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''Synopsis:'' {{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = The Perfect Tense is a tense of verbs in Koine Greek|subtopics = ... |opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}} ==Lesson==
----__TOC__{{topics}}The Perfect Tense is a tense of verbs in Koine Greek.
{{opinions}} ==Main article== The Perfect Tense is a tense of verbs in Koine Greek. It is usually used to show that a past event has occurred with present ongoing consequences. For example, :* [[λελυκεν]] is translated as "he has destroyed".* In [[John 11:27]], '''πεπιστευκα''' could be translated as '''I have believed, and still continue to believe''':''{{Bible verse|john|11|27|lang=Greek}}'':''{{Bible verse|john|11|27|lang=WEB}}''
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As a general rule Perfect verbs should be translated using past tense English verbs preceded using the word "have" or "had" (for example: '''λελυκα''' = '''I have destroyed'''). This is in contrast to Aorist verbs, which should usually be translated using the simple past tense (for example: '''ελυσα''' = '''I destroyed''') and Imperfect verbs, which should usually be translated using the past tense of "to be" plus a participle (for example: '''ελυον''' = '''I was destroying''').
In most cases, the perfect form of a verb is created by adding a reduplication prefix (as shown below) added to the verbal stem, followed by a specific ending.
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