{"id":788,"date":"2006-08-05T16:57:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-05T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/?p=788"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:00:05","slug":"new-testament-greek-parsing-quiz-217","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/new-testament-greek-parsing-quiz-217\/","title":{"rendered":"New Testament Greek Parsing Quiz 217"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"ntgq-quiz-data\"\ndata-quiz-number=\"217\"\ndata-series-label=\"New Testament Greek Parsing Quiz\"\ndata-level=\"intermediate\"\ndata-title=\"Recognizing Participial Endings, Future Passives, Imperatives, and Indicative Forms in New Testament Greek\"\ndata-hero-intro=\"Strengthen your ability to recognize Greek morphology through authentic New Testament forms.\"\ndata-box-intro=\"Each answer includes both the grammatical parsing and the lexical meaning, while every explanation highlights the morphological pattern that identifies the correct form.\">\n<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"ntgq-question-data\">\n[\n{\n\"topic\":\"Participle Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Present active participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to examine, question, investigate)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to examine, question, investigate)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Present middle participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to examine, question, investigate)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Perfect active participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to examine, question, investigate)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The ending <strong>-\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong> identifies the present active participle, nominative masculine plural. The present stem \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd- remains unchanged.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Imperative Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03cd\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Present middle\/passive imperative, second person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03cd\u03c9 (to rest, refresh)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Present middle\/passive indicative, second person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03cd\u03c9 (to rest, refresh)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Aorist middle imperative, second person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03cd\u03c9 (to rest, refresh)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Future middle indicative, second person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03cd\u03c9 (to rest, refresh)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The ending <strong>-\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5<\/strong> may be either imperative or indicative depending on context. Here it is an imperative: 'Rest yourselves.'\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Indicative Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03cd\u03c3\u03c9<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Future active indicative, first person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03cd\u03c9 (to give rest, refresh)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Aorist active subjunctive, first person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03cd\u03c9 (to give rest, refresh)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Present active indicative, first person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03cd\u03c9 (to give rest, refresh)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Future middle indicative, first person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03cd\u03c9 (to give rest, refresh)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The future tense marker <strong>-\u03c3-<\/strong> together with the first person singular ending identifies the future active indicative.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Indicative Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Present middle\/passive indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03cc\u03c9 (to fill up, complete)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Present active indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03cc\u03c9 (to fill up, complete)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Future passive indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03cc\u03c9 (to fill up, complete)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Aorist passive indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03cc\u03c9 (to fill up, complete)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The ending <strong>-\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong> is the normal third person singular ending of the present middle\/passive indicative.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Noun Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Accusative feminine singular noun from \u1f00\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2 (resurrection, rising)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Nominative feminine singular noun from \u1f00\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2 (resurrection, rising)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Genitive feminine singular noun from \u1f00\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2 (resurrection, rising)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Dative feminine singular noun from \u1f00\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2 (resurrection, rising)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"Third-declension feminine nouns ending in <strong>-\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2<\/strong> regularly form the accusative singular in <strong>-\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd<\/strong>.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Participle Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03ce\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc\u03c9 (to disturb, throw into confusion)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Present active participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc\u03c9 (to disturb, throw into confusion)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Perfect active participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc\u03c9 (to disturb, throw into confusion)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Aorist passive participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc\u03c9 (to disturb, throw into confusion)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The ending <strong>-\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong> is the standard nominative masculine plural ending for the aorist active participle.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Infinitive Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u1fc6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Aorist active infinitive of \u1f00\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9 (to rise, stand up)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Present active infinitive of \u1f00\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9 (to rise, stand up)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Aorist passive infinitive of \u1f00\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9 (to rise, stand up)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Perfect active infinitive of \u1f00\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9 (to rise, stand up)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The ending <strong>-\u1fc6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong> belongs to the second aorist active infinitive of certain \u03bc\u03b9-verbs such as \u1f00\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Indicative Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Future middle indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9 (to rise, stand up)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Future passive indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9 (to rise, stand up)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Present middle indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9 (to rise, stand up)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Aorist middle indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9 (to rise, stand up)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The future marker <strong>-\u03c3-<\/strong> together with the middle ending <strong>-\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong> identifies the future middle indicative.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Participle Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c6\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Present middle\/passive participle, accusative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9 (to conduct oneself, live, turn about)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Present active participle, accusative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9 (to conduct oneself, live, turn about)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Aorist middle participle, accusative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9 (to conduct oneself, live, turn about)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Perfect middle participle, accusative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9 (to conduct oneself, live, turn about)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The participial ending <strong>-\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/strong> is the regular accusative masculine plural ending of the present middle\/passive participle.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Participle Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c6\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Present middle\/passive participle, genitive masculine\/neuter plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9 (to conduct oneself, live, turn about)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Present active participle, genitive masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9 (to conduct oneself, live, turn about)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Perfect middle participle, genitive masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9 (to conduct oneself, live, turn about)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Aorist middle participle, genitive masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9 (to conduct oneself, live, turn about)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The ending <strong>-\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd<\/strong> identifies the genitive masculine\/neuter plural of the present middle\/passive participle.\"\n}\n]\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the distinguishing characteristics of Koine Greek is its rich system of inflection. A single lexical form may appear in dozens of different grammatical forms throughout the New Testament, requiring readers to recognize not only vocabulary but also the morphological signals embedded within each word. Effective parsing therefore depends upon learning to identify recurring patterns such as participial endings, infinitive endings, tense markers, personal endings, augmentations, reduplication, and passive markers. As these patterns become familiar, students spend less time deciphering individual forms and more time understanding the flow of the biblical text itself.<br \/>\nThis quiz continues that process by introducing another collection of authentic New Testament Greek forms selected from a growing vocabulary list. Each question asks you to identify the correct parsing while also reinforcing the lexical meaning of the underlying word. The accompanying explanations draw attention to the specific endings and morphological features that distinguish one parsing from another, enabling you to understand why a particular answer is correct rather than simply memorizing it. Over time, repeated exposure to these patterns develops the ability to recognize Greek forms almost instinctively, an essential skill for reading the Greek New Testament with confidence and accuracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"quiz-template","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-parsing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":789,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788\/revisions\/789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}