Koine Greek: Imperfect Active Verbs

In this video, I explain how to translate Imperfect Active Indicative verbs in the Biblical Greek. I share the main Greek paradigm for the selected verbs and show how to use it during translation.
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[@kramsdrawde8159]

I feel comfortable with knowing you speak greek and how good your english is as a 2nd language... Thanks for your hard work and effort...

[@GreekForAll]

Thanks

[@BonzTrinitarian]

Really good video. I started moving too quickly in my learning and was dropping the ball when it came to identifying the morphemes. You really helped me understand the imperfect

[@GreekForAll]

@@BonzTrinitarian thanks. Glad it was helpful.

[@dylanpabon5591]

Great Teacher , might the lord bless you 😊

[@GreekForAll]

Appreciated. Blessings

[@Nathan00at78Uuiu]

That was useful to realize the third person shows up way more often for the imperfect. I’m sure Accordance helped with that. I also have accordance and it sure is powerful. Thanks for sharing and pointing out the use of the imperfect!

[@ariellalima7229]

Excelent video. I specially like the way you make use of examples.

[@GreekForAll]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@UtahKent]

Very helpful

[@addathomas5627]

Good teaching

[@brianmckenzie9538]

Great lesson. Wonderful.

[@GreekForAll]

Thanks

[@davidgustafson-td6ru]

Thanks Stan - as usual, another great video

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Great to see some new and, as always, exceptional content!

[@lobinlinesh9999]

Thank you for this video.. very useful

[@GreekForAll]

Blessed to serve!

[@JWry-RazonandoBiblicamente]

Finally someone that makes it simple for real! Thanks so much!

[@GreekForAll]

Happy to serve.

[@MegaTonge]

Great practice for me!

[@GreekForAll]

Glad it was useful

[@rebamoon4965]

Great teaching. Thank you.

[@jenniferrancourt8729]

I love this! More please ❤

[@rongilbert4116]

thank you

[@elmensajedelabibliarafaelm8724]

Excellent presentation

[@brightho8013]

I taught this part yesterday (together with aorist) using David Black's textbook. Thanks Stan. And I have made another short video in my mother tongue (Chinese) based on your version.

[@GreekForAll]

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[@RichH1689]

It’s been a while, thanks

[@GreekForAll]

Whoa! You watched it even faster than I did my first watch-check! Thanks! I have lots of videos planned, so 2023 will be a good year!

[@AKdon68]

Hey, your videos are very easy to understand and fun. Subscribed. Do you happen to know the most used tense in Biblical Greek? I believe it is "Present Active Indicative" and "Imperfect Active Indicative." Thank you😇

[@johntransue4542]

Why is the imperfect tense of ἦν only translated "was" seems to only express the pass and not continual aspect? Like "was being", etc.

[@christopherskipp1525]

Stan: Would you be able to tell me what the lexical form of this verb is? συμπάσκεις Thank you.

[@starryeyedbunny]

Galatians 1:24 - I'm curious how you decided to translate this "I glorified God". Every translation I have at hand (NASB, ESV, KJV, etc) says "they". And from the context, it seems clear to me that this is a reference to the reaction of the churches of Judea, who had not seen Paul in person but who had been told that Paul was preaching the Gospel. (Verses 22-23)

[@GreekForAll]

You are totally right! I just didn’t check the context. Relied on my memory. I gotta redo it. Thanks

[@bruceboettcher9977]

@@GreekForAll Stan, you make very few mistakes, but you always accept correction humbly. Thank you the good example.