What is the semantic difference between the present and aorist forms of the Greek imperative?

The present imperative is used if the action is going to continue or be repeated, while the aorist imperative is if the action is going to occur just once.

1. What is Greek aorist imperative?
2. What is the difference between aorist and imperfect?
3. What does aorist middle imperative mean?

What is Greek aorist imperative?

An imperative form is used to give a command. Hellenistic Greek imperatives have three sets of forms, one for the present tense/aspect, another for the aorist, and a third for the perfect (to be studied later). The aorist forms appear when the implied beginning and ending of the commanded action are in clear focus.

What is the difference between aorist and imperfect?

The AORIST tense always conveys a single, discreet action (i.e. simple aspect). This is the most common tense for referring to action in the past. The IMPERFECT tense always conveys past activity that was more than a single action in some way (i.e. ongoing aspect).

What does aorist middle imperative mean?

In short, First Aorist Middle Imperatives are commands that are expected to be followed a single time. The middle voice imperative differs from the active voice in that sometimes the subject of the sentence will also be the object (eg: "You stop yourself!").