The ending tells you who
Greek packs the subject into the verb ending. = I loose; = you loose; = he/she/it looses.
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Parse and translate present active verbs, then spot person and number at a glance.
Greek packs the subject into the verb ending. = I loose; = you loose; = he/she/it looses.
For a verb we name: tense, voice, mood, person, number, and the dictionary form. = present active indicative, 3rd singular, from .
-, -, -, -, -, -(). Every verb in this lesson uses them.
The present usually shows action in progress: , 'he is saying' or 'he says'.
( before a smooth vowel, before a rough one) stands right before the verb: , 'you do not have'.
'and', 'but/and' (never first), 'but', 'for' (never first), 'that/because'.
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Tap any word to see its dictionary form, parsing and meaning.
Read the clause marked with a line above it; the rest of the verse is context.
When theuncleanspiritis gone outfromthe,manit passesthroughwaterlessplacesseeking,rest .
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Fill in the blank cells of λύω present active indicative.
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Parse the marked word from Matt 4:6.
λέγει
καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· Εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ θεοῦ, βάλε σεαυτὸν κάτω· γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι Τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ ἐντελεῖται περὶ σοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε, μήποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου. Matt 4:6
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λύω
present active indicative · 3rd singular
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What does the marked word mean here?
ἔχοντες
ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντες οὐ βλέπετε καὶ ὦτα ἔχοντες οὐκ ἀκούετε; καὶ οὐ μνημονεύετε Mark 8:18
Read a clause from the New Testament, tapping any word you need, then say who does what.
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Passage 1 of 2, question 1 of 1. Tap any word you need; looking words up never costs you.
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Who or what is the subject of εὑρίσκει? No subject is written; the ending tells you.
For a word from this lesson's verses, name its breathing and accent, the syllable that carries the accent, and how many syllables it has.
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Read the marks on this word from Matt 12:43.
Ὅταν
This lesson’s words, chart forms and parsings are spaced-review cards. Pass the drills above and they join your review, where each card comes back just before you would forget it. See step 7 for what this lesson adds.
| Person | present active indicative |
|---|---|
| singular | |
| 1st | λύω (personal ending) |
| 2nd | λύεις (personal ending) |
| 3rd | λύει (personal ending) |
| plural | |
| 1st | λύομεν (personal ending) |
| 2nd | λύετε (personal ending) |
| 3rd | λύουσι(ν) (personal ending) |
Underlined:personal ending (who does it)
Every word in these is one you know. Answer questions on them in the Read a clause drill.
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Also: 1 chart, 5 parsing items.
Pass the drills with 80% and 46 word cards, 2 chart cards and 5 parsings from this lesson join your review.
30 of the 53 start right away. Writing each word in Greek, and any other cards, wait until you know the meanings.
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).