Greek Rules and Syntax

Question 1

The acute ( ´ ) may stand which syllable(s)

Answer 1

ultima, penult, and antepenult

Question 2

The circumflex ( ῀ ) may stand over which syllable(s)

Answer 2

ultima and penult

Question 3

The grave ( ` ) may stand over which syllable(s)

Answer 3

ultima

Question 4

Periphrastic ptcp construction: present + present =

Answer 4

Present

Question 5

Periphrastic ptcp construction: imperfect + present =

Answer 5

Imperfect

Question 6

Periphrastic ptcp construction: future + present =

Answer 6

Future

Question 7

Periphrastic ptcp construction: present + perfect =

Answer 7

Perfect

Question 8

Periphrastic ptcp construction: imperfect + perfect =

Answer 8

Pluperfect

Question 9

Conditional: ἐάν + subjunctive / future indicative

Answer 9

Future more vivid

Question 10

Important Dative Uses:

Answer 10

Indirect Object; Interest (Adv. & Disadv.); Reference/Respect; Time (when); Association; Instrument/Means; Cause

Question 11

Important Genitive Uses:

Answer 11

Possessive; Partitive; Comparison; Subjective; Objective; Time (kind of time)

Question 12

κατά with accusative

Answer 12

Spatial (through, toward); Temporal (at, during); Purpose; Reference/Respect

Question 13

Different categories of adverbial (circumstantial) participles:

Answer 13

Temporal; Means; Manner; Cause; Condition; Concession; Purpose; Result

Question 14

Purpose infinitive construction:

Answer 14

τοῦ + infinitive; εἰς τό + infinitive; πρὸς τό + infinitive

Question 15

Result infinitive construction:

Answer 15

τοῦ + infinitive; εἰς τό + infinitive; ὥστε + infinitive

Question 16

Antecedent time infinitive construction:

Answer 16

μετὰ τό + infinitive (“after…”)

Question 17

Contemporaneous time infinitive construction:

Answer 17

ἐν τῷ + infinitive (“while, as, when…”)

Question 18

Subsequent time infinitive construction:

Answer 18

πρὸ τοῦ, πρίν, or πρὶν ἤ + infinitive (“before…”)

Question 19

Causal infinitive construction:

Answer 19

διὰ τό + infinitive

Question 20

Means infinitive construction:

Answer 20

ἐν τῷ + infinitive

Question 21

Conditional: εί + aor. or impf. / aor. or impf. + ἄν

Answer 21

past unreal: apodosis asserts what would be true if the protasis was actually true

Question 22

Conditional: ἐάν + subj. / pres. ind.

Answer 22

present general: the conclusion holds true of any time or all time

Question 23

Contraction: ου is formed by…

Answer 23

εο, οε, and οο

Question 24

Contraction: ει is formed by…

Answer 24

εε

Question 25

Contraction: ω is formed from…

Answer 25

almost any combination of omicron or omega with any vowel, except for εο, οε, and οο

Question 26

Contraction: α is formed from…

Answer 26

αε

Question 27

Contraction: η is formed from…

Answer 27

εα

Question 28

ἔχω + infinitive translates as

Answer 28

“to be able”

Question 29

Long vowels

Answer 29

α, η, ι, υ, ω

Question 30

Short vowels

Answer 30

α, ε, ι, ο, υ

Question 31

A future liquid contracts as…

Answer 31

an ε contract verb and the interlinear σ drops out

Question 32

Liquid consonants

Answer 32

λ, μ, ν, ρ

Question 33

Velar (or palatal) consonants

Answer 33

κ, γ, χ

Question 34

The root of an ασσω verb ends in a…

Answer 34

velar (κ, γ, χ) Thus, ταράσσω = *ταραχ