# Adjectival Participle Parsing — Exercise

*BBG Chapter 29 · Adjectival and Substantival Participles*

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## Instructions

For each item:
1. Parse the **underlined** participle (tense / voice / case / number / gender / lexical form).
2. Identify the **use**: attributive (adjectival) or substantival.
3. If attributive, note the **position** (1st or 2nd).
4. **Translate** the phrase or sentence.

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## Part A — Attributive Participles, 1st Position (Items 1–5)

**1.** ὁ **πιστεύων** ἄνθρωπος σῴζεται.

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

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**2.** ἀγαπῶμεν τοὺς **ἀγαπῶντας** ἡμᾶς ἀδελφούς.

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

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**3.** εἶδεν τὴν **κλαίουσαν** γυναῖκα.

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

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**4.** ἐν τῷ **ἐρχομένῳ** αἰῶνι.

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

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**5.** εἶπεν αὐτοῖς περὶ τοῦ **πιστεύσαντος** ὄχλου.

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

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## Part B — Attributive Participles, 2nd Position (Items 6–8)

**6.** ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ **λύων** τοὺς δούλους ἐστίν.

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

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**7.** τῷ παιδίῳ τῷ **κεκλημένῳ** Ἰησοῦς.

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

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**8.** ἐπίστευσαν τοῖς λόγοις τοῖς **γεγραμμένοις**.

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

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## Part C — Substantival Participles, Nominative (Items 9–12)

**9.** ὁ **πιστεύων** εἰς αὐτὸν οὐ κρίνεται.

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

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**10.** μακάριοι οἱ **πτωχοὶ** — ἀλλὰ μακάριοι καὶ οἱ **κλαίοντες**.

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

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**11.** ὁ **νικῶν** κληρονομήσει ταῦτα.

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

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**12.** οἱ **ἀγαπῶντες** τὸν θεὸν πάντα συνεργεῖ εἰς ἀγαθόν.

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

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## Part D — Substantival Participles, Non-Nominative (Items 13–15)

**13.** λέγει τοῖς **πιστεύουσιν** εἰς αὐτόν.

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

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**14.** εἶδεν τὸν **ἐρχόμενον** πρὸς αὐτόν.

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

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**15.** ἀποστέλλω τοῦτον τοῖς **σῳζομένοις**.

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

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## Answer Key

| # | Tense | Voice | Case | Number | Gender | Lexical Form | Use | Notes | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pres | Act | Nom | Sg | Masc | πιστεύω | Attributive | 1st pos. | "The believing man is being saved." |
| 2 | Pres | Act | Acc | Pl | Masc | ἀγαπάω | Attributive | 1st pos. | "Let us love the brothers who love us." |
| 3 | Pres | Act | Acc | Sg | Fem | κλαίω | Attributive | 1st pos. | "He saw the weeping woman." |
| 4 | Pres | Mid | Dat | Sg | Masc | ἔρχομαι | Attributive | 1st pos. | "In the coming age." |
| 5 | Aor | Act | Gen | Sg | Masc | πιστεύω | Attributive | 1st pos. | "He spoke to them about the crowd that had believed." |
| 6 | Pres | Act | Nom | Sg | Masc | λύω | Attributive | 2nd pos. | "The man who is loosing the slaves." |
| 7 | Perf | Pass | Dat | Sg | Neut | καλέω | Attributive | 2nd pos. | "To the child called Jesus." |
| 8 | Perf | Pass | Dat | Pl | Masc | γράφω | Attributive | 2nd pos. | "They believed the words that were written." |
| 9 | Pres | Act | Nom | Sg | Masc | πιστεύω | Substantival | — | "The one who believes in him is not judged." (John 3:18) |
| 10 | Pres | Act | Nom | Pl | Masc | κλαίω | Substantival | — | "Blessed are the poor — but also blessed are those who weep." |
| 11 | Pres | Act | Nom | Sg | Masc | νικάω | Substantival | — | "The one who conquers will inherit these things." (Rev 21:7) |
| 12 | Pres | Act | Nom | Pl | Masc | ἀγαπάω | Substantival | — | "For those who love God all things work together for good." (cf. Rom 8:28) |
| 13 | Pres | Act | Dat | Pl | Masc | πιστεύω | Substantival | — | "He says to those who believe in him." |
| 14 | Pres | Mid | Acc | Sg | Masc | ἔρχομαι | Substantival | — | "He saw the one coming to him." |
| 15 | Pres | Mid/Pass | Dat | Pl | Masc | σῴζω | Substantival | — | "I send this one to those who are being saved." |
