Croy Greek Lessons 1-5

Lesson 1

100

Identify this Greek letter: θ

theta (1.1)

200

What does the symbol over the beginning vowel imply?

ἅγιος or ( 

This is a rough breathing mark. It adds a "h" sound to the front of the word. (1.3)

300

Identify these three accents used in Greek:

1. `     2. ~      3. ´ 

1. Accent grave

2. Accent circumflex

3 Accent acute

(1.5)

400

What letter is this, and what sound does it make? ψ

The letter is psi, and it makes a "ps" sound. 

500

Define and list all proper diphthongs!

αι, ει, οι, υι, αυ, ευ, ου, ηυ (1.3)

Lesson 2

100

(In parsing order) What characteristics of a Greek verb have we learned?

Tense, Voice, Mood, Person, Number, Lexical Form (2.10)

200

Parse/translate this word:

θέλω

θέλω = "I wish, want, desire" (p.a.ind.1s,lex. θέλω) (2.9)

300

Parse/Translate this word: 

διδάσκουσιν

διδάσκουσιν = "They teach" (p.a.ind.3p, lex.διδάσκω) (2.11)

400

List all present-active-indicative and infinitive forms of λύω:

λύω, λύεις, λύει, λύομεν, λύετε, λύουσι(ν), λύειν (2.11)

500

Parse/Translate this sentence: Γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἀκούει καί βλέπει ἀδελφός.

(p.a.ind.1p)(conj.)(p.a.ind.3s)(conj.)(p.a.ind.3s)(masc.sing.nom) "We know that a brother hears and sees."

Lesson 3

100

List the five types of Greek noun cases. 

Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Vocative (3.17)

200

How do we know if a feminine noun follows the "pure alpha" type paradigm? (Hint: "Old Macdonald!")

If an epsilon, iota, or rho precedes the alpha, it will follow the "pure alpha" paradigm. (3.18)

300

What is the feminine-plural-dative form of ὥρα?

ὥραις (3.18)

400

Parse/Translate this sentence: Οὐ ἔχω βασιλείαν γῆς.

(neg.) (p.a.ind. 1s) (fem. sing. acc.) (fem. sing. gen.) "I do not have a kingdom of earth (land, dirt)." 

500

Translate this sentence: θέλουσιν ἀκούειν φωνὴν θαλάσσης;

(p.a.ind.3p)(p.a.inf.)(fem.sing.acc.)(fem.sing.gen.)"Do they want to hear a sound of a sea?" 

Lesson 4

100

What is an example of a post-positive word in Greek?

δέ, γάρ (4.22)

200

Parse/Translate this word: ἐργῷ

ἐργῷ = neuter-singular-dative form of ἐργον, το, meaning "work" (4.24)

300

What is the masculine-singular-accusative form of θάνατος?

θάνατον (4.24)

400

Parse/Translate this phrase: οἶκος ἀληθείας καὶ νόμος δόξης 

(masc. sing. nom.) (fem. sing. gen.) (conj.) (masc. sing. nom.) (fem. sing. gen.) "a house of truth and a law of glory/honor"

500

Translate this sentence: Οὐκ ἔχει υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου οἶκον, ἔχει δὲ λόγον ζωῆς 

(neg.)(p.a.ind.3s)(masc.sing.nom.)(masc.sing.gen.)(masc.sing.acc.)(p.a.ind.3s)(postp.)(masc.sing.acc.)(fem.sing.gen.) "A son of man does not have a house, but he has a word of life."

Lesson 5

100

What are the three types of adjectives?

Attributive, Predicate, Substantive (5.30)

200

Name the cases for these definite articles:

1. ἡ        2. τῷ    3. τοὺς 

1. fem. sing. nom.      2. masc/neut. sing. dat.

3. masc. plural acc.    (5.28) 

300

Parse/Translate this adjectival phrase: καλός ὁ κύριος

"the Lord is good" 

Only one definite article in front of the noun = predicative (add a "being" verb) (5.30)

400

Parse/Translate this sentence: Οἱ αδελφοί οἱ πονηροί οὐ λαμβάνουσι τήν ἀλήθειαν τοῦ θεοῦ.

(masc. plural nom.)(masc. plural nom.)(neg.)(p.a.ind.3pl)(fem.sing.acc.)(masc.sing.gen.) "The wicked brothers are not receiving the truth of God."

500

List the masculine singular endings we refer to when we use the "2-1-2" declension for adjectives.

-ος, -ου, -ῳ, -ον, -ε (5.28)