Learning To Use New Testament Greek Lesson XVI
Prepositions With One Case ajpov –645 occurrences –Always in the genitive case –Most frequently rendered from, away from or of I received the book from the brother. ( ajpov tou: ajdelfou: ) –Contains the allomorphs ajp before a vowel ( ajp ejmou: “from me” : ) and ajf before a rough breathing mark. ( ajf hJmw:n “from us”)
Prepositions With One Case eijV –1753 occurrences –Always in the accusative case –Most frequently rendered “into”, “to”, “for” or “in” I walked into the house. ( eijV to;n oi[kou. )
Prepositions With One Case ejkv –915 occurrences –Always in the genitive case –Most frequently rendered “out of”, “from” or “by” I went out of the temple. ( ejk tou: iJerou: ) –Contains allomorph ejx before a vowel ( ejx oi[kou “out of a house” : )
Prepositions With One Case ejnv –2713 occurrences –Always in the dative case –Most frequently rendered “in”, “within”, “by”, “with” or “among” I got lost in the crowd. ( ejn tw: o[clw/ ) – ejn is sometimes used to express impersonal agency
Prepositions With One Case Note: –A preposition is always to be read in conjunction with what it governs in a sentence. –This combination is called a prepositional phrase and is a single unit of meaning. –Hence, ejn tw: o[clw/ is not to be read as ejn (in) plus tw: o[xlw (for the crowd) but rather as a single unit of thought (in the crowd).
luvw to;n dou:lon ejn th/: ejkklhsiva. I loose the servant in the church.
blevpomen tou;V oi[kouV tw:n neaniw:n. We see the houses of the young men.
levgei oJ a[ggeloV lovgouV qanavtou toi:V o[cloiV. The messenger speaks words of death to the soldiers.
oiJ ajdelfoi; tw:n maqhtw:n ajkouvsousi tou;V lovgouV tou: qeou:. The brothers of the disciples will hear the words of God.
gravyei oJ ajpovstoloV parabolh;n toi:V o[cloiV. The apostle will write a parable for the crowds.
ajgavphn kai; sofivan kai; cara;n e[cousin oiJ uiJoi; tw:n ajpostovlwn. The sons of the apostles have love and wisdom and joy.
ginwvskousin oiJ maqhtai; th;n didach;n tou: ajpostovlou. The disciples know the teaching of the apostle.
gravfei tou;V lovgouV grafh:V oJ profhvthV tou: qeou:. The prophet of God writes the words of Scripture.
hJ oJdo;V tou:kurivou ejsti;n hJ oJdo;V cara:V kai; parrahsivaV. The way of the Lord is the way of life and truth.
oiJ uJpokritai; ouj ginwvskousi th;n oJdo;n zwh:V kai; ajlhqeivaV. The hypocrites do not know the way of life and truth.
dw:ra ajpo; tw:n sunagwgw:n lambavnei oJ ajpovstoloV tou: Messivou. The apostle of the Messiah receives gifts from the synagogues.
ginwvskei th;n kardivan ajnqrwvpou oJ qeovV. God knows the heart of man.
eijmi; hJ oJdo;V kai; hJ ajlhvqeia kai; hJ zwhv. I am the way and the truth and the life.
tou:V maqhta;V tou: kurivon kai; tou;V profhvtaV tou: qeou: kai; tou;V uiJou;V tw:n ajpostoclwn a[xomen ejk tw:n oijkw:n aJmqrtivaV. We will lead the disciples of the Lord and the prophets of God and the sons of the apostles out of the houses of sin.
oiJ a[ggeloi ginwvskousi to; eujaggevllion ajlhqeivaV, ajlla; telwvnai ouj ginwvskousi th;n oJdo;n eijV th;n basileivan dikaiosuvnhV. The messengers know the gospel of truth, but tax collectors do not know the way into the kingdom of righteousness.
lambavnousi stratiwvtai ta; dw:ra ajpo; tw:n uiJw:n tw:n ajpostovlwn. Soldiers take the gifts from the sons of the apostles.
eijmi; neanivaV ajll j ei\ a[nqrwpoV tou: qeou:. I am a young man, but you are a man of God.
th;n hJmevran kai; th;n w{ran swthrivaV ouj ginwvskomen. We do not know the day and the hour of salvation.