Complete ancient Greek [electronic resource] / Gavin Betts & Alan Henry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Betts, Gavin.

Contributor:

Henry, Alan.

Series:

Teach yourself books.

Teach yourself

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek language--Self-instruction.

Greek language.

Greek language--Problems, exercises, etc.

Greek language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Hodder Education, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

All you need to read, write and understand ancient Greek.

Contents:

Cover; Book title; Contents; Credits; Meet the authors; Only got a minute?; Only got five minutes?; Only got ten minutes?; Introduction; How to use this book; Abbreviations; Map of ancient Greece; 1 1.1/1 The Greek alphabet and its pronunciation; 2 Accents; 2 Exercise; 3 Excursus - The different forms of Greek; 2 2.1/1 Nouns in Greek; 2 First declension (feminine nouns) and the feminine definite article; 3 Basic uses of cases; 4 Verbs in Greek; 5 Present and future indicative active of -ω verbs (and corresponding infinitives); 6 Word order and elision; 2 Greek reading; 1 Vocabulary

3 3.1/1 Second declension and the masculine and neuter definite article2 First declension (masculine nouns); 3 First and second declension adjectives; 4 Adverbs; 5 Prepositions; 6 Present indicative and infinitive of ειμι I am; 2 Greek reading; 1 Vocabulary; 4 4.1/1 Imperfect indicative active and weak aorist indicative active and infinitive active of -ω verbs; 2 First and second person pronouns, and αυτον, -ην ο; 3 Connecting particles; 2 Greek reading; 1 Vocabulary; 5 5.1/1 Third declension - consonant stem nouns (1); 2 Contracted verbs; 3 Further uses of the definite article

2 Greek reading1 Vocabulary; 6 6.1/1 Third declension - consonant stem nouns (2); 2 Second declension contracted nouns and first and second declension contracted adjectives; 3 Compound verbs formed with prepositional prefixes; 4 -ω verbs with stems in palatals, labials, dentals; 2 Greek reading; 1 Vocabulary; 7 7.1/1 Strong aorist indicative and infinitive active of -ω verbs; 2 φημι ́say; 3 Indirect speech; 4 Indirect command; 5 Numerals; 6 Negatives; 7 Phrases expressing time and space; 2 Greek reading; 1 Vocabulary; 8 8.1/1 Middle and passive voices; 2 Deponent verbs; 3 Indirect statement

4 Third declension nouns-stems in ι and υ2 Greek reading; 1 Vocabulary; 9 9.1/1 Demonstrative Pronouns; 2 The relative pronoun [Omitted]ς and adjectival clauses; 3 αυτος and its uses; 4 Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns; 5 Possessive adjectives and pronouns; 2 Greek reading; 1 Vocabulary; 10 10.1/1 Interrogative τις and indefinite τις́; 2 Questions, direct and indirect; 3 First and third declension adjectives; 4 Third declension adjectives.; 2 Greek reading; 3 Extra reading - The wisdom of Socrates; 11 11.1/1 Root aorist, aorist passive and future passive; 2 Agent and instrument

3 -ω verbs with stems in λ, υ, ν, ρ4 Third declension nouns - stems in ευ, αυ, ου; 5 Crasis; 2 Greek reading; 12 12.1/1 Participles; 2 Uses of participles; 2 Greek reading; 3 Extra reading - Epigrams; 13 13.1/1 Oddities of declension; 2 Verbs used with the genitive or dative; 3 Further particles; 2 Greek reading; 3 Extra reading - Plato; 14 14.1/1 Moods of the Greek verb; 2 Subjunctive mood; 3 Optative mood; 4 Uses of the subjunctive and optative; 2 Greek reading; 15 15.1/1 Perfect indicative active; 2 Verbs used with participles.; 2 Greek reading; 3 Extra reading-Prometheus Bound (1)

16 16.1/1 Phrases and clauses of result

Notes:

"First published in UK 1989 as Teach Yourself ancient Greek by Hodder Education ... First published in US 1993 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc."--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-282-38860-6

9786613819758

1-4441-2713-6

OCLC:

804663306