This practice is for use with section 4.12, “The second aorist”

The second aorist

Compose the correct Greek form for the highlighted verb in the following English phrases, and fully identify the form (tense, voice, mood, person, number).

  1. She used to throw the dice.
  2. He hit Pandorus with a spear.
  3. He was struck by the weapon.
  4. They “were throwing (for themselves) their cloaks around their shoulders”. (a Greek idiom for putting on a garment)

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