Material found at the house of Simon the cobbler in Athens, including the base of a cup inscribed with Simon’s name. 5th c. B.C. Athenian Agora Excavations. Key Terms and Concepts GRAMMATICAL GENDER MASCULINE FEMININE NEUTER NUMBER CASE NOMINATIVE GENITIVE DATIVE ACCUSATIVE PARSING NOUN STEM CASE ENDINGS THE TROUBLE WITH SIGMA COMPENSATORY LENGTHENING DECLINING DECLENSION OBLIQUE CASES PERSISTENT ACCENT DEFINITE ARTICLE Chapter Navigation Key Terms and Concepts Parsing a Greek Noun Building a Greek Noun: Masculine Nouns Declining and Declensions Noun Accentuation The Masculine Definite Article Exercises 7.1-2 Exercises 7.3 Exercises 7.4 Book Nav Sentences 6 Parsing a Greek Noun