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Grammatical concepts 101 for biblical Greek : learning biblical Greek grammatical concepts through English grammar / Gary A. Long.

Van Pelt Library PA817 .L66 2006
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Long, Gary A. (Gary Alan), 1959-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Greek language, Biblical--Grammar.
Greek language, Biblical.
English language--Grammar.
English language.
Bible. New Testament--Language, style.
Bible.
Bible. New Testament.
Physical Description:
xxiii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, [2006]
Summary:
Many students have forgotten, or never learned, the basic grammatical concepts needed for studying Biblical Greek. Explanations of these concepts in Greek grammar textbooks are either too skimpy or too complex. Grammatical Concepts 101 for Biblical Greek fills this gap. In this complement to standard classroom grammars, veteran language instructor and Greek scholar Gary Long revisits English grammar in order to teach more effectively concepts that are specific to Greek.
Arranged to supplement teaching grammars, each chapter takes up individual concepts, first explaining how the concept works in English, then illustrating its use in Biblical Greek. Long explains, for example, voice, tense, aspect, mood, participles, independent and dependent clauses, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, even discourse analysis and translation theory, in easy-to-understand language. Abundant English and Greek examples illustrate each concept, most of them visually analyzed. Glosses and translations help students grasp the Greek examples.
Contents:
Tips for Learning Biblical Greek xxii
Linguistic Hierarchies 3
Sound Production 7
Consonants 8
Vowels 13
Syllable 17
English 17
Biblical Greek 17
Translations 23
Translating Homework in First-Year Biblical Greek Courses 26
Part II Building Blocks
Declension 29
Gender 30
English 30
Biblical Greek 31
Number 32
English 32
Biblical Greek 33
Case 34
English 34
Biblical Greek 36
Verb 57
Finite and Nonfinite 57
Transitive and Intransitive 57
Fientive and Stative 58
Tense and Aspect 60
English 60
Biblical Greek 68
Imperative: 2D & 3D Person 78
English 78
Biblical Greek 79
Mood 81
English 81
Biblical Greek 89
Voice 98
English 99
Biblical Greek 104
Article 107
English 107
Biblical Greek 108
Conjunction 113
Conjunction or Preposition? 113
English 113
Biblical Greek 114
Nominal 118
Noun 119
English 119
Biblical Greek 119
Pronoun 121
English 122
Biblical Greek 133
Adjective 158
English 158
Biblical Greek 164
Adverb 177
English 177
Biblical Greek 178
Participle 180
English 180
Biblical Greek 183
Infinitive 187
English 187
Biblical Greek 188
Part III The Clause and Beyond
Clause 193
Independent and Main 193
Dependent or Subordinate 194
Anatomy of a Verbal Clause 195
Subject 198
English 198
Biblical Greek 198
Predicate/Predication 199
Verbless Predication 199
Verbal Predication 201
Semantics: Processes, Roles, and Circumstances 203
Semantic Processes 203
Semantic Roles 206
Semantic Circumstances 207
Discourse Analysis 211
1 Story and Discourse 212
2 Story-Happenings and Discourse 212
3 Discourse as the Function of Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics 215
4 Structure and Meaning 221
5 Concluding Remark 223.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-226) and index.
ISBN:
1565634063
OCLC:
64511191

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