2. MIDDLE: The subject performs the action upon themselves or out of self-interest. ▫ “The student (himself) took the test.” (the self-interest of the Greek voice is often left untranslated, or a reflexive pronoun may be used) 3. PASSIVE: The subject is having the action being done to them. ▫ “The child was bitten by the dog.” Every Greek tense can be combined with the active, middle, or passive voice. Of the six tenses, four of them (present, imperfect, perfect, pluperfect) have identical middle
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