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Greek Lessons
- Ascending to Teach: Grammatical Setting and Theological Foreshadowing in Matthew 5:1
- Rhetorical Inquiry and Comparative Teaching in Mark 4:30: Hortatory Subjunctives and Parabolic Framing in Greek Narrative
- The Quiet Escape: Classical and Koine Greek Meet in Luke 4:30
- Grant Boldness: Grammatical Petition and Apostolic Courage in Acts 4:29
- Fury in the Synagogue: A Sudden Turn in Luke 4:28
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The Greek Sentence
(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
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Greek Personal Pronouns: Nominative Case
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 Study more .....
Why Should Christian Learn 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 Study more .....
Greek Verb: Present, Indicative, Active
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 Study more .....
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Hebrew-Aramaean Complexion of The New Testament Diction
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 Study more .....
Greek Lexicon
The word "lexicon" derives from the Greek "λεξικόν" (lexicon), neut. of "λεξικός" (lexikos), "of or for words", from "λέξις" (lexis), "speech", "word", and that from "λέγω" (lego), "to say", "to speak".
Which New Testament Greek Lexicon to buy?
(1) A Greek-English Lexicon of Study more .....
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Tagged Frederick William Danker, Greek lexicon, Joseph Thayer, lexicon, λέγω, λεξικόν, λεξικός, λέξις
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Declension of Nouns
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 Study more .....
Greek Verb “To be”
The conjugation of verb to be in the indicative mood
Present
Singular
Plural
ειμι
I am
εσμεν
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Greek Definite Article
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 Study more .....
The Cases (Πτοσεις)
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 Study more .....
Nouns
Nouns in Greek have three genders:
(i) masculine
(ii) feminine
(iii) neuter
Greek Vowel
Vowels
There are seven vowels in Greek:
(1) α
(2) ε
(3) η
(4) ι
(5) ο
(6) υ
(7) ω
Of these ε and ο are always short, and take about half the time to pronounce as η and ω, which are always long.
A diphthong combines two vowels in one syllable. The second vowel is or ι Study more .....
Use of the Interrogative Pronoun τις
The pronoun τις is sometimes put for the relative; as in Latin qui and quis, and in English, who is both relative and interrogative. Examples,
(1) Where τις retains its interrogative meaning, and still must be rendered in Latin by quis or quod. E.g. Mat 20:22
Matthew 20:22
αποκριθεις Study more .....
Aramaic Style of the Greek New Testament
The national Aramaic or Hebrew element influenced Greek-writing Jewish authors of the Greek New Testament in a threefold manner:
(1) It is proable that the speaker or writer quite involuntarily and unconciously rendered a phrase by his mother tounge by an accurately corresponding phrase;
(2) The reading Study more .....
Codex Bezae Cantabrigensis
Codex Bezae Cantabrigensis is a 5th century A.D. codex of the New Testament that is written in an uncial hand on vellum. It is designated by siglum D or 05 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ 5 (von Soden). The codex contains, in both Greek and Latin, most of the four Gospels and Acts, with a small Study more .....
Nomina Sacra
English
Greek Word
Nominative (Subject)
Genitive (Possessive)
God
Θεός
ΘΣ
ΘΥ
Lord
Κύριος
ΚΣ
ΚΥ
Jesus
Ἰησοῦς
ΙΣ
ΙΥ
Christ
Χριστὸς
ΧΣ
ΧΥ
Son
Υἱός
ΥΣ
ΥΥ
Spirit
Πνεῦμα
ΠΝΑ
ΠΝΣ
Father
Πατήρ
ΠΗΡ
ΠΡΣ
Saviour
Σωτὴρ
ΣΗΡ
ΣΡΣ
Heaven/Heavens
Οὐρανὸς
ΟΥΝΟΣ
ΟΥΝΟΥ
Man
Ἄνθρωπος
ΑΝΟΣ
ΑΝΟΥ
Israel
Ἰσραὴλ
ΙΗΛ
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Indefinite Article
Greeks have no indefinite article. When they wish to designate an individual in a manner undefined, they make use of τις. This usage is fully adopted in the New Testament.
Codex Vaticanus
The Codex Vaticanus B 03 (Vaticanus Graecus 1209) is the oldest extant manuscript of the Greek Bible. The Codex has been stored in the Vatican Library since the 15th century, hence the name Codex Vaticanus. It is written on 759 leaves of vellum in uncial letters, and has been dated palaeographically Study more .....
Introduction To The New Testament Greek
The character of New Testament diction, although it is pretty definitely marked, was for a long mistaken, or was imperfectly and partially understood by biblical philologists. The reason for this was, the want of acquantaince with the character of the Greek language in its later periods, joined with Study more .....
αἴνεσις
αἴνεσις:
(1) praise,
(2) a thank offering
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Latin: laus
Syriac: ܫܒܚ
Hebrews 13:15
δι αυτου ουν αναφερωμεν θυσιαν αινεσεως διαπαντος τω θεω τουτεστιν καρπον χειλεων ομολογουντων Study more .....
