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Explain the three ways of forming an indirect statement in Greek

1.Verbs of thinking(e.g. νομιζω): accusative + infinitve

2. Verbs of percieving (e.g. ἀκουω) : accusative + partcicple

3. Verbs of saying (e.g. λεγω ) : ὁτι/ὡς + ind...

Answered by Thomas E. • Classical Greek tutor

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What is the difference between the aorist tense and the perfect tense?

The aorist tense in Greek represents a single and complete action in the past. The perfect tense represents a past action which still affects the present - the aorist has no affect on the present.

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Answered by Gillian C. • Classical Greek tutor

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How is αὐτος used in Greek?

The word αὐτος has three different meanings in Greek, depending on its case and the use of the definite article.1) When the word agrees with an article + noun but is not sandwiched...

Answered by Andrew P. • Classical Greek tutor

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How active a role does Penelope play in the Odyssey?

Scholarship is still divided on whether Penelope is an agent or a subject. In a famous passage in book 19, Odysseus (still disguised as a beggar) compares his wife's kleos to that of ...

Answered by Francesca B. • Classical Greek tutor

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What does 'οὔτοι συνέχθειν, ἀλλὰ συμφιλεῖν ἔφυν' mean?

This is line 523 from Sophocles' Antigone, means 'I was born to join in love and not to hate' and I believe it is one of the most powerful points of Greek literature in general!