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λέγεις ; 6. Τίς γράφει τὴν ἐπιστολήν; 7. Παῖς τις τὴν ἐπιστολὴν γράφει. 8. Ἔστιν ἄνθρωπός τις ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ. 9. Τί κελεύω ; 10. Ἔστιν οὗτος τίς ; 11. Τὸ ῥόδον ὃ θάλλει ἐν τῷ κήπῳ, καλόν ἐστιν. 12. Ο κριτὴς ἔχει τρεῖς θυγατέρας. 13. Η Βακτριανὴ εὐδαίμων ἐστίν. 14. Ἔχεις τὰ θύματα. 15. Τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν ἐγχειρίζομεν τὰ θύματα.

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1. Who has the rose? 2. A certain girl has the 3. Who has the book? 4. I have it. 5. Which book have you? 6. I have my book. 7. The boys play in a certain park. 8. In which park do they play ?

LESSON XXXIV.

Verbs.Synopsis of βουλεύω.-Active Voice.

190. Verbs in Greek, as in English, express existence, condition, or action, e. g.:

Ἔστιν.

Καθεύδει.

Τύπτει.

He is.

He sleeps, is asleep.
He strikes.

191. Greek verbs have Voice, Mood, Tense, Num

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192. There are three voices :

1) The Active; which in transitive verbs represents the agent as acting upon some object, e. g. :

Εστεφάνωσα τὸν παῖδα. [ I crowned the boy. 2) The Middle; which represents the agent as acting upon himself, e. g. :

Εστεφανωσάμην.

I crowned myself.

3) The Passive; which represents the subject as acted upon by some other person or thing, e. g.:

Ἐστεφανώθην ὑπὸ τοῦ δή- | I was crowned by the peo

μου.

ple.

II. MOODS.

193. There are five moods:

1) Indicative; which represents the action of the verb as a fact or reality, e. g.:

Βουλεύει.

Βουλεύῃ.

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2) Subjunctive; which expresses, not a fact, but
a possibility or a conception of the mind,
often rendered by may, can, &c., e. g. :
He may advise.
3) Optative; which, (1) as the name implies
(from opto, I desire), expresses wish, de-
sire, rendered by let or may, and (2) serves
as the subjunctive of the past tenses, ren-
dered by might, could, would, should,
e. g.:

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5) Infinitive; which gives the simple meaning of the verb without reference to person or number, e. g.:

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III. TENSES.

194. There are six tenses, divided into two classes:

1) Primary or Leading Tenses:

1. Present, as, Bovλeuw, I advise.

2. Future, as, Bovλevow, I shall advise. 3. Perfect, as, ẞeßоúλevка, I have advised. 2) Secondary or Historical Tenses:

1. Imperfect, as, éßoúλevov, I was advising. 2. Aorist, as, eßoúλevoa, I advised.

3. Pluperfect, as, èßeßovλeúкew, I had advised.

IV. NUMBERS.

195. There are three numbers, as in nouns, Singular, Dual, and Plural.

V. PERSONS.

196. There are three persons, First, Second, and Third. It must be observed, however,

1) That in the Active Voice the Dual has no special form for the First person distinct from the plural.

2) That the Imperative from the nature of the case never has the First person, but uses the Second and Third in the same manner as the Latin, e. g.:

Bouleve (2d Pers.).

Βουλευέτω (3d Pers.).

Advise thou; advise.
Let him advise.

197. The Participle is that part of the verb which has the form and inflection of an adjective, e. g.:

Βουλεύων.

Βουλεύσας.

Advising.

Having advised.

Perfect.

Aorist | Future. | Imper. | Pres.

198. SYNOPSIS OF Βουλεύω.-ACTIVE VOICE.

INDICATIVE. SUBJUNCT. OPTATIVE. IMPERATIVE. INFINITIVE. PARTICIPLE.

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Pluper.

βεβουλεύ

κοιμι

βεβουλευ- | βεβουλευ

I might have advised.

κέναι To have advised.

κώς

Having

advised.

LESSON XXXV.

Verbs.-Βουλεύω-Active Voice.

199. The inflection of the Active Voice of a regu

lar Greek verb is given in the following

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