Elementary New Testament Greek

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This open-access textbook helps students learn to read New Testament Greek at the elementary level. It includes clear, concise explanations of grammar and syntax, helpful examples, and essential vocabulary, with no assumption of previous language study, and it does not require accents for most forms. At the end of each of its twenty chapters, students will find short Greek-language episodes from the life of a fictional early Christian family of Jewish ancestry, short readings from the Greek New Testament and Septuagint, and review/homework exercises that can help reinforce new concepts and vocabulary. This book can help students prepare to read Nijay Gupta and Jonah Sandford’s Intermediate Greek Reader: Galatians and Related Texts, also available as an open-access textbook. Chapter 1: Alphabet, words, and names; Nominal Sentences Alphabet Dipthongs (“Two Voices”) Nominal Sentences Final Consonants Vocabulary for Chapter 1 Family Story: Genealogies Scripture: Genealogy Typing in Greek Scripture: Lord’s Prayer Assignment 1 Grad Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Assignment 3 Grad Assignment 3 Chapter 2: Verbs and basic clauses; Contract Verbs; the Definite Article (“the”); Negation Subject, Verb, and Direct Object Verbs Epsilon-Contract Verbs Cases: Nominative and Accusative The Article Negatives Vocabulary for Chapter 2 Family Story: Thursday versus the Sabbath Scripture: on the Sabbath Assignment 4 Grad Assignment 4 Assignment 5 Grad Assignment 5 Assignment 6 Grad Assignment 6 Chapter 3: Cases and Gender Other Cases: Genitive, Dative, and Vocative Special Uses of the Genitive and Dative Gender in Greek Feminine First Declension: Eta, Alpha, Mixed Special Neuter Plural Rule Article (complete declension) 3rd Person Pronoun Vocabulary for Chapter 3 Family Story: Marriage Discussion Scripture: Ruth and Naomi Grad Assignment 8 Assignment 9 Grad Assignment 9 Chapter 4: Prepositions Prepositions Instruments and Agents Compound Verbs Vocabulary for Chapter 4 Family Story: Salome and the Monkey Scripture: Baptism of Jesus Assignment 10 Grad Assignment 11 Grad Assignment 12 Chapter 5: Adjectives; Predicate and Attributive positions Adjectives Attributive and Predicate Positions Verb “Be” in Greek Substantive Adjectives Irregular Adjectives “Much” and “Large” Sandwich Constructions/Nesting Vocabulary for Chapter 5 Family Story: Philip Describes his Relatives Story 2: the Miracles of Jesus Scripture: Oaks of Mamre Assignment 13 Grad Assignment 13 Assignment 14 Grad Assignment 14 Assignment 15 Grad Assignment 15 Chapter 6: Verb tenses Verb Tenses: Imperfect, Future, and Aorist Tense Formation: Imperfect Tense Formation: Future Principal Parts Tense Formation: Aorist Vocabulary for Chapter 6 Family Story: James Builds a House Scripture: Parable of the House Assignment 16 Grad Assignment 16 Assignment 17 Grad Assignment 17 Assignment 18 Grad Assignment 18 Chapter 7: Verb moods (including Participles) Imperative Mood Infinitive Mood Impersonal Verbs Participle Mood Formation of Participles Aorist Active Participle Participle Uses Overview Participles in a Sentence Vocabulary for Chapter 7 Family Story: Childbirth Scripture: Prophecy about Israel Assignment 19 Grad Assignment 19 Assignment 20 Grad Assignment 20 Assignment 21 Grad Assignment 21 Chapter 8: Other patterns of nouns and verbs, including Middle-Only verbs Middle-Only Verbs Formation of Middle-Only Verbs: Present Indicative Middle Formation of Middle-Only Verbs: Imperfect Formation of Middle-Only Verbs: Future Formation of Middle-Only Verbs: Aorist Formation of Middle-Only Verbs: Imperatives Formation of Middle-Only Verbs: Infinitives Formation of Middle-Only Verbs: Participles Pseudo-Gender-Transgressive Nouns Vocabulary for Chapter 8 Family Story: Philip Crosses the Desert Scripture: Jacob Wrestles the Angel Verb Synopsis Example: Assignment 22 Grad Assignment 22 Assignment 23 Grad Assignment 23 Chapter 9: Pronouns and conjunctions Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns Review of Αὐτος Other 3rd Person Pronouns First and Second Person Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns Conjunctions Vocabulary for Chapter 9 Family Story: Questions and Answers Scripture: Jesus at Gethsemani Assignment 24 Grad Assignment 24 Assignment 25 Grad Assignment 25 Assignment 26 Grad Assignment 26 Chapter 10: Complex Sentences Relative Clauses Slanted Questions/Rhetorical Questions Indirect Statements Time Constructions Vocabulary for Chapter 10 Family Story: Descriptions of Family Members Scripture: John the Baptist Assignment 27 Grad Assignment 27 Assignment 28 Grad Assignment 28 Assignment 29 Grad Assignment 29 Chapter 11: Special verbs Second Aorists Common Second Aorist Verbs (Table) Root Aorists Liquid Futures Common Liquid Verbs Vocabulary for Chapter 11 Family Story: Peter Comes for a Visit Scripture: Parable of the Sower Assignment 30 Grad Assignment 30 Assignment 31 Grad Assignment 31 Assignment 32 Grad Assignment 32 Chapter 12: Third declension (consonant stems), Part 1 Third Declension Family Nouns Comparative Adjectives Interrogatives/Indefinites Vocabulary for Chapter 12 Family Story: Peter Overstays his Welcome Scripture: God as Consuming Fire Assignment 33 Grad Assignment 33 Assignment 34 Grad Assignment 34 Assignment 35 Grad Assignment 35 Assignment 36 Grad Assignment 36 Assignment 37 Grad Assignment 37 Chapter 13: Third declension, Part 2 Third Declension, Part 2 Third declension Adjectives Numbers Negative Pronoun/Adjective: Nobody/Nothing/No Annotation Techniques Vocabulary for Chapter 13 Family Story: Oppression in Samaria Scripture: Wipe Away Every Tear Grad Assignment 38 Assignment 39 Grad Assignment 39 Assignment 40 Vocabulary for Assignment 40, The Intelligence of Elephants Chapter 14: Participles, concluded Participles Again, All the Cases Participle Uses Overview, once more Annotating Sentences, Part 2: Reed-Kellogg Diagrams and Syntax Trees Reed-Kellogg Diagrams Syntax Trees Vocabulary for Chapter 14 Family Story: Jerusalem is Conquered Scripture: Jesus Calls His Disciples Assignment 41 Grad Assignment 41 Assignment 42 Grad Assignment 42 Assignment 43 Grad Assignment 43 Chapter 15: Verb Voices: Active, Middle, and Passive Passive Voice Middle Voice of Active Verbs Passive Voice of Middle-Only Verbs Passive-Only Verbs Review: Voice Vocabulary for Chapter 15 Family Story: Asking and Answering Scripture: Jesus Answers Nicodemus Assignment 44 Grad Assignment 44 Assignment 45 Grad Assignment 45 Chapter 16: Perfect (Stative) Aspect Verbal Aspect Review(all tenses) Perfect/Completed Aspect Examples of Perfect-System Verbs from the NT Vocabulary for Chapter 16 A “Perfect” Story Family Story: Philip Remembers God’s Blessings Scripture: The Priestly Prayer or John 17:22-26 Assignment 46 Grad Assignment 46 Assignment 47 Grad Assignment 47 Assignment 48 Grad Assignment 48 Chapter 17: Subjunctive Mood Review: Verb Analysis Subjunctive Vocabulary for Chapter 17 Family Story: What to do about Salome? Scripture: Sins and the Sword Assignment 49 Grad Assignment 49 Assignment 50 Grad Assignment 50 Chapter 18: Other Verb Uses Athematic Verbs Forms of οἰδα Infinitive Verbs Review New Uses of Infinitives Uses of Infinitives 3rd Person Imperatives Review of Tense and Aspect Vocabulary for Chapter 18 Family Story: Cleaning the House Scripture: Denial and Belief Assignment 51 Grad Assignment 51 Assignment 52 Grad Assignment 52 Chapter 19: Extra Verbs, Athematic and Contract Verbs Mi-Verbs Mi-verbs in the Aorist Mi-Verbs in Ezekiel Alpha-contract verbs Omicron-contract verbs Vocabulary for Chapter 19 Family Story: Celebrating Easter Scripture: The Shema Assignment 53 Grad Assignment 53 Assignment 54 Grad Assignment 54 Chapter 20: Final pieces Conditions Genitives Absolute Periphrastic Verbs Comparison of Adjectives Comparison of Adverbs Optative Mood Optatives in Indirect Speech Vocabulary for Chapter 20 Family Story, Concluded Scripture: Philip meets the Ethiopian Eunuch Assignment 55 Grad Assignment 55 Assignment 56 Grad Assignment 56 Assignment 57 Grad Assignment 57 Appendix A: Note to Instructors Appendix B: The Fifteen Tenses of English and Their Latin and Greek Equivalents Appendix C: Second and Root Aorists Appendix D: Principal Parts of Verbs Appendix E: all the forms of “be” Appendix F: Vocabulary English-Greek (whole course) Appendix G: Vocabulary Greek-English (whole course) Appendix H: All the Verb Forms Appendix I (“EYE”): Conspectus of Noun Endings