# BBG Chapter 33 — Imperative Parsing

Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar, Mounce, 4th Edition

Parse the underlined imperative (tense / voice / person / number / lexical form), note the aspect (ongoing or simple), and translate.

## Part A — Present Active Imperative (1–5)

# | Greek Text | Tense | Voice | Person | Num | Lexical | Aspect | Translation |
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1 | ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Pres · Act · 2nd · Pl · ἀγαπάω · Ongoing · "Love your enemies." (Matt 5:44) |
2 | μετανοεῖτε καὶ πιστεύετε ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Pres · Act · 2nd · Pl · μετανοέω · Ongoing · "Repent and believe in the gospel." (Mark 1:15) |
3 | χαίρετε ἐν κυρίῳ πάντοτε. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Pres · Act · 2nd · Pl · χαίρω · Ongoing · "Rejoice in the Lord always." (Phil 4:4) |
4 | πρόσεχε δὲ σεαυτῷ καὶ τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Pres · Act · 2nd · Sg · προσέχω · Ongoing · "Pay attention to yourself and to the teaching." (1 Tim 4:16) |
5 | αἴρετε τὸν ζυγόν μου ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Pres · Act · 2nd · Pl · αἴρω · Ongoing · "Take my yoke upon you." (Matt 11:29) |

## Part B — Present Middle/Passive Imperative (6–8)

# | Greek Text | Tense | Voice | Person | Num | Lexical | Aspect | Translation |
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6 | μὴ κλαίου· ἰδοὺ ἐνίκησεν ὁ λέων. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Pres · Mid · 2nd · Sg · κλαίω · Stop (ongoing prohib.) · "Stop weeping! Behold, the Lion has conquered." (Rev 5:5) |
7 | προσεύχεσθε ἀδιαλείπτως. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Pres · Mid · 2nd · Pl · προσεύχομαι · Ongoing · "Pray without ceasing." (1 Thess 5:17) |
8 | ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Pres · Mid · 2nd · Sg · ἔρχομαι · Ongoing · "Come and see." (John 1:46) |

## Part C — First Aorist Active Imperative (9–12)

# | Greek Text | Tense | Voice | Person | Num | Lexical | Aspect | Translation |
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9 | πορεύθητε οὖν καὶ μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aor · Pass · 2nd · Pl · πορεύομαι · Simple · "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations." (Matt 28:19) |
10 | μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aor · Act · 2nd · Pl · μαθητεύω · Simple · "Make disciples of all nations." (Matt 28:19) |
11 | ὑπόστρεψον εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aor · Act · 2nd · Sg · ὑποστρέφω · Simple · "Return to your house." (Luke 8:39) |
12 | πίστευσον ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aor · Act · 2nd · Sg · πιστεύω · Simple · "Believe on the Lord Jesus." (Acts 16:31) |

## Part D — Second Aorist Active Imperative (13–15)

# | Greek Text | Tense | Voice | Person | Num | Lexical | Aspect | Translation |
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13 | ἐλθέ καὶ ἴδε. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aor · Act · 2nd · Sg · ἔρχομαι · Simple · "Come and see." (John 11:34) |
14 | λάβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aor · Act · 2nd · Sg · λαμβάνω · Simple · "Take the child and his mother." (Matt 2:13) |
15 | εἰπέ μοι ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aor · Act · 2nd · Sg · λέγω · Simple · "Tell me by what authority you do these things." (Luke 20:2) |

## Part E — Aorist Passive and Third Person Imperatives (16–20)

# | Greek Text | Tense | Voice | Person | Num | Lexical | Aspect | Translation |
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16 | λύθητι ἀπὸ τοῦ δεσμοῦ τούτου. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aor · Pass · 2nd · Sg · λύω · Simple · "Be loosed from this bond." |
17 | μὴ φοβήθητε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποκτενόντων τὸ σῶμα. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aor · Pass · 2nd · Pl · φοβέομαι · Simple (prohib.) · "Do not fear those who kill the body." (Matt 10:28) |
18 | ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκουέτω. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Pres · Act · 3rd · Sg · ἀκούω · Ongoing · "The one who has ears, let him hear." (Matt 13:9) |
19 | ἔστω δὲ ὑμῶν τὸ ναί, ναί. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Pres · Act · 3rd · Sg · εἰμί · Ongoing · "But let your yes be yes." (Matt 5:37) |
20 | ἴσθι ἐνδυναμούμενος ἐν τῇ χάριτι. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Pres · Act · 2nd · Sg · εἰμί · Ongoing · "Be strengthened in grace." (2 Tim 2:1) |