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Present Indicative: The Present Of Past Action Still In Progress

Posted on October 8, 2011 by New Testament Greek

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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Present Indicative: The Historical Present in Greek

Posted on October 5, 2011 by New Testament Greek

The Historical Present The Present Indicative is used to describe vividly a past event in the presence of which the speaker conceives himself to be. Mark 11:27; Καὶ ἔρχονται πάλιν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, and they come again to Jerusalem. See also … Continue reading →

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Present Indicative: The Aoristic Present

Posted on October 3, 2011 by New Testament Greek

The Aoristic Present The Present Indicative is sometimes used of an action or event coincident in time with the act of speaking, and conceived of as a simple event. Most frequently the action denoted by the verb is identical with … Continue reading →

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Present Indicative: The General Or Gnomic Present

Posted on October 1, 2011 by New Testament Greek

The General Or Gnomic Present The Present Indicative is used to express customary actions and general truths. Matt. 7:17; οὕτως πᾶν δένδρον ἀγαθὸν καρποὺς καλοὺς ποιεῖ, τὸ δὲ σαπρὸν δένδρον καρποὺς πονηροὺς ποιεῖ, Study more …..

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