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GREEK ALPHABET NOUNS VERBS

A a alpha, "ah" as in "father" Besides having a gender (as in The Greek verb has a person, number, tense, voice, and
mood. These four factors determine how the verb is
French) and number (as in
B b beta, "b" English),the noun in Greek also takes translated.
G g gamma, "g" as in "get" on a case. A noun's case determines
D d delta, "d" how it is to be used and translated in a Person and Number
1st pers, singular - "I see"
sentence.
E e epsilon, "e" as in "get" 2nd pers, singular - "You see"
Z z zeta, "dz" as in "beds" Gender 3rd pers, singular - "He (or she) sees"
H h eta, "a" as in "late" masculine feminine neuter 1st pers, plural - "We see"
2nd pers, plural - "You see"
Q q theta, "th" Number 3rd pers, plural - "They see"
I i iota, "i" as in "pit," or "ee" Singular, as in "son"
K k kappa, "k" Plural, as in "sons" Tense
Present - as in "I see"
L l lambda, "l" Case (using "man" as an example) Imperfect - as in "I was seeing" (this tense indicates a
M m mu, "m" Nominative: the word is used as the continuing action from the past and is difficult to translate
N n nu, "n" subject, as in "The man gave bread to into English)
Aorist - as in "I saw" (simple past tense)
X x xi, "x" as in "axe" him."
Genitive: the word is expressed with Future - as in "I will see"
O o omicron, "o" as in "hot" possession, as in "He took the man's Perfect - as in "He healed me, so now I see." (a present
P p pi, "p" bread" or "He took the bread of the statement that was a result of a past action. This is
sometimes difficult to translate into English.)
S s sigma, "s" man."
Dative: the word is the indirect object,
(j at end of word) as in "He gave bread to the man" or Voice
T t tau, "t" "He gave bread for the man." Active - as in "I see"
Middle - as in "I see myself" (this voice indicates an action
U u upsilon, "u" as in "use" Accusative: the word is the direct
object, as in "He brought the man to that is done to oneself, or concerning oneself. It is difficult
F f phi, "ph" as in "phone" see the bread." to translate; the force of this voice is very subtle)
C c chi, "ch" as in "chord" Vocative: the word is used as a direct Passive - as in "I am being seen."
Y y psi, "ps" as in "loops" address, as in "Man, let me give you
Mood
some bread."
W w omega, "o" as in "note" Indicative - as in "I see" (a simple statement)
Subjunctive - as in "...that I might see." (indicates a
purpose, exhortation, or intent)
Imperative - as in "See the man." (a command)
Infinitive - as in "I wish to see the man." (a verb used as a
noun)
GREEK KEY CHART Participle - as in "I turned around, seeing him in the
distance."
1999 Randal K. Young

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