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Nouns in New Testament Greek

1. Definition and Function

Definition of a Noun: A noun (ὄνομα) is a word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Functions of Nouns in a Sentence: Nouns can serve multiple roles, such as:

Subject: The main actor in a sentence.

Direct Object: The recipient of the action.

Indirect Object: Indicates to whom or for whom the action is done.

 

2. Gender of Nouns

Nouns in NT Greek are classified as masculine, feminine, or neuter. This affects agreement with articles and adjectives.

Masculine: Generally denotes male beings.

Example: ἀνήρ (“man”) in John 1:6.

Feminine: Typically denotes female beings.

Example: γυναῖκα (“woman”) in Luke 8:2.… Learn Koine Greek

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Greek Pronouns

Personal Pronouns   First Personal Pronoun   Second Personal Pronoun     Singular Plural Singular Plural Nominative εγω, I ημεις, we συ, you υμεις, you Genitive εμου or μου ημων σου υμων Dative εμοι or μοι ημιν σοι υμιν Accusative εμε or με ημας σε υμας

For the third personal pronoun, he, she, it, the three genders of an adjective-pronoun are employed: αυτος, self.

  Singular     Plural       Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative αυτος αυτη αυτο αυτοι αυται αυτα Genitive αυτου αυτης αυτου αυτων αυτων αυτων Dative αυτω αυτη αυτω αυτοις αυταις αυτοις Accusative αυτον αυτην αυτο αυτους αυτας αυτα Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns combine the personal pronouns with the oblique cases of αυτος.… Learn Koine Greek

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