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Ch2 vocab examlpe sentences

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  ἄ γω – ὁ ποιμ ὴ ν ἄ γει τ ὰ πρόβατα. (The shepherd leads the sheep.) α ἴ ρω – ὁ δο ῦ λος α ἴ ρει τ ὸ ν λίθον. (The servant lifts the stone.) ἀ κούω – ὁ μαθητ ὴ ς ἀ κούει τ ὸ ν διδάσκαλον. (The student hears the teacher.) ἀ λλά – θέλω ἄ ρτον, ἀ λλ ὰ ο ὐ κ ἔ χω. (I want bread, but I do not have it.) ἀ ποστέλλω – ὁ πατ ὴ ρ ἀ ποστέλλει τ ὸ ν υ ἱ όν. (The father sends the son.) βάλλω – ὁ πα ῖ ς βάλλει τ ὴ ν λίθον. (The boy throws the stone.) βαπτίζω – ὁ Ἰ ωάννης βαπτίζει ἐ ν τ ῷ Ἰ ορδάν ῃ . (John baptizes in the Jordan.) βλέπω – βλέπω τ ὸ φ ῶ ς. (I see the light.) γινώσκω – γινώσκω τ ὸ ν ἄ νθρωπον. (I know the man.) γράφω – γράφω ἐ πιστολήν. (I write a letter.) δέ – ὁ δ ὲ Ἰ ησο ῦ ς λέγει τ ὴ ν ἀ λήθειαν. ( But Jesus speaks the truth.) δέ is one of postpositive particles (or conjunctions) that are placed second (or later) in the sentence. Postpositive particles: δέ (but, and, now), γάρ (for), ο ὖ ν (therefore, then), ...

Day3 review of present active and middle/passive & answer keys

  Present Active and Middle/Passive Review Fill the verb endings   1sg 2sg 3sg 1pl 2pl 3pl Active             Middle               Translation (Greek → English) ἀ κούω → __________ βλέπομεν → __________ πιστεύεις → __________ γράφει → __________ λαμβάνουσιν → __________ λύομαι → __________ βαπτίζεσθε → __________ πέμπεται → __________ διδασκόμεθα → __________ σώζονται → __________ ἔ χω → __________ γινώσκεις → __________ λέγομεν → __________ δοξάζει → __________ ε ὑ ρίσκουσιν → __________ ἀ ποστέλλομαι → __________ πείθεσθε → __________ βάλλεται → __________ ἐ σθίομεν → __________ κηρύσσομεν ...

Day 2 (Ch3 Active/Middle paradigm)

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Day1 (ch2 review + ch1 vocabs)

  1   Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος,    καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν ,    καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος . 2   οὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν θεόν . 3   πάντα δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο ,   καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἕν . ὃ γέγονεν 4   ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν ,    καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων · 5   καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει ,    καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν . Reading audio file Ch1 vocabs Ch2 Verb forms CH2 summary                    Verbal aspect and Tense -           Imperfective aspect (Video of the event): ongoing, continuous, internal o    Present tense: as if we are ‘inside’ the event o    Imperfect tense: an action that was attempted or habitual -           Perfective aspect (Photo of the event): the e...

Alphabets and MP3 file

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John 1 MP3 file - Please listen to this file at least 100 times. Audio mp3 Reading with Text   Greek Alphabet and Iotacism Modern Greek Alphabets

Why Greek Bible Study Matters

A Glimpse from John 1:1 and Colossians 1:14–20 In Gospel of John 1:1, even the smallest details of the Greek text reveal theological insight that is difficult to capture fully in translation: Greek:  Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. Literal English:   In beginning was the Word, and the Word was toward the God, and God was the Word. The repeated  ἦν  (“was”) is not stylistic repetition but theological progression. It first expresses  existence  (“was in the beginning”), then  relationship  (“was toward God”), and finally  nature  (“was God”). The phrase  πρὸς τὸν θεόν  (“toward God”) suggests more than “with”—it indicates an active, face-to-face orientation, implying both distinction and intimate communion. In the third sentence, there is no definite article (ὁ ), thus, indicating the nature of God, instead letting of God = Jesus.  ...