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Mastering NT Greek
13. Third Declension Nouns
By Ted Hildebrandt © 2003
Baker Academic
Review Present Active (PAI) verbs
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lu<w
I loose
lu<omen
We loose
lu<eij
lu<ei
loose
lu<ete You all loose
He/she looses
lu<ousi(n) They
You loose
Present Middle/Passive Indicative
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lu<omai,
-^,
-etai,
-o<meqa,
-esqe,
-ontai
I loose myself [Mid.] // I am loosed [Pas.]
Review the Future Active (FAI)
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lu<sw
lu<somen
I will loose
We will loose
lu<seij
lu<sete
You will loose
You all will loose
lu<sei
lu<sousi(n)
He/she/it will loose
They will loose
Remember the “lemoners”
no sigma  circumflex
 Dentals/Sibilants drop,
labials  y, velars  c
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Review the Future Middle (FMI)
lu<somai
--omeqa
--^
--esqe
--etai
--ontai
 I will loose for myself (Dep. = active)
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Review Imperfect Active (IAI)
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e@luon
e]lu<omen
I was loosing
We were loosing
e@luej
e]lu<ete
You were loosing
You all were loosing
e@lue(n)
e@luon
He/she/it was loosing
They were loosing
Learn:
n
e@luon: n, s, e,
men, te,
Imperfect Middle/Passive (IM/PI)
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e]luo<mhn
e]luo<meqa
I was being loosed
We were being loosed
e]lu<ou
e]lu<esqe
You were being loosed
You all were being loosed
e]lu<eto
e]lu<onto
He/she/it was being loosed
They were being loosed
Learn: e]luo<mhn:
ou, eto, omeqa, esqe, onto
2-1-2 Noun Forms
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2
1
lo<goj
lo<gou
lo<g&
lo<gon
lo<goi
lo<gwn
lo<goij
lo<gouj
grafh<
grafh?j
graf^?
grafh<n
grafai<
grafw?n
grafai?j
grafa<j
2
i[ero<n
i[erou?
i[er&?
i[ero<n
i[era<
i[erw?n
i[eroi?j
i[era<
First Person Personal Pronoun
Singular
 Nom. e]gw<
su
h[mei?j
Gen. mou
sou?
Dat. moi
soi
Acc. me
se
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Plural
h[mw?n
h[mi?n
h[ma<j
au]to<j, au]th<, au]to< = he, she, it
Demonstrative and Relative Pronouns Summary
e]kei?noj, e]kei<nh,
e]kei?no = that
 ou$toj,
au!th,
tou?to
tou<tou, tau<thj, tou<tou = this
 o!j
h!
o! = Relative (who, which)
ou$
h$j
ou$
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The "is" verb PAI -- ei]mi<
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ei]mi<
I am
e]sme<n
you are
e]ste<
he/she/it is
ei]si<(n)
we are
ei#
you are
e]sti<(n)
they are
Imperfect Being (IAI): ei]mi<
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h@mhn
h#men
I was
We were
h#j
h#te
You were
You all were
h#n
h#san
He/she/it was
They were
Rapping the Lord’s Prayer
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Pa<ter
h[mw?n o[
father
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our the one in
name
your
e]lqe<tw h[ basilei<a sou:
let come
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heaven
a[giasqh<tw to> o@noma< sou
make holy
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e]n toi?j ou]ranoi?j:
kingdom
your
genhqh<tw to> qe<lhma< sou,
let be
will
your
Introduction to Third Declension Nouns
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Second declension: omicron ending nouns
(usually masculine or neuter – lo<goj, but
o[do<j, h[)
First declension: eta or alpha ending nouns
(usually feminine – grafh< but
profh<thj, ou, o[)
Third declension: consonant ending nouns
(xa<rij, pi<stij, o@noma)
Built off the genitive: take the oj off the
genitive ending to get the stem
Stop transformations
Labials: p, b, or f + s = y
 Velars: k, g, or x + s = c
 Dentals: t, d, or q + s = s
 Same as Future transformations
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3 Third Declension Nouns to Master
xa<rij, xa<ritoj, h[ = grace (t/d stem)
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Singular
Plural
 Nom. xa<rij
xa<ritej
 Gen.
xa<ritoj
xari<twn
 Dat.
xa<riti
xa<risi(n)
 Acc.
xa<rita
xa<ritaj
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(xa<rin)
 xa<rin is an alternate accusative form.
 Chant this one.
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3 Third Declension Nouns to Master
pi<stij, pi<stewj, h[ = faith (i stem)
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Singular
Plural
 Nom. pi<stij
pi<steij
 Gen.
pi<stewj
pi<stewn
 Dat.
pi<stei
pi<stesi(n)
 Acc.
pi<stin
pi<steij
 Chant this one.
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3 Third Declension Nouns to Master
o@noma, o]no<matoj, to< = name (mat
stem)
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Singular
Plural
 Nom. o@noma
o]no<mata
 Gen.
o]no<matoj
o]noma<twn
 Dat.
o]no<mati
o]no<masi(n)
 Acc.
o@noma
o]no<mata
 Chant this one.
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Declension Chantables
xari<j o@noma, pi<stij
 xa<rij
o@noma
 xa<ritoj
o]no<matoj
 xa<riti
o]no<mati
 xa<rita
o@noma
 xa<ritej
o]no<mata
 xari<twn
o]noma<twn
 xa<risi(n)
o]no<masi(n)
 xa<ritaj
o]no<mata
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pi<stij
pi<stewj
pi<stei
pi<stin
pi<steij
pi<stewn
pi<stesi(n)
pi<steij
Rho final stems
path<r, patro<j, o[ = father
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Singular
Plural
 Nom. path<r
pate<rej
 Gen.
patro<j
pate<rwn
 Dat.
patri<
patra<si(n)
 Acc.
patra<
pate<rej
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-eu final stems
i[ereu<j, -ew<j, o[ = priest
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Singular
Plural
 Nom. i[ereu<j
i[erei?j
 Gen.
i[ere<wj
i[ere<wn
 Dat.
i[erei?
i[ereu?si(n)
 Acc.
i[ere<a
i[erei?j
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All always means all--sometimes
paj, pa?sa, pa?n = all, every
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Singular (3-1-3)
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Masc.
Fem.
Neut.
 Nom. pa?j
pa?sa
pa?n
Gen. panto<j pa?shj
panto<j
Dat. panti<
pa?s^
panti<
Acc. pa<nta
pa?sa
pa?n
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All always means all--sometimes
paj, pa?sa, pa?n = all, every
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Plural (3-1-3)
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Masc.
Fem.
Neut.
 Nom. pa<ntej
pa?sai
pa<nta
Gen. pa<ntwn pasw?n
pa<ntwn
Dat. pa?si(n) pa<saij
pa?si(n)
Acc. pa<ntaj pa<saj
pa<nta
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Chapter 13 Vocabulary
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a]nh<r, a]ndro<j, o[
man, husband
Chapter 13 Vocabulary
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basileu<j, -e<wj, o[
king
Chapter 13 Vocabulary
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du<namij, -ewj, h[
power, miracle
Chapter 13 Vocabulary
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o@noma, -matoj, to<
name
Chapter 13 Vocabulary
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pa?j, pa?sa, pa?n
each, every, all
Chapter 13 Vocabulary
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path<r, patro<j, o[
father
Chapter 13 Vocabulary
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pi<stij, pi<stewj, h[
faith, belief
Chapter 13 Vocabulary
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pneu?ma, -atoj, to<
spirit, wind
Chapter 13 Vocabulary
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sa<rc, sarko<j, h[
flesh, body
Chapter 13 Vocabulary
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xa<rij, -itoj, h[
grace, kindness
Congratulations
This is a major milestone in Greek.
You now know all the basic declensions
for all the nouns in Greek. 2-1-2 and 3.
 Wallace notes (p. 35): 28,957 nouns in NT
 Nom. Nouns = 7794;
 Gen. Nouns = 7681;
 Dat. Nouns = 4375;
 Acc. Nouns = 8815;
 Vocative = 292
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