24: Noun Variations Flashcards
διδάσκαλος, ὁ
teacher
ἔρημος, -ον
deserted (adjective; masculine and feminine shares one form)
ἔρημος, ἡ
desert, wilderness
μαθητής, ὁ
disciple
ὁδός, ἡ
way, road
προφήτης, ὁ
prophet
ἐν οἷς
“by which signs”
ἐπαιτέω
I beg
Ζαχαρίος, ὁ
Zechariah
θέλω
I want
θηρίον, τό
beast
κάθημαι
I sit
Μωϋσῆς, ὁ
Moses
οὐδείς
no one (m n sg)
πιάζω
I seize
πλανάω
I deceive
τελώνης, ὁ
tax-collector
ψευδοπροφήτης, ὁ
false-prophet
Φαρισαῖος, ὁ
Pharisee
χάραγμα, τό
mark
Recite “Jesus” declension
Recite Masculine First Declension Paradigm
How is case function communicated on irregular declined names?
Mostly by its article.
του Ἀβραάμ (of Abraham)
τῳ Ἀβραάμ (to/for Abraham)
In what lies the variation of some nouns? How are they modified?
In that some follow masculine endings, while being feminine in gender (ἡ οδός), and others follow feminine endings while being masculine in gender (ὁ προφήτης).
They will be modified in articles, adjectives, and participles by their gender, not their declension.
(τὸν ἀγαθόν προφήτην, “the good prophet”)
What are occupation nouns?
Nouns that describe an occupation or the agent of an action.
- They follow the Masculine First Declension paradigm.
- They are sometimes derived from verbs.
ἀκροατής, ὁ
hearer
βαπτιστής
baptist
διὠκτης, ὁ
persecutor
ἐργάτης
doer
εὐανγγελιστής
evangelist
κριτής
judge
ποιήτης
maker
ἅδης
Hades
Ἡρῷδης
Herod
Ἰορδάνης
Jordan