Parable of the Cloth and Wineskins

Translate the passageσ. As you translate the sentences, pay careful attention to words that go together, such as prepositional phrases and relative clauses. Breaking the sentences up into logical units is oftentimes a better first approach than attempting to translate all the words in succession.

One synoptic version of the parable of the cloth and wineskins.

Exercises 22.1 Memorize the vocabulary.

Exercises 22.2 Translate into the appropriate inflected Greek verb the following:

1. he will be
2. you will experience
3. we will carry/bear
4. you all will walk
5. they will know
6. you (sg.) will learn
7. it will differ
8. we will give
9. they will hear
10. you all will eat 

Exercises 22.3 Choose the correct translation of each sentence, paying attention to whether the verb is in the present or future tense.

Exercises 21.1 Memorize the new vocabulary.

Exercises 21.2 Conjugate in full, including the infinitive, the following verbs in the Present, Indicative, Middle:

1. ἡγέομαι
2. μάχομαι
3. δύναμαι
4. βούλομαι
5. χράομαι

Exercises 21.3 Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence. Translate.

LXX Psalm 1

Translate the following passage. As you translate the sentences, pay careful attention to words that go together, such as prepositional phrases and relative clauses. Breaking the sentences up into logical units is oftentimes a better first approach than attempting to translate all the words in succession. Vocabulary and commentary is provided for each sentence.

1. μακάριος ἀνήρ, ὃς οὐκ ἐπορεύθη ἐν βουλῇ ἀσεβῶν καὶ ἐν ὁδῷ ἁμαρτωλῶν οὐκ ἔστη καὶ ἐπὶ καθέδραν λοιμῶν οὐκ ἐκάθισεν,

Exercises 20.1 Memorize the vocabulary.

Exercises 20.2 Decline in full the following nouns:

1. θάνατος, θανάτου, ὁ
2. νοῦς, νοῦ, ὁ
3. ποταμός, ποταμοῦ, ὁ
4. λεώς, λεώ, ὁ
5. ζῷον, ζῴου, τό

Exercises 20.3 For the following noun forms:

Exercises 19.1 Memorize the vocabulary.

Exercises 19.2 Decline in full the following nouns:

1. γραφή γραφῆς, ἡ
2. ἡμέρα ἡμέρας, ἡ
3. θάλαττα θαλάττης, ἡ
4. δεσπότης δεσπότου, ὁ
5. γῆ γῆς, ἡ

Exercises 19.3 For the following noun forms:

13. The Lord intends to destroy the city of Sodom for its wickedness, but Abraham haggles. Abraham says:

ἐὰν ὦσιν πεντήκοντα δίκαιοι ἐν τῇ πόλει, ἀπολεῖς αὐτούς; οὐκ ἀνήσεις πάντα τὸν τόπον ἕνεκεν τῶν πεντήκοντα δικαίων, ἐὰν ὦσιν ἐν αὐτῇ;

The Lord answers:

Ἐὰν εὕρω ἐν Σοδομοις πεντήκοντα δικαίους ἐν τῇ πόλει, ἀφήσω πάντα τὸν τόπον δι’ αὐτούς.

Abraham says:

ἐὰν δὲ ἐλαττονωθῶσιν οἱ πεντήκοντα δίκαιοι πέντε, ἀπολεῖς ἕνεκεν τῶν πέντε πᾶσαν τὴν πόλιν;

The Lord answers:

From the prophecies of Ezekiel: The Lord declares some of his future intentions for Israel:

1. Jesus gives an analogy for the gifts of the Father:

ἢ τίς ἐστιν ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπος, ὃν αἰτήσει ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἄρτον—μὴ λίθον ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ; ἢ καὶ ἰχθὺν αἰτήσει—μὴ ὄφιν ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ;

Mt. 7:9-10

2. After foretelling the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, Jesus gives a warning about the future. “Many will come in my name”

(πολλοὶ γὰρ ἐλεύσονται ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου), saying Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ Χριστός, καὶ πολλοὺς πλανήσουσιν. μελλήσετε δὲ ἀκούειν πολέμους καὶ ἀκοὰς πολέμων.

Mt. 24:5-6

Translate the following verbs into their corresponding Greek form. For some, there may be more than one possibility.

1. they will believe
2. s/he lives
3. I will accuse
4. we sail
5. you all will call
6. you are babbling
7. they are thinking
8. we allow
9. s/he shows
10. they will remain
11. it seems
12. you all reveal
13. we will throw
14. they will kill
15. I love