Elementary New Testament Greek, 2014a

12: Aorist Tense
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“I knew” μ “We knew”
ßß “you knew” “you knew”
“he/she/it knew” * “they knew”
The Formation of the Aorist Passive
It is clear from the chart (see page 162) that the Aorist Passive Tenses (down the entire External-Aspect column) are formed from the 6th Principal Part. We have already learned
(in our study of the Future Passive in Chapter Eleven) how this Principal Part is formed. We need make only a few comments to adapt what we know about the Future Passive in
order to make the Aorist Passive Indicative. Examine its forms ( etc.) below:
Aorist Active Indicative [3rd PrinPrt] Aorist Middle Indicative [3rd PrinPrt] Aorist Passive Indicative [6th PrinPrt]
“I destroyed” μ “I myself destroyed” “I was destroyed”
ßß “you destroyed” “you yourself destroyed” “you were destroyed”
“he/she/it destroyed” “he/she/it [him]self destroyed” “he/she/it was destroyed”
μ “we destroyed” μ “we ourselves destroyed” μ “we were destroyed”
“y’all destroyed” “y’all yourselves destroyed” “y’all were destroyed”
“they destroyed” “they themselves destroyed” “they were destroyed”
As presented in grammars, lexicons and vocabulary lists, the 6th Principal Part is already “dressed” in the form of the Aorist Passive Indicative, 1st singular, as with the example
of below:
First Pr. Prt. Second Pr. Prt. Third Pr. Prt. Fourth Pr. Prt. Fifth Pr. Prt. Sixth Pr. Prt.
μ
As you can see, the remaining forms of the Aorist Passive Indicative are created simply by adding the other Secondary Active Personal Endings to the 6th Principal Part. The only
oddity from your perspective is that the 3rd Plural Personal Ending is , instead of (as appears in the Aorist Active).