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Votoni tani!PërgjigjurPyetje në gjuhën
was-conjugation-in past tense

I just started to learn Greek, I am a beginner. so I downdloaded a Greek modern bible translation. and in John 1:1 says: Εν αρχή ήτο ο Λόγος. so I searched the conjugation of 'to be' and there I found that in imperfect 3rd sg. was 'ήταν'. then what does  'ήτο' mean? in what time is it conjugated. or it is not modern Greek?

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Tina76 profile picture Tina76June 2015
The verb ητο means was but this is ancient greek .the greek that spoke aristotelis at 5 century
Gravis profile picture GravisAugust 2017
That's not modern Greek really. The version you've downloaded (Vargas) used to be called "modern" though when it was first published (1838 or something) and some Bible applications still tag it as "modern". Try YouVersion and you'll find a couple modern-day Greek versions (FPB + TV).
eftihia_ko profile picture eftihia_koAugust 2017
Hi! Try to download something in modern greek! Indeed ητο means was in greek ηταν. So "εν αρχή ήτο ο λόγος" means "at the beginning was the reason'' or "the reason was the beginning'...
DIM28 profile picture DIM28April 2014
εν αρχη ητο ο λογος.it is a phraze from ancient greek.