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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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The Aorist Indicative

(1) The constant characteristic of the Aorist tense in all of its moods, including the participle, is that it represents the action denoted by it indefinitely; i.e. simply as an event, neither on the one hand picturing it in progress, … Continue reading

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Present Indicative: The Present Of Past Action Still In Progress

The Present Of Past Action Still In Progress The Present Indicative, accompanied by an adverbial expression denoting duration and referring to past time, is sometimes used in Greek, as in German, to describe an action which, beginning in past time, … Continue reading

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