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- English
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About this book
This extremely useful volume is a comprehensive introduction to the grammar and vocabulary of the Greek of the New Testament, with extensive paradigms, examples, and explanations. / Porter, Reed, and O'Donnell's Fundamentals of New Testament Greek makes use of pedagogically sound and linguistically informed language-instruction techniques to provide the most effective textbook possible. The book introduces the individual elements of the Greek language according to their frequency of use in the New Testament so as to reinforce in students the elements that they will most often encounter. Every grammatical element is explained in sufficient detail — including illustrative examples — and is accompanied by useful information to describe its composition and analysis. The authors also include complete paradigms with plenty of examples, and significant vocabulary is introduced throughout the course of the volume. / Students who complete this text can engage in serious reading, translation, and understanding of the Greek New Testament, moving directly into Greek exegesis courses and more advanced Greek-language courses. Fundamentals of New Testament Greek: First Year will prove invaluable for gaining a thorough foundational understanding of New Testament Greek. It is bound to be a standard text for years to come.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Guide to Parsing
- General Abbreviations
- 1. Alphabet, Accents, and Punctuation
- 2. Nouns (Second Declension); Adjectives (First and Second Declension)
- 3. The Article; Verbless Clauses
- 4. Introduction to the Verb: First Aorist Active Indicative and Infinitive; Negation
- 5. Nouns (First Declension); Relative Pronouns
- 6. Second Aorist Active Indicative and Infinitive; Imperfect Active Indicative
- 7. Nouns (Third Declension) and Adjectives (Various Declension Patterns); the Verb εἰμί
- 8. Present and Future Active Indicative and Infinitive; Contract Verbs in εω
- 9. Pronouns: Intensive, Indefinite, and Interrogative; Questions
- 10. Participles: First and Second Aorist, Present, and Future Active Participle; Genitive Absolute
- 11. The Middle Voice: First and Second Aorist and Future Middle Indicative and Infinitive
- 12. Prepositions with One Case; Demonstratives
- 13. The Passive Voice: Present Middle/Passive Indicative and Infinitive; Imperfect Middle/Passive Indicative
- 14. The Subjunctive Mood: Aorist Active and Middle Subjunctive; Present Active and Middle/Passive Subjunctive; Clauses: Hortatory, Deliberative, and Purpose
- 15. Prepositions with Two or Three Cases; Pronouns: Personal and Possessive; Possessive Adjectives
- 16. Contract Verbs in αω and οω; Conjunctions and Adverbs
- 17. Participles: Aorist and Future Middle Participle; Present Middle/Passive Participle
- 18. μι-Verbs (ἵστημι, δίδωμι)
- 19. Adjectives and Adverbs: Comparatives and Superlatives; Adjectives (Various Declension Patterns)
- 20. The Passive Voice: Aorist and Future Passive Indicative and Infinitive
- 21. μι-Verbs (τίθημι, ἵημι); Aspectually Vague Verbs
- 22. Aorist Passive Subjunctive and Participle; Future Passive Participle; Proper Nouns
- 23. Liquid Verbs: Future and Aorist; Pronouns: Reflexive and Reciprocal
- 24. The Imperative Mood: Present and Aorist Imperative, in All Voices; Prohibitions
- 25. Perfect Active Indicative and Infinitive; Pluperfect Active Indicative
- 26. Perfect Middle/Passive Indicative and Infinitive; Pluperfect Middle/Passive Indicative
- 27. Perfect Participle, Imperative, and Subjunctive, in All Voices
- 28. Periphrastic and Catenative Constructions
- 29. Conditional Statements; Numerals
- 30. The Optative Mood: Aorist, Present, and Future Optative, in All Voices; Brief Syntax of Clauses
- Bibliography
- Verb Formulas
- Verb Endings
- Verb Accents
- Paradigms
- Principal Parts
- Vocabulary: Greek-English