New Testament Greek

We now turn our attention to a verse that stands at the theological and stylistic apex of Johannine literature—John 1:14. This verse, rich in poetic cadence and profound doctrinal weight, presents us with a masterful interplay of verbal aspect and participle function. Our focus will be on the nuanced deployment of the aorist active participle, particularly how it contributes to the dynamic unfolding of the Word’s incarnation.

In this passage, we encounter two verbs of transformation: ἐγένετο (“became”) and ἐσκήνωσεν (“dwelt”).… Learn Koine Greek

Μὴ ταρασσέσθω ὑμῶν ἡ καρδία· πιστεύετε εἰς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ εἰς ἐμὲ πιστεύετε.

This verse opens Jesus’ farewell discourse with a calm imperative and dual directives for belief. The grammar includes a third-person prohibition with the present subjunctive and two second-person plural present forms that could be read as either imperative or indicative depending on the translation and punctuation.

ταρασσέσθω is a present passive imperative, 3rd person singular, from ταράσσω (“to be troubled, stirred up”). The subject is ἡ καρδία (“the heart”), and it is placed after the verb for emphasis.… Learn Koine Greek