Note: There is a printable version of these exercises in the "printables" tab to the right.

Exercises 4.1 Conjugate ὄμνυμι (all numbers and persons, and the infinitive) in the present, indicative, active. 

Exercises 4.2 These verbs have definitions and endings that we will learn later, so do not worry about understanding what these verbs and their forms mean. As verbs, however, they must follow the recessive accent rule. Provide the proper accent for each.

III. The following are ancient Greek words and their definitions. Say them out loud in Greek. How do you think the ancient definitions led to the modern ones?  

ἄγγελος messenger  

ἀθλητής competitor for a prize  

ἀµνηστία forgetting  

ἀναρχία a place or time with no ruler  

ἀποκάλυψις uncovering, revelation  

ἄρωµα spice  

ἁρµονία joint, agreement  

ἄτοµος uncut  

βίος life  

βοτάνη grass  

γένεσις birth  

II. Review the combinations below, and write the diphthong or vowel, along with appropriate accent mark, that results.

Write out the alphabet, and the following Greek passage. Pay close attention to the form of the letters and to the placement of accents.

Ἡροδότου Θουρίου ἱστορίης ἀπόδεξις ἥδε, ὡς μήτε τὰ γενόμενα ἐξ ἀνθρώπων τῷ χρόνῳ ἐξίτηλα γένηται, μήτε ἔργα μεγάλα τε καὶ θωμαστά, τὰ μὲν Ἕλλησι, τὰ δὲ βαρβάροισι ἀποδεχθέντα, ἀκλέα γένηται, τά τε ἄλλα καὶ δι’ ἣν αἰτίην ἐπολέμησαν ἀλλήλοισι. 

Practice reading aloud the following Greek names written in capital letters. Stress the underlined syllable.

1. ΑΓΑΜΕΜΝΩΝ
2. ΑΘΗΝΑ
3. ΟΥΡΑΝΟΣ
4. ΚΛΥΤΑΙΜΝΗΣΤΡΑ
5. ΟΙΔΙΠΟΥΣ
6. ΘΗΣΕΥΣ
7. ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ
8. ΟΔΥΣΣΕΥΣ
9. ΠΗΝΕΛΟΠΗ
10. ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ 

ΙΙ. Practice pronouncing the following words. Stress the underlined syllable.

1. χαρακτηρ
2. βαρβαρος
3. ψυχας
4. σωφρονων
5. οντων
6. ουτος
7. θεατροκρατια
8. ρυθμοειδης
9. ζευγνυμι
10. ηυρηκα
11. αθλητικῃ
12. εγχρονιζω
13. εξαγωνος
14. γλισχρος
15. πεπασμην

Review the combinations below and write the diphthong or long vowel that results.

1. α + ε =
2. ο + ο =
3. α + ι =
4. ο + ε =
5. α + ο =
6. ε + ι =
7. ε + ε =
8. ε + ο =
9. ο + ι =
10. α + α =
11. α + υ =
12. υ + ι =
13. ε + α =
14. ε + υ =
15. ο + α =
16. ο + υ = 

For each of the following Greek sentences: 

1). Read it aloud

2). Parse each verb and noun (gender, number, and case)

3). Translate each sentence into English. Notes for each of the sentences are below.

1. τὸν Παφλαγόνα παραδίδωμι….

2. ποῦ ποῦ ’στι,

ποῦ ποῦ ποῦ ’στι,

ποῦ ποῦ ποῦ ’στι,

ποῦ ποῦ Πεισέταιρός ἐστιν ἅρχων;

Note: There is a printable version of this reading in the "printables" tab to the right.

For each of the following Greek sentences: 

1). Read it aloud. 

2). Parse each verb and noun (gender, number, and case). 

3). Translate each sentence into English.

1. God calls out to Adam in the Garden of Eden:

ποῦ εἶ;

Adam responds in part:

γυμνός εἰμι

LXX Gen. 3:9