Short (5-20 mins)
New TestamentBiblical Languages
Evangelical
Luke 1:80 and the Imperfect
Theologian
Bill Mounce
Duration
5.51
Uploaded to YouTube
23 October 2022
Added to Database
17 December 2025
YouTube description
Sometimes the meaning of a verb is sufficiently imperfective (continuous) that you don't need make it explicit in your translation, although at times you still should. Is there a difference between Jesus "continuing to grow" and Jesus "grew up"?