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Basics of Biblical Greek

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  1. Lesson One
    Introduction to the Course
    3 Activities
  2. Lesson Two
    The Alphabet and Pronunciation
    3 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    Punctuation and Syllabification
    4 Activities
  4. Lesson Four
    Introduction to English Nouns
    3 Activities
  5. Lesson Five
    Nominative and Accusative; Definite Article
    4 Activities
  6. Lesson Six
    Genitive and Dative
    4 Activities
  7. Lesson Seven
    Prepositions
    4 Activities
  8. Lesson Eight
    Adjectives
    4 Activities
  9. Lesson Nine
    Third Declension
    4 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  10. Lesson Ten
    First and Second Person Personal Pronouns
    4 Activities
  11. Lesson Eleven
    αύτός
    4 Activities
  12. Lesson Twelve
    Demonstrative Pronouns/Adjectives
    4 Activities
  13. Lesson Thirteen
    Relative Pronoun
    4 Activities
  14. Lesson Fourteen
    Introduction to Verbs
    3 Activities
  15. Lesson Fifteen
    Present Active Indicative
    4 Activities
  16. Lesson Sixteen
    Contract Verbs
    4 Activities
  17. Lesson Seventeen
    Present Middle/Passive Indicative
    4 Activities
  18. Lesson Eighteen
    Future Active/Middle Indicative
    4 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  19. Lesson Nineteen
    Verbal Roots, and Other forms of the Future
    4 Activities
  20. Lesson Twenty
    Imperfect Indicative
    4 Activities
  21. Lesson Twenty-One
    Second Aorist Active/Middle Indicative
    4 Activities
  22. Lesson Twenty-Two
    First Aorist Active/Middle Indicative
    4 Activities
  23. Lesson Twenty-Three
    Aorist and Future Passive Indicative
    4 Activities
  24. Lesson Twenty-Four
    Perfect Indicative
    4 Activities
  25. Lesson Twenty-Five
    Introduction to Participles
    4 Activities
  26. Lesson Twenty-Six
    Present (Continuous) Adverbial Participles
    3 Activities
  27. Lesson Twenty-Seven
    Aorist (Undefined) Adverbial Participles
    4 Activities
  28. Lesson Twenty-Eight
    Adjectival Participles
    4 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  29. Lesson Twenty-nine
    Perfect Participles and Genitive Absolutes
    4 Activities
  30. Lesson Thirty
    Subjunctive Mood
    4 Activities
  31. Lesson Thirty-One
    Infinitive
    4 Activities
  32. Lesson Thirty-Two
    Imperative
    4 Activities
  33. Lesson Thirty-Three
    Indicative
    4 Activities
  34. Lesson Thirty-Four
    Nonindicative; Conditional Sentences
    4 Activities
  35. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment
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Overview and Objectives

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Lesson Overview

Anything long and difficult (such as learning a language!) requires a good start. In this first lesson, Dr. Mounce introduces the course and offers important pointers on how to approach this honorable task. Set your foundation for the whole course by identifying both the why and the how. Why are you learning Greek, and how do you plan to do it? Dr. Mounce gives both realistic and encouraging advice as you begin.

Lesson Objectives

When you complete this lesson, you should be able to do the following:

  • Identify the purpose for Mounce’s Grammar.
  • Appreciate Mounce’s overall approach to teaching Greek.
  • Put biblical (Koine) Greek in the context and history of the Greek language.
  • Write your purpose for learning Greek.
  • Commit yourself to consistent and persistent study.
Personal Reflection

As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
Dr. Mounce argues that the Gospel “does not belong to the erudite alone; it belongs to all people.” On what does he base this conclusion and how should this guide those who preach and teach from the Greek text?