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 

Exercises 17.1 For each of the following present tense contract verb endings, provide all possible uncontracted form(s) that could produce this result. For example, the answers for -οῦσι would be -έουσι and -όουσι

1. From the prophecies of Ezekiel:

Exercises 16.1 Conjugate the following verbs in the FUTURE, active, indicative in all persons and numbers, as well as in the infinitive:

• ἄγω
• γράφω
• πράττω
• πείθω

Exercises 16.2  For the following verbs:

1. Provide the lemma

2. Parse the form (for now, the tense, person, and number)

3. Translate the form in English

1. From God’s speech to the Serpent:

καὶ ἔχθραν θήσω ἀνὰ μέσον σου καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τῆς γυναικὸς καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σπέρματός σου καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σπέρματος αὐτῆς…

Gen. 3:15

2. From the procedure for a woman charged with adultery:

καὶ στήσει ὁ ἱερεὺς τὴν γυναῖκα ἔναντι κυρίου καὶ ἀποκαλύψει τὴν κεφαλὴν τῆς γυναικὸς καὶ δώσει ἐπὶ τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῆς τὴν θυσίαν τοῦ μνημοσύνου…

Num. 5:18

3. God promises Moses a new prophet:

προφήτην ἀναστήσω αὐτοῖς ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτῶν ὥσπερ σὲ καὶ δώσω τὸ ῥῆμά μου ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ…

Exercises 15.1 Conjugate the following verbs in the FUTURE, active, indicative in all persons and numbers, as well as in the infinitive:

• δίδωμι
• ἵστημι
• λύω
• πιστεύω

Exercises 15.2 Translate the following sentences into Greek.