Rules | Duff Chapter 14

Question 1

adjective-like versus verb-like properties of participles

Answer 1

1. like adjecties, participles agree with the noun they qualify in gender, case and number
2. like verbs, participles have a tense and may have an object

Question 2

participle declension rules

Answer 2

1. standard verbs / active voice: like πας / πασα / παν (παντος)
   
   1. present participle - λυων / λυουσα / λυον (λυοντος)
   2. aorist participle - λυσας / λυσασα / λυσαν (λυοσαντος)
2. deponent verbs / middle voice: like ἀγαθος / ἀγαθη / ἀγαθον
   
   1. present participle - ῥυομενος / ῥυομενη / ῥυομενον
   2. aorist participle - ῥυσαμενος / ῥυσαμενη / ῥυσαμενον

Question 3

use of participles with indicatives, infinitives and imperatives

Answer 3

1. avoiding double indicative
   (e. g. εἰσελθων εἰπεν… - he entered and spoke)
2. avoiding double infinitive
   (e. g. οὐκ εἰμι ἱκανος κυψας λυσαι… - I am not worthy to stoop down and untie)
3. avoiding double imperative
   (e. g. πορευθεντες ουν μαθητευσατε… - Go, therefore, and make disciples…)