Tense-Aorist
The aorist tense is characterized by its emphasis on punctiliar
action; that is, the concept of the verb is considered without
regard for past, present, or future time. There is no
direct or clear English equivalent for this tense, though it is
generally rendered as a simple past tense in most translations.
The events described by the aorist tense are classified into a
number of categories by grammarians. The most common of these
include a view of the action as having begun from a certain
point ("inceptive aorist"), or having ended at a certain point
("cumulative aorist"), or merely existing at a certain point
("punctiliar aorist"). The categorization of other cases can
be found in Greek reference grammars.
The English reader need not concern himself with most of these
finer points concerning the aorist tense, since in most cases
they cannot be rendered accurately in English translation,
being fine points of Greek exegesis only. The common practice
of rendering an aorist by a simple English past tense should
suffice in most cases.
G5656Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-2319
G5657Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Imperative See { [G5794]}
Count-375
G5658Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Infinitive See { [G5795]}
Count-516
G5659Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Optative See { [G5793]}
Count-19
G5660Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Participle See { [G5796]}
Count-714
G5662Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle Deponent See { [G5788]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-352
G5663Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle Deponent See { [G5788]}
Mood -Imperative See { [G5794]}
Count-54
G5664Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle Deponent See { [G5788]}
Mood -Infinitive See { [G5795]}
Count-37
G5665Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle Deponent See { [G5788]}
Mood -Optative See { [G5793]}
Count-1
G5666Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle Deponent See { [G5788]}
Mood -Participle See { [G5796]}
Count-88
G5667Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle Deponent See { [G5788]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-55
G5668Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle See { [G5785]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-88
G5669Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle See { [G5785]}
Mood -Imperative See { [G5794]}
Count-30
G5670Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle See { [G5785]}
Mood -Infinitive See { [G5795]}
Count-29
G5671Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle See { [G5785]}
Mood -Participle See { [G5796]}
Count-61
G5672Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle See { [G5785]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-43
G5673Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle or Passive Deponent See { [G5790]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-5
G5674Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle or Passive Deponent See { [G5790]}
Mood -Participle See { [G5796]}
Count-2
G5675Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Passive Deponent See { [G5789]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-79
G5676Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Passive Deponent See { [G5789]}
Mood -Imperative See { [G5794]}
Count-29
G5677Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Passive Deponent See { [G5789]}
Mood -Infinitive See { [G5795]}
Count-7
G5678Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Passive Deponent See { [G5789]}
Mood -Optative See { [G5793]}
Count-1
G5679Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Passive Deponent See { [G5789]}
Mood -Participle See { [G5796]}
Count-164
G5680Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Passive Deponent See { [G5789]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-15
G5681Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Passive See { [G5786]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-602
G5682Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Passive See { [G5786]}
Mood -Imperative See { [G5794]}
Count-40
G5683Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Passive See { [G5786]}
Mood -Infinitive See { [G5795]}
Count-159
G5684Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Passive See { [G5786]}
Mood -Optative See { [G5793]}
Count-5
G5685Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Passive See { [G5786]}
Mood -Participle See { [G5796]}
Count-215
G5686Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Passive See { [G5786]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-219
G5780Tense-Second Aorist
The "second aorist" tense is identical in meaning and
translation to the normal or "first" aorist tense. The only
difference is in the form of spelling the words in Greek, and
there is no effect upon English translation.
Voice-Active
The active voice represents the subject as the doer or
performer of the action. e.g., in the sentence, "The
boy hit the ball, " the boy performs the action.
G5627Tense-Second Aorist See { [G5780]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-2138 plus 1 in a variant reading in a footnote
G5628Tense-Second Aorist See { [G5780]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Imperative See { [G5794]}
Count-459
G5629Tense-Second Aorist See { [G5780]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Infinitive See { [G5795]}
Count-454
G5630Tense-Second Aorist See { [G5780]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Optative See { [G5793]}
Count-15
G5631Tense-Second Aorist See { [G5780]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Participle See { [G5796]}
Count-889
G5632Tense-Second Aorist See { [G5780]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-449
G5656Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-2319
G5657Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Imperative See { [G5794]}
Count-375
G5658Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Infinitive See { [G5795]}
Count-516
G5659Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Optative See { [G5793]}
Count-19
G5660Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Participle See { [G5796]}
Count-714
G5687Tense-Second Future See { [G5781]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-0
G5692Tense-Future See { [G5776]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-813
G5693Tense-Future See { [G5776]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Infinitive See { [G5795]}
Count-1
G5694Tense-Future See { [G5776]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Participle See { [G5796]}
Count-11
G5707Tense-Imperfect See { [G5775]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-857
G5714Tense-Second Pluperfect See { [G5783]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-1
G5715Tense-Pluperfect See { [G5779]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-83
G5719Tense-Present See { [G5774]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-3014
G5720Tense-Present See { [G5774]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Imperative See { [G5794]}
Count-582
G5721Tense-Present See { [G5774]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Infinitive See { [G5795]}
Count-647
G5722Tense-Present See { [G5774]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Optative See { [G5793]}
Count-8
G5723Tense-Present See { [G5774]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Participle See { [G5796]}
Count-2549
G5724Tense-Present See { [G5774]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Impersonal See { [G5797]}
Count-1
G5725Tense-Present See { [G5774]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-353
G5754Tense-Second Perfect See { [G5782]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-97
G5755Tense-Second Perfect See { [G5782]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Infinitive See { [G5795]}
Count-8
G5756Tense-Second Perfect See { [G5782]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Participle See { [G5796]}
Count-43
G5758Tense-Perfect See { [G5778]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Indicative See { [G5791]}
Count-514
G5759Tense-Perfect See { [G5778]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Imperative See { [G5794]}
Count-1
G5760Tense-Perfect See { [G5778]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Infinitive See { [G5795]}
Count-30
G5761Tense-Perfect See { [G5778]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Participle See { [G5796]}
Count-193
G5762Tense-Perfect See { [G5778]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-10
G5788Voice-Middle Deponent
The middle deponent forms in almost all cases are translated
as being in the active voice.
G5799No Tense or Voice Stated
In a number of places certain verbs are cited in Perschbacher's
"The New Analytical Greek Lexicon" which do not have any tense
or voice directly stated.
In almost all of these cases, one can assume that the tense is
Present and the voice is Active, especially when the sense is
that of a command (Imperative).
Mood-Subjunctive
The subjunctive mood is the mood of possibility and
potentiality. The action described may or may not occur,
depending upon circumstances. Conditional sentences of the
third class ("ean" + the subjunctive) are all of this type, as
well as many commands following conditional purpose clauses,
such as those beginning with "hina."
G5632Tense-Second Aorist See { [G5780]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-449
G5638Tense-Second Aorist See { [G5780]}
Voice-Middle Deponent See { [G5788]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-66
G5643Tense-Second Aorist See { [G5780]}
Voice-Middle See { [G5785]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-15
G5647Tense-Second Aorist See { [G5780]}
Voice-Passive Deponent See { [G5789]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-2
G5652Tense-Second Aorist See { [G5780]}
Voice-Passive See { [G5786]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-20
G5655Tense-Second Aorist See { [G5780]}
Voice-No Voice Stated See { [G5799]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-2
G5667Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle Deponent See { [G5788]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-55
G5672Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Middle See { [G5785]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-43
G5680Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Passive Deponent See { [G5789]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-15
G5686Tense-Aorist See { [G5777]}
Voice-Passive See { [G5786]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-219
G5703Tense-Future See { [G5776]}
Voice-Passive See { [G5786]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-1
G5725Tense-Present See { [G5774]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-353
G5735Tense-Present See { [G5774]}
Voice-Middle See { [G5785]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-8
G5741Tense-Present See { [G5774]}
Voice-Middle or Passive Deponent See { [G5790]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-40
G5747Tense-Present See { [G5774]}
Voice-Passive See { [G5786]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-18
G5753Tense-Present See { [G5774]}
Voice-No Voice Stated See { [G5799]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-69
G5762Tense-Perfect See { [G5778]}
Voice-Active See { [G5784]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-10
G5902Tense-Present See { [G5774]}
Voice-Impersonal Active See { [G5905]}
Mood -Subjunctive See { [G5792]}
Count-2