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Lesson Eight


 

 

First Declension Nouns (Module A)
Feminine Nouns
Morphology: The Nominal System (Part 3)

Contents
 

8.0 Introduction, 8-1
8.1 General Observations, 8-2
8.2 Flow Chart, 8-3
8.3 The Alpha Pattern (n-1a), 8-4
8.4 The Ēta Pattern (n-1b), 8-11
8.5 The Hybrid Pattern (n-1c), 8-15
8.6 Summary of Feminine Nouns, 8-19
8.7 Declension-Paradigm Notation, 8-22
8.8 Vocabulary Study, 8-23
Study Guide, 8-26
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Synopsis

Lessons Six and Seven examined second declension nouns.  We now come to a new declension, the first declension.  There are eight paradigms in the first declension.  However, only three of these eight paradigms will be examined in this lesson, with the remaining five to be studied in Lesson Nine.  Thirty-nine MP3 audio files span this lesson to guide the student toward a consistent pronunciation of Greek vowels, consonants and words.  At the conclusion of the lesson, the Study Guide integrates the principles presented in this lesson. 

Study Aids

The following study aids are designed to reinforce the material presented in Lesson Eight.  An "answer key" is provided when necessary.  The different levels represent an escalating level of difficulty.  It is recommended to begin with the least difficult exercises in Level One and proceed through Level Three to receive the maximum benefit from the exercises.  All PDF links open in a new window.

You may download all the paginated study aids for Lesson Eight in a ZIP file by clicking here.

LEVEL ONE Title, Link and Description
Study Guide Answer Key [PDF]  Instruction
This is the answer key for Lesson Eight Study Guide.  It is important to answer all of the lesson's exercises before consulting the answer key.  SA8:1-8

Vocabulary Study Practice [Audio PDF]  Word Sheets
Practice writing your thirty-one new vocabulary words from Lesson Eight on these pages.  Included in this exercise is a review of Lesson Six and Lesson Seven vocabulary words.  SA8:9-14

Vocabulary Paradigms [PDF] Instruction
All first declension feminine vocabulary words from Lesson Eight are declined.  The master case ending chart for these nouns is also included in this instructional paper.  SA8:15-24

Correct Article [PDF]  Exercise
Choose the correct article from four choices in the left-hand column that matches the declension of several Greek nouns in the right-hand column.  SA8:25-26

Syllabification and Transliteration [PDF]  Exercise
Twenty Greek vocabulary words are to be divided into their respective syllables and then transliterated into English.  SA8:27-28

Quiz [PDF]  Test
Twelve true or false questions tests over general morphological concepts concerning first declension feminine nouns.  SA8:29-30

LEVEL TWO

Title, Link and Description

Missing Letters [Audio PDF]  Exercise
Missing
vowel or vowels and consonants in words from the lesson’s vocabulary are to be filled in the blanks.  SA8:31-32

Flash Card Vocabulary Set [Audio HTML]  On-Line Exercise 
This on-line exercise is a set of vocabulary flash cards presented in several different ways.  The order that the vocabulary is presented is different in the flash card vocabulary sets.  There is no SA pagination associated with this on-line exercise.

Vocabulary Study [PDF]  Exercise
The exercise is straightforward and covers all Greek vocabulary contained in Lesson Eight, as well as previous lessons.  SA8:33-36

Crossword Puzzle [PDF]  Exercise
Technical terms and transliterated vocabulary words from Lesson Eight were used to construct this puzzle.  Twenty-six clues help to solve the puzzle.  This puzzle was designed with the aid of Discovery School.  SA8:37-38

Lexical Form [PDF]  Exercise
Many of the vocabulary words of Lesson Six, Seven and Eight are incorporated in this exercise.  The lexical form and the declension-paradigm notation for each Greek inflected word are to be provided.  SA8:39-42

Read and Translate  [PDF]  Exercise
This exercise instructs
how to translate the different cases as they interrelate with one another The exercise contains eight lines divided into two columns, with a short Greek phrase in the left-hand column and the English translation in the right-hand column.  SA8:43-46 

Quiz [PDF]  Test
This quiz is divided into two parts covering lexical and vocabulary aspects of Lesson Eight.  SA8:47-50

LEVEL THREE

Title, Link and Description

Let's Read Greek! [Audio HTML]  Exercise
Several verses from the Greek New Testament Scriptures challenge to see, hear and repeat actual NTGreek.  The cadence of the instructor's reading is intentionally slower than normal so that the beginning student can follow along with ease.  No SA pagination is associated with this exercise.  However, if you wish to have a Audio PDF copy, it is free for the taking here.

Grammatical Parsing [PDF]  Exercise
Challenging to think grammatically about Greek nouns, twenty-nine forms are listed to parse. 
SA8:51-54

English-Greek Vocabulary Study [PDF]  Exercise
Normally, vocabulary lists give the Greek word with the English translation to be furnished. This exercise is in reverse--the vocabulary list cites the
English translation with the expectation of the student to supply the Greek word, followed by its abbreviated genitive singular, article, and its declension-paradigm notation.  SA8:55-58

Substitution  [PDF]  Exercise
Choose from four choices that properly substitute for the correct case of the underlined English noun.  Twenty-nine
short excerpts from the NTGreek text are cited in this exercise.  SA8:59-70

Quiz [PDF]  Test
This demanding quiz is divided into five parts, including "true" or "false" statements, multiple choice questions, and grammatical parsing. 
SA8:71-82

Comprehensive N-1A Feminine Noun List [PDF]  Instruction
This comprehensive list of first declension feminine nouns whose stems terminate with alpha-pure stems belongs in an appendix.  However, because they were studied in this lesson, they are included here.  An introductory overview of case formation is included.  SA8:83-94

Comprehensive N-1B Feminine Noun List [PDF]  Instruction
This comprehensive list of first declension feminine nouns whose stems terminate with
ēta-pure stems belongs in an appendix.  However, because they were studied in this lesson, they are included here.  An introductory overview of case formation is included.  SA8:95-100

Comprehensive N-1C Feminine Noun List [PDF]  Instruction
This comprehensive list of first declension feminine nouns whose singular stems of the hybrid pattern belongs in an appendix.  However, because they were studied in this lesson, they are included here.  An introductory overview of case formation is included.  SA8:101-104

 

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