Learning To Use New Testament Greek

1. Learning To Use New Testament Greek Lesson X

2. Revelation 21:3 καὶ ἤκουσα φωνῆς μεγάλης ἐκ τοῦ θρόνου λεγούσης, Ἰδοὺ ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ θεοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ σκηνώσει μετ᾿ αὐτῶν, καὶ αὐτοὶ λαοὶ αὐτοῦ ἔσονται, καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ θεὸς μετ᾿ αὐτῶν ἔσται,

3. Revelation 21:4 καὶ ἐξαλείψει πᾶν δάκρυον ἐκ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ ὁ θάνατος οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι, οὔτε πένθος οὔτε κραυγὴ οὔτε πόνος οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι, ὅτι τὰ πρῶτα ἀπῆλθαν.

4. II Peter 2:18 ὑπέρογκα γὰρ ματαιότητος φθεγγόμενοι δελεάζουσιν ἐν ἐπιθυμίαις σαρκὸς ἀσελγείαις τοὺς ὀλίγως ἀποφεύγοντας τοὺς ἐν πλάνῃ ἀναστρεφομένους,

5. Matthew 25:33 καὶ στήσει τὰ μὲν πρόβατα ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ τὰ δὲ ἐρίφια ἐξ εὐωνύμων.

6. Matthew 19:23-24 Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πλούσιος δυσκόλως εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν. 24 πάλιν δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν, εὐκοπώτερόν ἐστιν κάμηλον διὰ τρυπήματος ῥαφίδος διελθεῖν ἢ πλούσιον εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.

7. Matthew 19:27 Τότε ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεναὐτῷ, Ἰδοὺ ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν πάντα καὶ ἠκολουθήσαμέν σοι· τί ἄρα ἔσται ἡμῖν

8. a[ggeloV, oJ angel, messenger

9. ajgro;V, oJ field agrarian

10. ajdelfo’V, oJ brother, fellow believer Philadelphia

11. aJmartwlo;V, oJ sinner hamartiology – study of sin

12. ajnqrwpoV, oJ man, person anthropology

13. ajpo;stoloV, oJ apostle, messenger

14. dia;konoV, oJ minister deacon

15. dou:loV, oJ servant, slave

16. qa;natoV, oJ death thanatology – study of death

17. qe;oV, oJ God, god theology

18. jIhsou:V, oJ Jesus

19. ko;smoV, oJ world cosmic

20. ku;rioV, oJ lord, master

21. li;qoV, oJ stone lithography

22. lo;goV, oJ word, message logical

23. no;moV, oJ law

24. oi\koV, oJ house, household economy

25. o[cloV, oJ crowd ochlocracy (mob rule)

26. uiJoV, oJ son

27. Cristo;V, oJ Christ

28. dw:ron, to; gift donate

29. e[rgon, to; work erg = unit of work ergonomic

30. eujalle’lion, to; gospel evangelical

31. iJero’n, to; temple hierarchy

32. teknon, to; child

33. e[rhmoV, hJ wilderness, desert hermit

34. oJdoV, hJ road, way odometer

35. ginw;skw I know Gnostic

36. lamba;nw I take, I receive

37. le;gw I say, I speak legend

38. fe;rw I bring, I bear Christopher – bearer of Christ

39. ajlla; but

40. de; now, but

41. kai and, also, even

42. kai………. . . kai both … and

43. Nouns (of the 2nd declension) • names person, place, thing, quality or idea • John 1 “12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” • blood is a noun • Greek aimatwn (Plural genitive noun) • English – mass noun (e.g. sugar) • Literally “bloods” • Indicates family lineage

44. Distinctive Features Of A Noun • Case • Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, **Vocative** • Gender • Masculine, Feminine, neuter • Number • Singular, plural • In Greek: Declensions • 1st, 2nd, 3rd (Refers to a group)

45. Case • Has to do with the function of the noun as it relates to the verb or to other parts of a sentence (Essentials Of New Testament Greek by Ray Summers) • Paul sent the churches a letter. • The churched sent Paul a letter. • English – subject + verb + IO + DO • Greek – word order not as critical to determine the subject of the sentence. • will be known by its ending

46. Examples • Men see apostles. • blepou;si a[nqrwpoi ajpo;stolouV. • The wisdom of men. 2. ejdw:ken a[nqrwpoiV doma;ta. • He gave gifts to men. 3. hJ sofi;a a[nqrwpwv. • Apostles see men. 4. a[nqrwpous blepou;si ajpo;stoloi.

47. Nominative Case • Indicates subject of the sentence. • Naming case • E.g. John saw Jesus coming to him. • oV, oi

48. Genitive Case • The case which describes. • It specifies or qualifies. • Often thought of as the case of possession. • Often translated with use of word “of”. • E.g. The disciples of John fasted.

49. Dative Case • Case which points out the person to, or for, whom something is done. • Most often associated with the indirect object. • Often translated with word “to” or “for”. • E.g. Jesus was speaking words of truth to the crowd.

50. Accusative Case • “Receives” the action of the verb or that which is directly affected by the action of the verb. • Known as the direct object. • Relative to the verb, it answers the question “what?” • E.g. Jesus was speaking words of truth to the crowd.