# μι-Verbs Parsing — Exercise

*BBG Chapter 36 · ἵστημι, τίθημι, δείκνυμι, and Related μι-Verbs*

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## Instructions

For each item:
1. Parse the **underlined** form: tense / voice / person / number / mood / lexical form.
2. For ἵστημι forms, note whether the verb is **transitive** or **intransitive**.
3. **Translate** the sentence.

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## Part A — ἵστημι (Items 1–6)

**1.** **ἔστησεν** αὐτὸ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Ind / ___   Transitive/Intransitive: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**2.** **ἔστη** Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὸ μέσον καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· εἰρήνη ὑμῖν.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Ind / ___   Transitive/Intransitive: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**3.** **ἕστηκεν** ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ τόπῳ τὸ βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Ind / ___   Transitive/Intransitive: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**4.** **ἵστησιν** αὐτοὺς ὁ θεὸς ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Ind / ___   Transitive/Intransitive: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**5.** **στῆθι** καὶ μὴ κινήσῃς.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Imper / ___   Transitive/Intransitive: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**6.** τί **ἑστήκατε** βλέποντες εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν;

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Ind / ___   Transitive/Intransitive: ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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## Part B — τίθημι (Items 7–10)

**7.** **τίθησιν** αὐτὴν ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Ind / ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**8.** ψυχήν μου **τίθημι** ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Ind / ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**9.** ὅπου **ἔθηκαν** αὐτόν.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Ind / ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**10.** **θὲς** τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐπὶ αὐτήν.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Imper / ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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## Part C — δείκνυμι (Items 11–13)

**11.** **δεῖξόν** μοι τὴν πίστιν σου χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Imper / ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**12.** ταῦτα πάντα σοι **δείξω**.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Ind / ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**13.** **δεικνύουσιν** αὐτῷ τὸ νόμισμα τοῦ κήνσου.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Ind / ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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## Part D — ἀφίημι (Items 14–16)

**14.** **ἀφίεμεν** τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Ind / ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**15.** τίς δύναται **ἀφιέναι** ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός;

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Inf / ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**16.** ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν.

Parse (ἄφες): ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Imper / ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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## Part E — ἀπόλλυμι and οἶδα (Items 17–20)

**17.** ἀπολλύμεθα· οὐ μέλει σοι ὅτι ἀπολλύμεθα;

Parse (first ἀπολλύμεθα): ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Ind / ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**18.** τὸ ἀπολωλὸς ζητῆσαι.

Parse (ἀπολωλός — perfect active participle): ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Perf. Act. Ptc / ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**19.** **οἶδα** ὅτι Μεσσίας ἔρχεται.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Ind / ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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**20.** **οἴδαμεν** ὅτι ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἥκει.

Parse: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / Ind / ___
Translation: __________________________________________________________

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## Answer Key

| # | Tense | Voice | Person | Number | Mood | Lexical | T/I | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aor (1st) | Act | 3rd | Sg | Ind | ἵστημι | Transitive | "He set it [= a child] in their midst." (Matt 18:2) |
| 2 | Aor (2nd) | Act | 3rd | Sg | Ind | ἵστημι | Intransitive | "Jesus stood in their midst and said to them: Peace to you." (John 20:19) |
| 3 | Perf | Act | 3rd | Sg | Ind | ἵστημι | Intransitive (= is standing) | "The abomination of desolation is standing in the holy place." (Matt 24:15) |
| 4 | Pres | Act | 3rd | Sg | Ind | ἵστημι | Transitive | "God sets them before his throne." |
| 5 | Aor (2nd) | Act | 2nd | Sg | Imper | ἵστημι | Intransitive | "Stand still and do not move." |
| 6 | Perf | Act | 2nd | Pl | Ind | ἵστημι | Intransitive (= are standing) | "Why are you standing looking into heaven?" (Acts 1:11) |
| 7 | Pres | Act | 3rd | Sg | Ind | τίθημι | — | "He puts it on the lampstand." (Matt 5:15) |
| 8 | Pres | Act | 1st | Sg | Ind | τίθημι | — | "I lay down my life for the sheep." (John 10:15) |
| 9 | Aor | Act | 3rd | Pl | Ind | τίθημι | — | "Where they had placed him." (John 20:2) |
| 10 | Aor | Act | 2nd | Sg | Imper | τίθημι | — | "Put your hand on her." (Mark 5:23) |
| 11 | Aor | Act | 2nd | Sg | Imper | δείκνυμι | — | "Show me your faith apart from your works." (Jas 2:18) |
| 12 | Fut | Act | 1st | Sg | Ind | δείκνυμι | — | "All these things I will show you." (Matt 4:9) |
| 13 | Pres | Act | 3rd | Pl | Ind | δείκνυμι | — | "They showed him the coin of the poll tax." (Matt 22:19) |
| 14 | Pres | Act | 1st | Pl | Ind | ἀφίημι | — | "We forgive our debtors." (Matt 6:12) |
| 15 | Pres | Act | — | — | Inf | ἀφίημι | — | "Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?" (Mark 2:7) |
| 16 | Aor | Act | 2nd | Sg | Imper | ἀφίημι | — | "Forgive us our debts." (Matt 6:12) |
| 17 | Pres | Mid | 1st | Pl | Ind | ἀπόλλυμι | — | "We are perishing! Do you not care that we are perishing?" (Mark 4:38) |
| 18 | Perf | Act | Acc | Sg (Neut) | Ptc (substantival) | ἀπόλλυμι | — | "To seek the lost [= the thing that has perished]." (Luke 19:10) |
| 19 | Perf (pres. meaning) | Act | 1st | Sg | Ind | οἶδα | — | "I know that the Messiah is coming." (John 4:25) |
| 20 | Perf (pres. meaning) | Act | 1st | Pl | Ind | οἶδα | — | "We know that the Son of God has come." (1 John 5:20) |
