Vocabulary
| Greek | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| δίδωμι | I give | |
| ἵστημι | I stand | |
| τίθημι | I place, put | |
| ἀνίστημι | I arise, raise up | |
| ἀπόλλυμι | I destroy | |
| παραδίδωμι | I hand over, betray | |
| φημί | I say | |
| κάθημαι | I sit | |
| ἀφίημι | I forgive |
The -μι verbs
- The verbs in this conjugation are different from the -ω verbs only in the present, imperfect, and second aorist forms.
- The forms of the future, first aorist, perfect, and aorist passive are like the -ω verbs we have studied.
- The -μι verbs have reduplication of the stem with ι instead of ε which we saw in the perfect tense.
- The stem of δίδωμι is -δο-; of ἵστημι is -στα-; of τίθημι is -θε-
- The original σίστημι has become ἵστημι
- The primary active endings are:
-μι, -ς, -τι (or -σι), -μεν, -τε, -ασι - Throughout the New Testament the -μι verbs are found in compound form (i.e., a preposition added to the front of the verb) and will change the meaning somewhat.
- Principle parts of -μι verbs
Present Future Aorist active Perfect active Perfect passive Aorist passive δίδωμι δώσω ἔδωκα δέδωκα δέδομαι ἐδόθην ἵστημι στήσω ἔστησα
(ἔστην)ἕστηκα ἕσταμαι ἐστθήν τίθημι θήσω ἔθηκα τέθεικα τέθειμαι ἐτέθην ἀφίημι ἀφήσω άφῆκα ἀφέωνται
(3rd plur)ἀφέθην
| Present | Imperfect | 2Aorist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | δίδωμι | ἐδίδουν | ἔδωκα |
| 2nd | δίδως | ἐδίδους | ἔδωκας |
| 3rd | δίδωσι | ἐδίδου | ἔδωκε |
| 1st | δίδομεν | ἐδίδομεν | ἐδώκαμεν |
| 2nd | δίδοτε | ἐδίδοτε | ἐδώκατε |
| 3rd | διδόασι | ἐδίδοσαν | ἔδωκαν |
Translate the following:
I John 2:7-11
7 γαπητοί, οὐκ ἐντολὴν καινὴν γράφω ὑμῖν ἀλλ᾿ ἐντολὴν παλαιὰν ἣν εἴχετε ἀπ᾿ ἀρχῆς· ἡ ἐντολὴ ἡ παλαιά ἐστιν ὁ λόγος ὃν ἠκούσατε.
8 άλιν ἐντολὴν καινὴν γράφω ὑμῖν, ὅ ἐστιν ἀληθὲς ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν, ὅτι ἡ σκοτία παράγεται καὶ τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινὸν ἤδη φαίνει.
9 λέγων ἐν τῷ φωτὶ εἶναι καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ μισῶν ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἐστὶν ἕως ἄρτι.
10 ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ φωτὶ μένει καὶ σκάνδαλον ἐν αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔστιν·
11 ὁ δὲ μισῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἐστὶν καὶ ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ περιπατεῖ καὶ οὐκ οἶδεν ποῦ ὑπάγει, ὅτι ἡ σκοτία ἐτύφλωσεν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ.