Elementary New Testament Greek, 2014a

12: Aorist Tense
Comparison of Imperfect and 2nd Aorist Forms
For several of the verbs above, the appearance of the 2nd Aorist differs signicantly from that of the Imperfect because of the obvious difference in appearance between the 1st and
3rd Principal Parts [Imperfect: μ vs. 2nd Aorist: ]. But when the difference between the 1st and 3rd Principal Parts is subtle, then the forms of the Imperfect
and 2nd Aorist are nearly identical. Consider the forms below as a test bed for clarifying the issue at hand:
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Internal Aspect: 1st Principal Part
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External Aspect: 3rd Principal Part
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Imperfect Active Indicative
2nd Aorist Active Indicative
“I was throwing” “I threw”
ßß “you were throwing” “you threw”
“he/she/it was throwing” “he/she/it threw”
μ “we were throwing” μ “we threw”
“y’all were throwing” “y’all threw”
“they were throwing” “they threw”
Imperfect Mid/Pass Indicative
2nd Aorist Middle Indicative
μ “I was being thrown” μ “I myself threw”
ßß “you were being thrown” “you yourself threw”
“he/she/it was being thrown” “he/she/it [him]self threw”
μ “we were being thrown” μ “we ourselves threw”
“y’all were being thrown” “y’all yourselves threw”
“they were being thrown” “they themselves threw”