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Nouns of the First Declension (plus the Definite Article & one-case Prepositions) Chapter 5. There are 3 declensions for Greek nouns. Each group contains nouns with the same pattern of endings. Stems end with o. They are mostly masculine & neuter. 2 nd Declension.
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Nouns of the First Declension (plus the Definite Article& one-case Prepositions)Chapter 5
There are 3 declensions for Greek nouns. Each group contains nouns with the same pattern of endings. Stems end witho. They are mostly masculine & neuter. 2nd Declension Stems end witha or h. They are primarily feminine. 1st Declension Stems end with a consonant. 3rd Declension
Masculine 2nd Declension ku,rioj Voc Sng a lord ku,riou Gen Sng of a lord ku,rie Dat Sng ku,riw| to a lord Lord! ku,rion Acc Sng a lord Nom Sng Nom Pl ku,rioi lords ku,riwn Gen Pl Voc Sng of lords Dat Pl ku,rioij ku,rioi to lords ku,riouj Acc Pl lords Lords!
Neuter 2nd Declension dw/ron Voc Sng a gift dw,rou Gen Sng of a gift dw/ron Dat Sng dw,rw| to a gift a gift dw/ron Acc Sng a gift Nom Sng Nom Pl dw/ra gifts dw,rwn Gen Pl Voc Pl of gifts Dat Pl dw,roij dw/ra to gifts dw/ra Acc Pl gifts gifts
A few things to remember about 1st Declension nouns: 1st Declension • There are 5 paradigms in this declension, 3 for feminine nouns and 2 for masculine. • All plural 1st Declension nouns have the same ending. • There are no neuter 1st Declension nouns.
1st Declension Feminine Masculine The 1st Declension Vocative is rarely found in the New Testament.
1st Declension Feminine Nouns Cf. p. 32-33 Root ends in e, i, r Root ends in all else hJmevra fwnhv Root ends in z, s, x, y (sibilant) dovxa
1st Declension Masculine Nouns Root ends in t Root ends in e, i, r maqhthvV neanivaV