Perfect Participles and Genitive Absolutes — Exercise

Chapter 30 — Combinative (Perfect) Participles and Genitive Absolutes

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A 15-item drill: items 1–8 parse perfect participle forms (active and middle/passive); items 9–15 identify and translate genitive absolute constructions. Students identify reduplication, parse fully, and translate. An answer key is embedded in all formats.

Sample Questions

Q1. 1 λελυκώς Perf καθημένου λέγοντος λαλοῦντος τεθνηκότος ἀπελθόντος ἐκπορευομένου ὄντος Active Aor Mid/Pass Perf Pres Acc Act Dat Mid Nom Gen Pl Sg Fem Masc Sg ▶

A: 1 λελυκώς Perf Active Nom Sg Masc λύω The one who has loosed the slaves departed.

Q2. 2 πεπιστευκότας Perf καθημένου λέγοντος λαλοῦντος τεθνηκότος ἀπελθόντος ἐκπορευομένου ὄντος Active Aor Mid/Pass Perf Pres Acc Act Dat Mid Nom Gen Pl Sg Fem Masc Sg ▶

A: 2 πεπιστευκότας Perf Active Acc Pl Masc πιστεύω He saw those who had believed in God.

Q3. 3 γεγραφυῖα Perf καθημένου λέγοντος λαλοῦντος τεθνηκότος ἀπελθόντος ἐκπορευομένου ὄντος Active Aor Mid/Pass Perf Pres Acc Act Dat Mid Nom Gen Pl Sg Fem Masc Sg ▶

A: 3 γεγραφυῖα Perf Active Nom Sg Fem γράφω The woman who had written in the book.