Chapter 2: Accents, Syllables, and English Grammar

1. Greek Wisdom:  Sound out and “translate” the following proverbs.

    1.  μηκ νοτ  ἰορ σηλ τοῦ βιγ φορ θε βαλλαστ

    2.  α γοοδ ἁρτ κονκερς ιλλ φορτυν

    3.  α μαν μει λουζ μορ ιν αν ουρ  θαν ἱ  καν γετ ιν ειτ

    4.  αλλ γοοδ θινγζ  μυστ κομ του αν ενδ

    5.  αλλ φινγζ  ρεκυιρ σκιλλ βυτ αν αππετιτ

    6.  θε σεκονδ μαυς γετς θε χιζ

    7.  α κομμον σειγν σελδομ λιζ

    8.  θε πεν ιζ μιτιερ θαν θε σορδ

    9.  λερνινγ ιζ θε αι οφ θε μινδ

   10.  τρυ πρειζ ρουτς ανδ σπρεδς

 

2. Indicate where you would divide the syllables using a “/”; identify the rule (1–4) below the line; identify the accents and breathings (s = smooth,  r = rough) above the line (a = acute, g = grave, c = circumflex). Circle  4 words you recognize.

 

               c                  g        s         c       g         a                   g   etc.
Κρα  / τοῦν  /  τος    δὲ      αὐ   / τοῦ     τὸν    Πέ   /  τρον   καὶ   
        1          4                            1                            1

Mat. 6:1 Προσέχετε  [δὲ]  τὴν  δικαιοσύνην

ὑμῶν  μὴ  ποιεῖν  ἔμπροσθεν  τὼν

ἀνθρώπων  πρὸς  τὸ  θεαθῆναι

αὐτοῖς·  εἰ  δὲ  μή  γε,  μισθὸν

οὐκ  ἔχετε  παρὰ  τῷ  πατρi

ὑμῶν  τῷ  ἐν  τοῖς  οὐρανοῖς.

Mat. 6:2, Ὅταν  οὖν  ποιῇς  ἐλεημοσύνην,

μὴ  σαλπίσῃς  ἔμπροσθέν  σου  ὥσπερ

οἱ  ὑποκριταὶ  ποιοῦσιν  ἐν  ταῖς

συναγωγαῖς  καὶ  ἐν  ταῖς  ῥύμαις,

ὅπως  δοξασθῶσιν  ὑπὸ  τῶν

ἀνθρώπων·  ἀμὴν  λέγω  ὑμῖν,

ἀπέχουσιν τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν.

 

3. Name the syllable with the accent (antepenult, penult, ultima ) (20).

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1. ἔχω (I have)

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2. ἄγγελος (angel)

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3. καρδία (heart)

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4. ἄνθρωπος (man, human)

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5. θεός (God)

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6. λέγω (I say)

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7. ἀδελφός (brother)

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8. ἐγώ (I)

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9. κύριος (Lord, sir)

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10. Χριστός (Christ)

 

4. Identify the parts of speech for each of the following words:
[V=Verb, N=Noun, A=Adjective, P=Pronoun, and   Prep=Preposition]

 Greek is great fun. This good book I purchased at Amazon.

 

5. Identify the case or role of book/tree in the sentence (Nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, vocative) (20)

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1. The book was put in the drawer.

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2. He put the book in the drawer.

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3. The page of the book was torn.

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4. He went to the book for answers.

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5. O Book! Why are you so expensive?

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6. He climbed the tree.

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7. He looked to the tree for shade.

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8. The branch of the tree was breaking.

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9. O tree, why is a heart carved in you?

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10. The tree swayed in the breeze.

 

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