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New TestamentBiblical Languages
Evangelical
When is a Greek past tense not a past action
Theologian
Bill Mounce
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2.38
Uploaded to YouTube
14 October 2024
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17 December 2025
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Why do translations use the present tense when the Greek is a past tense? There can be lots of reasons, but one might be that the verb expresses a gnomic or timeless truth.