[B-Greek] Conjugating Verbs

Michael Aubrey mga318 at yahoo.com
Sat Sep 12 20:48:56 EDT 2009


The pronoun would be used in a few situations:

1) if a brand new speaker is being introduced.

2) if an previous speaker who hasn't spoken for a while is speaking again.

3) if you want to place any other sort of special emphasis on the speaker.

Like when Jesus said, "you have heard it said X, but *I* say to you Y."

Once a speaker is introduced the pronoun will, all other things being equal, disappear from the text.

Mike




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Subject: Conjugating Verbs
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Bear in mind that I am new to the study of Greek.  I have only been  
studying Greek grammar for about two weeks or so.  I am confused as to  
whether and when it is appropriate to include the word ejgw' when  
conjugating verbs.  I have read some resources that say the "I" is  
presumed if absent from some verbs, and I've read others who  
(sometimes at least) include the word for "I" with those save verbs.

For example,

βλέπω [BLEPW] or ἐγὼ βλέπω [EGW BLEPW]

λέγω  [LEGW] or ἐγὼ λέγψ [EGW LEGW]

Is it always proper to omit the ejgw ' and, if not, when it is proper  
or normal to exclude the term?

Thanks

David McCarley
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