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.. _mood_participle:

Mood participle
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Glossary
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A **participle** is a verbal adjective (e.g. *eating*, *going*,
*running*). It has properties of a verb in that it expresses aspect and
voice. It has properties of an adjective in that it expresses case,
gender and number.

καὶ ἀνακειμένων αὐτῶν καὶ **ἐσθιόντων** ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν
ὅτι εἷς ἐξ ὑμῶν παραδώσει με **ὁ ἐσθίων** μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ. (Mrk 14:18)

And **as** they were reclining and **eating** [*verbal usage*], Jesus
said, "Truly I say to you that one of you will betray me, **the one
eating** [*nominal usage*] with me.

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