Learning To Use New Testament Greek

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Learning To Use New Testament Greek

• Lesson XX

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3. ejkhvruxan oiJ maqhtai aJmartwloiV.

• The disciples preached to sinners.

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7. ejn ajrch/ h\n oJ lovgoV, kai qeoV hn oJ
lovgoV.

• In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
  God.

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9. ejdivdaxen oJ ajpovstoloV touV maqhtaV kai
hget ouV ajgaqouV ajnqrwvpouV eijV thn
basileivan ajgavphV.

• The apostle taught the disciples and kept leading
  the good men into the kingdom of love.

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10. ebleyen oJ kuvrioV touV ponhrouvV, ajlla
blevpomen touV ajgaqouvV.

• The Lord saw the evil men, but we see the good
  men.

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diva
Prepositions With 2 Cases

• with genitive through, by
• diameter
• with accusative because of, on account of
• diacritical

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katav
Prepositions With 2 Cases

• with genitive against, down
• catapult
• with accusative according to
• catalog

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metav
Prepositions With 2 Cases

• with genitive with
• metabolic
• with accusative after
• metamorphosis

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periv
Prepositions With 2 Cases

• with genitive about, concerning, for
• with accusative around
• perimeter

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uJpevr
Prepositions With 2 Cases

• with genitive for
• with accusative above, over
• hypertension

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uJpov
Prepositions With 2 Cases

• with genitive against, down
• catapult
• with accusative according to
• catalog

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ejpiv
Prepositions With 3 Cases

• Genitive, dative accusative
• upon on, at, about
• epidermis

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parav
Prepositions With 3 Cases

• genitive from
• dative with
• accusative beside by
• parallel

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ajnav
Prepositions With 1 Case

• accusative up
• analysis

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ajntiv
Prepositions With 1 Case

• genitive instead of in place of, for
• antichrist

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prov
Prepositions With 1 Case

• genitive before
• prologue

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provV
Prepositions With 1 Case

• accusative to toward, with
• prosthesis

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suvn
Prepositions With 1 Case

• dative with
• synthesis

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ajnaginwvskw
Compound Verbs

• I read

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ajnoivgw
Compound Verbs

• I open

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ajpoqnhskw
Compound Verbs

• I die

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ekbavllw
Compound Verbs

• I throw out, I cast out

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Prepositions

• Above the shelf, you will find books about the
  Dead Sea Scrolls and works concerning other
  aspects of Bible archaeology.
• about, above, across, against, along, amid,
  among, around, at, atop, before, behind, below,
  beneath, beside, between, beyond, but (meaning
  except), by, concerning, down, during, except,
  for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off,
  on, onto, out, outside, over, past, regarding,
  since, through, throughout, to, toward, under,
  underneath, until, up, upon, with, within,
  without.

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Prepositions

• A proper understanding of prepositions is vital
  to exegesis. Many an exegetical debate has
  turned on the use of a particular preposition.
  One can gain some sense of the value of learning
  the nuances of the prepositions by noting their
  sheer number (over 10,000 in the NT).
  Prepositions are so common that four out of five
  verses have at least one. (Greek Grammar Beyond
  The Basics, Wallace, p. 357)
• en 2752 times in the NT
• eiV 1767 times in the NT

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What Is A Preposition?

• A word that links a noun, pronoun, or a word or
  word group acting as a noun (the object of the
  preposition) to the rest of the sentence. (The
  Little Brown Handbook, p.526)
• The pen is on the Bible.
• The pen is beside the Bible.

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What Is A Preposition?

• A preposition always has an object, which is
  usually a noun or pronoun. The preposition
  establishes a relationship such as space, time,
  accompaniment, cause or manner between its object
  and another word in the sentence. The
  preposition with its object (and any modifiers)
  is called a prepositional phrase. (Harbrace
  College Handbook, 12th Edition. pp. 14-15)
• After the sermon, the preacher walked slowly down
  the wide aisle and through the door of the
  spacious auditorium.
• After the sermon, the preacher walked slowly down
  the wide aisle and through the door of the
  spacious auditorium.

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The Greek Preposition

1. There are 17 basic prepositions

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The Greek Preposition

• a
• A single Greek preposition may have more than one
  meaning
• diva - gen- through acc- because of, account of
• ejpiv gen. on dat. at acc. - about
• Is not declinable
• Can be prefixed to verbs
• To intensify meaning ginwskw / epiginwskw
• To complete meaning agw / apagw
• To give entirely new meaning
• ginwskw I know / anaginwskw I read

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The Greek Preposition

• 5. Undergoes morphological changes when followed
  by a word that begins with a vowel.

Preposition Before Smooth Before Rough
ajnav ajn j ajn j
ajntiv ajnt j ajnq j
ajpov ajp j ajf j
diav di j di j
ejpiv ejp j ejp j
katav kat j kaq j
metav met j meq j
parav par j par j
uJpov uJp j uJf j
But periv periv periv
But prov prov prov