First Aorist Flashcards
(22 cards)
What is another name for First Aorist?
Weak Aorist
What does Aorist describe?
A completed action done in the past
What is augmentation?
The ε prefix
What is imperfect?
An incomplete action (e.g. running vs ran)
What is aspect?
Whether or not the action was completed
σα
1st person singular indicative active
σας
2nd person singular indicative active
εν
3rd person singular indicative active
σαμεν
1st person plural indicative active
σατε
2nd person singular indicative active
σαν
3rd person singular indicative active
μαι
1st person singular indicative middle
ω
2nd person singular indicative middle
το
3rd person singular indicative middle
μεθα
1st person plural indicative middle
σθε
2nd person plural indicative middle
ντο
3rd person plural indicative middle
What does the augment do?
Indicates the verb was done in the past
When do we lengthen the Aorist vowel?
If the final vowel of a present stem is short (λ, μ, ν, ρ)
How do we lengthen the Aorist vowel?
don’t add -σα, only lengthen the vowel instead
When is an augment added?
When the stem begins with a consonant
If a stem begins in a vowel…
Lengthen the vowel