change (for myself); take (something [acc]) in exchange for (something [gen])
γράφω, γράψω, ἔγραψα,
γέγραφα, γέγραμμαι,
ἐγράφην mid
indict
κομίζω, κομιῶ, ἐκόμισα,
κεκόμικα, κεκόμισμαι,
ἐκομίσθην mid
acquire
παιδεύω, παιδεύσω, ἐπαίδευσα,
πεπαίδευκα, πεπαίδευμαι,
ἐπαιδεύθην mid
have someone taught
πείθω, πείσω, ἔπεισα, πέπεικα/
πέποιθα, πέπεισμαι, ἐπείσθην mid +dat
obey; perfect +dat = trust
προσποιέω mid +inf
pretend (to)
τρέπω, τρέψω, ἔτρεψα,
τέτροφα, τέτραμμαι,
ἐτρέφθην mid or pass
betake oneself, move
φυλάττω, φυλάξω, ἐφύλαξα,
πεφύλαχα, πεφύλαγμαι,
ἐφυλάχθην mid
be on guard against
φυλάττω, φυλάξω, ἐφύλαξα,
πεφύλαχα, πεφύλαγμαι,
ἐφυλάχθην (with εἰς + acc.)
look at
γελάω, γελάσομαι, ἐγέλασα, —, —,
ἐγελάσθην (with
ἐπί + dat.)
laugh at, ridicule
δουλεύω, δουλεύσω, ἐδούλευσα,
δεδούλευκα, δεδούλευμαι,
ἐδουλεύθην (+ dat.)
be a slave (to), serve
εἰμί (third-pers. sg. with acc. + infin.)
it is possible (to)
ἔσχον (aorist ἔχω)
I got hold of
μένω, μενῶ, ἔμεινα, μεμένηκα,
—, — (+acc.)
wait for
principal parts
1st - present active indicative; 2nd - future active indicative; 3rd - first aorist active indicative; 4th - perfect active indicative; 5th - perfect mid/pass indicative; 6th - first aorist pass indicative
future perfect verbs
future perfect tense of εἰμί combined with a perfect participle; relatively rare
active participles
verbal adjectives; used 3rd declension endings for masculine and neuter forms, and 1st declension switch endings for the feminine forms
mid/pass participles
used 2nd declension endings for masculine and neuter forms and 1st declension η endings for feminine forms
participle tense
relative to that of the main verb according to sequence of tenses
attributive participles
translated as relative clauses
circumstantial participles
predicate position; join the noun the describe the circumstances under which the sentence's main action takes place
deponent verbs
look mid/pass, always active; middle deponents have an aorist middle; passive deponents have an aorist passive; must be learned from principal parts
the subjunctive mood
indicates that the action is conceivable but not actual; translated with may, would, might; tenses show aspect not time; primary endings with lengthened thematic vowel; aorist subjunctives never augmented
independent uses of the subjunctive
hortatory, prohibitive, deliberative
hortatory subjunctive
operates like a first person imperative; urge to do something; μή for negative; present - continue to; aorist - on this occasion
prohibitive subjunctive
aorist subjunctive in the 2nd or 3rd person preceded with μή operates as a negative imperative; preferred over aorist imperative
deliberative subjunctive
1st person in a question; indicates deliberation; negative uses μή; present - habitually; aorist - on this occasion
the optative mood
for future events that may, can, or should happen; tenses show aspect not time; independent uses do not apply to future or future perfect tenses; uses secondary endings; thematic vowels
independent uses of the optative
wishes and potential
optative wishes
express a wish or a curse; may or may not be capable of fulfillment; often introduced by εἴθε or εἰ γάρ (if only, would that); negatives use μή; present - continuation; aorist - on this occasion
potential optative
particle ἄν indicates potentiality; negatives use οὐ; ἄν generally comes right after the verb; present - continuation/habitually; aorist - starting/on this occasion