Lesson 1 | The Greek Verbal System
Guided Practice: Mt 4:8–9
Let’s practice translating verses from the Greek NT.
Read the text aloud
Clauses: Divide the text into clauses.
Main Verb: Identify the main verb.
Subject: Identify the verb’s subject.
Object: Identify the verb’s object (or predicate nominative).
Extras: Identify and diagram the remaining parts.
Watch the video to check your work.
We colored and highlighted the verbs in each sentence according to their tense-form. (You will learn more about this coloring scheme as we go along.) We have also defined the verbs for you in the Helps tab. If there is another word that you do not know or cannot remember how to parse, click on the verse number and then on the word under the Greek Inline tab. However, avoid doing this whenever possible.
Diagramming Help
If you are new to sentence diagramming or would like a refresher, we strongly encourage you to review this step and this step from Greek I Lesson 5 for help. Finally, note that this passage includes
(1) Read aloud. (2) Diagram & translate with the 5 Steps.
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