Reading Greek Section 1

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Reading Greek - Section 1

• Section I Present Indicative and Imperative
  Active Verbs
• Definite Article
• 2-1-2 Adjectives
• Second Declension Nouns
• Verbs be and know

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Uncontracted Endings

• I egw ble/p-w I look at
• you su ble/p-eiV You look at
• he, she, it ble/p-ei s/he it looks
• we hmeiV ble/p-omen we look at
• you umeiV ble/p-ete you look at
• they ble/p-ousi they look at

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a Contract

• I egw o(r-w I see
• you su o(r-av you see
• he/she/it o(r-a s/he/it sees
• we hmeiV o(r-wmen we see
• you umeiV o(r-ate you see
• they o(r-wsi they see

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e Contract

• Iegw poi-w I make
• you su poi-eiV You make
• he/she/ it poi-ei s/he/it makes
• we hmeiV poi-oumen we make
• you umeiV poi-eite you make
• they poi-ousi(n) they make

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Present Imperative Active- Uncontracted, a
Contract, and e Contract

• Uncontracted sing. e plur. ete
• blepe look!
  blepete look!
• a Contract sing. a plur. ate
• ora see! orate
  see!
• e Contract sing. ei plur. eite
• poiei make!
  poieite make!

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Definite Article

• Masculine Feminine
  Neuter
• Nom o h to
• Acc ton thn to
• Gen tou thV tou
• Dat tw th tw
• Nom oi ai ta
• Acc touV taV ta
• Gen twn twn twn
• Dat toiV taiV toiV

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2-1-2 Adjective Endings

• Masculine Feminine Neuter
• Nom oV h on
• Acc on hn on
• Gen ou hV ou
• Dat w h w
• Nom oi ai a
• Acc ouV aV a
• Gen wn wn wn
• Dat oiV aiV oiV

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Second Declension Nouns - Masculine

• Singular Plural
• Nom oV oi
• Acc on ouV
• Gen ou wn
• Dat w oiV
• o anqrwpoV, o filoV, o lemboV, o yofoV
• o raywdoV

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Second Declension Nouns- Neuter

• Singular Plural
• Nom on a
• Acc on a
• Gen ou wn
• Dat w oiV
• to ploion, to ergon

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Present Indicative Active Forms of be and know

• to be to know
• eimi - I am oida - I know
• ei - you are oisqa - you know
• esti(n) - s/he/it is oide - s/he/it
  knows
• esmen - we are ismen - we know
• este - you are iste - you know
• eisi(n) - they are isasi(n) - they know