# BBG Chapter 30 — Perfect Participles and Genitive Absolutes

Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar, Mounce, 4th Edition

Part A: Parse the underlined perfect participle and translate.
Part B: Identify the genitive absolute (noun + participle), parse the participle, and translate the full sentence.

## Part A — Perfect Participles (1–8)

# | Greek Text | Tense | Voice | Case | Num | Gen | Lexical | Translation |
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1 | ὁ λελυκώς τοὺς δούλους ἀπῆλθεν. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Perf · Act · Nom · Sg · Masc · λύω · "The one who has loosed the slaves departed." |
2 | εἶδεν τοὺς πεπιστευκότας τῷ θεῷ. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Perf · Act · Acc · Pl · Masc · πιστεύω · "He saw those who had believed in God." |
3 | ἡ γεγραφυῖα γυνὴ ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Perf · Act · Nom · Sg · Fem · γράφω · "The woman who had written in the book." |
4 | τεθνηκώς ὁ ἄνθρωπος — τοῦτο ἐλέγετο. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Perf · Act · Nom · Sg · Masc · θνῄσκω · "The man who had died — this was being said." |
5 | ὁ λόγος ὁ γεγραμμένος ἐν τῇ βίβλῳ. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Perf · Mid/Pass · Nom · Sg · Masc · γράφω · "The word that was written in the book." |
6 | εἶδον τὸν λελυμένον ἄνθρωπον. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Perf · Mid/Pass · Acc · Sg · Masc · λύω · "They saw the man who had been loosed." |
7 | τοῖς πεπιστευμένοις τὴν ἀλήθειαν. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Perf · Mid/Pass · Dat · Pl · Masc · πιστεύω · "To those who have been entrusted with the truth." |
8 | αἱ γεγραμμέναι ἐντολαί. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Perf · Mid/Pass · Nom · Pl · Fem · γράφω · "The commandments that were written." |

## Part B — Genitive Absolute Constructions (9–15)

# | Greek Text | Gen. Noun | Gen. Participle | Ptc Parse (T·V·C·N·G·Lex) | Translation |
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9 | αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος τοῖς ὄχλοις, ἰδοὺ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ εἱστήκει ἔξω. |  |  |  |  |
| Gen. noun: αὐτοῦ · Gen. ptc: λαλοῦντος · Pres · Act · Gen · Sg · Masc · λαλέω · "While he was speaking to the crowds, behold his mother was standing outside." (cf. Matt 12:46) |
10 | ἐκπορευομένου αὐτοῦ ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ, λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταί. |  |  |  |  |
| Gen. noun: αὐτοῦ · Gen. ptc: ἐκπορευομένου · Pres · Mid · Gen · Sg · Masc · ἐκπορεύομαι · "As he was going out of the temple, the disciples said to him." (cf. Mark 13:1) |
11 | καθημένου δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρους, προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταί. |  |  |  |  |
| Gen. noun: αὐτοῦ · Gen. ptc: καθημένου · Pres · Mid · Gen · Sg · Masc · κάθημαι · "While he was sitting on the mountain, the disciples came to him." (cf. Matt 24:3) |
12 | ταῦτα αὐτοῦ λέγοντος, πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν. |  |  |  |  |
| Gen. noun: αὐτοῦ · Gen. ptc: λέγοντος · Pres · Act · Gen · Sg · Masc · λέγω · "While he was saying these things, many believed in him." |
13 | ἀπελθόντος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν ἔρημον, ἦλθεν ὁ λαός. |  |  |  |  |
| Gen. noun: αὐτοῦ · Gen. ptc: ἀπελθόντος · Aor · Act · Gen · Sg · Masc · ἀπέρχομαι · "After he had departed into the wilderness, the people came." |
14 | τεθνηκότος δὲ τοῦ Ἡρῴδου, ἄγγελος κυρίου φαίνεται κατ᾽ ὄναρ τῷ Ἰωσήφ. |  |  |  |  |
| Gen. noun: τοῦ Ἡρῴδου · Gen. ptc: τεθνηκότος · Perf · Act · Gen · Sg · Masc · θνῄσκω · "After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph." (cf. Matt 2:19) |
15 | ὄντος αὐτοῦ ἐν Βηθλέεμ, ἦλθον μάγοι ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν. |  |  |  |  |
| Gen. noun: αὐτοῦ · Gen. ptc: ὄντος · Pres · Act · Gen · Sg · Masc · εἰμί · "While he was in Bethlehem, Magi came from the east." |