Week 24: New Words
Day One: New word: stone
- λίθος, ὁ
- Pronounced: li (short i as in rid) - thos (short o as in top).
- This is a second declension noun. See chart 7 below for the endings.
Day Two: New word: I remain, dwell
- μένω
- Pronounced: me (like the mi in minnow) - no (long o).
- This is a regular verb.
Day Three: New word: lord
- κύριος, ὁ
- Pronounced: ku (as in cool) - ri (short i as in rid) - os (as in loss).
- This is a second declension noun. See chart 7 below for the endings.
Day Four: New word: truth
- ἀλήθεια, ἡ
- Pronounced: a (short a) - lay - thi (long i as in eye) - a (short a).
- This is a first declension noun. Since first declension endings are irregular, it is parsed here:
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| N | ἀλήθεια | ἀλήθειαι |
| G/A | ἀλήθείας | ἀλήθειων |
| D/L/I | ἀληθείᾳ | ἀληθείαις |
| A | ἀλήθειαν | ἀληθείας |
Day Five: New word: down, upon, against; along, throughout, according to
- κατά
- Pronounced: ka (short a) - ta (short a).
- When the following word is genitive: down, upon, against.
- When the following word is accusative: along, throughout, according to.
Day Six: Weekly Exercises
- Κατά Ἰησοῦν ἀγάπη ἐστίν ἀπο Θεοῦ.
- Ὁ προφήτης μένει εἰς τήν βασιλείαν ἀνδρός θέλει δέ εἶναιν εἰς τήν βασιλείαν Θεοῦ.
- εἶναι is the infinitive form of εἰμί. See chart 2 below.
- Φέρουσι τόν λίθον εἰς τόν ἱερόν καί φέρομεν τόν λίθον ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ.
- Ἀληθεία καί ἐλπις καί χάρις εἰσίν ἐν τοῖς λογοῖς τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ.
- Ὁ προφήτης σύν τῷ μαθητῇ λεγούσι κατά τοῦ κοσμοῦ.
- Ἡ ἀγάπη πρός θυγατρός μένει σύν μητρί.
- Νύξ δέ καί ἡμέρα ἒχεις ἐλπίδα ἐν Ἰησοῦ.
- Βλέπεις τόν ἂρτον;
- Note: this ends with a question mark.
- Διά τόν λόγον προφήτης, ὁ πατήρ γινώσκει Χριστόν.
- Θεός λέγει ὅτι εἰμί.
Answers
- According to Jesus, love is from God.
- The prophet remains/dwells in the kingdom of men, but he wishes to be in the kingdom of God.
- They bear/bring the stone into the temple and we bear the stone out of the temple.
- Truth and hope and grace are in the words of the brother.
- The prophet together with the disciple speak against the world.
- The love for a daughter remains with a mother.
- But night and day you have hope (or confidence) in Jesus.
- Do you see the bread?
- Because of the word of a prophet, the father knows Christ.
- God says, “I am.”
What you have learned so far
1. Present Active Indicative endings
| PIA | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| first person | ἔχω I have I am having | ἔχομεν we have we are having |
| second person | ἔχεις you (singular) have you are having | ἔχετε you (plural) have you are having |
| third person | ἔχει he/she/it has he/she/it is having | ἔχουσι(ν) they have they are having |
| infinitive | ἔχειν to have |
2. Present active indicative of εἰμί
| PIA | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| first person | εἰμί I am | ἐσμέν we are |
| second person | εἶ you (singular) are | ἐστέ you (plural) are |
| third person | ἐστί(ν) he/she/it is | εἰσί(ν) they are |
| infinitive | εἶναι to be |
3. Masculine definite article
| Case | Singular | Plural | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ | οἱ | the |
| Genitive/Ablative | τοῦ | τῶν | of/from the |
| Dative/Locative/Instrumental | τῷ | τοῖς | to/in/with the |
| Accusative | τόν | τούς | the |
4. Neuter definite article
| Case | Singular | Plural | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative (N) | τό | τά | the |
| Genitive/Ablative (G/A) | τοῦ | τῶν | of/from the |
| Dative/Locative/Instrumental (D/L/I) | τῷ | τοῖς | to/in/with the |
| Accusative (A) | τό | τά | the |
5. Feminine definite article
| Case | Singular | Plural | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative (N) | ἡ | αἱ | the |
| Genitive/Ablative (G/A) | τῆς | τῶν | of/from the |
| Dative/Locative/Instrumental (D/L/I) | τῇ | ταῖς | to/in/with the |
| Accusative (A) | τήν | τάς | the |
6. First Declension: Feminine
| Case | Singular | Translation | Plural | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | ἀγάπη | love | ἀγάπαι | loves |
| G/A | ἀγάπης | of/from love | ἀγάπηων | of/from loves |
| D/L/I | ἀγάπῃ | to/in/with love | ἀγάπαις | to/in/with loves |
| A | ἀγάπην | love | ἀγάπας | loves |
7. Second Declension: Masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| N | ἂνθρωπος | ἂνθροποι |
| G/A | ἀνθρώπου | ἀνθρώπων |
| D/L/I | ἀνθρώπῳ | ἀνθρώποις |
| A | ἂνθρωπον | ἀνθρώπους |
8. Second Declension: Neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| N | ἱερόν | ἱερά |
| G/A | ἱεροῦ | ἱερῶν |
| D/L/I | ἱερῷ | ἱεροῖς |
| A | ἱερόν | ἱερά |
9a. Third Declension: Masculine and Feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| N | -ς | -ες |
| G/A | -ος | -ων |
| D/L/I | -ι | -σι(ν) |
| Ac | -ν or -α | -ας |
| Vocative | none, same, or similar to nominative | none, same, or similar to nominative |
9b. Third Declension: Neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| N | none | -α |
| G/A | -ος | -ων |
| D/L/I | -ι | -σι(ν) |
| Ac | none | -α |
| Vocative | none, same, or similar to nominative | none, same, or similar to nominative |
Vocabulary
| Greek | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ἀγάπη, ἡ | love |
| ἀδελφός, ὁ | brother |
| ἂγγελος, ὁ | messenger, angel |
| ἀκούω | I hear |
| ἀλήθεια, ἡ | truth |
| ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ | man, male, husband |
| ἂνθρωπος, ὁ | man/human/person |
| ἀπο | from, away from |
| ἂρτος, ὁ | bread, loaf |
| βασιλεία, ἡ | kingdom |
| βλέπω | I see |
| γινώσκω | I know |
| γλῶσσα, ἡ | tongue |
| γράφω | I write |
| γυνή, γυναικός, ἡ | woman, wife |
| δέ | but, and, now |
| διά | through, by; because of |
| διδάσκω | I teach |
| δοῦλος, ὁ | servant/slave |
| δῶρον, τό | gift |
| εἰμί | I am |
| εἰς | into, in, to |
| ἐκ | out of |
| ἐκκλησία, ἡ | church, assembly |
| ἐλπίς, ἐλπιδος, ἡ | hope, expectation, confidence |
| ἐν | in, at, on, with |
| εὑρίσκω | I find |
| ἒχω | I have |
| ἢ | or |
| ἡμέρα, ἡ | day |
| θέλω | I wish, will |
| θεός, ὁ | God |
| θυγάτηρ, θυγατρός, ἡ | daughter |
| ἱερόν, τό | temple |
| Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| ἰχθύς, ὁ | fish |
| καί | and, also, even; both . . . and |
| καρπός, ὁ | fruit |
| κατά | (genitive) down, upon, against (accusative) along, throughout, according to |
| κρίνω | I judge |
| κύριος, ὁ | lord |
| λαμβάνω | I take, receive |
| λέγω | I say or speak |
| λίθος, ὁ | stone |
| λόγος, ὁ | word |
| μαθητής, ὁ | disciple |
| μένω | I remain, dwell, live |
| μήτηρ, μητρός, ἡ | mother |
| νόμος, ὁ | law |
| νύξ, νυκτός, ἡ | night |
| οἶκος, ὁ | house, household |
| ὅτι | because, that; beginning of a quote |
| ὂχλος, ὁ | crowd |
| οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ | not |
| παραβολή, ἡ | parable |
| πατήρ, ὁ | father |
| πέμπω | I send |
| πρός | for; at, on, near; toward, with, at |
| προφήτης, ὁ | prophet |
| σύν | with, together with |
| σωτήρ, ὁ | savior |
| τέκνον, τό | child |
| υἱός, ὁ | son |
| φέρω | I bring, bear |
| χάρις, χάριτος, ἡ | grace, favor, kindness |
| Χριστός, ὁ | Christ |
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