Lesson 9 (Paradigms and Grammar)

Question 1

What is “voice”?

Answer 1

indicates the relationship between the subject and the action

Question 2

How does the subject relate to the action in the “active voice”?

Answer 2

The subject performs the action (“the disciple is teaching”)

Question 3

How does the subject relate to the action in the “passive voice”?

Answer 3

The subject is acted upon (“the disciple is being taught”)

Question 4

How does the subject relate to the action in the “middle voice”?

Answer 4

The subject acts with reference to itself either directly or indirectly (“I teach myself”)

Question 5

Forms of the Present Middle Indicative

λυ___
λυ___
λυ___

λυ___
λυ___
λυ___

Answer 5

Forms of the Present Middle Indicative

λύομαι (I loosen [for myself])
λύῃ (You loosen [for yourself])
λύεται (He/she/it loosens [for himself.herself/itself])

λυόμεθα (We loosen [for ourselves])
λύεσθε (Y’all loosen [for y’allself])
λύονται (They loosen [for themselves])

Question 6

1st person singular present middle indicative of λύω

Answer 6

λύομαι (I loosen [for myself])

Question 7

2nd person singular present middle indicative of λύω

Answer 7

λύῃ (You loosen [for yourself])

Question 8

3rd person singular present middle indicative of λύω

Answer 8

λύεται (He/she/it loosens [for himself.herself/itself])

Question 9

1st person plural present middle indicative of λύω

Answer 9

λυόμεθα (We loosen [for ourselves])

Question 10

2nd person plural present middle indicative of λύω

Answer 10

λύεσθε (Y’all loosen [for y’allself])

Question 11

3rd person plural present middle indicative of λύω

Answer 11

λύονται (They loosen [for themselves])

Question 12

Forms of the Present Passive Indicative

λυ___
λυ___
λυ___

λυ___
λυ___
λυ___

Answer 12

Forms of the Present Passive Indicative

λύομαι (I am being loosened)
λύῃ (You are being loosened)
λύεται (He/she/it is being loosened)

λυόμεθα (We are being loosened)
λύεσθε (Y’all are being loosened)
λύονται (They are being loosened)

Question 13

1st person singular present passive indicative of λύω

Answer 13

λύομαι (I am being loosened)

Question 14

2nd person singular present passive indicative of λύω

Answer 14

λύῃ (You are being loosened)

Question 15

3rd person singular present passive indicative of λύω

Answer 15

λύεται (He/she/it is being loosened)

Question 16

1st person plural present passive indicative of λύω

Answer 16

λυόμεθα (We are being loosened)

Question 17

2nd person plural present passive indicative of λύω

Answer 17

λύεσθε (Y’all are being loosened)

Question 18

3rd person plural present passive indicative of λύω

Answer 18

λύονται (They are being loosened)

Question 19

Present middle/passive infinitive of λύω

Answer 19

λύεσθαι (“to be loosened”)

Question 20

How does Greek indicate the personal agent (who does the action) of a passive verb?

Answer 20

ὑπό + Genitive (noun in the genitive is the agent)

Usually translated “by”

Question 21

How does Greek indicate the impersonal agent (who does the action) of a passive verb?

Answer 21

Dative case
Usually translated “by” or “with”

This is the
“dative of means”

Question 22

Deponent verbs

Answer 22

Do not have active forms, but use middle and passive forms for active meanings

Question 23

How are deponent words indicated in the vocabulary lists?

Answer 23

With –ομαι endings rather than -ω endings