The word order and the negative in Classical Greek
Word Order This is much more flexible than in Latin. The verb need not come at the end, though it can. Examples Ἀκούω τήν βοήν. Ὁ ἄγγελος διώκει τόν δοῦλον. Ὁ στρατός φυλάσσει τόν ποταμόν. Ὁ ξένος ἐπιστολήν γράφει. Ὁ διδάσκαλος διδάσκει τόν δοῦλον Negative…
The definite article / Classical Greek
This is the word for the. Latin has no equivalent, but in Greek, it is very important. In case there is no article, translate a: e.g. ὁ δοῦλος=the slave, δοῦλος= a slave masculine nominative ὁ …
Nouns (first and second declension feminine) Nominative & Accusative
First declension feminine: τιμή= honour sg nominative τιμ-ή accusative τιμ-ήν Second declension feminine λόγος= word (also reason, story) sg nominative λόγος accusative λόγον As with verbs, it is important to distinguish the…
The Present Tense- Classical Greek
Sing παύω= I stop Παύ-ω Παύ-εις Παύ-ει Pl. Παύ-ομεν Παύ-ετε Παύ-ουσι(ν) The “ν”- often called “movable n“- is added (to make pronunciation easier)…