Week 9 Concepts

Question 1

Adjectival Genitive: Description

Answer 1

Further limits or describes the head noun, but other common genitival categories do not capture the specific nuance
Eg. βάπτισμα μετανοίας (a baptism of repentance)

Question 2

Adjectival Genitive: Attributive

Answer 2

Denotes an attribute or innate quality of the head term, conveying an emphatic adjectival idea
Eg. τῷ ῥήματι τῆς δυνάμεως αύτοῦ (by his powerful word)

Question 3

Adjectival Genitive: Possession

Answer 3

Identifies ownership with regard to the noun it modifies, often employing the use of a possessive pronoun
Eg. καὶ εἰσελθόντες εἰς τὸω οἶκον Φιλίππου (we entered the house of Philip

Question 4

Adjectival Genitive: Relationship

Answer 4

Denotes a family relationship such as a person’s parent or spouse. The word indicating the relationship is often omitted and must be inferred.
Eg. Ἰάκωβον τόν τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου (James the son of Zebedee)

Question 5

Adjectival Genitive: Source

Answer 5

Indicates the origin of the head noun (“from”)

Eg. τήν τοῦ θεοῦ δικαιοσῦνην (the righteousness from God)

Question 6

Adjectival Genitive: Material or content

Answer 6

Indicates the material of which the head term is made or specifies the content of an object or abstract noun
Material Eg. γόμον χρυσοῦ (merchandise of gold)
Content Eg. ποτήριον ὓδατος (a cup of water)

Question 7

Adjectival Genitive: Partitive

Answer 7

Whether by itself or in conjunction with the preposition ἀπώ or ἐκ, the articular noun in the genitive denotes the whole of which the head noun is a part
Eg. ἓν τῶν πλοίων (one of the boats)

Question 8

Verbal Genitive: Subjective

Answer 8

Functions semantically as the subject of the verbal idea implied in the head noun, producing the action
Eg. τίς ἡμᾶς χωρίσει ἀπό τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Χριστοῦ; (Who can separate us from the love of Christ?)

Question 9

Verbal Genitive: Objective

Answer 9

Functions semantically as the direct object of the verbal idea implicit in the head noun, receiving the action
Eg. ἒχετε πίστιν θεοῦ (Have faith in God)

Question 10

Adverbial Genitive: Time or Place

Answer 10

Indicates the location in time or space where an action occurs. The focus is on kind or quality.
Time Eg. λαβόντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς (but his disciples took him by night)
Place Eg. μετὰ δὲ τὴν μετοικεσίαν Βαβυλῶνος (After the exile to Babylon)

Question 11

Adverbial Genitive: Separation

Answer 11

Indicates motion away from or distance, whether literally or figuratively (“from)
Eg. ἀποστήσονταί τινες τῆς πίστεως (some will depart from the faith)

Question 12

Adverbial Genitive: Means or Agency

Answer 12

Conveys the impersonal means or personal agent by which a given action is carried out (“by”)
Means Eg. ὁ γὰρ θεὸς ἀπειραστός ἐστιν κακῶν (For God is not tempted by evil)
Agency Eg. δεῦτε, πἱ εὐλογημένοι τοῦ πατρός μου (Come, you who are blessed by my Father)

Question 13

Adverbial Genitive: Comparison

Answer 13

Used to denote comparison in conjunction with a comparative adverb (“than”)
Eg. μείζων ἐστίν ὁ θεὸς τῆς καρδίας ἡμῶν (God is greater than our heart)

Question 14

Adverbial Genitive: Price

Answer 14

Indicates the price that is paid or the value that attaches to a given item
Eg. ἠγοράσθητε… τιμῆς (you have been bought with a price)

Question 15

Other Uses Genitive: Apposition

Answer 15

Provides an alternative designation (simple) of a genitive head noun or provides an explanatory (epexegetical) restatement of a head noun in any case
Simple Eg. διὰ Ἰερεμίου τοῦ προφήτου (through Jeremiah the prophet)
Epex Eg. τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος (the gift of the Holy Spirit)

Question 16

Other Uses Genitive: Direct Object

Answer 16

Verbs of sensation, emotion or volition, sharing, ruling or separation, take their direct object in the genitive case (instead of the accusative case)
Eg. μή τινος ὑστερήσατε (you did not lack anything, did you?)