[B-Greek] "I live" and "I lived"

J. Kingston Cowart jkcowart at self-change.com
Mon Sep 15 13:44:39 EDT 2003


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Dear List Members,

I have returned to the list after a two-year absence.

Can anyone let me know if the following statement is true or false?

In Greek (ancient or Biblical) the statements "I live in Athens" and "I
lived in Athens" are morphologically identical, the difference in meaning
being a matter of context.

Online translation sites have not been useful for this question, nor are
the dictionaries to which I have access - and the folks at "Ask a Linguist"
did not reply.  So I hope someone at b-greek has time for a quick answer.

Sincerely,

John

J. Kingston Cowart, M.S.
Center for Self-Change
San Diego, California, USA
619.561.9012
http://www.self-change.com
jkcowart at self-change.com



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