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Grammar / Tense / Second aorist

Second aorist is the same as aorist, indicating a past action, but the way the conjugation is formed is different. This is similar to how some verbs in English mark past by adding "-ed" (e.g. helped) while other mark past by changing the vowel in the middle of the verb (e.g. sang).

Examples

  • ἤγαγον τὴν ὄνον καὶ τὸν πῶλον
    They brought the donkey and the colt
  • Ἥμαρτον παραδοὺς αἷμα ἀθῷον
    I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood