Two vowel families
First-declension nouns run on or : , … / , …
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Decline feminine nouns in -α/-η and masculine nouns in -ης.
First-declension nouns run on or : , … / , …
After , or the stays all the way through the singular (, ). Otherwise it shifts to in the genitive and dative (, ).
Every first-declension plural ends -, -, -, -. The genitive plural always has a circumflex.
and are masculine: , (genitive borrowed from ).
The feminine article , , , mirrors these endings.
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Parse the marked word from Matt 5:13.
γῆς
Ὑμεῖς ἐστε τὸ ἅλας τῆς γῆς· ἐὰν δὲ τὸ ἅλας μωρανθῇ, ἐν τίνι ἁλισθήσεται; εἰς οὐδὲν ἰσχύει ἔτι εἰ μὴ βληθὲν ἔξω καταπατεῖσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων. Matt 5:13
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ἡμέρα
nominative singular feminine
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ζωῆς
ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς· John 6:48
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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 | ἡμέρα |
|---|---|
| singular | |
| nominative | ἡμέρα (nominative ending) |
| genitive | ἡμέρας (genitive ending) |
| dative | ἡμέρᾳ (dative ending) |
| accusative | ἡμέραν (accusative ending) |
| plural | |
| nominative | ἡμέραι (nominative ending) |
| genitive | ἡμερῶν (genitive ending) |
| dative | ἡμέραις (dative ending) |
| accusative | ἡμέρας (accusative ending) |
Endings by case:nominativegenitivedativeaccusative
| Case | γραφή |
|---|---|
| singular | |
| nominative | γραφή (nominative ending) |
| genitive | γραφῆς (genitive ending) |
| dative | γραφῇ (dative ending) |
| accusative | γραφήν (accusative ending) |
| plural | |
| nominative | γραφαί (nominative ending) |
| genitive | γραφῶν (genitive ending) |
| dative | γραφαῖς (dative ending) |
| accusative | γραφάς (accusative ending) |
Endings by case:nominativegenitivedativeaccusative
| Case | δόξα |
|---|---|
| singular | |
| nominative | δόξα (nominative ending) |
| genitive | δόξης (genitive ending) |
| dative | δόξῃ (dative ending) |
| accusative | δόξαν (accusative ending) |
| plural | |
| nominative | δόξαι (nominative ending) |
| genitive | δοξῶν (genitive ending) |
| dative | δόξαις (dative ending) |
| accusative | δόξας (accusative ending) |
Endings by case:nominativegenitivedativeaccusative
| Case | μαθητής |
|---|---|
| singular | |
| nominative | μαθητής (nominative ending) |
| genitive | μαθητοῦ (genitive ending) |
| dative | μαθητῇ (dative ending) |
| accusative | μαθητήν (accusative ending) |
| vocative | μαθητά (vocative ending) |
| plural | |
| nominative | μαθηταί (nominative ending) |
| genitive | μαθητῶν (genitive ending) |
| dative | μαθηταῖς (dative ending) |
| accusative | μαθητάς (accusative ending) |
| vocative | μαθηταί (vocative ending) |
Endings by case:nominativegenitivedativeaccusativevocative
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.
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fullness.
One word is glossed for you (you haven’t learned this word yet): πλήρωμα “fullness”.
.joy
One word is glossed for you (you haven’t learned this word yet): χαρά “joy”.
Every word in these is one you know. Answer questions on them in the Read a clause drill.
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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).