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Aorist Indicative: The Epistolary Aorist

The writer of a letter sometimes puts himself in the place of his reader and describes as past that which is to himself present, but which will be past to his reader. Eph. 6:22; ὃν ἔπεμψα πρὸς ὑμᾶς εἰς αὐτὸ … Continue reading

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Aorist Indicative: The Gnomic Aorist

The Aorist is used in proverbs and comparisons where the English commonly uses a General Present. 1 Pet. 1:24; ἐξηράνθη ὁ χόρτος, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος ἐξέπεσεν, the grass withereth and the flower falleth. See also Luke 7:35; John 15:6; Jas. … Continue reading

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Aorist Indicative: The Resultative Aorist

The Aorist of a verb whose Present implies effort or intention, commonly denotes the success of the effort. Acts 27:43; ὁ δὲ ἑκατοντάρχης βουλόμενος διασῶσαι τὸν Παῦλον ἐκώλυσεν αὐτοὺς τοῦ βουλήματος, but the centurion Study more …..

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Aorist Indicative: The Inceptive Aorist

(1) The Aorist of a verb whose Present denotes a state or condition, commonly denotes the beginning of that state. 2 Cor. 8:9; δι’ ὑμᾶς ἐπτώχευσεν πλούσιος ὤν, though he was rich, for your sakes he became poor. See also … Continue reading

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Aorist Indicative: The Historical Aorist

(1) The Aorist Indicative is most frequently used to express a past event viewed in its entirety, simply as an event or a single fact. It has no reference to the progress of the event, or to any existing result … Continue reading

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