Greek I

Demonstrative Pronouns/Adjectives(Chapters 13)

Overview of this Lesson

In this lesson we will learn: the demonstrative pronoun/adjectives

“this” and “that;” that when they function as adjectives

they are in the predicate position; the vocative case.

English Grammar The demonstratives in English are

“this/these” and “that/those” (singular/plural).

The same word can used as either a pronoun or an adjective. That is mine. That book is mine.

Greek Grammar The demonstratives in Greek are ou-toj (this/these)

and evkei/noj (that/those). They function the same way that they do in English,

both as pronouns and adjectives, and follow the respective rules of these parts of speech. As a pronoun, case is determined by the function in

the sentence, gender and number by its antecedent. As an adjective, it agrees with what it modifies in

case, number, and gender. The difference is that the Greek demonstratives,

unlike their English counterparts, also have case and gender.

Forms of ou-toj

Forms of evkei/noj

Vocative Case The vocative case is the case of direct address.

Ouv pa/j o` le,gwn moi( Ku,rie ku,rie( eivseleu,setai eivj th.n basilei,an tw/n ouvranw/n(

In the plural, the vocative is identical to the nominative plural (a;nqrwpoi).

In the singular first declension, the vocative is the same as the nominative (avdelfh,).

In the singular second declension, the vocative ending is usually epsilon (Ku,rie).

In the singular third declension, the vocative is usually the bare stem of the word, sometimes with the stem vowel changed. The vocative of path,r is pa,ter.

Context will help you determine the vocative.

For Next Week

Study the vocab from chapter 13. Do workbook exercises 13. Read chapter 14 on the relative

pronoun, pp. 114-120.