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Greek Lessons
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- Semantic Range of Greek Verbs in the New Testament: A Case Study on ἀγαπάω and φιλέω
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Tenses Of The Indicative Mood
(1) The significance of the tenses of the Indicative mood may be stated in general as follows: – As respects progress: The Present and Imperfect denote action in progress; the Perfect, Pluperfect, and Future Perfect denote completed action; the Aorist represents the action indefinitely as an event or single fact; the Future is used either of action in progress like the Present, or indefinitely like the Aorist.
As respects time:
The Present and Perfect denote present time; the Imperfect, Aorist, and Pluperfect denote past time; the Future and Future Perfect denote future time.
(2) The tenses of the Indicative in general denote time relative to that of speaking.… Learn Koine Greek