Loading…

Hellenika: A Beginning Greek Textbook Based on the Koine Greek of the New Testament is unavailable, but you can change that!

Hellenika is a textbook to be used in teaching the Greek of the New Testament. Its focus is the grammar of Koine Greek, the “Common Greek” used at the time of the writing of the New Testament. Beginning with the Greek alphabet, Hellenika presents a series of twenty-eight lessons covering the basics of Greek grammar. Each lesson concludes with an assignment designed to teach the rudiments of the...

3.3 SPECIAL USES OF THE PRESENT TENSE Recall that the primary characteristic of the Greek tense is the kind or quality of action expressed by the Greek verb, rather than restricted to time, as is so frequently the understanding of tense in the English language. This does not, however, reduce the concept of time to a point of becoming unimportant. To the contrary, time in Greek grammar is still a vital component in understanding the verb structure. The present tense, relating to time has some unique
Page 30
Buy this book at Logos.com