even if you can read Greek, context always has the final word in exegesis! Example 2: ἀπεθάνομεν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ (Rom. 6:2) we died to sin Aktionsart: in the context, dying to sin seems to be the common Christian experience, but Paul does not state explicitly whether that death took place in an instant or over a period of time; the verb “die” may suggest a point of time. Aspect: the death is viewed in its entirety, not looking at the internal timing of the action Time of Aorist Verb: this aorist