The Pluperfect Tense is a uncommonly used tense for verbs in [[Koine Greek]]. It communicates the concept that an action has occurred in the past, and its effects are no longer present. For example :* '''ελελυκειν''' is translated as "I had destroyed".* In [[Luke 16:20]], '''εβεβλητο''' could be translated as '''he had been thrown'''** ''{{greek_verse|luke|16|20}}''** ''{{web_verse|luke|16|20}}''