Lesson 1 | Introduction & Vocab
Course Overview
With your completion of Greek I-III, you are now familiar with Greek nouns and adjectives, participles and infinitives, and finite verbs in the indicative mood. You can see the light at the end of the tunnel—and no, that isn’t a train. All that remains is to learn the other two main moods of Koine Greek, the subjunctive and the imperative, and a few other odds and ends about syntax.
Once you finish Greek IV, you should have a tight grasp of basic Greek grammar that will enable you to understand all but the most difficult NT verses when using a “Reader's Greek NT,” as well as to diagram any verse in the Greek NT. You will also have a solid foundation on which to build intermediate Greek studies in grammar and syntax. We praise God for how he has helped you persevere through your previous Greek studies, and we pray he continues to strengthen your spiritual and mental muscles as you round the corner for the final sprint to the finish line!
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following.
- Translate 69 more of the most common words in the Greek NT, building on the 250 words from Greek I, II & III (about 17 words per vocab lesson)
- Recite Revelation 21:1-5 in Greek from memory
- Read, parse (analyze the grammar), and translate all subjunctive and imperative verbs
- Understand more details about basic Greek syntax and usage
- Visually display how indicative verbs relate to the rest of a Greek sentence through diagramming
Lesson Structure
Each grammar lesson consists of the following steps:
- Devotional—A short worship-inducing reading (from the Sermon on the Mount) that shows how Koine Greek helps us see Christ more clearly
- Grammar Quiz—A quiz to test your knowledge of the concepts from the preceding grammar lesson
- Lesson Objectives—A list of what the lesson seeks to accomplish
- Grammar Points—Three or four grammar points that teach basic elements of Koine Greek. Each grammar point will include teaching, examples, and practice.
- Guided Practice—Short exercises that encourage students to apply the grammar points learned in this lesson
- Review—Overview of the key concepts learned in the lesson
- Assignment—Homework to be completed before moving on to the next lesson
- Preparation for LIVE Class—Two questions for you to answer in preparation for the LIVE class meeting
- Instructor's Work—How the instructor completed the assignment as a point of comparison
Each vocab lesson consists of the following steps:
- Devotional—A short worship-inducing reading highlighting one vocabulary word from the lesson
- Encouragement—A brief article to boost your motivation to learn Greek
- Vocabulary Quiz—A quiz, with instant feedback, to test your knowledge of the vocab from the preceding lessons
- New Vocabulary—A list of the vocabulary you'll memorize this lesson
- Quizlet—Flashcards to help you memorize the vocabulary
- Memorization—A three-part process to help you memorize Revelation 21:1-5 in Greek
- Memory Work—A cumulative vocab quiz and a place to record the memory work from each lesson
- Assignment—Homework to be completed before moving on to the next lesson
- Preparation for LIVE Class—Two questions for you to answer in preparation for the LIVE class meeting
- Instructor's Work—How the instructor completed the assignment as a point of comparison
Each lesson should take about an hour and a half for the average student to complete, and the assignments should take about two hours.
Course Outline
This course consists of ten lessons. Here is a road map for where we are going during these ten lessons.
- Introduction & Vocab
- Subjunctives
- Vocab
- Imperatives
- Vocab
- Phrasing the Greek NT
- Vocab
- Basic Syntax
- Vocab
- Odds and Ends
Course Materials
You will need...
- A computer with reliable internet access
- A Biblearc account
- Pencils and a notebook
- Optional: A Greek New Testament