plural
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λαλοῦσιν
αὐτοὶ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου εἰσίν· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου λαλοῦσιν καὶ ὁ κόσμος αὐτῶν ἀκούει. 1John 4:5
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| Person | present active indicative | present middle/passive indicative |
|---|---|---|
| singular | ||
| 1st | ποιῶ (personal ending) | ποιοῦμαι (personal ending) |
| 2nd | ποιεῖς (personal ending) | ποιῇ (personal ending) |
| 3rd | ποιεῖ (personal ending) | ποιεῖται (personal ending) |
| plural | ||
| 1st | ποιοῦμεν (personal ending) | ποιούμεθα (personal ending) |
| 2nd | ποιεῖτε (personal ending) | ποιεῖσθε (personal ending) |
| 3rd | ποιοῦσι(ν) (personal ending) | ποιοῦνται (personal ending) |
Underlined:personal ending (who does it)
| Person | present active indicative |
|---|---|
| singular | |
| 1st | ἀγαπῶ (personal ending) |
| 2nd | ἀγαπᾷς (personal ending) |
| 3rd | ἀγαπᾷ (personal ending) |
| plural | |
| 1st | ἀγαπῶμεν (personal ending) |
| 2nd | ἀγαπᾶτε (personal ending) |
| 3rd | ἀγαπῶσι(ν) (personal ending) |
Underlined:personal ending (who does it)
| Person | present active indicative |
|---|---|
| singular | |
| 1st | πληρῶ (personal ending) |
| 2nd | πληροῖς (personal ending) |
| 3rd | πληροῖ (personal ending) |
| plural | |
| 1st | πληροῦμεν (personal ending) |
| 2nd | πληροῦτε (personal ending) |
| 3rd | πληροῦσι(ν) (personal ending) |
Underlined:personal ending (who does it)
| Person | perfect active indicative | pluperfect active indicative |
|---|---|---|
| singular | ||
| 1st | οἶδα (personal ending) | ᾔδειν (personal ending) |
| 2nd | οἶδας (personal ending) | ᾔδεις (personal ending) |
| 3rd | οἶδε(ν) (personal ending) | ᾔδει (personal ending) |
| plural | ||
| 1st | οἴδαμεν (personal ending) | ᾔδειμεν (personal ending) |
| 2nd | οἴδατε (personal ending) | ᾔδειτε (personal ending) |
| 3rd | οἴδασι(ν) (personal ending) | ᾔδεισαν (personal ending) |
Underlined:personal ending (who does it)
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Watch, .
One word is glossed for you (you haven’t learned this word yet): γρηγορεῖτε “Watch”.
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Sources for this lesson: SBLGNT text CC BY 4.0; MACULA Greek CC BY 4.0 (tokens, parses, english glosses); Berean Interlinear glosses public domain (context_gloss); Dodson lexicon CC0 (vocab gloss).