Bible Study Greek

In the last chapter we looks at the nominative (and vocative) and accusative cases. In this chapter we will look at the remaining two cases, the dative and the genitive.

In the second edition of Greek for the Rest of Us, this material is covered in chapters 11 and 27.

Conjunctions are actually more important than you may think since they show the flow of the author's thought. Knowing conjunctions is especially important in phrasing.

In the second edition of Greek for the Rest of Us, this material was in chapter 20.

Now that we have a basic understanding of phrasing, it is time to look at a larger passage. In the textbook I discuss Jude, in the video we will look at Eph 1:1–2 (when done), and for homework you will phrase Titus.

In the second edition of Greek for the Rest of Us, this material was in chapter 21.

This most important distinction between time and aspect is central to the meaning of verbs in Greek. It is the hardest thing there is to learn in this class, so let's hit it head on and learn.

In the second edition of Greek for the Rest of Us, this material was in chapter 15.

It is time to get deeper into the five tenses in the indicative mood and the variations possible within each one, and also look at issues of voice. Like cases, tenses in Greek are more flexible than in English, and aspect plays a greater role than time.

In the second edition of Greek for the Rest of Us, this material was in chapters 16, 17, and 28.

Now it is time to venture in Greek phrasing. It is not as frightening as you might expect.

In the second edition of Greek for the Rest of Us, this material was in chapter 26.

In this chapter we will look at the nonindicative moods (subjunctive, imperative) as well as the infinitive. Now that we are outside of the indicative, we can really see Greek aspect at work.

In the second edition of Greek for the Rest of Us, this material was in chapters 18 and 29.

Participles are "-ing" words that can function adjectivally and adverbially, the latter being especially flexible in meaning and accounting for many of the common differences among translations.

In the second edition of Greek for the Rest of Us, this material was in chapter 19.

In our final time together phrasing in Greek, we will look at one of the great theological passages in the Bible, Titus 2:11–14.

In the second edition of Greek for the Rest of Us, this material was in chapter 30.

Time to fill in the blanks on verbal grammar that didn't fit into any previous chapter. We will learn about transitive and intransitive verbs, active and passive voices, how to state purpose and ask questions, and especially articular infinitives.

In this final lesson, we will look at idioms, partial inflection, conditional sentences, and issues of word order.

Let's remind ourselves of all that we have learned. It is quite a substantial amount of information.

There were four additional chapters in the first and second edition of Greek for the Rest of Us. They were omitted in the third edition, but you can read them here.