Ancient Greek Resource: Neuter Nouns in Biblical Context
Explore Unit 3 of "Ancient Greek for Everyone" focusing on neuter nouns in Biblical readings, including translations from the Septuagint. Read aloud, parse verbs and nouns, and translate into English. Discover ancient Greek writings related to the Bible, Jewish history, and early Christianity.
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Ancient Greek for Everyone: A New Digital Resource for Beginning Greek Units 3 part 3: Neuter Nouns Biblical Reading 2015 edition Wilfred E. Major wmajor@lsu.edu
Ancient Greek for Everyone Unit 3 Biblical reading Be able to: read the sentences aloud parse each verb and noun (with article where it appears) translate the sentences into English.
Ancient Greek for Everyone All the sentences here come from ancient Greek writings related to the Bible, related Jewish history and early Christianity. The passages are unchanged, except where indicates a short omission. To provide context for the quotation, there are brief introductions for the writings and stories. At the bottom of each slide are vocabulary entries and notes. These supply vocabulary and information for any words that have not yet appeared in the required vocabulary.
Ancient Greek for Everyone The Hebrew Bible was translated into koine Greek in the second century B.C., and this version of the Old Testament, called the Septuagint (abbreviated LXX), was the one known to early Christians. The Septuagint derives its name from the Latin versio septuaginta interpretum, "translation of the seventy interpreters," (Greek: , "translation of the seventy." The Roman numeral LXX (seventy) is commonly used as an abbreviation. The following readings are quoted from the Septuagint.
Ancient Greek for Everyone Jacob wrestles with a man through the night until dawn. His opponent asks to be let go, but Jacob refuses until the mysterious wrestler blesses him. The wrestler asks: ; LXX Gen. 32:28 When Jacob gives his name ( ) the wrestler says that he has held on to God ( ) and renames him Israel ( ). your what?
Ancient Greek for Everyone After the Exodus from Egypt, Moses prepares to (re)impose the Sabbath and says: . LXX Ex. 16:23 - speech (nom/acc sg) this
Ancient Greek for Everyone A common formula of rules in Leviticus: . LXX Lev. 11 - abomination, something sickening (dat pl) y all
Ancient Greek for Everyone The introduction to the catalog of David s army: LXX 1 Chron. 12:23 (gen sg) army (nom/acc pl) these
Ancient Greek for Everyone Job laments his suffering: LXX Job 6:4 - speech (nom/acc pl) trivial, worthless my
Ancient Greek for Everyone An admonition from Proverbs: LXX Pr 7:24 - speech pay attention! my
Ancient Greek for Everyone The prophet Isaiah quotes God: , LXX Is. 42:8 (nom sg) I (nom sg) god (nom sg) lord my (nom/acc sg) this
Ancient Greek for Everyone The prophet Hosea is listing the crimes of Israel: . LXX Is. 42:8 = = on, to
Ancient Greek for Everyone In 142 BC, the Maccabean leader Simon and the Seleucid king Demetrius II Nicator came to terms. This comes from Demetrius letter to Simon: LXX 1 Maccabees 13:39 and and - error from ignorance - error, mistake
Ancient Greek for Everyone The following readings are quoted from the New Testament.
Ancient Greek for Everyone From the Last Supper: . ... 26:26, 28 14:22, 24 22:19 my (nom sg) this
Ancient Greek for Everyone from Jesus final speech: , . 14:27 (nom sg) I (acc sg) peace (acc sg) my as (nom sg) world (dat pl) y all
Ancient Greek for Everyone From the Clementine Homilies: Peter mentions honors often given to those killed by lightning: . Homily 9 5.4 (gen pl) shapes dead - statue (gen pl) their
