εἷς

ἑνός

ἑνί

μία

μιᾶς

μιᾷ

ἕν

ἑνός

ἑνί

τρεῖς

τριῶν

τρισί

τρεῖς

τρία

τριῶν

τρισί

τρία

τέτταρες

τεττάρων

τέτταρσι

τέτταρας

τέτταρα

τεττάρων

τέτταρσι

τέτταρα

Demonstrative "this / these"

Demonstrative "that / those"

Prepositions

The Nominative never takes a preposition in Greek.

Prepositions are often pre-fixed to verbs, sometimes with spelling/accent changes.

One case

Genitive only

Dative only

Accusative only

ἀντί

 • in place of, instead of

ἀπό

 • from

ἄχρι(ς)

 • up to, as far as

ἐκ, ἐξ

 • out of, by, after

ἕνεκα

 • for the sake of

ἔμπροσθεν

 • before, in front of

ἐνώπιον

 • before, in sight/presence of

μέχρι

 • up until

πλήν

 • except

πρό

 • before, in front of

ἐν

 • in, among

σύν

 • with

ἀνά

 • up

εἰς

 • into, against, to

πρός

 • toward, to, with

ὡς

 • to (a person)

Two cases

Three cases

Verbs

See "The Greek Verb System", a 22" x 14" color-coded chart, suitable for framing or laminating, available from Dallas Theological Seminary Book Room, 3909 Swiss Avenue, Dallas, TX 75204.

Verb εἶναι,

(esse)

indicative mood

 • Qui putat minorem fructum gloriae ex Graecis versibus capi quam ex Latinis, errat, quod Graecae litterae leguntur in omnibus fere gentibus sed Latinae litterae suis finibus continentur. Cicero.

 • Ad meam utilitatem semper cum Graecis Latina coniunxi neque id in philosophia solum, sed etiam in dicendi exercitatione feci, idem tibi censeo faciendum, ut par sis in utriusque orationis facultate. Cicero.

Koine Greek letters

with diacriticals

staging

Templates

Verb

Grammars & Dictionaries

A wag once cracked that whenever ten Greek teachers gather in a room the first thing they do is to sit down and write eleven Greek grammars.

There is a plethora of materials available for students of Greek. In the end, personal preferences should prevail. Among the materials available, though, the following basic resources are worth considering.

N. Clayton Croy, A Primer of Biblical Greek. Assumes no knowledge of Latin, offers more direct address of grammar, plenty of sample sentences.

Jim Found, Basic Greek In 30 Minutes a Day. Perhaps the most rudimentary of the grammars suggested, this book is ideal for a solo learner. 

Donald Mastronarde, Introduction to Attic Greek. An excellent beginning text for those wishing to gain a better understanding of the great classical authors.

R. W. Moore, Comparative Greek and Latin Syntax. For more advanced students, but contains many very illuminative observations on similarities and differences in the classical versions of these two languages.

William Mounce, Basics of Biblical Greek. Assumes no knowledge of Latin, and little of English grammar. Spends a bit too much time giving biblical incentives to (Protestant) students to study Scriptural Greek, and at times winds through some obscure etymologies, but for all that, a well-designed and executed text. Designed for use with a workbook and later a more advanced reader.

Herbert Smyth, Greek Grammar [1920], rev. G. Messing (Harvard, 1956) 784 pp. Probably the classic on Classical in English.

L. A. Wilding, Greek for Beginners. Assumes some knowledge of Latin, and spends way too much time on noun trivia, but for all that, a decent, brief, into to Classical Greek.

Langenscheidt's Pocket Greek Dictionary: Classical Greek-English. Besides an impressive listing of Attic words, this dictionary does contain all the vocabulary needed to read the New Testament in Greek.

Canticle of Simeon

(Luke II: 29-32)

Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δοῦλόν σου, δέσποτα,

Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine,

κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου ἐν εἰρήνῃ·

secundum verbum tuum in pace.

ὅτι εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου τὸ σωτήριόν σου,

quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum,

ὃ ἡτοίμασας κατὰ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν λαῶν,

quod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum,

φῶς εἰς αποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου Ἰσραήλ.

lumen ad revelationem gentium et gloriam plebis tuæ Israel.