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 TextTenseVoicePersonNumLexicalAspectTranslation
1ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν.
Pres · Act · 2nd · Pl · ἀγαπάω · Ongoing · "Love your enemies." (Matt 5:44)
2μετανοεῖτε καὶ πιστεύετε ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ.
Pres · Act · 2nd · Pl · μετανοέω · Ongoing · "Repent and believe in the gospel." (Mark 1:15)
3χαίρετε ἐν κυρίῳ πάντοτε.
Pres · Act · 2nd · Pl · χαίρω · Ongoing · "Rejoice in the Lord always." (Phil 4:4)
4πρόσεχε δὲ σεαυτῷ καὶ τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ.
Pres · Act · 2nd · Sg · προσέχω · Ongoing · "Pay attention to yourself and to the teaching." (1 Tim 4:16)
5αἴρετε 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 TextTenseVoicePersonNumLexicalAspectTranslation
6μὴ κλαίου· ἰδοὺ ἐνίκησεν ὁ λέων.
Pres · Mid · 2nd · Sg · κλαίω · Stop (ongoing prohib.) · "Stop weeping! Behold, the Lion has conquered." (Rev 5:5)
7προσεύχεσθε ἀδιαλείπτως.
Pres · Mid · 2nd · Pl · προσεύχομαι · Ongoing · "Pray without ceasing." (1 Thess 5:17)
8ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε.
Pres · Mid · 2nd · Sg · ἔρχομαι · Ongoing · "Come and see." (John 1:46)

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

#Greek TextTenseVoicePersonNumLexicalAspectTranslation
9πορεύθητε οὖν καὶ μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη.
Aor · Pass · 2nd · Pl · πορεύομαι · Simple · "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations." (Matt 28:19)
10μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη.
Aor · Act · 2nd · Pl · μαθητεύω · Simple · "Make disciples of all nations." (Matt 28:19)
11ὑπόστρεψον εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου.
Aor · Act · 2nd · Sg · ὑποστρέφω · Simple · "Return to your house." (Luke 8:39)
12πίστευσον 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 TextTenseVoicePersonNumLexicalAspectTranslation
13ἐλθέ καὶ ἴδε.
Aor · Act · 2nd · Sg · ἔρχομαι · Simple · "Come and see." (John 11:34)
14λάβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ.
Aor · Act · 2nd · Sg · λαμβάνω · Simple · "Take the child and his mother." (Matt 2:13)
15εἰπέ 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 TextTenseVoicePersonNumLexicalAspectTranslation
16λύθητι ἀπὸ τοῦ δεσμοῦ τούτου.
Aor · Pass · 2nd · Sg · λύω · Simple · "Be loosed from this bond."
17μὴ φοβήθητε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποκτενόντων τὸ σῶμα.
Aor · Pass · 2nd · Pl · φοβέομαι · Simple (prohib.) · "Do not fear those who kill the body." (Matt 10:28)
18ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκουέτω.
Pres · Act · 3rd · Sg · ἀκούω · Ongoing · "The one who has ears, let him hear." (Matt 13:9)
19ἔστω δὲ ὑμῶν τὸ ναί, ναί.
Pres · Act · 3rd · Sg · εἰμί · Ongoing · "But let your yes be yes." (Matt 5:37)
20ἴσθι ἐνδυναμούμενος ἐν τῇ χάριτι.
Pres · Act · 2nd · Sg · εἰμί · Ongoing · "Be strengthened in grace." (2 Tim 2:1)