{"id":790,"date":"2006-08-06T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-06T17:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/?p=790"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:05:32","slug":"new-testament-greek-parsing-quiz-218","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/new-testament-greek-parsing-quiz-218\/","title":{"rendered":"New Testament Greek Parsing Quiz 218"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"ntgq-quiz-data\"\ndata-quiz-number=\"218\"\ndata-series-label=\"New Testament Greek Parsing Quiz\"\ndata-level=\"intermediate\"\ndata-title=\"Recognizing Augments, Passive Markers, Participial Endings, and Personal Endings\"\ndata-hero-intro=\"Continue strengthening your ability to recognize authentic New Testament Greek forms through careful morphological analysis.\"\ndata-box-intro=\"Each answer identifies the parsing, the lexical meaning of the word, and the morphological clues that distinguish the 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\u03c6\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to appear, become visible)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Present active participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to appear, become visible)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Perfect active participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to appear, become visible)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Aorist passive participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to appear, become visible)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The ending <strong>-\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong> (after the aorist stem) identifies the aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural. The verb \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 means 'to appear' or 'to become visible.'\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Participle Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Second aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to appear, become visible)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Present active participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to appear, become visible)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Perfect active participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to appear, become visible)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Aorist passive participle, nominative masculine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 (to appear, become visible)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The second-aorist stem together with the participial ending <strong>-\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong> identifies this as a second aorist active participle.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Indicative Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b5\u03b2\u03cc\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Aorist active indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03ac\u03c9 (to cry out)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Imperfect active indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03ac\u03c9 (to cry out)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Present active indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03ac\u03c9 (to cry out)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Perfect active indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03ac\u03c9 (to cry out)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The augment <strong>\u1f10-<\/strong> and the ending <strong>-\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd<\/strong> are classic indicators of the first aorist active indicative, third person singular.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Indicative Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03ad\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Imperfect middle\/passive indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03ac\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (to recline at table)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Present middle\/passive indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03ac\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (to recline at table)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Aorist middle indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03ac\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (to recline at table)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Perfect middle indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03ac\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (to recline at table)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The augment <strong>\u1f10-<\/strong> together with the ending <strong>-\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf<\/strong> identifies the imperfect middle\/passive indicative.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Subjunctive Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03ad\u03bb\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Second aorist active subjunctive, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9 (to kill, remove, take away)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Future active indicative, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9 (to kill, remove, take away)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Present active subjunctive, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9 (to kill, remove, take away)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Aorist passive subjunctive, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9 (to kill, remove, take away)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The long-vowel subjunctive ending <strong>-\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9(\u03bd)<\/strong> identifies the third person plural subjunctive. The stem \u1f00\u03bd\u03b5\u03bb- belongs to the second aorist.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Indicative Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b5\u03c7\u03ce\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Aorist active indicative, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9 (to withdraw, depart)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Imperfect active indicative, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9 (to withdraw, depart)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Present active indicative, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9 (to withdraw, depart)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Perfect active indicative, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9 (to withdraw, depart)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The ending <strong>-\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd<\/strong> following the aorist stem is the normal marker of the first aorist active indicative, third person plural.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Indicative Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b5\u03c7\u03ce\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Aorist active indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9 (to withdraw, depart)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Imperfect active indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9 (to withdraw, depart)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Present active indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9 (to withdraw, depart)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Perfect active indicative, third person singular of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9 (to withdraw, depart)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The augment together with the first-aorist ending <strong>-\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd<\/strong> identifies the third person singular aorist active indicative.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Participle Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b5\u1ff3\u03b3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Perfect middle\/passive participle, accusative feminine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u03b3\u03c9 (to open)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Present middle\/passive participle, accusative feminine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u03b3\u03c9 (to open)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Aorist passive participle, accusative feminine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u03b3\u03c9 (to open)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Perfect active participle, accusative feminine plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u03b3\u03c9 (to open)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The reduplication at the beginning together with the participial ending <strong>-\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2<\/strong> identifies the perfect middle\/passive participle.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Indicative Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03b5\u1ff4\u03c7\u03b8\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Aorist passive indicative, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u03b3\u03c9 (to open)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Perfect passive indicative, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u03b3\u03c9 (to open)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Future passive indicative, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u03b3\u03c9 (to open)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Imperfect passive indicative, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03bf\u03af\u03b3\u03c9 (to open)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The passive marker <strong>-\u03b8\u03b7-<\/strong> together with the ending <strong>-\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd<\/strong> clearly identifies the aorist passive indicative, third person plural.\"\n},\n{\n\"topic\":\"Indicative Parsing\",\n\"question\":\"How should <span class='ntgq-greek'>\u1f00\u03bd\u03ae\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd<\/span> be parsed?\",\n\"answers\":[\n{\"text\":\"Aorist active indicative, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9 (to announce, report, proclaim)\",\"correct\":true},\n{\"text\":\"Imperfect active indicative, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9 (to announce, report, proclaim)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Present active indicative, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9 (to announce, report, proclaim)\",\"correct\":false},\n{\"text\":\"Perfect active indicative, third person plural of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9 (to announce, report, proclaim)\",\"correct\":false}\n],\n\"explanation\":\"The augment <strong>\u1f00\u03bd\u03ae-<\/strong> and the second-aorist ending <strong>-\u03b1\u03bd<\/strong> identify the aorist active indicative, third person plural.\"\n}\n]\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mature understanding of New Testament Greek develops when vocabulary and morphology are studied together rather than as separate disciplines. Every Greek form encountered in the text represents a lexical word that has been modified by inflection to communicate grammatical information such as tense, voice, mood, person, number, case, gender, or function. Skilled readers learn to identify these features almost instinctively by recognizing recurring morphological patterns. Instead of translating word by word, they recognize familiar endings and immediately understand how each form contributes to the structure of the sentence. This ability greatly improves reading speed and accuracy while reducing dependence upon lexical aids.<br \/>\nThis quiz continues that process by examining another collection of authentic forms selected from the Greek New Testament. Each correct answer identifies the full parsing together with the lexical meaning of the underlying word, while the accompanying explanations point out the specific morphological clues that reveal the correct analysis. By observing features such as augmentations, passive markers, participial endings, infinitival endings, and personal endings, you will gradually build the pattern-recognition skills needed to read Koine Greek with greater confidence and precision.<\/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-790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-parsing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790","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=790"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":791,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790\/revisions\/791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtestamentgreek.org\/quiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}