Class Notes and Comments
Lesson 15: Important Sections and points (but read all the Sections):
97. See the Sidebar for the vocabulary list of all words, including the extra words, as well as for audio files of the vocabulary. Several of these vocabulary words are "irregular" Perfects - i.e., the Perfect forms of these verbs involve stem changes and not just consonant reduplication and κα endings.
γεγονα is an example of a 2nd Perfect. The main difference between 1st and 2nd Perfects is that 2nd Perfects lack the κ in the Active endings.
Compare
λελυκα, λελυκας, λελυκε(ν), λελυκαμεν, λελυκατε, λελυκασι(ν)/-καν
with
γεγονα, γεγονας, γεγονε(ν), γεγοναμεν, γεγονατε, γεγονασι(ν)/-αν
99. Read this, as well as the section on the Perfect Tense in the Greek New Testament Insert (pp. 29-30).
103. Read this carefully so you'll understand the variations from the regular formation of the Perfect Tense. Note that the letter ζ is considered a "double consonant" (some Greek grammars give its pronunciation as "dz" or "zd"). As the book points out, an ε at the beginning of such words serves as a form of "reduplication." Do not confuse such Perfects with Aorists or Imperfects that have an ε augment.
104. Learn the Pluperfect Active paradigm. Note the ει in the endings. Sometimes the ε augment is missing.
105. Study these Perfect forms.
106. Do all the Exercises and check your answers. These will give you practice with the Perfect Tense. See the Sidebar for Exercises Answers.
Again, memorize the Present Active Participle forms, as shown on the Present Active Participle Chart in the Sidebar, noting the 3rd Declension endings as shown in the Chart. I also gave you a copy of the chart at class September 22.
We may start the Gospel of John, as you've now learned a lot of the forms (imperfects, aorists) that would have made it too difficult before. For those of you who missed the class, we read through The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed. A link for this is in the sidebar.
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