Aorist Indicative: The Disctinction Between The Aorist And The Imperfect

THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE AORIST AND THE IMPERFECT (1) The difference between an Historical Aorist and an Imperfect of action in progress or repeated being one not of the nature of the fact but of the speaker's conception of the fact, it is evident that the same fact may be expressed by either tense Study more .....
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Aorist Indicative: English Equivalents Of The Greek Aorist Indicative

ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF THE GREEK AORIST INDICATIVE (1) It should be observed that the Aorist for the Perfect and the Aorist for the Pluperfect are not variations from the normal use of the Greek Aorist. Viewed strictly from the point of view of Greek Grammar, these Aorists are simply Historical, Inceptive, Study more .....
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Aorist Indicative: The Aorist For The (English) Pluperfect

THE AORIST FOR THE (ENGLISH) PLUPERFECT (1) The Aorist Indicative is frequently used in narrative passages of a past event which precedes another past event mentioned or implied in the context. In English it is common in such a case to indicate the real order of the events by the use of a Pluperfect Study more .....
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Aorist Indicative: The Aorist For The (English) Perfect

THE AORIST FOR THE (ENGLISH) PERFECT (1) The Aorist is frequently used in Greek where the English idiom requires a Perfect. Luke 19:9; Σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ ἐγένετο, to-day is salvation come to this house. Matt. 5:21; Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη Study more .....
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Aorist Indicative: The Dramatic Aorist

The Aorist Indicative is sometimes used of a state of mind just reached, or of an act expressive of it. The effect is to give to the statement greater vividness than is given by the more usual Present. Luke 16:4.; ἔγνων τί ποιήσω, I know [lit. I knew, or I perceived] what I shall do. REMARK. Study more .....
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