Case = job in the sentence
Nominative: subject. Accusative: direct object. Genitive: 'of'. Dative: 'to/for/with'. Vocative: direct address.
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Read every form of the article and of -ος/-ον nouns, and say what each case does.
Nominative: subject. Accusative: direct object. Genitive: 'of'. Dative: 'to/for/with'. Vocative: direct address.
, , , . The article changes with the noun, so it's your best clue.
has the same form in nominative and accusative. Context decides which one it is.
still means 'the man hears the word'. Trust the endings, not the position.
A neuter plural subject often takes a singular verb: …
, , , . Genitive, dative and vocative look the same; the article tells them apart.
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you , .
One word is glossed for you (you haven’t learned this word yet): ὑμεῖς “you”.
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Fill in the blank cells of the article ὁ, ἡ, τό.
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Parse the marked word from Matt 1:16.
ὁ
Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰωσὴφ τὸν ἄνδρα Μαρίας, ἐξ ἧς ἐγεννήθη Ἰησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος χριστός. Matt 1:16
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ὁ
accusative singular masculine
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What does the marked word mean here?
Χριστοῦ
ὑμεῖς δὲ Χριστοῦ, Χριστὸς δὲ θεοῦ. 1Cor 3:23
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you Χριστοῦ, .
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Parse the marked word, Χριστοῦ.
Read a clause from the New Testament, tapping any word you need, then say who does what.
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Passage 1 of 1, question 1 of 2. Tap any word you need; looking words up never costs you.
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Who or what is the subject of ἀκούετε? No subject is written; the ending tells you.
This lesson’s words, chart forms and parsings are spaced-review cards. Pass the drills above and they join your review, where each card comes back just before you would forget it. See step 7 for what this lesson adds.
Under each verse in step 6, write your own English and get feedback on each word. It doesn’t count toward the pass mark, so try it whenever a verse makes sense to you.
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | |||
| nominative | ὁ (nominative form) | ἡ (nominative form) | τό (nominative form) |
| genitive | τοῦ (genitive form) | τῆς (genitive form) | τοῦ (genitive form) |
| dative | τῷ (dative form) | τῇ (dative form) | τῷ (dative form) |
| accusative | τόν (accusative form) | τήν (accusative form) | τό (accusative form) |
| plural | |||
| nominative | οἱ (nominative form) | αἱ (nominative form) | τά (nominative form) |
| genitive | τῶν (genitive form) | τῶν (genitive form) | τῶν (genitive form) |
| dative | τοῖς (dative form) | ταῖς (dative form) | τοῖς (dative form) |
| accusative | τούς (accusative form) | τάς (accusative form) | τά (accusative form) |
Endings by case:nominativegenitivedativeaccusative
| Case | λόγος |
|---|---|
| singular | |
| nominative | λόγος (nominative ending) |
| genitive | λόγου (genitive ending) |
| dative | λόγῳ (dative ending) |
| accusative | λόγον (accusative ending) |
| vocative | λόγε (vocative ending) |
| plural | |
| nominative | λόγοι (nominative ending) |
| genitive | λόγων (genitive ending) |
| dative | λόγοις (dative ending) |
| accusative | λόγους (accusative ending) |
| vocative | λόγοι (vocative ending) |
Endings by case:nominativegenitivedativeaccusativevocative
| Case | ἔργον |
|---|---|
| singular | |
| nominative | ἔργον (nominative ending) |
| genitive | ἔργου (genitive ending) |
| dative | ἔργῳ (dative ending) |
| accusative | ἔργον (accusative ending) |
| plural | |
| nominative | ἔργα (nominative ending) |
| genitive | ἔργων (genitive ending) |
| dative | ἔργοις (dative ending) |
| accusative | ἔργα (accusative ending) |
Endings by case:nominativegenitivedativeaccusative
| Case | Ἰησοῦς |
|---|---|
| singular | |
| nominative | Ἰησοῦς (nominative ending) |
| genitive | Ἰησοῦ |
| dative | Ἰησοῦ |
| accusative | Ἰησοῦν (accusative ending) |
| vocative | Ἰησοῦ |
Endings by case:nominativeaccusative
Every word here is one you know, apart from at most one glossed word. Tap a word to look it up; it shows only what you've learned so far. Answer questions on these verses in the Read a verse drill.
you , .
One word is glossed for you (you haven’t learned this word yet): ὑμεῖς “you”.
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Also: 4 charts, 5 parsing items.
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Sources for this lesson: SBLGNT text CC BY 4.0; MACULA Greek CC BY 4.0 (tokens, parses, english glosses); Berean Interlinear glosses public domain (context_gloss); Dodson lexicon CC0 (vocab gloss).