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Bible Linguistics Greek Morph Code System

Here is a useful table from www.ntgreek.org describing the Greek verb tense. For more info click the Tense Name. 

Tense Name

Kind of Action

Time Element (In Indicative Mood)

Present 

Progressive (or 'Continuous')

present 

Aorist 

Simple (or ‘Summary’) Occurrence

past 

Perfect 

Completed, with Results

past, with present results

Imperfect

Progressive (or 'Continuous')

past 

Future 

Simple Occurrence

future 

Past Perfect

Completed, with Results

past 

Future Perfect

Completed, with Results

future

Here are the Greek codes we use... 

Particle Code

Particle

adv

adverb

conj

conjunction

inj

interjection

prep

preposition

par

particle

inda

indeclinable aramaic

ind

indeclinable

nind

noun indeclinable

indh

indeclinable hebrew

anum

adjective number

 

Definite Article

Case

Gender

Number

d

n   nominative

m   masculine

s   singular

 

v   vocative

f   feminine

p   plural

 

a   accusative

n   neuter

 

 

g   genitive

 

 

 

d   dative

 

 

 

Adjective

Case

Gender

Number

Degree

a

n   nominative

m   masculine

s   singular

n   no degree

 

v   vocative

f   feminine

p   plural

c   comparative

 

a   accusative

n   neuter

 

s   superlative

 

g   genitive

 

 

 

 

d   dative

 

 

 

 

Noun

Case

Gender

Number

n

n   nominative

m   masculine

s   singular

 

v   vocative

f   feminine

p   plural

 

a   accusative

n   neuter

 

 

g   genitive

 

 

 

d   dative

 

 

 

Pronoun

Case

Gender

Number

r

n   nominative

m   masculine

s   singular

 

v   vocative

f   feminine

p   plural

 

a   accusative

n   neuter

 

 

g   genitive

-   unresolved

 

 

d   dative

 

 

 

Infinitive

Mood

Tense

Voice

v

n   infinitive

a   aorist

a   active

 

 

p   present

p   passive

 

 

f   future

m   middle

 

 

e   perfect

e   middle or passive

 

 

i   imperfect

d   deponent

 

 

u   pluperfect

-   unresolved

 

Verb

Mood

Tense

Voice

Person

Number

v

i   indicative (definite)

a   aorist

a   active

1   1st

s   singular

 

m   imperative (command)

p   present

p   passive

2   2nd

p   plural

 

o   optative (possible)

f   future

m   middle

3   3rd

 

 

s   subjunctive (probable)

e   perfect

d   deponent

 

 

 

 

i   imperfect

 

 

 

 

 

u   pluperfect

 

 

 

 

Participle

Mood

Tense

Voice

Gender

Number

v

p   participle

a   aorist

a   active

m   masculine

s   singular

 

 

p   present

p   passive

f   feminine

p   plural

 

 

f   future

m   middle

n   neuter

 

 

 

e   perfect

e   middle or passive

 

 

 

 

i   imperfect

d   deponent

 

 

 

 

u   pluperfect

-   unresolved