Learning To Use New Testament Greek Lesson XX

The disciples preached to sinners. 3. ejkhvruxan oiJ maqhtai; aJmartwloi:V.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God. 7. ejn ajrch:/ h\n oJ lovgoV, kai qeo;V h|n oJ lovgoV.

The apostle taught the disciples and kept leading the good men into the kingdom of love. 9. ejdivdaxen oJ ajpovstoloV tou;V maqhta;V kai; h[get ou;V ajgaqou;V ajnqrwvpouV eijV th;n basileivan ajgavphV.

The Lord saw the evil men, but we see the good men. 10. e[bleyen oJ kuvrioV tou;V ponhrouvV, ajlla; blevpomen tou;V ajgaqouvV.

diva with genitive – through, by –diameter with accusative – because of, on account of –diacritical Prepositions With 2 Cases

katav with genitive – against, down –catapult with accusative – according to –catalog Prepositions With 2 Cases

metav with genitive – with –metabolic with accusative – after –metamorphosis Prepositions With 2 Cases

periv with genitive – about, concerning, for with accusative – around –perimeter Prepositions With 2 Cases

uJpevr with genitive – for with accusative – above, over –hypertension Prepositions With 2 Cases

uJpov with genitive – against, down –catapult with accusative – according to –catalog Prepositions With 2 Cases

ejpiv Genitive, dative & accusative upon; on, at, about –epidermis Prepositions With 3 Cases

parav genitive – from dative – with accusative – beside; by –parallel Prepositions With 3 Cases

ajnav accusative – up –analysis Prepositions With 1 Case

ajntiv genitive – instead of; in place of, for –antichrist Prepositions With 1 Case

prov genitive – before –prologue Prepositions With 1 Case

provV accusative – to; toward, with –prosthesis Prepositions With 1 Case

suvn dative – with –synthesis Prepositions With 1 Case

ajnaginwvsk w I read Compound Verbs

ajnoivgw I open Compound Verbs

ajpoqnhskw I die Compound Verbs

ekbavllw I throw out, I cast out Compound Verbs

Prepositions Above the shelf, you will find books about the Dead Sea Scrolls and works concerning other aspects of Bible archaeology. about, above, across, against, along, amid, among, around, at, atop, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, but (meaning except), by, concerning, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, out, outside, over, past, regarding, since, through, throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, without.

Prepositions “A proper understanding of prepositions is vital to exegesis. Many an exegetical debate has turned on the use of a particular preposition. One can gain some sense of the value of learning the nuances of the prepositions by noting their sheer number (over 10,000 in the NT). Prepositions are so common that four out of five verses have at least one.” (Greek Grammar: Beyond The Basics, Wallace, p. 357) e[n – 2752 times in the NT ei[V – 1767 times in the NT

What Is A Preposition? A word that links a noun, pronoun, or a word or word group acting as a noun (the object of the preposition) to the rest of the sentence. (The Little Brown Handbook, p.526) The pen is on the Bible. The pen is beside the Bible.

What Is A Preposition? A preposition always has an object, which is usually a noun or pronoun. The preposition establishes a relationship such as space, time, accompaniment, cause or manner between its object and another word in the sentence. The preposition with its object (and any modifiers) is called a prepositional phrase. (Harbrace College Handbook, 12 th Edition. pp ) After the sermon, the preacher walked slowly down the wide aisle and through the door of the spacious auditorium.

The Greek Preposition 1.There are 17 basic prepositions prov - before uJpevr - over metav - after ajnav - up ejpivv -on ejivvV - into ejk -out of pavra -beside diva -through ejn - in provV - toward uJpov - under katav - down ajpovv - from

The Greek Preposition 1.a 2.A single Greek preposition may have more than one meaning diva - gen- through; acc- because of, account of ejpi v – gen. – on; dat. – at; acc. - about 3.Is not declinable 4.Can be prefixed to verbs To intensify meaning – ginwskw / epiginwskw To complete meaning – agw / apagw To give entirely new meaning ginwskw – I know / anaginwskw – I read

The Greek Preposition 5. Undergoes morphological changes when followed by a word that begins with a vowel. PrepositionBefore SmoothBefore Rough ajnavajn j ajntivajnt jajnq j ajpovajp jajf j diavdi j ejpivejp j katavkat jkaq j metavmet jmeq j paravpar j uJpovuJp juJf j But periv prov