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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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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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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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