table of contents

Introduction............................................................................................................................................ v
Lesson 1: The Alphabet........................................................................................................................ 1
Lesson 2: Review of Verbs................................................................................................................... 5
Lesson 3: Review of Second Declension Nouns............................................................................ 10
Lesson 4: Review of First Declension Nouns................................................................................. 16
Lesson 5: Review of Adjectives and Prepositions.......................................................................... 21
Lesson 6: Dative and Accusative Cases............................................................................................ 26
Lesson 7: The Direct Object.............................................................................................................. 30
Lesson 8: The Direct Object, Continued......................................................................................... 34
Lesson 9: Prepositions with the Dative and Accusative................................................................ 37
Lesson 10: Review................................................................................................................................ 41
Lesson 11: Article "the"...................................................................................................................... 44
Lesson 12: The Word "not"............................................................................................................... 48
Lesson 13: Personal Pronouns........................................................................................................... 52
Lesson 14: Personal Pronouns, Continued...................................................................................... 56
Lesson 15: Review................................................................................................................................ 60
Lesson 16: Conjunctions..................................................................................................................... 64
Lesson 17: Second Person Personal Pronouns............................................................................... 68
Lesson 18: The Dative Case............................................................................................................... 72
Lesson 19: The Dative Case............................................................................................................... 76
Lesson 20: Review................................................................................................................................ 79
Lesson 21: The Imperfect Tense....................................................................................................... 83
Lesson 22: The Imperfect Tense, Continued.................................................................................. 87
Lesson 23: Sentences in the Imperfect Tense.................................................................................. 91
Lesson 24: Imperfect of ei*miv............................................................................................................. 95
Lesson 25: Review................................................................................................................................ 99
Lesson 26: Deponent Verbs............................................................................................................. 102
Lesson 27: Deponent Verbs............................................................................................................. 106
Lesson 28: Additional Deponent Verbs......................................................................................... 109
Lesson 29: Masculine Nouns of the First Declension................................................................. 112
Lesson 30: Review.............................................................................................................................. 116
Appendix A: Greek-English Vocabulary Index............................................................................ 120
Appendix B: English-Greek Glossary Vocabulary Index............................................................ 127
Appendix C: Bible Verses................................................................................................................. 134
Appendix D: Reference Charts........................................................................................................ 137
Appendix E: Grammar Review........................................................................................................ 141

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Dative and Accusative Cases

OBJECTIVE:
Become familiar with the dative and accusative cases.
 Memory Verse:
&H a*gavph ou*devpote e*kpivptei.
Love never fails.

I Corinthians 13:8

Our first memory verse for this year comes from the book of I Corinthians
(PROS KORINQIOUS A). The verse is short, but do not rush through in your
reading of it. You want to be sure to pronounce each word carefully and clearly.
This will help you to memorize and remember the verse.1

day 1: Introduction to dative and accusative cases

a!nqrwpo" N a!nqrwpoi
a*nqrwvpou G a*nqrwvpwn
a*nqrwvpw/ D a*nqrwvpoi"
a!nqrwpon A a*nqrwvpou"

You learned that the first line is called the nominative case, and it shows us the
subject or predicate nominative of the sentence. The second line is called the
genitive. It shows us the possessive in a sentence, and it is also used as the object
of a preposition. Now look carefully at the third line down. This is the line for
the dative case. The dative case singular has -w/ for an ending, and the plural has
-oi". Then look at the final line, which is the accusative case. Notice the endings
are -on and -ou". Now read through the entire declension, from start to finish.
Both the dative and the accusative cases have their own jobs in the sentence.
Recite the endings for the second declension neuter. Notice that the dative and the
accusative endings are the same as the masculine, except in the accusative plural.
The neuter accusative plural ends in alpha.
1 Although the word the ( &H ) is used in the original Greek, it is left out in the English translation. It is common in
Greek for abstract nouns to include the article, although it is not common in English.

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day 2: Recognizing the dative and accusative
Today you will parse nouns by indicating their case, number, and gender before
translating. Refer to your charts if necessary as you grow accustomed to identifying
datives and accusatives. For now, translate the dative and accusative just like the
nominative. But remember what they are used for!

day 3: Recognizing dative and accusative in

a*lhvqeia N a*lhvqeiai
a*lhqeiva" G a*lhqeivwn
a*lhqeiva/ D a*lhqeivai"
a*lhvqeian A a*lhqeiva"

Remember that in the first declension, there are two possible endings on the
singular side, but the plural side has only one set of endings.

What are the first declension dative singular endings?

What is the dative plural ending?

What are the accusative singular endings?

What is the accusative plural ending?

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day 4: Recognizing all four cases
The easier it is for you to quickly parse a noun (to recognize its gender, number,
and case), the more you will enjoy translation exercises. With that in mind, today's
workbook assignment requires you to use all the information you have acquired
so far to determine the gender (masculine, feminine, neuter), number (singular,
plural), and case (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative) of these words. All
genders and cases are included in this exercise. In the instance of two cases sharing
the same ending, list both cases under the appropriate column. You may need to
refer to your charts to complete the exercise, but remember that you are to be
working toward mastery in the memorization of these charts.

day 5: Review paradigms for nouns,

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