This paper investigates the status of implicit arguments in the short passive. The question is whether the implicit argument is syntactically represented (Collins, 2005) or not (Bruening, 2013). The paper compares Greek and English passives using implicit control, reflexive binding, and secondary predicate distribution as diagnostics. While the Greek verbal passive shows some differences from the verbal passive of English, the paper shows that both languages have syntactically projected implicit arguments. It proposes three types of covert pronouns as implicit arguments: proDef, proGen, and proExi. English allows all three, while Greek only permits proGen and proExi, except in nominals where the full array of pronouns is allowed. The paper discusses the reasons behind these differences between Greek and English verbal passives.