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Adverbs in New Testament Greek: Definition and Function

Adverbs in New Testament Greek (ἐπιρρήματα) are indeclinable words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, conveying nuances of manner, time, place, degree, or negation. They remain invariable in form and can be formed by adding –ως to adjective stems, though many exist independently. Examples include manner adverbs like ταχέως (“quickly”), time adverbs like νῦν (“now”), and negation adverbs like οὐ (“not”). Their syntactic position is flexible, often appearing near the verb or at the start of a clause for emphasis. Beyond single words, adverbial phrases and clauses enrich expression, as seen in constructions like ἐν ἀληθείᾳ (“in truth”) or ὅταν ἔλθῃ (“when he comes”).… Learn Koine Greek

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NT Greek Substantive, Adjective & Adverbs

(1) The parts of speech are connected with each other more or less. It is simply mechanical to think of anything else. Adverbs bulk largely in furnishing various parts of speech in the development of language, such as prepositions, conjunctions, particles, etc. The higher organization of speech calls for fine distinctions which are made of possible by new uses of adverbs. Adverbs themselves have various origins as verbs, substantive, adjective, pronouns. As a rule, adverbs is the fixed case-form like χαριν(freely), which also is used as preposition with genitive. In itself it is merely the accusative of χαρις. But compare ομολογουμενως and even νουνεχως.… Learn Koine Greek

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