Verbs: the present tense · The Academy

Most Greek verbs end in -ω in the dictionary: λύω "I loosen, I free", ἔχω "I have", λέγω "I say". Take off the -ω and add these endings to say who is acting.

λύω (loosen, free): active indicative

λύω is the classic model verb. Its endings are what matter: they appear on thousands of verbs.

	present	imperfect	future	aorist
I	λύω8	ἔλυον1	λύσω16	ἔλυσα8
you (one)	λύεις4	ἔλυες1	λύσεις18	ἔλυσας6
he, she, it	λύει263	ἔλυε(ν)13	λύσει31	ἔλυσε(ν)180
we	λύομεν9	ἐλύομεν1	λύσομεν13	ἐλύσαμεν2
you (all)	λύετε14	ἐλύετε·	λύσετε6	ἐλύσατε2
they	λύουσι(ν)59	ἔλυον12	λύσουσι(ν)4	ἔλυσαν70

Practice sentences (made up for this lesson)

λέγομεν. We are speaking.

ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἔχει δῶρον. The person has a gift.

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ἔχουσι means…

Which ending means "you (one person)"?

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ἔχω "I have", οὐκ "not", ἄνδρα "husband, man" (accusative): "I have no husband." The phrase comes back later in the verse, in a different order.

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λύω …
ἔχω …
λέγω …
ἀνήρ …
οὐ …

ἄσκησιςPractiseAbout twelve questions, with earlier lessons mixed in. What you miss comes back until you have it.δοκιμασίαTake the test8 of 10 to pass. Passing completes the lesson.

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λύω (loosen, free): active indicative

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