Cardinal Numbers

33.5 Ancient Greek normally writes out cardinal numbers. The numbers one, two, three and four decline, most in the 3rd declension. The numbers from 5 to 199 do not decline.

• εἷς, μία, ἕν one
• δύο two
• τρεῖς, τρία three
• τέτταρες, τέτταρα four

We have already learned how to inflect the number one. To review:

33.6

(cf. S 349 G 187)

33.7

(cf. S 349, G 187a)

33.8

(cf. S 349, G 187) 

33.9

(S 349, G 187) 

33.10

(cf. S 347, G 188)

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Greek usually expresses written compound numbers above 20 (21, 22…) in one of two ways:

• placing the smaller number first, followed by καί and the larger number.
  • εἷς καὶ εἴκοσι
• placing the larger number first, followed by the smaller number. In this order, καί is optional.
  • εἴκοσι καὶ εἷς
  • εἴκοσι εἷς