Learning To Use New Testament Greek

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Learning To Use New Testament Greek

• Lesson XII

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Nominative Case

• Indicates subject of the sentence.
• Naming case
• E.g. John saw Jesus coming to him.
• oV, oi

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Genitive Case

• The case which describes.
• It specifies or qualifies.
• Often thought of as the case of possession.
• Often translated with use of word of.
• E.g. The disciples of John fasted.

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Dative Case

• Case which points out the person to, or for, whom
  something is done.
• Most often associated with the indirect object.
• Often translated with word to or for.
• E.g. Jesus was speaking words of truth to the
  crowd.

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Accusative Case

• Receives the action of the verb or that which
  is directly affected by the action of the verb.
• Known as the direct object.
• Relative to the verb, it answers the question
  what?
• E.g. Jesus was speaking words of truth to the
  crowd.

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Vocative Case

• Not widely used
• The case of direct address
• E.g. Lord have mercy on us.

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Gender

• Method of classification.
• Types Masculine, Feminine, Neuter
• English Nouns classified on basis of natural
  gender.
• Greek generally follows natural gender w/
  living things.
• Things, qualities, ideas are not necessarily
  neuter
• Recognizing gender is important.

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Endings for Nouns of 2nd Declension
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Articles

• a, an, the
• noun marker or determiner
• an adjective
• the is definite points to a specific thing
• a or an is indefinite general information
• Greek has no indefinite article

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Articles

• anqrwpoV blepei apostolon.
• A man sees an apostle.
• oJ anqrwpos blepei ton apostolon.
• The man sees the apostle.

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Complements

• eijmi
• Copulative Verb equates what follows with what
  precedes.
• Therefore, requires a complement in the
  nominative case (to complete the idea).
• blevpw anqrwpon. I see a man.
• eijmi anqropoV. I am a man.

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
ajlhvqeia, hJ

• truth

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
aJmartiva, hJ

• sin (hamartiology)

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
basileiva, hJ

• kingdom, reign (basilica)

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
diakoniva, hJ

• ministry, service (diaconate)

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
ejkklhsiva, hJ

• church (ecclesiastical)

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
ejxousiva, hJ

• authority, right

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
ejpiqumiva, hJ

• desire, lust

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
hJmevra, hJ

• day (ephemeral)

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
kardiva, hJ

• heart (cardiac)

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
marturiva, hJ

• testimony (martyr)

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
oijkiva, hJ

• house (cf. oikoV)

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
parrhsiva, hJ

• boldness, confidence

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
sofiva, hJ

• wisdom (sophisticated)

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
swthriva, hJ

• salvation

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
carav, hJ

• joy (charisma)

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Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type
wra, hJ

• hour (horoscope)

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Feminine Nouns Of The dovxa Type
glwssa, hJ

• tongue, language (glossary)

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Feminine Nouns Of The dovxa Type
dovxa, hJ

• glory (doxology)

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Feminine Nouns Of The dovxa Type
qavlassa, hJ

• sea

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
ajgavph, hJ

• love

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
ajrchv, hJ

• beginning (archaic)

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
gh, hJ

• earth, land (geology)

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
grafhv, hJ

• Scripture, writing (graphics)

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
diaqhvkn, hJ

• covenant

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
didachv, hJ

• teaching

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
dikaiosuvnh, hJ

• righteousness

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
eijrhvnh, hJ

• peace (Irene)

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
ejntolhv, hJ

• commandment

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
ejpistolhv, hJ

• letter

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
zwhv, hJ

• life (zoology)

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
kefalhv, hJ

• head

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
ojrgh, hJ

• anger, wrath

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
parabolhv, hJ

• parable (parabolic)

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
peritomhv, hJ

• circumcision

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
proseuchv, hJ

• prayer

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
sunagwghVv, hJ

• synagogue

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
uJpomonhv, hJ

• endurance, steadfastness, perseverance

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
fwnhv, hJ

• voice, sound (phonograph)

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Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type
yuchv, hJ

• soul, life (psychology)

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Masculine Nouns Of The maqhthvV Type
maqhthvV, hJ

• disciple (root maq, mathematics

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Masculine Nouns Of The maqhthvV Type
prfhvthV, hJ

• prophet

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Masculine Nouns Of The maqhthvV Type
stratiwvthV, hJ

• soldier (strategic)

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Masculine Nouns Of The maqhthvV Type
telwvnhV, hJ

• tax collector

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Masculine Nouns Of The maqhthvV Type
uJpokrithvV, hJ

• hypocrite

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Masculine Nouns Of The neanivas Type
Messivas, hJ

• Messiah

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Masculine Nouns Of The neanivas Type
neanivas, hJ

• young man (from neovV new)

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The Definite Article
oJ, hJ, tov

• the

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Prepositions With One Case
ajpov

• from away from, of (with gen.)(apostasy)

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Prepositions With One Case
eijV

• into to, for, in (with accusative)

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Prepositions With One Case
ejk

• out of from, by (with gen.) (eccentric)

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Prepositions With One Case
ejn

• in within, by, with, among (with dat.) (energy)