Introduction to New Testament Greek: Lesson 2

Introduction to New Testament Greek

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Κατα Ιωαννην 1:3-4

John 1:3-4

πάνταπᾶς: adj.nom.pl.neut. Eng: all δι’διά: prep. Eng: through αὐτοῦαὐτός: pron.gen.sg.masc. Eng: s/he, self ἐγένετο,γίνομαι: verb.aor.3per.sg. Eng: become καὶκαὶ: conj. Eng: and χωρὶςχωρίς: prep. Eng: without αὐτοῦαὐτός: pron.gen.sg.masc. Eng: s/he, self ἐγένετογίνομαι: verb.aor.3per.sg. Eng: become οὐδὲοὐδὲ: adv. Eng: not ἕνεἷς: adj.nom.sg.neut. Eng: one ὃὅς: pron.nom.sg.neut. Eng: this one γέγονεν.γίνομαι: verb.perf.3per.sg. Eng: become ἐνἐν: prep. Eng: in αὐτῷαὐτός: pron.dat.sg.masc. Eng: Eng: s/he, self ζωὴζωή: noun.nom.sg.fem. Eng: life ἦν,εἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be καὶκαὶ: conj. Eng: and ἡὁ: art.nom.sg.fem. Eng: the ζωὴζωή: noun.nom.sg.fem. Eng: life ἦνεἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be τὸὁ: art.nom.sg.neut. Eng: the φῶςφῶς: noun.nom.sg.neut. Eng: light τῶνὁ: art.gen.pl.masc. Eng: the ἀνθρώπων·ἄνθρωπος: noun.gen.pl.masc. Eng: man, human

All things came to be through him, and without him came to be not a single thing that has come to be. In him was life, and this life was the light of men.

πάνταπᾶς: adj.nom.pl.neut. Eng: all δι’διά: prep. Eng: through αὐτοῦαὐτός: pron.gen.sg.masc. Eng: s/he, self ἐγένετο,γίνομαι: verb.aor.3per.sg. Eng: become καὶκαὶ: conj. Eng: and χωρὶςχωρίς: prep. Eng: without αὐτοῦαὐτός: pron.gen.sg.masc. Eng: s/he, self ἐγένετογίνομαι: verb.aor.3per.sg. Eng: become οὐδὲοὐδὲ: adv. Eng: not ἕνεἷς: adj.nom.sg.neut. Eng: one ὃὅς: pron.nom.sg.neut. Eng: this one γέγονεν.γίνομαι: verb.perf.3per.sg. Eng: become ἐνἐν: prep. Eng: in αὐτῷαὐτός: pron.dat.sg.masc. Eng: Eng: s/he, self ζωὴζωή: noun.nom.sg.fem. Eng: life ἦν,εἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be καὶκαὶ: conj. Eng: and ἡὁ: art.nom.sg.fem. Eng: the ζωὴζωή: noun.nom.sg.fem. Eng: life ἦνεἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be τὸὁ: art.nom.sg.neut. Eng: the φῶςφῶς: noun.nom.sg.neut. Eng: light τῶνὁ: art.gen.pl.masc. Eng: the ἀνθρώπων·ἄνθρωπος: noun.gen.pl.masc. Eng: man, human

Ամենայն ինչ նովաւ եղեւ, եւ առանց նորա եղեւ եւ ոչ ինչ որ ինչ եղեւն: Նովաւ կեանք էր, եւ կեանքն էր լոյս մարդկան:

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πάντα δι’ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἕν ὃ γέγονεν. ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων·

Pán-ta di af-toú e-gé-ne-to kaí cho-rís af-toú e-gé-ne-to ou-dé én ó gé-go-nen. En af-tó zo-í ín, kaí i zo-í ín tó phós tón an-thró-pon.

(Narrated by Anton Thasos)

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Vocabulary:

1. ἄνθρωπος, ὁ, man.
2. αὐτοῦ, αὐτῷ, of him, to him.
3. αὐτόν, him.
4. αὐτήν, her.
5. αὐτό, it.
6. διά, through.
7. εἷς, μία, ἕν, one.
8. ζωή, ή, life.
9. οὐδὲ, not.
10. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, who, which.
11. πάντα, all things.
12. πάντες, all men.
13. τῶν, of the (pl.)
14. φῶς, τὸ, light.
15. χωρὶς, apart from.
16. οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος, this man.

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Present Mid. And Pass.	Aorist Mid.
γίν-ομαι, I am, become, am made. γίν-εται, he is, becomes, is made.	ἐ-γεν-όμην, I became, was made. ἐ-γέν-ετο, he became, was made.

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Perfect Act.

γέ-γον-α, I have bcome, been made. γέ-γον-ε, he (it) has become, been made.

Exercises

Translate:

1. Πάντα ἐν ἀρχῇ ἐγένετο.
2. Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν οὐδὲ ἕν.
3. Ὁ λόγος ζωὴ ἦν.
4. Ὁ ἄνθρωπος δι'αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο.
5. Ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ δι ̓ αὐτοῦ ζωὴ ἦν.
6. Αὐτόν,αὐτήν,αὐτό.
7. Χωρὶς τῶν ἀνθρώ πων.
8. Ἄνθρωπος ἐγενόμην, ἄνθρωπος γέγονεν.
9. Καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἕν, ὃ γέγονεν.
10. Πάντες, πάντα.


11. The life was the light of men.
12. All things were made through him.
13. The Word was life.
14. Apart from him not one thing was made.
15. That-which hath been made was life through him.
16. The man, of the men; through him, in him, without him.
17. He is made man, he was made man, he hath been made man.

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