From 13a52363273cd6d3cffab56f6e896cccdd269ca2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: drewcurley Date: Tue, 18 May 2021 16:06:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add '02_morphology_files/deponent.md' --- 02_morphology_files/deponent.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100644 02_morphology_files/deponent.md diff --git a/02_morphology_files/deponent.md b/02_morphology_files/deponent.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..990cfb73 --- /dev/null +++ b/02_morphology_files/deponent.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# Deponent + +Deponent is a voice. Voice is the form of a verb that helps someone to know how other words relate to the verb. + +A verb in the deponent voice has the same form as a verb in the passive or middle voice. However, it has the same meaning as a verb in the active voice. + +A verb in the deponent voice tells the reader that the subject is performing the action. + +## What types of words use voice? + +* **Verbs** + +### More information about this topic + +Some scholars think verbs in the deponent voice are in the middle form and have the same meaning as words in the middle voice. These scholars do not think that there is a deponent voice in Greek. Instead, they are just translated into English in the same way verbs in the active voice are translated. + +See: Verb; Passive; Active + + +