I don't see the past perfect used that much in the N.T greek..... ..the eph 4:30 was in the aorist indicative which is what you had in your definition of the aorist tense below::
In the indicative mood, the aorist tense can indicate punctiliar action (action that happens at a specific point in time) in the past....so at some point in the past the Holy Spirit sealed us.
I see the perfect tense used alot..which originates in the past and is in a completed state in the present....I love the perfect tense...like "It is finished"....
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[TH]
[TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
[TD]
[TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
[TD]
[TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
[TD]
[TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
[TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
[TD]
[TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
[TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
[TD]
[/TR]
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In the indicative mood, the aorist tense can indicate punctiliar action (action that happens at a specific point in time) in the past....so at some point in the past the Holy Spirit sealed us.
I see the perfect tense used alot..which originates in the past and is in a completed state in the present....I love the perfect tense...like "It is finished"....
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Kind of Action and Time of Action for Each Verb Tense[TR]
[TH]
Tense Name
[/TH][TH]
Kind of Action
[/TH][TH]
Time Element (In Indicative Mood)
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[TR]
[TD]
Present
[/TD][TD]
Progressive (or 'Continuous')
[/TD][TD]
present
[/TD][/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Aorist
[/TD][TD]
Simple (or ‘Summary’) Occurrence
[/TD][TD]
past
[/TD][/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Perfect
[/TD][TD]
Completed, with Results
[/TD][TD]
past, with present results
[/TD][/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
Progressive (or 'Continuous')
[/TD][TD]
past
[/TD][/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Future
[/TD][TD]
Simple Occurrence
[/TD][TD]
future
[/TD][/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
Completed, with Results
[/TD][TD]
past
[/TD][/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
Completed, with Results
[/TD][TD]
future
[/TD][/TR]
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[HR][/HR]
I was just giving a corrective to this of yours...
rather it is a simple undefined action in the past. You defined the Perfect past tense.
rather it is a simple undefined action in the past. You defined the Perfect past tense.