Mastering NT Greek 4. Nouns: Second Declension 4. Nouns: Second Declension By Ted Hildebrandt © 2003 Baker Academic

Intro to English Nouns Gender: –Masculine = he (prince=he) –Feminine = she (ship, princess = she), –Neuter = it (computer = it) –a[marti<a = feminine "sin" –a[martwlo<j = masculine "sinner"

Intro to English Nouns Number: –Singular: skate, child, woman, deer –Plural: skates, children, women, deer –ou]rano<j heaven –ou]ranoi< heavens

Intro to Nouns Case: –Nominative: subject of sentence (naming designating)—31% (Walllace, 138) (S/he received the award.) –Accusative: object of the sentence (The car hit him.)– 29%

Intro to Nouns –Genitive: possessive, (origin, separation, descriptive)—25%; Keyword: of + x – The car of the boy didn’t pass inspection.—poss. –He went to the house of prayer (descriptive) –The writing of the prophet (origin) –The son of Mary (relation)

Intro to Nouns –Dative: Indirect object (location, means)—15% (not in modern Greek) –Give the car to her. –indirect obj. –He was hit by the goalie. --agent –She went to the store. –location –2x4 ate (at) with –Keywords: 2x4, at, with (to, by, for, at…) –Vocative: Direct Address –1% (Walllace, 138) –O car, roll on. –direct address

The Article Indefinite article: "a" boat not marked in Greek Definite article: "the" boat –o[ = the (masculine) –h[ = the (feminine) –to< = the (neuter) When you learn the noun learn it with the definite article that will tell you what gender it is.

First, Second and Third Declensions Shared sets of endings First = " a " or " h " ending nouns (usually fem.) grafh< or w!ra Second = " o " ending nouns (usually masc./neut.) lo<goj Third = consonant ending nouns xa<rij (stem ends in “ r ")

Greek Second Declension Nouns Omicron ending nouns –a]po<stoloj –lo<goj To get the root take off the j ending –lo<go + j

Second Declension Translations: Masculine Singular Plural Singular Plural Nom. lo<goj word lo<goi words Gen. lo<gou of a word lo<gwn of words Dat. lo<g& to/for a word lo<goij to/for words Acc. lo<gon word lo<gouj words Voc. lo<ge O word lo<goi O words

Second Declension Chant: Masculine Paradigm Know the following paradigm cold. Singular Plural Singular Plural Nom. lo<goj lo<goi Gen. lo<gou lo<gwn Dat. lo<g& lo<goij Acc. lo<gon lo<gouj

Second Declension Chant: Neuter ( i[ero<n = temple) Be able to chant through this paradigm. Singular Plural Singular Plural Nom./Voc. i[ero<n i[era< Gen. i[erou? i[erw?n Dat. i[er&? i[eroi?j Acc. i[ero<n i[era<

Declining Nouns Case, number, gender, root, translation lo<g& –Dat. Sg. Masc. lo<goj, "to/for a word" lo<gwn –Gen. Pl. Masc. lo<goj, " of words" lo<goij –Dat. Pl. Masc. lo<goj, " to/for/by/at words" i[ero<n –Nom/Acc/Voc. Sg. Neut. i[ero<n, " temple"

Cases another look Another way to look at the cases is: Accusative Dative Genitive Accusative Dative Genitive Motion to/into in Motion away from Motion to/into in Motion away from in

Second Declension Chant lo<gojlo<goulo<g&lo<gonlo<goilo<gwnlo<goijlo<gouj i[ero<ni[erou?i[er&?i[eroni[era<i[erw?ni[eroi?ji[era< Nom. Sg. Gen. Sg. Dat. Sg. Acc. Sg. Nom. Pl. Gen. Pl. Dat. Pl. Acc. Pl.

Appositional Use of Acc. Appositional use is when 2 adjacent substantives (nouns) refer to the same person, place or thing…piggy-backs, can happen with other cases as well, when you have a string of the same cases in a row (Wallace’s Grammar, 199). Mk 1:16 ‘Andre n a]delfo>n Si n a]delfo>n Si<mwnoj Andrew, the brother of Simon

Chapter 4 Vocabulary a]gapa<w – I love

Chapter 4 Vocabulary gra<fw – I write

Chapter 4 Vocabulary de< – but, and

Chapter 4 Vocabulary dou?loj, -ou, o[ – servant, slave

Chapter 4 Vocabulary eu[ri<skw – I find

Chapter 4 Vocabulary i[ero<n, -ou?, to< – temple

Chapter 4 Vocabulary lao<j, -ou?, o[ lao<j, -ou?, o[ – people

Chapter 4 Vocabulary no<moj, -ou, o[ no<moj, -ou, o[ – law

Chapter 4 Vocabulary Chapter 4 Vocabulary oi#koj, -ou, o[ – house

Chapter 4 Vocabulary w[j w[j – as, about, how

Memory Verse -- Jn 1:1 ]En a]rx^? h#n o[ lo<goj, ]En a]rx^? h#n o[ lo<goj, in the beginning was the word kai> o[ lo j to>n qeo o[ lo j to>n qeo<n, and the word was with God kai> qeo>j h#n o[ lo qeo>j h#n o[ lo<goj. and the word was God

Review

Vocabulary Review Chapter 1 -ou, o[ a]mh<nHumankinde]gw< qeo<j, -ou, o[

Vocabulary Review Chapter 1 kai<heartle<gw profh<thj, -ou, o[ Xristo<j, -ou?, o[

Vocabulary Review Chapter 2 a]delfo<j, -ou?, o[ I hear do<ca, -hj, h[

Vocabulary Review Chapter 2 ku<rioj, -ou, o[ ku<rioj, -ou, o[ lo<goj, -ou, o[ lo<goj, -ou, o[ Pe<troj, -ou, o[ Pe<troj, -ou, o[ son son Farisai?oj, -ou, o[

Vocabulary Chapter 3 a]lla< a]po<stoloj, -ou, o[ I see ga<r I know

Vocabulary Chapter 3 ]Ihsou?j, -ou?, o[ ]Ihsou?j, -ou?, o[ lamba<nw lamba<nw lu<w lu<w heaven heaven pisteu<w pisteu<w

lu<w Chant lu<w Chant 1st sg lu<w I loose/am loosing 2nd sg lu<eij you loose/are loosing 3rd sg lu<ei he/she/it looses 1st pl lu<omen we loose/are loosing 2nd pl lu<ete you (all) loose/are loosing 3nd pl lu<ousi(n) they loose/are loosing

Second Declension Chant lo<gojlo<goulo<g&lo<gonlo<goilo<gwnlo<goijlo<gouj i[ero<ni[erou?i[er&?i[eroni[era<i[erw?ni[eroi?ji[era< Nom. Sg. Gen. Sg. Dat. Sg. Acc. Sg. Nom. Pl. Gen. Pl. Dat. Pl. Acc. Pl.