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Master

Case Endings

  • Table 1 - First and Second Declension
  • Table 2 - Third Declension

Table 1 First and Second Declension

Note: -The columns shaded in grey show the case ending WITH the final stem vowel.
The unshaded columns show the true case ending.
-The cells with a hyphen (-) indicate that there is no case ending.
The word ends with the theme vowel (or in some cases the theme vowel is lengthened).
Master Case Endings
Table 1
First and Second Declensions
Singular 2nd Declension
Masculine
1st Declension
Feminine
2nd Declension
Neuter
Nominative ος ς α η - ον ν
Genitive ου υ ας ης ς ου υ
Dative ι ι ι
Accusative ον ν αν ην ν ον ν
Plural
Nominative οι ι αι αι ι α α
Genitive ων ων ων ων ων ων ων
Dative οις ις αις αις ις οις ις
Accusative ους υς ας ας ς α α

Table 2 Third Declension

Note: The columns shaded in grey and the unshaded columns are the same.

This is because Third Declension nouns (or adjectives) end in a consonant and do not have a final stem vowel as in Table 1.

  • The cells with a hyphen (-) indicate that there is no case ending.
  • Both the Masculine and the Feminine forms are identical for the Third Declension
Master Case Endings
Third Declension
Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular
Nominative ς   - ς ς   - ς - -
Genitive ος ος ος ος ος ος
Dative ι ι ι ι ι ι
Accusative α/ν α/ν α/ν α/ν - -
Plural
Nominative ες ες ες ες α α
Genitive ων ων ων ων ων ων
Dative σι(ν) σι(ν) σι(ν) σι(ν) σι(ν) σι(ν)
Accusative ας ας ας ας α α

Verbs

  • Table 3 Examples of Verb Tenses in English and Greek
  • Table 4 Primary and Secondary Endings of Verbs
  • Table 5 Master Verb Tense Chart - Present and Imperfect Tenses
  • Table 6 Master Verb Tense Chart - The Future Tenses
  • Table 7 Master Verb Tense Chart - The Aorist Tenses
  • Table 8 Master Verb Tense Chart - The Perfect Tenses

Table 3 - Examples of Verb Tenses in English and Greek

  • Active voice – The subject does the action of the Verb
  • Middle Voice – The subject does the action of the verb but also is somehow affected by the action of the verb or is participating in the action of the verb (middle voice). Deponent verbs are verbs whose stem is middle or passive in form, but active in meaning. The definitions of many verbs that are classified as deponent have a meaning that implies the participation of the person doing the action.
  • Passive Voice – The subject receives the action of the verb.
Past Past
Continuous
Perfect Present Future
Corresponds
with
Aorist
Tense
Imperfect
Tense
Perfect
Tense
Present
Tense
Future
Tense
Active
Voice
I
walked
I was
walking
I had
walked
I am walking
(or I walk)
I will
walk
Middle
Voice
I walked
for myself
I was walking
for myself
I had walked
for myself
I am walking
for myself
(or I walk myself)
I will
walk myself

Passive
Voice
I was
walked
I was
being walked
I had
been walked
I am
being walked
I will
be walked
I was
fed
I was
being fed
I had
been fed
I am
being fed
I will
be fed

Table 4 Primary and Secondary Endings of Verbs

Primary and Secondary Endings of Verbs
Table 4
Primary personal endings Secondary personal endings
regular alternate regular alternate
Active Quadrant 1 c.v. p.e. Quadrant 2 c.v. p.e.
1 singular λύω ο - μι ἔλυον ο ν
2 singular λύεις ε ς ἔλυες ε ς
3 singular λύει ε ι σι (ν) ἔλυε (ν) ε -
1 plural λύομεν ο μεν ἐλυόμεν ο μεν
2 plural λύετε ε τε ἐλύετε ε τε
3 plural λύουσι(ν) ο νσι (ν) ασι (ν) ἔλυον ο ν σαν
Middle/
passive
Quadrant 3 Quadrant 4
1 singular λύομαι ο μαι ἐλυόμην ο μην
2 singular λύῃ ε σαι ἐλύου ε σο
3 singular λύεται ε ται ἐλύετο ε το
1 plural λυόμεθα ο μεθα ἐλυόμεθα ο μεθα
2 plural λύεσθε ε σθε ἐλύεσθε ε σθε
3 plural λύονται ο νται ἐλύοντο ο ντο

[Note]
  • "c.v." stands for "connecting voewel"
  • "p.e." stands for "personal ending"
  • The "-" indicates there is no personal ending.
  • The omega (ω) at the end of the first person singular verb is the lengthened connecting vowel "ο" which lengthens to an "ω".
  • Third person plural ending - the "ν" drops out because it is followed by a sigma and the connecting vowel "o" lengthens to compensate for the missing "v". Therefore, λυ + ο + νσι becomes λυ + ου + σι -> λύουσι

Table 5 - Master Verb Tense Chart - Present and Imperfect Tenses

Master Verb Tense Chart 5
Present and Imperfect Tenses
Augment Stem
Tense
Tense
Formative
Connecting
Vowel
Personal
Ending
first
Singular
Present Active
present ο / ε primary
active
λύω
Present
Middle/Passive
present ο / ε primary
middle/
passive
λύομαι
Imperfect
Active
ε present ο / ε secondary
Active
ἔλυον
Imperfect
Middle/Passive
ε present ο / ε secondary
middle/
passive
ἐλυόμην

Table 6 - Master Verb Tense Chart - Future Tenses

Master Verb Tense Chart 6
Future Tenses
Augment Stem
Tense
Tense
Formative
Connecting
Vowel
Personal
Ending
first
Singular
Future Active present σ ο / ε primary
active
λύσω
Future Middle present σ ο / ε primary
middle/
passive
λύσομαι
Liquid Future
Active
present εσ ο / ε primary
active
κρινῶ
Liquid Future
Middle
present εσ ο / ε primary
middle/
passive
κρινοῦμαι
First Future
Passive
aorist passive θησ ο / ε primary
middle/
passive
λυθήσομαι
Second Future
Passive
aorist passive ησ ο / ε primary
middle/
passive
χαρήσομαι

Table 7 Master Verb Tense Chart - The Aorist Tenses

Master Verb Tense Chart 7
Aorist tenses
Augment Stem
Tense
Tense
Formative
Connecting
Vowel
Personal
Ending
first
Singular
1st Aorist
Active
ε Aorist
Active
σα Secondary
Active
ἔλυσα
Liquid Aorist
Active
ε Aorist
Active
α Secondary
Active
ἔκρινα
2nd Aorist
Active
ε Aorist
Active
ο / ε Secondary
Active
ἔλαβον
1st Aorist
Middle
ε Aorist
Active
σα Secondary
middle/
passive
ἐλυσάμην
2nd Aorist
Middle
ε Aorist
Active
ο / ε Secondary
middle/
passive
ἐγενόμην
1st Aorist
Passive
ε Aorist
Passive
θη Secondary
Active
ἐλύθην
2nd Aorist
Passive
ε Aorist
Passive
η Secondary
Active
ἐχάρην

Table 8 - The Perfect Tenses

Master Verb Tense Chart 8
Perfect Tenses
Reduplication Stem
Tense
Tense
Formative
Connecting
Vowel
Personal
Ending
first
Singular
1st Perfect
Active
λε Perfect
Active
κα Primary
Active
λέλυκα
2nd Perfect
Active
γε Perfect
Active
α Primary
Active
γέγραφα
Perfect
Middle/
Passive
λε Perfect
Passive
Primary
Middle/
passive
λέλυμαι

[Note]: Perfect tenses do not have an augment, but do experience reduplication of the initial consonant at the beginning of the word. The initial consonant is then followed by an epsilon.

Contractions and Stops

  • Table 9 - Contractions of Single Vowels
  • Table 10 - Contractions of Vowels with Dipthongs
  • Table 11 - Square of Stops

Table 9 - Contractions of Single Vowels

Contractions of Single Vowels
Table 9
α ε η ι υ ο ω
α α α α αι αυ ω ω
ε η ει η ει ευ ου ω
η η η η ηυ ω ω
ο ω ου ω οι ου ου ω
ω ω ω ω ωυ ω ω

Table 10 - Contractions of Vowels with Diphthongs

Contractions of Vowels and Diphthongs
Table 10
α/αι ει ει οι ου
α ει ω
ε ει ει οι ου
η
ο οι ου οι οι ου

[Note: the shaded rows are for diphthongs that were formed by a contraction] The rules for combining a vowel with a dipthong are as follows:

  1. a vowel disappears by absorbtion before a diphthong that begins with the same vowel.
  2. When a vowel comes before a diphthong that does not begin with the same vowel, it is contracted with the dipthong's first vowel. The dipthong's second vowel disappears, unless it is an iota (ι) in which case it becomes a subscript.
  3. Any vowel (except ο) combining with ῃ will result in ῃ
  4. ο +ει and ε + οι(If they are not formed from a contraction) and ο + ῃ make οι
  5. ο +ει and ε + ου (if they are formed from a contraction) make ου

Table 11 Square of Stops

The following table shows common contractions that occur when the stem of a word ends in a "stop". A stop is a consonant whose sound is formed by stopping or slowing down the flow of air through the mouth. Stops are classified as Labial (formed by the lips), Velar (formed by pushing the tongue against the roof of the mouth), of Dental (formed by the tongue against the teeth).

The following chart shows what will happen when the stop is followed by either a sigma (σ) or a theta (θ).

Square of Stops
Table 11
Voiceless Voiced Aspirated + σ + θ
Labial π β φ ψ φ
Velar κ γ χ ξ χ
Dental τ δ θ σ σ

Nouns

Pronouns

Adjectives

Verbs Indicative Thematic

Verbs Indicative Athematic

Verbs Non-Indicative Athematic

Verbs Subjunctive

Verbs Imperative

Verbs Infinitive

Participles