GREEK VERBS and the MST KEY

January is Back to Basics Month on  #metousia so something to help you learn #classicalgreek verb endings thats' also useful for NT and Koine Greek

GREEK VERB KEY

Greek verbs originally had endings

 very similar to this pattern 

μαι σαι ται

Μ Σ Τ

Mu Sigma Tau 

M S T 

Its No MYSTERY!

For most verbs

Μαι becomes ω or plural μεν or μεθα

S becomes ες or Vowel plus ς or ς to τ

so we have ετε or εται in plurals

T becomes ε or ον or plural ονται or ουσι(ν)

If you think of middle and "irregular" forms as simply variants of an older pattern the variety of endings becomes less confusing.

Greek Verb Key One

GREEK VERB KEY

μαι σαι ται

Μ Σ Τ

Its No MYSTERY!

For most verbs

Μαι becomes ω or plural μεν or μεθα

S becomes ες or Vowel plus ς or ς to τ

so we have ετε or εται in plurals

T becomes ε or ον or plural ονται or ουσι(ν)