Chapter four

Question 1

What is the Aorist tense?

Answer 1

The simple past tense used for a single action in the past e.g. he arrived
Often contrasted with the imperfect
e.g. we were in the middle of doing x (imperfect) when y happened (aorist)

Question 2

Spelling adjustments:
Present -
γραφω
διδασκω
διωκω
θαυμαζω
λεγω
πειθω
πεμπω

Answer 2

Future - First (weak) aorist -
γραψω εγραψα
διδαξω εδιδαξα
διωξω εδιωξα
θαυμασω εθαυμασα
λεξω ελεξα
πεισω επεισα
πεμψω επεμψα

Question 3

Telescoped second aorist endings:
Present stem -
λαμβαν-
μανθαν-
φευγ-
βαλλ-
πασχ-
εσθι-
αγ-
ευρισκ-
εχ-
λεγ-
λειπ-
πιπτ-
τρεχ-

Answer 3

Aorist stem -

λαβ-
μαθ-
φυγ-
βαλ-
παθ-
φαγ-
αγαγ-
ευρ-
σχ-
ειπ-
λιπ-
πεσ-
δραμ-

Question 4

Ireggular gender declension

Answer 4

Second declension feminine words -
(decline like masc. and neut. second declension nouns but have feminine forms of the article and of adjectives)
βιβλος
νησος
νοσος
οδος

First declension masculine words -
κριτης
ναυτης
ποιητης
πολιτης
στρατιωτης

Iota or rho ending:
νεανιας

Question 5

Compound verbs

Answer 5

Many common prepositions can also be used as prefixes to form compound verbs:
e.g. προς = towards
as preposition, προς την θαλασσαν = towards the sea
as prefix, προστρεχειν = to run towards

εκ = out of
as preposition, εκ του στρατοπεδου
as prefix, εκβαινω = I go out

• Greek often uses the same prefix/preposition twice, for slight extra emphasis