BBG Chapter 27 — Spot the Present Participle

Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar, Mounce, 4th Edition

Instructions: For each item, (1) parse the bolded form (tense / voice / case / number / gender / lexical form), (2) identify the use (adverbial, adjectival, or substantival), and (3) translate the phrase or sentence. Click ▶ Answer to reveal the answer for that row.

Part A — Adverbial Participles (1–9)

#Greek TextTenseVoiceCaseNumberGenderLexical FormUseTranslation
1 καὶ λύων τοὺς δούλους εἶπεν αὐτοῖς.
Present · Active · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · λύω · Adverbial (temporal/manner) · "And while loosing the slaves, he said to them."
2 ἀκούων δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς.
Present · Active · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · ἀκούω · Adverbial (temporal) · "But Jesus, hearing this, answered them."
3 πορευόμενοι κηρύσσετε λέγοντες ὅτι ἐγγίζει ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.
Present · Middle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine · πορεύομαι · Adverbial (temporal/manner) · "As you go, preach saying that the kingdom of heaven is near."
4 προσευχόμενος μὴ βατταλογήσητε.
Present · Middle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · προσεύχομαι · Adverbial (temporal) · "When praying, do not babble."
5 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· ἀγαπῶν τὸν θεὸν πάντα δύναται.
Present · Active · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · ἀγαπάω · Adverbial (manner/condition) · "He answering said: one loving God is able to do all things."
6 βλέπων τοὺς ὄχλους ἐσπλαγχνίσθη περὶ αὐτῶν.
Present · Active · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · βλέπω · Adverbial (temporal) · "Seeing the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them."
7 ἐρχόμενος πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν·
Present · Middle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · ἔρχομαι · Adverbial (temporal) · "Peter, coming to him, said:"
8 λεγόμενος Χριστός — οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ.
Present · Middle/Passive · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · λέγω · Adjectival (attributive) · "The one called Christ — he is the Son of God."
9 ταῦτα λαλοῦντος αὐτοῦ, πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν.
Present · Active · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · λαλέω · Adverbial — Genitive Absolute · "While he was saying these things, many believed in him."

Part B — Adjectival Participles (10–12)

#Greek TextTenseVoiceCaseNumberGenderLexical FormUseTranslation
10 ὁ πιστεύων ἄνθρωπος σῴζεται.
Present · Active · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · πιστεύω · Adjectival (attributive) · "The believing man is being saved."
11 εἶδεν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς τοὺς ἐρχομένους πρὸς αὐτόν.
Present · Middle · Accusative · Plural · Masculine · ἔρχομαι · Adjectival (attributive, 2nd position) · "He saw the brothers, those coming to him."
12 ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τῷ λεγομένῳ Βηθεσδά.
Present · Middle/Passive · Dative · Singular · Masculine · λέγω · Adjectival (attributive, 2nd position) · "In the house called Bethesda."

Part C — Substantival and εἰμί (13–15)

#Greek TextTenseVoiceCaseNumberGenderLexical FormUseTranslation
13 ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν οὐ κρίνεται.
Present · Active · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · πιστεύω · Substantival · "The one who believes in him is not judged." (cf. John 3:18)
14 εὐλογημένοι οἱ ἀγαπῶντες τὸν κύριον.
Present · Active · Nominative · Plural · Masculine · ἀγαπάω · Substantival · "Blessed are those who love the Lord."
15 ὁ ὢν ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ τοῦ πατρός, ἐκεῖνος ἐξηγήσατο.
Present · Active · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · εἰμί · Substantival · "The one who is in the bosom of the Father — that one has explained [him]." (John 1:18)