Week 2 Paradigms

Table of contents

  1. Verbs
    1. Aspects of Conjugated Verbs
    2. Verb Principal Parts
    3. (1st) Aorist Active Endings
    4. (1st) Aorist Middle Endings
    5. Sample 1st Aorist Active/Middle Conjugation
    6. (2nd) Aorist Active Endings
    7. (2nd) Aorist Middle Endings
    8. Sample 2nd Aorist Active/Middle Conjugation

Verbs

Aspects of Conjugated Verbs

Aspect Options
person 1st, 2nd, 3rd
number singular, plural, dual
tense aorist, present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, future perfect
voice active, middle, passive
mood indicative, imperative, subjunctive, optative

Verb Principal Parts

Principal Part Form of Verb What You Can Conjugate With It
1st 1st sg. present present and imperfect tense forms in all voices
2nd 1st sg. future future active and middle forms
3rd 1st sg. aorist aorist active and middle forms
4th 1st sg. perfect active perfect, plupf., and fut. pf. active forms
5th 1st sg. perfect middle/passive perfect, plupf., and fut. pf. middle/passive forms
6th 1st sg. aorist passive aorist passive and future passive forms

(1st) Aorist Active Endings

Person Singular Plural
1st -αμεν
2nd -ας -ατε
3rd -ε(ν) -αν

(1st) Aorist Middle Endings

Person Singular Plural
1st -άμην -άμεθα
2nd -ασθε
3rd -ατο -αντο

Sample 1st Aorist Active/Middle Conjugation

  • Paradigm verb: κελεύω
Voice 3rd Singular 3rd Plural
Active ἐκέλευσε(ν) ἐκέλευσαν
Middle ἐκελεύσατο ἐκελεύσαντο

(2nd) Aorist Active Endings

Person Singular Plural
1st -ον -ομεν
2nd -ες -ετε
3rd -ε(ν) -ον

(2nd) Aorist Middle Endings

Person Singular Plural
1st -όμην -όμεθα
2nd -ου -εσθε
3rd -ετο -οντο

Sample 2nd Aorist Active/Middle Conjugation

  • Paradigm verb: ἄγω
Voice 3rd Singular 3rd Plural
Active ἤγαγε(ν) ἤγαγον
Middle ἠγάγετο ἠγάγοντο

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