1. Basics of Biblical Greek
Chapter 8 - Prepositions & εjιμιv
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2. Overview
Prepositions are words that define the relationship between two words;
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3. Overview
Prepositions are words that define the relationship between two words;
The word following the preposition is called the object of the preposition;
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4. Overview
Prepositions are words that define the relationship between two words;
The word following the preposition is called the object of the preposition;
The meaning of prepositions change;
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5. Overview
Prepositions are words that define the relationship between two words;
The word following the preposition is called the object of the preposition;
The meaning of prepositions change;
Dependent clauses;
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6. Overview
Prepositions are words that define the relationship between two words;
The word following the preposition is called the object of the preposition;
The meaning of prepositions change;
Dependent clauses;
ejιμιv and predicate nominative.
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7. Exegetical Insight 1 Corinthians 5:5
“hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord.” NIV
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8. Exegetical Insight
1 Corinthians 5:5
“hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord.” NIV
 παραδοu:nαi τovn τοιοu:ton τw:/ σατανa:÷ εivV o[λεθρον τh:V σαρκός, i”na τo; πνεu:ma σωqh:÷ ejn τhv÷ hJmέra÷ τοu: κυρίου.
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9. 5 
You are to deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh in order that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
παραδοῦναι
verb
Act
Inf
Aor
to deliver
τὸν
art A M S
the
τοιοῦτον
pron
such a one τῶ D
σατανᾷ
noun
to Satan
εἰς
prep
into, in
ὄλεθρον
ruin, destruction
τῆς G F
σαρκός,
flesh
ἵνα
adverb
in order that τὸ
N/A N
πνεῦμα
spirit
σωθῇ 3
Pas
Subj
may be saved ἐν in τῇ
ἡμέρᾳ
day
τοῦ
κυρίου.
of Lord.

10. English - Prepositions
Words that indicate the relationship between two words.
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11. English - Prepositions
Words that indicate the relationship between two words.
State or Motion.
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12. English - Prepositions
Words that indicate the relationship between two words.
State or Motion.
“John came with his disciples.”
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13. English - Prepositions
Words that indicate the relationship between two words.
State or Motion.
“John came with his disciples.”
“The ball went over his head.”
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14. English - Prepositions
Words that indicate the relationship between two words.
State or Motion.
“John came with his disciples.”
“The ball went over his head.”
“Her feet are on the chair.”
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15. English - Prepositions
Words that indicate the relationship between two words.
State or Motion.
“John came with his disciples.”
“The ball went over his head.”
“Her feet are on the chair.”
“Frank is in New York.”
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16. English - Prepositions
The word that follows the preposition is the “object of the preposition”.
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17. English - Prepositions
The word that follows the preposition is the “object of the preposition.”
The object is always in the “objective” case.
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18. English - Prepositions
The word that follows the preposition is the “object of the preposition”.
The object is always in the “objective” case.
The preposition and its object make up the “prepositional phrase.”
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19. English – Predicate Nominative
“to be” – am, are, is (was, were, will be, had been, etc.)
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20. English – Predicate Nominative
“to be” – am, are, is (was, were, will be, had been, etc.)
What is normally considered the object is “predicating” something about the subject.
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21. English – Predicate Nominative
“to be” – am, are, is (was, were, will be, had been, etc.)
What is normally considered the object is ‘predicating’ something about the subject.
The predicate nominative is normally in a subjective case.
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22. English – Predicate Nominative
“to be” – am, are, is (was, were, will be, had been, etc.)
What is normally considered the object is ‘predicating” something about the subject.
The predicate nominative is normally in a subjective case.
“The substitute teacher is I.” (not me.)
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23. Greek - Prepositions Greek Prepositions work the same way as English.
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24. Greek - Prepositions Greek Prepositions work the same way as English.
Greek Prepositions change their meaning depending on the case of its object.
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25. Greek - Prepositions Greek Prepositions work the same way as English.
Greek Prepositions change their meaning depending on the case of its object.
Some Prepositions can be followed by three, two or only one case.
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26. Greek - Prepositions Greek Prepositions work the same way as English.
Greek Prepositions change their meaning depending on the case of its object.
Some Prepositions can be followed by three, two or only one case.
Prepositions are almost never followed by a nominative.
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27. Greek - Prepositions
Key Words:
Genitive - ?
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28. Greek - Prepositions
Key Words:
Genitive – of
Dative - ?
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29. Greek - Prepositions Key Words:
Genitive – of
Dative – in
If the object of a preposition is in the dative or genitive case, do not use the key word.
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30. Greek - Prepositions
oJ lovgoß tou: qeou:
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31. Greek - Prepositions oJ lovgoß tou: qeou: the word of God.
oJ lovgoß ajpov qeou:
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32. Greek - Prepositions oJ lovgoß tou: qeou: the word of God.
oJ lovgoß ajpov qeou:
ajpov – “from”, only takes its object in the genitive.
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33. Greek - Prepositions oJ lovgoß tou: qeou: the word of God.
oJ lovgoß ajpov qeou:
ajpov – “from” only takes its object in the genitive.
the word from God.
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34. Greek - Prepositions ejn τh:÷ hJmevra÷ tou: κυρίου. (1 Cor. 5:5)
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35. Greek - Prepositions ejn τh:÷ hJmevra÷ tou: κυρίου. (1 Cor. 5:5)
ejn – “in”, object in the dative.
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36. Greek - Prepositions ejn τh:÷ hJmevra÷ tou: κυρίου. (1 Cor. 5:5)
ejn – “in”, object in the dative.
hJmevra –“day”, fem, dative.
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37. Greek - Prepositions ejn τh:÷ hJmevra÷ tou: κυρίου. (1 Cor. 5:5)
ejn – “in”, object in the dative.
hJmevra – “day”, fem, dative.
tou: κυρίου –
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38. Greek - Prepositions ejn τh:÷ hJmevra÷ tou: κυρίου. (1 Cor. 5:5)
ejn – “in”, object in the dative.
hJmevra – “day”, fem, dative.
tou: κυρίου – “of the Lord”
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39. Greek - Prepositions ejn τh:÷ hJmevra÷ tou: κυρίου. (1 Cor. 5:5)
ejn – “in”, object in the dative.
hJmevra – “day”, fem, dative.
tou: κυρίου – “of the Lord”
“in the day of the Lord.”
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40. Greek - Prepositions
Prepositions are not inflected – they do not change with the case of the object.
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41. Greek - Prepositions
Prepositions are not inflected – they do not change with the case of the object.
The only time the form of a preposition changes is if the preposition ends in a vowel AND it’s object begins with a vowel.
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42. Greek - Prepositions
Prepositions are not inflected – they do not change with the case of the object.
The only time the form of a preposition changes is if the preposition ends in a vowel AND it’s object begins with a vowel.
‘elision’ – the final vowel is dropped and is marked with an apostrophe.
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43. Greek – Prepositions
meta; aujtovn
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44. Greek – Prepositions meta; aujtovn meta;
- “with” when object is genitive
- “after” when object is accusative
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45. Greek – Prepositions meta; aujtovn meta;
- “with” when object is genitive
- “after” when object is accusative
met jaujtovn
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46. Greek – Prepositions
When the object begins with a rough breathing mark, the last consonant may also change.
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47. Greek – Prepositions
meta; hJmw:n
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48. Greek – Prepositions
meta; hJmw:n
met j hJmw:n
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49. Greek – Prepositions
meta; hJmw:n
met j hJmw:n
meq j hJmw:n
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50. Greek – Prepositions
Flash Cards
- “preposition with case”
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51. Greek – Prepositions Flash Cards - “preposition with case”
- front = “uJpov, genitive”
- back = “by”
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52. Greek – Prepositions Flash Cards - “preposition with case”
- front = “uJpov, genitive”
- back = “by”
- “___ with the ___ means ___”
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53. Greek – Prepositions ajpov – gen:away, from diav – gen:through
– acc:on account of
ejk, – gen:from, out of
eijß* – acc:into, in, among
ejn* – dat:in, on, among
metav – gen:with
– acc:after
parav – gen:from
– dat:beside, in the presence of
– acc:alongside of
proß – acc:to, towards, with
uJpov – gen:by
– acc:under
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54. Preposition Graph – pp 60, 339

55. Preposition Graph from Greek Grammar, Beyond the Basics, Wallace

56. English – Dependent Clauses
Dependent Clauses are…
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57. English – Dependent Clauses
Dependent Clauses are a collection of words that cannot stand alone; it is “dependent” upon the rest of the sentence.
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58. English – Dependent Clauses
Dependent Clauses are a collection of words that cannot stand alone; it is “dependent” upon the rest of the sentence.
“When Frank gets back”
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59. English – Dependent Clauses
Dependent Clauses are a collection of words that cannot stand alone; it is “dependent” upon the rest of the sentence.
“When Frank gets back, you will learn Biblical Greek.”
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60. Greek – Dependent Clauses
As you are looking for the main subject and verb in the sentence, you will never find them in a dependent clause.
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61. Greek – Dependent Clauses
As you are looking for the main subject and verb in the sentence, you will never find them in a dependent clause.
i”na -
o”ti -
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62. Greek – Dependent Clauses
As you are looking for the main subject and verb in the sentence, you will never find them in a dependent clause.
i”na – “in order that, that”
o”ti - “that, since, because”
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63. Greek – Dependent Clauses
 i”na καqwς γέγραπται, oJ καυχώμενος eJn κυρίw÷ καυχάσqω. (1 Corinthians 1:31)
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64. Greek – Dependent Clauses
 i”na καqwς γέγραπται, oJ καυχώμενος eJn κυρίw÷ καυχάσqω. (1 Corinthians 1:31)
“so that, just as it is written, ‘Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.’” (NASB)
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65. Greek – Dependent Clauses
 i”na καqwς γέγραπται, oJ καυχώμενος eJn κυρίw÷ καυχάσqω. (1 Corinthians 1:31)
But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, (31)so that, just as it is written, ‘Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.’”(1 Corinthians 1:30-31, NASB)
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66. Greek – Your first verb
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67. Greek – Your first verb
eijmiv
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68. Greek – Your first verb
eijmiv
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69. Greek – Your first verb eijmiv
The most common verb used in Koine Greek.
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70. Greek – Your first verb eijmiv
The most common verb used in Koine Greek.
Most Greek verbs do not look like this, however…
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71. Greek – Your first verb eijmiv
The most common verb used in Koine Greek.
Most Greek verbs do not look like this, however…
All verbs have a stem and use personal endings to differentiate persons and number.
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72. Greek Verb Paradigm
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73. Greek Verb Paradigm 1st sg 2nd sg 3rd sg 1st pl 2nd pl 3rd pl
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74. Greek Verb Paradigm 1st sg eijmiv 2nd sg 3rd sg 1st pl 2nd pl 3rd pl
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75. Greek Verb Paradigm 1st sg eijmiv “I am” 2nd sg 3rd sg 1st pl 2nd pl
3rd pl
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76. Greek Verb Paradigm 1st sg eijmiv “I am” 2nd sg ei\ 3rd sg 1st pl
2nd pl
3rd pl
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77. Greek Verb Paradigm 1st sg eijmiv “I am” 2nd sg ei\ “You are” 3rd sg
1st pl
2nd pl
3rd pl
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78. Greek Verb Paradigm 1st sg eijmiv “I am” 2nd sg ei\ “You are”
3rd sg ejstiv(n)*
* “movable nu”
the nu is added when the proceeding word begins with a vowel.
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79. Greek Verb Paradigm 1st sg eijmiv “I am” 2nd sg ei\ “You are”
3rd sg ejstivn
1st pl
2nd pl
3rd pl
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80. Greek Verb Paradigm 1st sg eijmiv “I am” 2nd sg ei\ “You are”
3rd sg ejstivn “He, she, it is”
1st pl
2nd pl
3rd pl
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81. Greek Verb Paradigm 1st sg eijmiv “I am” 2nd sg ei\ “You are”
3rd sg ejstivn “He, she, it is”
1st pl ejsmevn
2nd pl ejstev
3rd pl eijsivn
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82. Greek Verb Paradigm 1st sg eijmiv “I am” 2nd sg ei\ “You are”
3rd sg ejstivn “He, she, it is”
1st pl ejsmevn “We are”
2nd pl ejstev “You all are”
3rd pl eijsivn “They are”
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83. You Should Memorize This!
1st sg eijmiv “I am”
2nd sg ei\ “You are”
3rd sg ejstivn “He, she, it is”
1st pl ejsmevn “We are”
2nd pl ejstev “You all are”
3rd pl eijsivn “They are”
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84. Greek – Your first verb
The verb eijmiv occurs 2,460 times in the Greek New Testament in various forms.
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85. Greek – Your first verb
The verb eijmiv occurs 2,460 times in the Greek New Testament in various forms.
Besides the present tense, the past tense form (3rd person singular imperfect) is one of the more common.
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86. Greek – Your first verb
The verb eijmiv occurs 2,460 times in the Greek New Testament in various forms.
Besides the present tense, the past tense form (3rd person singular imperfect) is one of the more common.
h\n
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87. Greek – Your first verb
The verb eijmiv occurs 2,460 times in the Greek New Testament in various forms.
Besides the present tense, the past tense form (3rd person singular imperfect) is one of the more common.
h\n – “he, she, it was”
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88. Greek – Your first verb
The verb eijmiv occurs 2,460 times in the Greek New Testament in various forms.
Besides the present tense, the past tense form (3rd person singular imperfect) is one of the more common.
h\n – “he, she, it was”
Do not confuse with h”n, the acc, fem, reflexive pronoun meaning “whom”
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89. Predicate Nominative
When a noun follows eijmiv, it is not receiving the action of the verb; it is telling you something about the subject.
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90. Predicate Nominative
When a noun follows eijmiv, it is not receiving the action of the verb; it is telling you something about the subject.
qeo;V ejstin kuvrioV.
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91. Predicate Nominative
When a noun follows eijmiv, it is not receiving the action of the verb; it is telling you something about the subject.
qeo;V ejstin kuvrioV.
God is Lord.
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92. Predicate Nominative
When a noun follows eijmiv, it is not receiving the action of the verb; it is telling you something about the subject.
qeo;V ejstin kuvrioV.
God is Lord.
Ijhsou:V ejstin oJ cristoV, (John 20:31)
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93. Predicate Nominative
When a noun follows eijmiv, it is not receiving the action of the verb; it is telling you something about the subject.
qeo;V ejstin kuvrioV.
God is Lord.
Ijhsou:V ejstin oJ cristoV, (John 20:31)
Jesus is the Christ.
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94. Predicative Nominative
Context will make clear which is the subject and which is the predicate.
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95. Predicative Nominative
Context will make clear which is the subject and which is the predicate.
qeo;V ejstivn ajgavph (1 John 4:8)
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96. Predicative Nominative
Context will make clear which is the subject and which is the predicate.
qeo;V ejstivn ajgavph (1 John 4:8)
“God is love.”
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97. Predicative Nominative
Context will make clear which is the subject and which is the predicate.
qeo;V ejstivn ajgavph (1 John 4:8)
“God is love.”
NOT “love is God.”
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98. Greek - Translation
Separate the prepositional phrases or the dependent clauses as a distinct group to determine what the preposition modifies.
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99. Greek - Translation
Separate the prepositional phrases or the dependent clauses as a distinct group to determine what the preposition modifies.
oJ lovgoV e[rcatai eijV kovsmon.
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100. Greek - Translation
Separate the prepositional phrases or the dependent clauses as a distinct group to determine what the preposition modifies.
oJ lovgoV / e[rcatai / eijV kovsmon.
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101. Greek - Translation
Separate the prepositional phrases or the dependent clauses as a distinct group to determine what the preposition modifies.
oJ lovgoV / e[rcatai / eijV kovsmon.
The word / is going / into world.
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102. Greek - Translation
Separate the prepositional phrases or the dependent clauses as a distinct group to determine what the preposition modifies.
oJ lovgoV / e[rcatai / eijV kovsmon.
The word / is going / into world.
The article is dropped in a prepositional phrase. The context will indicate if it needs to be added.
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103. Greek - Translation
Separate the prepositional phrases or the dependent clauses as a distinct group to determine what the preposition modifies.
oJ lovgoV / e[rcatai / eijV kovsmon.
The word / is going / into the world.
The article is dropped in a prepositional phrase. The context will indicate if it needs to be added.
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104. Summary
The word following the preposition is the object of the preposition, and the preposition and its object and modifiers form a prepositional phrase.
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105. Summary
The word following the preposition is the object of the preposition, and the preposition and its object and modifiers form a prepositional phrase.
The meaning of a preposition is determined by the case of the object. Always memorize the prepositions with their cases.
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106. Summary
The word following the preposition is the object of the preposition, and the preposition and its object and modifiers form a prepositional phrase.
The meaning of a preposition is determined by the case of the object. Always memorize the prepositions with their cases.
Do not use the key words when translating the object of a preposition.
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107. Summary
The word following the preposition is the object of the preposition, and the preposition and its object and modifiers form a prepositional phrase.
The meaning of a preposition is determined by the case of the object. Always memorize the prepositions with their cases.
Do not use the key words when translating the object of a preposition.
Prepositions are not inflected, but their endings can change depending on the following word (elision).
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108. Summary
A dependent clause cannot contain the main subject and verb in a sentence.
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109. Summary
A dependent clause cannot contain the main subject and verb in a sentence.
MEMORIZE eijmiv. “It is always followed by a predicate nominative.”
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110. Summary
A dependent clause cannot contain the main subject and verb in a sentence.
MEMORIZE eijmiv. “It is always followed by a predicate nominative.”
The article is often omitted from Greek prepositional phrases. You can supply it if the context requires it.
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111. Next Week
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112. Next Week
Chapter 9 – Adjectives
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113. Next Week
Chapter 9 – Adjectives
And most importantly…
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114. Next Week Chapter 9 – Adjectives And most importantly…
Frank will be back!
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