Lesson 5 | Second Noun Pattern
Review
During this lesson, we learned:
That common Greek connectors:
Connect individual words as well as larger groups of words (phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, etc.)
Usually start a sentence or clause
Are either coordinate connectors that connect words, clauses, sentences, and paragraphs at the same level, or subordinate connectors which identify that one phrase or clause depends upon another
That Greek prepositions:
Take their objects in specific cases
Usually function as adverbs
That second pattern nouns:
Are usually masculine or neuter
Have ο-stems
How to translate a Greek text by using our five-step process
Clauses: Divide the text into clauses
Main Verb: Diagram the main verb in the clause
Subject: Diagram the verb’s subject
Object: Diagram the verb’s object or predicate nominative
Extras: Diagram the remaining parts
Paradigm Song: Second Noun Pattern + Masculine/Neuter Article (Review it now!)
Quiz
We learned a lot in this lesson. If you feel overwhelmed right now, that is okay! Keep pressing on! This material will get easier as we practice it more and more during the course. I am praying right now that our God strengthens you.
Here is a brief quiz that will help you see how well you learned these concepts. If you find that you are struggling to answer certain questions, go back and review that information before moving on to the next lesson.
Which Greek connector contrasts two parts by identifying the second part as a correction or replacement of the first?
True or False: When a noun acts as an object of a preposition, its case does not matter.
True or False: In the phrase, “πρὸς τὸν θρόνον,” the noun is not acting as the verb’s direct object even though it is in the accusative case.
In which case(s) do neuter nouns have the same form as masculine nouns?
In which cases do neuter nouns have identical forms?
Parse and Translate: θάνατου
Parse and Translate: Χριστῷ
Parse and Translate: εὐαγγέλιον
Parse and Translate: τέκνοις
Parse and Translate: προφήτης