Day 3 Assignments
Objectives
- Understand the concept of case in Koine Greek.
- Learn the singular case forms of the article.
Reading Practice
- Listen to the audio for the reading practice and follow along in the text.
- Practice reading the text on your own.
- Record yourself reading the text and submit that to me.
ὁ πλούσιος καὶ ὁ πτωχός
ἔρχεται ὁ πλούσιος ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ βλέπει τὸν πτωχόν. δίδωσι τῷ πτωχῷ ἄρτον. ὁ πτωχὸς λαμβάνει τὸν ἄρτον ἀπὸ τοῦ πλουσίου.
Vocabulary Review
ῥήματα (Verbs)
| ἀπαρέμφατος (infinitive) | παραδείγματα (paradigms) | ὑποδείγματα (examples) | ὃ μεθερμηνευμένον (which is translated) |
|---|---|---|---|
| αἰτεῖν | αἰτῶ αἰτεῖς αἰτεῖ | ὁ πτωχὸς αἰτεῖ ἄρτον. | The poor man asks for bread. |
| ἀνοίγειν | ἀνοίγω ἀνοίγεις ἀνοίγει | τὴν θύραν ἀνοίγει ἡ γυνή. | The woman opens the door. |
| κλείειν | κλείω κλείεις κλείει | ὁ ἀνὴρ κλείει τὴν θύραν. | The man closes the door. |
τὰ ἐπίθετα (Adjectives)
| ὑποδείγματα (examples) | ὃ μεθερμηνευμένον (which is translated) | |
|---|---|---|
| ὁ πλούσιος ἡ πλουσία τὸ πλούσιον | ὁ πλούσιος ἄνθρωπος δίδωσιν ἄρτον τῷ πτωχῷ. | The rich man gives bread to the poor (man). |
| ὁ πτωχός ἡ πτωχή τὸ πτωχόν | ἡ πτωχὴ γυνὴ οὐκ ἔχει ἄρτον. | The poor woman has no bread. |
τὸ ἄρθρον (The Article)
For more information about case in Koine Greek and how the grammatical place in a sentence determines the case of nominals see αἱ πτώσεις - The Cases.
| πτῶσις (case) | ἀρσενικόν (masc) | θηλυκόν (fem) | οὐδέτερον (neut) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὀνοματική (nominative) | ὁ | ἡ | τό |
| αἰτιατική (accusative) | τόν | τήν | τό |
| γενική (genitive) | τοῦ | τῆς | τοῦ |
| δοτική (dative) | τῷ | τῇ | τῷ |