Future Active/Middle Indicative Chapter 19 Future Active/Middle Indicative
English Future formed from present principal part “Will” (or “shall” for first person)
Greek Future time (not aspect): “will” Aspect: undefined
Verbal Root Present stem Future stem Aorist stem
*λυ λύω λύσω ἔλυσα
Seven Greek Tenses ἀγαπάω present I love ἠγάπων imperfect I was loving ἀγαπήσω future active I will love ἠγάπησα aorist active I loved ἠγάπηκα perfect active I have loved ἠγάπημαι perfect m/p I have been loved ἠγαπήθην aorist passive I was loved
Tense Stems λύω, λύσω, ἔλυσα, λέλυκα, λέλυμαι, ἐλύθην “Principal parts” Parts of speech “Tense forms”
λύω, λύσω, ἔλυσα, λέλυκα, λέλυμαι, ἐλύθην Tense Stems λύω, λύσω, ἔλυσα, λέλυκα, λέλυμαι, ἐλύθην
Pattern 1 (of 4): Roots not altered Stems ending in an iota or upsilon *ἀκου → ἀκούω → ἀκούσω Contract verbs *ποιε → ποιέω → ποιήσω Stems ending in a stop *βλεπ → βλέπω → βλέψω
Pattern 1 (of 4): Roots not altered *ἀκου → ἀκούω → ἀκούσω *ποιε → ποιέω → ποιήσω *βλεπ → βλέπω → βλέψω
Future Active Indicative Future active tense stem + Tense formative (σ) + Connecting vowel + Primary active personal endings λυ + σ + ο + μεν → λύσομεν
Future Active Indicative λύσω I will loose ο - λύω λύσεις You will loose ε ς λύεις λύσει He will loose ε ι λύει λύσομεν We will loose ο μεν λύομεν λύσετε You will loose ε τε λύετε λύσουσι(ν) They will loose ο νσι λύουσι(ν)
*ἀγαπα + σ + ω → ἀγαπήσω *ποιε + σ + ω → ποιήσω Contract Verbs *ἀγαπα + σ + ω → ἀγαπήσω *ποιε + σ + ω → ποιήσω *πληρο + σ + ω → πληρῶσω
Square of Stops Labial π β φ → ψ Velar κ γ χ → ξ Dental τ δ θ → σ
Future Middle Indicative Future active tense stem + Tense formative (σ) + Connecting vowel + Primary middle/passive personal endings πορευ + σ + ο + μαι → πορεύσομαι
Future Middle Indicative πορεύσομαι I will go ο μαι πορεύσῃ You will go ε σαι πορεύσεται He will go ε ται πορευσόμεθα We will go ο μεθα πορεύσεσθε You will go ε σθε πορεύσονται They will go ο νται
Middle-Only/Deponent Characteristic of a single tense But if middle-only in present, probably in future How know? πορεύομαι, πορεύσομαι Translation Active
εἰμί ἔσομαι I will be πορεύσομαι ἔσῃ You will be πορεύσῃ ἔσται He will be πορεύσεται ἐσόμεθα We will be πορευσόμεθα ἔσεσθε You will be πορεύσεσθε ἔσονται They will be πορεύσονται
Summary Future time, undefined aspect Pattern 1 verbs (root = present tense form) ι or υ Contracts Stop
Summary Tense formative (σ) Primary endings: active or middle/passive Contract verbs, Square of Stops Middle-only/Deponent
Master Verb Chart Tense Aug/ Tense Tense Conn. Personal 1st sg Redup stem form. vowel endings paradigm Present act pres ο/ε prim act λύω Present m/p pres ο/ε prim m/p λύομαι Future act fut act σ ο/ε prim act λύσω Future mid fut act σ ο/ε prim m/p πορεύσομαι
βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ
γεννάω
ζάω
Ἰουδαία, -ας, ἡ
Ἰουδαίος, -αία, -αίον
Ἰσραήλ, ὁ
καρπός, -οῦ, ὁ
μείζων, -ον
ὅλος, -η, -ον
προσκυνέω