Chapter 1
Part of speech denoting a person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
The type of Greek we are learning, which flourished from 330 BCE-330 CE
What is Koine Greek?
Consult this for a more complete definition of a Greek word
What is a lexicon?
οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ
no, not
Extra credit: when does it take -κ and -χ?
λέγει
Present-Active-Indicative-3rd-Singular (PAI3S) from λέγω -- "He/She says..."
Part of speech that stands in place of a noun
What is a pronoun?
The name of Greek lower case letters
What are minuscules?
The most important and dynamic component of a Greek sentence
What is the verb?
εὐαγγελίζω / εὐαγγελίζομαι
I preach/announce the good news
Extra: Why are there two different endings in the lexical form?
βαπτίζῃ
Present-Middle/Passive-Indicative-2nd-Sg (PM/PI2S) from βαπτίζω -- "you are baptized / you are being baptized..."
Type of verb that transfers action from the subject to another noun
What is transitive?
The loss of a vowel marked by an apostrophe at the end of a word
What is elision?
This tells us what part of speech a Greek word is
What is the ending?
λέγω
I say, speak
διδάσκονται
Present-Active-Indicative-3rd-Plural (PAI3P) from διδάσκω -- "they teach/they are teaching..."
Basic range of meanings of a word
What are glosses?
These marks lost their relevance for pronunciation in the Koine Era
What are breathing marks?
The portrayal of an action's or state's progress, results, or simple occurrence
What is verbal aspect?
ἔρχομαι
I come, go
γράφουσιν
Present-Active-Indicative-3rd-Plural (PAI3P) from γράφω -- "they write / they are writing..."
A group of words that belong together but have no verb
What is a phrase?
A vowel with an iota subscript that does not alter its pronunciation
What is an improper monophthong?
The complete parsing of the word πεμπόμεθα
What is Present-Middle/Passive-Indicative-1st-Plural from πέμπω "I send"?
προσεύχομαι
I pray, offer prayer
Extra: What voice is this verb's lexical form?
Present-M/P-Indicative-2nd-Plural (PM/PI2P) from σῴζω -- "you (y'all) are being saved"
Εxtra: What is ῳ called? How do you pronounce it?