Unit 1 Review Flashcards
᾽Ευ ἀρχῆ ἦν ὁ Λόγος
In the beginning was the Word
I wish, will, desire
θελω
οικία –ας ή
house
assembly, church
έκκλησία –ας ή
άλήθεια –ας ή
truth
ἀρχή –ῆς ἡ
beginning, ruler
γγ
ng as in sang
και (conj.)
and
νίχη –ῆς ἡ
victory
I write
γραφω
When the letter γ occurs in the combinations ___, the first γ will be pronounced with a/an ___ sound.
γγ, γκ, γχ; /n/
αρετη
excellence
Θάλαττα, θάλαττα!
The sea, sea!
ζωή –ῆς ἡ
life
γλῶσσα –ης ἡ
tongue, language
υι
/we/ as in suite
1st declension nouns with the nom. sing.ending -α or -η are always ___ in gender.
feminine
The subject of a verb is normally in the ___ case and agrees with its verb in ___.
nominative; person and number
Ι ι ίῶτα
iota says /ē/ or /ĭ/ as in idiom
ώρα –ας ή
hour, time, season
The sea, sea!
Θάλαττα, θάλαττα!
ἀδελψή –ῆς ἡ
sister
Βασιλεία –ας ή
kingdom
Βλεπω
I see
ἀγάπη –ης ἡ
love
είς (w/acc.)
into, to
How do you find the present stem?
Drop the final -ω from the 1st person singular form.
heart
καρδία –ας ή
οι
/oi/ as in oil
σύν (w/dat.)
with
ου
/oo/ as in food
᾽ smooth breathing mark
pronunciation of word is unchanged
glory
δόξα –ης ἡ
ἀπό (w/gen.)
from
I hear
ακονω
ἂγω
I lead
λεγω
I say, speak, tell
house
οικία –ας ή
I lead
ἂγω
Kingdom of Heaven
Βαοιλεία τοῦ Οὐραυοῦ
beginning, ruler
ἀρχή –ῆς ἡ
θελω
I wish, will, desire
φωυή –ῆς ἡ
sound, voice
What are the names of the last 3 Greek symbols?
antepenult, penult, ultima
sound, voice
φωυή –ῆς ἡ
Η η ἢτα
eta says /ā/ as in they
Σ σ,ς σίγμα
sigma says /s/ as in sun
Ζ ζ ζῆτα
zeta says /dz/ as in adze
The infinitive is a/an ___ that means ___.
verbal noun; to + the verb
Ο ο ὄ μικρόν
omicron says /ô/ as in awesome
How do you find the stem of a Greek noun?
Drop the genitive singular ending.
αι
/eye/ as in aisle
life
ζωή –ῆς ἡ
῾ rough breathing mark
the word begins with the English h-sound
I say, speak, tell
λεγω
present infinitive ending
-ειυ
γῆ –ῆς ἡ
earth, land, soil
Greek does not have the ___ article. The word νίκη may be translated as ___ or ___.
indefinite; victory; a victory
I see
Βλεπω
love
ἀγάπη –ης ἡ
and
και (conj.)
Φ φ φῖ
phi says /f/ as in philosophy
Θ θ θῆτα
theta says/th/ as in thing
ἀγορά –ᾶς ή
marketplace, market
Ω ω ὦ μέγα
omega says /o/ as in ocean
ακονω
I hear
In the beginning was the Word
᾽Ευ ἀρχῆ ἦν ὁ Λόγος
truth
άλήθεια –ας ή
Χ χ χῖ
chi says German “ch” as in J.S. Bach
The direct object of a verb is normally in the ___ case.
accusative
In English, I loose is the ___ present, I am loosing is the ____ present, and I do loose is the emphatic present.
simple, progressive, emphatic
excellence
αρετη
The indirect object of a verb is normally in the ___ case.
dative
sea, lake
θάλασσα –ης ἡ
2 vowels that are always long
Ηη and Ωω
with
σύν (w/dat.)
ει
/ay/ as in eight
not
ού, ούκ, ούχ (adv.)
γκ
nc as in encore
tongue, language
γλῶσσα –ης ἡ
Ψ ψ ψῖ
psi says /ps/ as in lips
Nouns with the nominative singular ending -α are always ___ in gender.
feminine
The ___ identifies the gender of a noun and agrees with it in ___.
definite article; gender, number, and case
Π π πῖ
pi says /p/ as in pig
Βαοιλεία τοῦ Οὐραυοῦ
Kingdom of Heaven
in
ἐν (w/dat.)
The first person is the person ___. The second person is the person ___. The third person is the person ___.
speaking; spoken to; spoken about
Most Greek verbs end in ___ in the first person singular.
-ω
αυ
/ou/ as in out
marketplace, market
ἀγορά –ᾶς ή
Τ τ ταῦ
tau says /t/ as in toad
into, to
είς (w/acc.)
In Greek the possessive noun is in the ___ case.
genitive
Υ υ ὒψιλόν
upsilon says /ŏŏ/ or /ōō/ as in food or foot
Ε ε ἔφιλόν
epsilon says /ĕ/ as in epic
from
ἀπό (w/gen.)
What Greek punctuation mark shows that the sentence is a question?
semicolon
sister
ἀδελψή –ῆς ἡ
γχ
nch as in anchor
2 vowels that are always short
Εε or Οο
Α α ἄλφα
alpha says /ah/ or /uh/ as in drama
ευ
/yoo/ as in feud
ἐν (w/dat.)
in
καρδία –ας ή
heart
δόξα –ης ἡ
glory
Λ λ λάμβδα
lambda says /l/ as in lion
Κ κ κάππα
kappa says /k/ as in kite
Do mixed nouns follow the PIE rule?
no
I throw
βάλλω
λύειυ
to loose
γραφω
I write
kingdom
Βασιλεία –ας ή
βάλλω
I throw
-ειυ
present infinitive ending
three Greek accent marks
´ acute; ~ circumflex; ` grave
What are the two types of breathing marks?
rough and smooth
Β β βῆτα
beta says /b/ as in boat
Γ γ γάμμα
gamma says /g/ as in goat
Give the nominative and singular endings for pure η nouns.
-η -ης
to loose
λύειυ
Give PIE Rule.
If the stem of a noun or adjective in is ρ, ι, or ε (PIE), the singular case endings will follow the pure -α pattern.
Ξ ξ ξῖ
xi says /ks/ as in fox
έκκλησία –ας ή
assembly, church
ού, ούκ, ούχ (adv.)
not
θάλασσα –ης ἡ
sea, lake
Δ δ δέλτα
delta says /d/ as in dog
Ν ν νῦ
nu says /n/ as in nest
Μ μ μῦ
mu says /m/ as in moose
Ρ ρ ῥῶ
rho says /r/ as in rain
victory
νίχη –ῆς ἡ
earth, land, soil
γῆ –ῆς ἡ
A preposition shows the ___ between a noun/pronoun and another word in a sentence.
relationship
