Expertlatin
- What is an aorist participle in Greek?
- What is the difference in aspect between an aorist participle and a present participle?
- What does aorist mean in Greek?
- What are participles in Greek?
What is an aorist participle in Greek?
The Aorist Participle is distinguished from the present or perfect participle in terms of kind of action, not time of action, in that it conceives of action not as in progress (Present), nor as an existing result (Perfect), but as a simple fact.
What is the difference in aspect between an aorist participle and a present participle?
If the present tense participle is used, it refers to something that happens at the same time as the main verb (e.g., “while walking”). If an aorist tense participle is used, the action of the participle was before the action of the main verb (e.g., “after walking”).
What does aorist mean in Greek?
Definition of 'aorist'
1. a past tense of Greek verbs, denoting an action without indicating whether completed, continued, or repeated.
What are participles in Greek?
The Ancient Greek participle is a non-finite nominal verb form declined for gender, number and case (thus, it is a verbal adjective) and has many functions in Ancient Greek.
