The Greek Sentence

Posted on February 20, 2011 by New Testament Greek

(1) The sentence is an expression of an idea and is complex. The subject and predicate are essential to the complete expression of a sentence, which may be very brief. Indeed one word may have both as απεχει (Mark 14:41).

Mark 14:41 και ερχεται το τριτον και λεγει αυτοις καθευδετε το λοιπον και αναπαυεσθε απεχει ηλθεν η ωρα ιδου παραδιδοται ο υιος του ανθρωπου εις τας χειρας των αμαρτωλω

And he cometh the third time, and saith to them, `Sleep on henceforth, and rest – it is over; the hour did come; lo, the Son of Man is delivered up to the hands of the sinful;

Indeed the sentence does not absolutely require the expression of either subject or predicate.… Learn Koine Greek

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Greek Personal Pronouns: Nominative Case

Posted on February 19, 2011 by New Testament Greek
The Personal Pronouns, in the Nominative Case

A personal pronoun, when expressed as the subject of a verb, is usually, if not always, emphatic.

(1) εγω εχω I have

ο δε ιωαννης διεκωλυεν αυτον λεγων εγω χρειαν εχω υπο σου βαπτισθηναι και συ ερχη προς με (Matthew 3:14)

but John was forbidding him, saying, `I have need by thee to be baptized–and thou dost come unto me!’

(2) συ εχεις Thou hast, You (singular) have

συ πιστιν εχεις κατα σαυτον εχε ενωπιον του θεου μακαριος ο μη κρινων εαυτον εν ω δοκιμαζει (Romans 14:22)

You (singular) have faith! to thyself have it before God; happy is he who is not judging himself in what he doth approve,

(3) ημεις εχομεν We have

απεκριθησαν αυτω οι ιουδαιοι ημεις νομον εχομεν και κατα τον νομον ημων οφειλει αποθανειν οτι εαυτον υιον του θεου εποιησεν (John 19:7)

the Jews answered him, `We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, for he made himself Son of God.’… Learn Koine Greek

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Why Should Christian Learn New Testament Greek?

Posted on February 19, 2011 by New Testament Greek

That a knowledge of the New Testament in its original language is a thing to be desired by intelligent Christians none will question. No book can be thoroughly known in a translation only; and the Bible, although is known to be “the most translated book in the world,” is no exception.

Before the invention of the World Wide Web, many persons have no opportunity for studies so extended and difficult. Are they therefore, to be forbidden to all access, save through translators, critics, and interpreters to the words inspired by God?

2 Timothy 3:16

πασα γραφη θεοπνευστος και ωφελιμος προς διδασκαλιαν προς ελεγχον προς επανορθωσιν προς παιδειαν την εν δικαιοσυνη

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness

An Address To The Clergy

(2.)… Learn Koine Greek

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Greek Verb: Present, Indicative, Active

Posted on February 18, 2011 by New Testament Greek
A Verb Ending In -ω In The Present, Indicative, Active

Most Greek verbs end in ω in the first person singular of the present, indicative, active.

(1) I believe πιστευω και ευθεως κραξας ο πατηρ του παιδιου μετα δακρυων ελεγεν πιστευω κυριε βοηθει μου τη απιστια (Mark 9:24)

and immediately the father of the child, having cried out, with tears said, `I believe, sir; be helping mine unbelief.’

(2) You believe πιστευεις πιστευεις βασιλευ αγριππα τοις προφηταις οιδα οτι πιστευεις (Act 26:27)

You believe, king Agrippa, the prophets? I have known that you believe!’

(3) He believes πιστευει ιησους δε εκραξεν και ειπεν ο πιστευων εις εμε ου πιστευει εις εμε αλλ εις τον πεμψαντα με (John 12:44)

And Jesus cried and said, `He who is believing in me, does not believe in me, but in Him who sent me;

(4) We believe πιστευομεν τη τε γυναικι ελεγον οτι ουκετι δια την σην λαλιαν πιστευομεν αυτοι γαρ ακηκοαμεν και οιδαμεν οτι ουτος εστιν αληθως ο σωτηρ του κοσμου ο χριστος (John 4:42)

and said to the woman–`No more because of thy speaking do we believe; for we ourselves have heard and known that this is truly the Saviour of the world–the Christ.’… Learn Koine Greek

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Hebrew-Aramaean Complexion of The New Testament Diction

Posted on February 17, 2011 by New Testament Greek

The popular Greek dialect was not spoken and written by the Jews, without some intermixtures of a foreign kind. Particularly did they intermix many idioms and the general complexions of their vernacular language. Hence arose a Judaizing Greek dialect; which was in some good measure unintelligible to the native Greeks, and became an object of their contempt. All the idioms of the vernacular language of the Jews, which have been transferred to the Septuagint and the New Testament, have been ranked under the appellation of Hebraisms; to which however, many phrases have been assigned; that more properly should be named Aramaeisms, or which belonged to the popular Greek.… Learn Koine Greek

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Greek Lexicon

Posted on February 16, 2011 by New Testament Greek
Which New Testament Greek Lexicon Should You Buy?

The word lexicon derives from the Greek λεξικόν, a neuter form related to λεξικός, meaning “of or for words.” This comes from λέξις, meaning “speech,” “expression,” or “word,” and ultimately from λέγω, meaning “I say,” “I speak,” or “I tell.” A lexicon, therefore, is not merely a dictionary. It is a guide to words, meanings, usage, contexts, and the living world behind a language.

For students of New Testament Greek, a lexicon is one of the most important tools they will ever own. A grammar teaches how Greek words function. A reader’s edition helps students move through the text.… Learn Koine Greek

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Declension of Nouns

Posted on February 14, 2011 by New Testament Greek

There are three declension of nouns i.e general forms of inflection. (1) The first declension belong to all whose stems end in α (2) The second declension belong to all whose stems end in ο (3) The third declension belong to all whose stems end in other than

The first and second declensions are parisyllabic, i.e. the terminations are blended with the stem-vowel in one syllable. The third declension is imparisyllable, i.e the termination of most of the cases forms an additional sylable to the stems.

First Declension

Feminines, in the nominative case, exhibit the simple stem, excepting that in cetain cases the alpha is lengthened into η.… Learn Koine Greek

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Greek Verb “To be”

Posted on February 14, 2011 by New Testament Greek

The conjugation of verb to be in the indicative mood

Present Singular Plural ειμι I am εσμεν We are ει You are εστε You are εστι(ιν) he (she, or it) is εισι(ν) They are Past Singular Plural ην I was ημεν We were ησ (or ησθα) You was ητε You were ην he (she or it) was ησαν They were Future Singular Plural εσομαι I shall be εσομεθα We shall be εση You shall be εσεσθε You shall be εσται he (she or it) shall be εσονται They shall be

All verbs has the personal endings like ει-μι, εσ-σι, εσ-τι. … Learn Koine Greek

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Greek Definite Article

Posted on February 14, 2011 by New Testament Greek

The definite article is employed in combination with nouns, and is declined in gender, number, and case, to correspond with them. The Greek article is the same form as the demonstrative ο, η, το. The Greek article must be in the gender, number and case of the noun to which it belongs, according to the rule. “Adjectives, participles, and pronouns must agree with their substantives in gender, number and case.” (Second concord)

The article is often found with abstract nouns when regarded as separate objects of thought.

Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ο η το Genitive του τησ του Dative τω τη τω Accusative τον την το

 

Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative οι αι τα Genitive των των των Dative τοις ταις τοις Accusative τους τας τα

 

There is no indefinite article in Greek, but its place is often supplied by the indefinite pronoun (any, a certain).… Learn Koine Greek

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The Cases (Πτοσεις)

Posted on February 14, 2011 by New Testament Greek

There are five cases in New Testament Greek that you should remember by heart: (1) nominative (case of the subject) (2) genitive (or possessive) (3) dative (conjunctive) (4) accusative (case of the object) (5) vocative (used in direct address).

Τhe nominative is the case of the subject. “A verb must agree with nominative case in number and person” (The first Concord). Nouns are of the third person.

When the subject is a personal pronoun, it is implied in the form of the verb, and is not separately expressed unless emphatic. In the third person singular, the omitted subject will be he, she, or it, and is to be learned from the connexion.… Learn Koine Greek

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