An Elementary Grammar Of The Greek Language Tr By Jh Millard PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 edition. Excerpt: ...Imperfect (in the indicative) also represents the action as past indeed, but always as standing in relation to another past time. 'Ei av eiraiic, eyw typatpov.--"Ort iyyvQ rjaav oi flapfiapot, oi"EXXjvtg kpaxovro.--"Ore oi fiapfiapot lirtrjv9eaav (or l-xriXOov), oi "EXAijve tp.a%ovTO.--Tort (= iv rairr) ry p-axy) oi "EWqvtg Qapp'aXiuTaTa ip&XOVTO. 10. Hence the Aorist (in the indicative) is used in historical narration, to express the principal facts, while the Imperfect (in the indicative) is used to denote the accompanying circumstances. The Aorist narrates, the Imperfect describes. Toiig irtXraoTaQ ISi ' avTo oi fiappapoi Kai ipaxovro-iirii &' iyyiq riaav oi oVXtrai, irpatrovTO' Kai oi TriKraarai ivdbg ilirovro: Remark 5. The aorist (in the indicative) is often used in general sentences, which express a fact drawn from experience, and then is translated in English by the present or the verb "to be accustomed" with the infinitive; as: caXo ? xpoVoc dvawaev, ?; voaog ipapavtv. 11. The Pluperfect (in the indicative) points out the action as past (completed) before another past time. Eiru5y oe "exxj/v eireXtjXvQsaav, ol iroXefitoi dirnrtfyivyeaav.--"Ore ol trvfifiaxot kirXijaiaZov, oX 'abtjvcuoi rovg Xlkpaaq ivtviKriKtoav.--'Eyeypaijuiv T)v liruiroKiv (when the friend came). Remark 6. It should be observed, that when the relation of one past time to another is easity perceived from the connexion, and no particular stress lies upon it; the Greeks are fond of using the aorist instead of the pluperfect; as: tTTtidi oi "exxtjviq tirTJXBov, oi iroXkfiiot dirtirttyivyiaav. In fact, the aorist is often used instead of the perfect, when the relation...