# Infinitive Parsing — Exercise

*BBG Chapter 32 · The Greek Infinitive*

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## Instructions

For each item:
1. Parse the **underlined** infinitive: tense / voice / lexical form.
2. Identify the **use**: complementary, articular (noun clause), purpose, result, indirect discourse, or temporal.
3. **Translate** the sentence.

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## Part A — Complementary Infinitives (Items 1–5)

**1.** θέλω **λύειν** τοὺς δούλους.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**2.** οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς **λῦσαι** τὸν ἱμάντα τοῦ ὑποδήματος αὐτοῦ.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**3.** ἤρξατο **διδάσκειν** αὐτοὺς πολλά.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**4.** δύνασαι **ποιεῖν** τοῦτο;

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**5.** μέλλει γὰρ Ἡρῴδης **ζητεῖν** τὸ παιδίον τοῦ ἀπολέσαι αὐτό.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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## Part B — Articular Infinitives (Items 6–8)

**6.** τὸ **ζῆν** ἐμοὶ Χριστὸς καὶ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν κέρδος.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**7.** ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ **σπεῖραι**.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**8.** ἐν τῷ **εἶναι** αὐτὸν ἐν τόπῳ τινί.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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## Part C — Purpose Infinitives (Items 9–12)

**9.** εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ **σπεῖραι** τὸν λόγον.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**10.** πρὸς τὸ **θεαθῆναι** αὐτοῖς.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**11.** ἦλθεν εἰς τὸ **βαπτισθῆναι** ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**12.** τοῦ **γνῶναι** αὐτὸν καὶ τὴν δύναμιν τῆς ἀναστάσεως αὐτοῦ.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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## Part D — Result Infinitives (Items 13–15)

**13.** ὥστε τοὺς ὄχλους **θαυμάζειν**.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**14.** ὥστε μηκέτι αὐτὸν δύνασθαι εἰς πόλιν **εἰσελθεῖν**.

Parse (εἰσελθεῖν): ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**15.** ὥστε τὸ πλοῖον **καλύπτεσθαι** ὑπὸ τῶν κυμάτων.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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## Part E — Indirect Discourse and Temporal (Items 16–20)

**16.** νομίζουσιν αὐτὸν **εἶναι** ἐν τῇ συνοδίᾳ.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**17.** λέγουσιν αὐτὸν **ἐγηγέρθαι** ἐκ νεκρῶν.

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Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**18.** πιστεύομεν τὸν Ἰησοῦν **ἀποθανεῖν** καὶ **ἀναστῆναι**.

Parse (ἀποθανεῖν): ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**19.** ἐν τῷ **σπείρειν** αὐτόν, ἃ μὲν ἔπεσεν παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**20.** ἐν τῷ **κατεβαίνειν** αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν Ἰεριχώ, τυφλοί τινες ἐκάθηντο.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___   Use: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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## Answer Key

| # | Tense | Voice | Lexical | Use | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pres | Act | λύω | Complementary | "I want to loose the slaves." |
| 2 | Aor | Act | λύω | Complementary | "I am not worthy to loose the strap of his sandal." (cf. Mark 1:7) |
| 3 | Pres | Act | διδάσκω | Complementary | "He began to teach them many things." |
| 4 | Pres | Act | ποιέω | Complementary | "Are you able to do this?" |
| 5 | Pres | Act | ζητέω | Complementary | "For Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him." (cf. Matt 2:13) |
| 6 | Pres | Act | ζάω | Articular (subject) | "For me to live is Christ and to die is gain." (Phil 1:21) |
| 7 | Aor | Act | σπείρω | Articular — purpose (τοῦ) | "The sower went out to sow." (Matt 13:3) |
| 8 | Pres | Act | εἰμί | Articular — temporal (ἐν τῷ) | "While he was in a certain place." (Luke 11:1) |
| 9 | Aor | Act | σπείρω | Purpose (εἰς τό) | "He went in to sow the word." |
| 10 | Aor | Pass | θεάομαι | Purpose (πρός τό) | "So as to be seen by them." (Matt 6:1) |
| 11 | Aor | Pass | βαπτίζω | Purpose (εἰς τό) | "He came to be baptized by him." (cf. Matt 3:13) |
| 12 | Aor | Act | γινώσκω | Purpose (τοῦ) | "To know him and the power of his resurrection." (Phil 3:10) |
| 13 | Pres | Act | θαυμάζω | Result (ὥστε) | "So that the crowds marveled." (Matt 15:31) |
| 14 | Aor | Act | εἰσέρχομαι | Result — complementary within result | "So that he was no longer able to enter a city." (cf. Mark 2:2) |
| 15 | Pres | Pass | καλύπτω | Result (ὥστε) | "So that the boat was being covered by the waves." (Matt 8:24) |
| 16 | Pres | Act | εἰμί | Indirect discourse | "They suppose him to be in the traveling company." (Luke 2:44) |
| 17 | Perf | Pass | ἐγείρω | Indirect discourse | "They say that he has been raised from the dead." (cf. Matt 28:7) |
| 18 | Aor | Act | ἀποθνῄσκω | Indirect discourse | "We believe that Jesus died and rose again." (1 Thess 4:14) |
| 19 | Pres | Act | σπείρω | Temporal (ἐν τῷ) | "While he was sowing, some [seed] fell along the path." (Matt 13:4) |
| 20 | Pres | Act | καταβαίνω | Temporal (ἐν τῷ) | "As he was going down to Jericho, some blind men were sitting [there]." |
