Chapter 25 Flashcards
True or False: English has a counterpart to the Greek perfect
False
True or False: English past tense indicates something happened in the past, whether continuous or undefined, but does not say whether it was completed
True
What do helping verbs ‘have/has’ mean?
The action described was done in (recent) past and the statement is accurate up to now
What English form is close to Greek perfect?
English present tense
Why is English present close to Greek perfect?
it can describe an action with current consequences (i.e. It is written)
What does the Greek perfect describe?
an action that was brought to completion and whose effects are felt in the present
What is an example of a statement in Greek aorist (event that happened in past)?
Jesus died
What does saying Jesus has died make you think? (close to Greek perfect form)
that the verse continues with present significance in past action (i.e Jesus has died for my sins)
What are two possibilities for translating Greek perfect?
1 - helping verb has/have, 2- use English present tense when the current implications of action of the verb are emphasized by the context (i.e. repent for the Kingdom of God is near)
Chart: Perfect
reduplication + perfect active tense stem + tense formative (ka) + primary active personal endings
True or False: Perfect active is a primary tense and uses primary endings
True
What makes the stem similar to the aorist?
the alpha in the tense formative
Perfect active 3rd plural tense formative can also be what
kav - this resembles first aorist. There are 31 perfect active 3P in New Testament, this alternate form occurs 9 times
Chart: Perfect Middle/Passive
reduplication + perfect middle/passive tense stem + primary middle/passive personal endings
Is there a tense formative and connecting vowel in perfect middle/passive personal endings?
no
True or False: Middle and passive are identical in perfect like they are in the present
true
Perfect middle/passive English form
have been
Perfect active English form
has
What is the most notable difference in form between perfect and other tense?
reduplication
3 basic guidelines for reduplciation:
1 - consonantal reduplication, 2 - vocalic reduplication, 3 - compound verb
consonantal reduplication
if a verb begins with a simple consonant, that consonant is reduplicated and the two consonants are separated by an epsilon
Certain consonants will change in reduplication. Which ones and what do they change to?
pheta to pi, theta to tau, and chi to kappa
What does the stop shift from in reduplication?
the aspirate to voiceless form