Can you spot the verbs that follow the pattern of λύω in these verses from John 21:15-16?

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¹⁶λέγει αὐτῷ πάλιν δεύτερον, Σίμων Ἰωάννου, ἀγαπᾷς με; λέγει αὐτῷ, Ναί, κύριε, σὺ οἶδας ὅτι φιλῶ σε. λέγει αὐτῷ, Ποίμαινε τὰ πρόβατά μου.

¹⁷λέγει αὐτῷ τὸ τρίτον, Σίμων Ἰωάννου, φιλεῖς με; ἐλυπήθη ὁ Πέτρος ὅτι εἶπεν αὐτῷ τὸ τρίτον, Φιλεῖς με; καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Κύριε, πάντα σὺ οἶδας, σὺ γινώσκεις ὅτι φιλῶ σε. λέγει αὐτῷ [ὁ Ἰησοῦς], Βόσκε τὰ πρόβατά μου.

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Read the words below. They have all come into English from Greek (sometimes slightly changing their meaning).

• κρίσις
• ἄγγελος
• ποιητής
• Ἕλλην
• πόλεμος
• δεσπότης
• βάθος

You can click on each word to hear it pronounced.

Select the Greek equivalent of the words appearing below:

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• πόλεμος (war)
• Ἕλλην (Greek)
• δεσπότης (master)
• κρίσις (judgement)
• ποιητής (maker or doer)
• ἄγγελος (angel or messenger)
• βάθος (depth)

Try reading the verses below aloud, then listen to the audio recording. What words can you recognise, or guess at? You can click on the blue words for an explanation.

Genesis 1: 26 Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ θεός, Ποιήσωμεν ἄνθρωπον κατ' εἰκόνα ἡμετέραν καὶ καθ'ὁμοίωσιν.

Matthew 5: 3 Μακάριοι οἱ πτωχοὶ τῷ πνεύματι, ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.

Mark 1:1 Ἀρχὴ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ υἱοῦ θεοῦ.

John 1: 1 Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.

Revelation 22: 13 ἐγὼ τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ, ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, ἡ ἀρχὴ καὶ τὸ τέλος.

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