1. Learning To Use New Testament Greek Lesson XV

2. First Declension Nouns Declension is based on how its stem ends 1 st 2 nd 3rd glw:ssaa[ggelo V fw:s dovxadou:loVpivstiV ajgavphqeovVmhvthr grafhlovgoVajnhvr ejpistolhkovsmo V a[rcwn fwnhuiJoVcavriV

3. Declensions Groupings –Nouns with same pattern of endings From “declino” – I fall away (from the nominative) 3 declensions –1 st stem ends = a / h ( cara, zwh ) –2 nd stem ends = o ( logoV, teknon ) –3 rd stem ends any other letter

4. 1 st Declension Paradigm SingularPlural hJme vra dov xa fwnh v all N aahai G ashV wn D a/h/ aiV A an hnaV

5. Singular & Plural Examples N ejkklhsivaglw:ssaproseuch v G ejkklhsiva s glw:ssn V proseuch vV D ejkklhsiva/glw:ssh/proseuch/ A ejkklhsianglw:ssa n proseuch vn N glw:ssaiproseucaiv G glw:sswnproseucwv n D glw:ssaiVproseucaiv V A glw:ssaVproseucav V

6. Masculine Nouns Form endings in different way in the singular N hVhV telwvnh V aitelwvnai G outelwvno u wntelwvnwn D h/telwvnh / ai V telwvnaiV A hntelwvnh n aVtelwvnaV

7. Declining The Definite Article The article must agree with the noun it accompanies in gender, case and number SingularPlural MFNMFN N oJhJtovoiJaiJtav G tou : thVtou : tw:n D tw/ : th/tw/:tai: V A tov n thv n tovtav V tav

8. Definite Article cont’d The man spoke. legeiv oJ anqropoV. The men spoke. legouvsin oiJ anqropoi. The woman spoke. legeiv hJ gunhv. The women spoke. legouvsin aiJ gunaivkeV. The child spoke. legeiv tov teknon. The children spoke. legouvsin tav tekna.

9. Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type boldness, confidence parrhsiva, hJ

10. Feminine Nouns Of The hJmevra Type salvation swthriva, hJ

11. Feminine Nouns Of The dovxa Type tongue, language (glossary) glw:ssa, hJ

12. Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type beginning (archaic) ajrchv, hJ

13. Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type commandment ejntolhv, hJ

14. Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type prayer proseuchv, hJ

15. Feminine Nouns Of The fwnhv Type endurance, steadfastness, perseverance uJpomonhv, hJ

16. Masculine Nouns Of The maqhthvV Type hypocrite uJpokrithvV, hJ

17. Masculine Nouns Of The neanivas Type Messiah Messivas, hJ