Greek Grammar 9.2 (Prepositions) Flashcards
What case/s does there NOT appear a preposition?
The nominative and the vocative cases.
Which cases are called the oblique cases. Why?
The Genitive, Dative and Accusative. Because they take the preposition.
What case/s does the preposition ‘ἐκ’ appear before? How should it be translated?
The Genitive case. “From / Out of”
What case/s does the preposition ‘ἐν’ appear before? How should it be translated?
The Dative case. “In”
What case/s does the preposition ‘πρὸς’ appear before? How should it be translated?
The Accusative case. “toward, with”
What case/s does the preposition ‘ἀπὸ’ appear before? How should it be translated?
The Genitive case. “Away from”.
What case/s does the preposition ‘ἐπὶ’ appear before? How should it be translated?
The Genitive case. “Upon”. The Accusative case. “against”. And the Dative case. “near”.
What case/s does the preposition ‘εἰς’ appear before? How should it be translated?
The Accusative case. “Into”
What case/s does the preposition ‘διά’ appear before? How should it be translated?
The Genitive case. “through”. And the Accusative case. “for the sake of”
What case/s does the preposition ‘ἐπάνω’ appear before? How should it be translated?
The Genitive case. “above / over / upon”
What case/s does the preposition ‘κατὰ’ appear before? How should it be translated?
The Genitive case. “below” and the Accusative case. “Under” or “near”
What case/s does the preposition ‘ὑπὲρ’ appear before? How should it be translated?
The Accusative case. “above/beyond”
What case/s does the preposition ‘μετά’ appear before? How should it be translated?
The Genitive case. “with”. And the Accusative case. “after, behind”
What case/s does the preposition ‘περί’ appear before? How should it be translated?
The Genitive case. “concerning”. And the Accusative case. “around”
Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘ἐν ἀρχῇ’. Translate.
Dative. “in the beginning”
Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘πρὸς τὸν θεόν’. Translate.
Accusative. “towards God”
Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ’. Translate.
Genitive. “away from evil”
Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘διὰ τὴν γῆν’. Translate.
Accusative. “because of the land”
Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘μετὰ τῶν τέκνων’. Translate.
Genitive. “with the children”
Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘ἐπὶ γῆς’. Translate.
Genitive. “upon earth”
Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον’. Translate.
Accusative. “into his face”
Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘περὶ τοῦ Πέτρου’. Translate.
Genitive. “concerning Peter”
Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘ἐπάνω τοῦ ὕδατος’. Translate.
Genitive. “above the water”
Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘κατὰ τῆν γῆν’. Translate.
Accusative. “under the earth”
Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων’. Translate.
Genitive. “for the sake of the sheep”
Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘διὰ τῆς Ἰουδαίας’. Translate.
Genitive. “through Judaea”
Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘μετὰ τὴν ἡμέραν’. Translate.
Accusative. “after the day”
Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘περὶ τὸν κόσμον’. Translate.
Accusative. “around the universe”
