A new introduction to Greek, by Alston Hurd Chase [and] Henry Phillips, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chase, Alston Hurd, 1906-1994

Phillips, Henry, Jr., 1903-1990, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek language--Composition and exercises.

Greek language.

Greek language--Grammar--1870-.

Greek language--Grammar.

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

Physical Description:

xi, 221 pages illustrations 25 cm

illustration

Edition:

Third Edition Revised and Enlarged

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press, [1961]

Contents:

The Greek alphabet. punctuation

Accents

First and second declensions. the declension of ἀγαθός. the definitive article

First declension nouns (continued). the relative pronoun

Regular verbs: present and future indicative active. infinitive in indirect discourse

The third or consonant declension. clauses of result

Irregular and neuter nouns of the third declension. expressions of time. dative of possession

The imperfect. the first and second aorists indicative and infinitive

Comparison of adjectives and adverbs. declension of ἡδίων

Demonstratives

Interrogative and indefinite pronouns. enclitics. dative and accusative of respect

The verb εἰμί. the pronoun αὐτός

MU- verbs: present, imperfect, and first and second aorist indicative of ἵστημι and δίδωμι compound verbs

MI-verbs: present, imperfect, and second aorist indicative active of τίθημι ἵημι. present and imperfect of δείκνυμι

Contract verbs: τιμάω and ϕιλέω

δηλόω. Future of liquid verbs. Personal pronouns

Adjectives in -xx, -xxx, -x, and, -xx, -xx. Contract adjectives

Declension of xxx, xxxxx, and xxxxx

Present, futured, and second aorist participles, active of x- and contract verbs

First aorist active participle of x- verbs. Present and second aorist participles active of MI- verbs

Uses of the participle

Present and aorist subjunctive active. Future more vivid and present general conditions

The optative. Purpose clauses with xxx and xx, and xxxx

Future less vivid and past general conditions. Indirect questions

The middle and passive voices. Present indicative, middle and passive. Future indicative middle, clauses expressing fear

Imperfect middle and passive and second aorist middle. Temporal clauses

First aorist middle. Reflexive pronouns. Contrary-to-fact conditions

Present middle and passive optative

The muddle and passive optative

The aorist passive and the future passive. Dative of means and genitive of personal agent

The first and second perfect active

The perfect and pluperfect middle and passive of vowel stems. Dative of personal agent

Perfect middle and passive system of mute stems

The imperative of X- and contract verbs

The imperative of MI-verbs

Summary of Verbs

Numerals

Irregular second aorists

Imperative of xxxx. Conjugation of xxx

Conjugation of xxxx and xxxx. Verbal adjectives. Clauses of effort.

Other Format:

Online version: Chase, Alston Hurd, 1906- New introduction to Greek.

ISBN:

0674616006

9780674616004

OCLC:

307114