Prepositions point
A preposition plus a noun builds a phrase of place, time or relation: , 'in the house'.
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Read prepositional phrases and know which case each preposition takes.
A preposition plus a noun builds a phrase of place, time or relation: , 'in the house'.
'through the word' (genitive) vs 'because of the word' (accusative).
and take the dative; takes the accusative; , and take the genitive.
Before a vowel the last vowel drops: , . Before a rough breathing, // also change: , .
Many verbs start with a preposition: + = 'throw out'. You'll recognise the parts.
'now', 'then', 'again', 'there'.
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Which case follows the preposition here? (case governed by ἐκ)
ἐκ τῆς
Ἰούδας δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Φαρὲς καὶ τὸν Ζάρα ἐκ τῆς Θαμάρ, Φαρὲς δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἑσρώμ, Ἑσρὼμ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἀράμ, Matt 1:3
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What does the marked word mean here?
παρὰ
δόξαν παρὰ ἀνθρώπων οὐ λαμβάνω, John 5:41
Read a whole verse, tapping any word you need, then answer questions on who does what and parse its new forms.
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Passage 1 of 3, 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 λαμβάνω? No subject is written; the ending tells you.
Read a clause from the New Testament, tapping any word you need, then say who does what.
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Passage 1 of 4, question 1 of 1. Tap any word you need; looking words up never costs you.
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Who or what is the subject of λέγω?
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.
| preposition | + genitive | + dative | + accusative |
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| ἐν | — | in, among, by | — |
| εἰς | — | — | into, to, for |
| ἐκ / ἐξ | out of, from | — | — |
| ἀπό | (away) from | — | — |
| πρός | — | (near) | to, toward, with |
| σύν | — | with | — |
| πρό | before | — | — |
| ἀντί | instead of | — | — |
| διά | through | — | because of |
| μετά | with | — | after |
| κατά | against, down from | — | according to, throughout |
| περί | about, concerning | — | around |
| ὑπό | by (agent) | — | under |
| ὑπέρ | on behalf of | — | above, beyond |
| παρά | from (beside) | beside, with | alongside |
| ἐπί | on, over | on, at, on the basis of | on, onto, against |
Before a vowel the final vowel elides (δι’, μετ’, ἀπ’); before rough breathing π τ κ become φ θ χ (ἀφ’, μεθ’, καθ’).
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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do we proclaim , .
One word is glossed for you (you haven’t learned this word yet): κηρύσσομεν “do we proclaim”.
I have known .
One word is glossed for you (you haven’t learned this form yet): ἔγνωκα “I have known”.
Every word in these is one you know. Answer questions on them in the Read a clause drill.
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Also: 5 parsing items.
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28 of the 51 start right away. Writing each word in Greek, and any other cards, wait until you know the meanings.
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).