Croy 17 Flashcards
αἷμα
αἷμα, -ατος, τό
blood
αἰών
αἰών, -ῶνος, ὁ
an age, world
ἀνήρ
ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ
a man, husband
ἄρχων
ἄρχων, -οντος, ὁ
a ruler
γυνή
γυνή, -αικός, ἡ
a woman, wife
θέλημα
θέλημα, -τος, τό
will
νύξ
νύξ, νυκτός, ἡ
night
ὄνομα
ὄνομα, -ατος, τό
a name
πνεῦμα
πνεῦμα, -τος, τό
a spirit, the Spirit, wind, breath
ῥῆμα
ῥῆμα, -ατος, τό
a word
σάρξ
σάρξ, σαρκός, ἡ
flesh
σπέρμα
σπέρμα, -τος, τό
a seed, offspring, children
στόμα
στόμα, -ατος, τό
a mouth
σῶμα
σῶμα, -τος, τό
a body
εἰσ τοῦ αἰῶνος
εἰσ τὸν αἰῶνα or τοὺς αἰῶνας
εἰσ τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων
forever (LXX)
forever
forever and ever
The Third Declension
The third declension has nouns of all three genders. It also has multiple sub-groups.
Basic Third Declension Endings
Singular:
Nom. -ς or none
Gen. -ος
Dat. -ι
Acc. -α
Voc. -ς or none
Plural:
Nom. -ες
Gen. -ων
Dat. -σι
Acc. -ας
Voc. -ες
Third Declension Noun Stem
The noun stem is found by removing -ος from the genitive singular form, usually.
Basic Third Declension Endings Example (ἂρχων)
Singular:
Nom. ἂρχων
Gen. ἂρχοντος
Dat. ἂρχοντι
Acc. ἂρχοντα
Voc. ἂρχων
Plural:
Nom. ἂρχοντες
Gen. ἀρχόντων
Dat. ἂρχουσι(ν)
Acc. ἂρχοντας
Voc. ἂρχοντες
Third Declension Special Characteristics
- Gender of a Third declension noun cannot necessarily be known from the lexical form.
- The stem cannot be known from the nominative singular. They must be memorized. (using the genitive minus ος)
- The form of the dative plural varies because the sigma of the ending often interacts with the final letter(s) of the noun stem.
Monosyllabic Nouns of the Third Declension
Singular:
Nom. σάρξ
Gen. σαρκός
Dat. σαρκί
Acc. σάρκα
Voc. σάρξ
Plural:
Nom. σάρκες
Gen. σαρκῶν
Dat. σαρξί(ν)
Acc. σάρκας
Voc. σάρκες
Neuter Nouns in -μα
Singular:
Nom. Voc. σῶμα
Gen. σώματος
Dat. σώματι
Acc. σῶμα
Plural:
Nom. Voc. σώματα
Gen. σωμάτων
Dat. σώμασι(ν)
Acc. σώματα
