Active Voice
Subject performs the action
In the active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb.
"The teacher teaches the students" - the teacher is doing the teaching.
Active voice is the most common and straightforward voice:
• Subject acts upon an object (transitive)
• Subject simply acts (intransitive)
Active endings vary by tense:
• Primary (present, future): -ω, -εις, -ει, -ομεν, -ετε, -ουσι
• Secondary (imperfect, second aorist): -ον, -ες, -ε(ν), -ομεν, -ετε, -ον
• First aorist: -α, -ας, -ε(ν), -αμεν, -ατε, -αν
• Perfect: -κα, -κας, -κε(ν), -καμεν, -κατε, -κασι(ν)
Examples from Texts
Here are some words showing the active voice in actual Greek texts:
συνοικειῶν
συνοικειόω
bind together as friends
participle
nominative
masculine
singular
present
active
ποθήσουσι
ποθέω
long for, yearn after
verb
plural
future
active
indicative
διαβιώσῃ
διαβιάζομαι
penetrate
participle
dative
feminine
singular
future
active
ἐπιγυμνώσει
ἐπιγυμνόω
lay bare
verb
singular
aorist
active
subjunctive
ἀποτέλει
ἀποτελέω
bring to an end, complete
verb
singular
imperfect
active
indicative
ἱμέρρω
ἱμείρω
long for, desire
verb
singular
present
active
subjunctive
καθιμήσω
καθιμάω
let down by a rope
verb
singular
future
active
indicative
τυραννοῦντ'
τυραννεύω
to be a monarch, absolute ruler
participle
nominative
neuter
plural
present
active