INTERMEDIATE GREEK GRAMMAR

Revised July 12, 2022

NTGK5352 GREEK 2

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Biblical Studies Division

Fall 2022

Dr. Norris Grubbs Cody Roberts, TA

Office: Frost Email: [email protected]

Office Phone: 1-800-NOBTS-01 ext 3264

E-mail: [email protected]

MISSION STATEMENT

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary prepares servants to walk with Christ,

proclaim His truth, and fulfill His mission.

COURSE PURPOSE

This purpose for this course is to consolidate translating skills gained in the introductory

course and to develop exegetical skills for studying the Greek New Testament.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed to augment the student’s grasp of Greek grammar as presented in

the introductory course. This course will focus on grammar, translation, and the

exegetical significance of New Testament Greek. Greek 2, while helpful to any student

wishing to go further in understanding New Testament Greek, is required for language

track students. Greek 2 is a prerequisite for Greek Exegesis courses, Advanced Greek for

Exegesis, Readings in Hellenistic Literature, and Textual Criticism of the Greek New

Testament.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students who complete this course successfully will:

 Understand the vocabulary and grammatical principles needed to translate and

interpret the Greek New Testament

 Demonstrate the application of the appropriate principles of grammar and syntax

to the translation and exegesis of the Greek New Testament

 Be able to communicate clearly the meaning of selected New Testament passages

based on a grammatical exegesis of the Greek text

COURSE TEACHING METHODS

The course will involve the following methodologies:

 The material for each lesson will be introduced in a lecture format.

 Students will read material in the assigned textbooks

 Students will practice the skills and reinforce the content discussed in class

through daily translation assignments and classroom exercises, which will include

small and large group activities

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TEXTS:

● Beginning Greek Grammar from Greek 1 – Use what you already have.

Merkle, Benjamin L. and Robert L. Plummer, Beginning with New Testament Greek: An

Introductory Study of the Grammar and Syntax of the New Testament. Nashville: B&H, 2020.

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek. 4

ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019.

Recommended

Stevens, Gerald. New Testament Greek Primer. 2

ed. Eugene, Ore.: Cascade Books, 2007.

Decker, Rodney J. Reading Koine Greek: An Introduction and Integrated Workbook. Grand

Rapids: Baker Academic, 2014.

● Greek New Testament

The Greek New Testament (You may choose: UBS 5

or NA

● Introductory Greek Syntax

Kostenberger, Andreas J., Merkle, Benjamin L, and Robert L. Plummer, Going Deeper with New

Testament Greek. Rev. Ed. Nashville: B&H, 2020.

Wallace, D. B. The Basics of New Testament Syntax. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.

Extra credit reading: David Alan Black, Linguistics for Students of New Testament Greek, 2

ed.

WRITING STYLE GUIDE

Writing assignments should follow the NOBTS/Leavell College Manual of Form and Style

(revised August 2019). To access this manual on the seminary website, please use the following

link: https://www.nobts.edu/_resources/pdf/writing/StyleGuide.pdf .

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Vocabulary exams will be given at the beginning of the class on the days listed in the

syllabus. The exams will be based on the lists in Canvas. See below for the testing

schedule. 20%

2. The student will turn in a written translation of the assigned passage each day. 15%

3. Class participation and translation/location. Any student missing more than nine hours

may receive an automatic grade of “F” for the course. Three tardies will count as one

absence. The student should read the pertinent sections in a selected grammar each day.

The student also should be able to translate the assigned passages for each day, locating

all words. 15%

4. Two (2) sectional exams will be given. Each exam will concentrate on the material

studied since the previous exam. 15% each= 30%

5. The final exam will be comprehensive. 20%

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Please Note: The student is responsible for scheduling make-up exams. No make-up exams will

be given unless a valid excuse is provided. The student must contact the professor before the

exam unless circumstances prohibit it. The professor reserves the right to include any material

from the textbook or lecture on the make-up exam. All make-up exams must be scheduled within

two weeks from the scheduled date.

Extra Credit Reading

The student may earn a maximum of three (3) points extra credit to be added to the final average

by reading the book Linguistics for Students of New Testament Greek by David Alan Black and

writing a two-page, single spaced critique of the book. The critique must be turned into the

professor by last class period. For every day that the critique is late, one point will be subtracted

from the extra credit. Points also will be deducted for critiques that are poorly written (bad

grammar, etc.). By turning in a critique, the student affirms that he/she has read the entire book.

ASSIGNMENTS:

WEEK 1: August 16, 18

T Quick Review.

Th Quick Review. 1 Jn. 1:1-6

Week 2: August 23, 25

T Formation of Participles (Present). 1 Jn. 1:7-2:2

Th Vocabulary Test 1. Formation of Participles (Aorist and Perfect). 1 Jn. 2:28-3:6

Week 3: August 30, September 1

T Usage of Participles (Adjectival and Adverbial). Jn. 15:1-11

Th Vocabulary Test 2. Subjunctive mood. Jn. 15:12-21

Week 4: September 6, 8

T Infinitives. Mk. 1:1-13

Th Vocabulary Test 3. Catch up and review for exam. Mk. 8:27-36

Week 5: September 13, 15

T SECTIONAL EXAM

Th Vocabulary Test 4. Imperative mood Mk. 8:37-9:8

Week 6: September 20, 22

T Optative mood. Mt. 6:7-15. (EC Meeting)

Th Vocabulary Test 5. Conditional sentences. Rom. 3:21-26

Week 7: September 27, 29

T μι Verbs. James 1:12-21

Th Vocabulary Test 6. Review 1

declension nouns and adjectives. Phil. 2:5-13

FALL BREAK OCTOBER 3-7

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Week 8: October 11, 13

T Review 2

declension nouns and adjectives. Mt. 13:10-17 (Trustee Meeting)

Th Vocabulary Test 7. Review comparison of adjectives and the article. 1 Tim. 4:11-16.

Week 9: October 18, 20

T SECTIONAL EXAM

Th Vocabulary Test 8. Review personal, possessive, and reflexive pronouns. Lk. 24:1-8

Week 10: October 25, 27

T Review demonstrative, indefinite, and interrogative pronouns. Ephes. 1:3-14

Th Vocabulary Test 9. Review relative pronouns and prepositions. Acts 2: 22-31

Week 11: November 1, 3

T Review present and imperfect tenses. Acts: 2:32-42

Th Vocabulary Test 10. Review future and εἰμι. 2 Thess. 2:1-8

Week 12: November 8, 10

T Review contract and liquid verbs. Heb. 5:11-6:3

Th Vocabulary Test 11. Review 1

aorist. Rev. 5:1-10

Week 13: November 15, 17

T Review 2

aorist. Psalm 41:1-12 (ETS)

Th Pontotoc Day

THANKSGIVING BREAK NOVEMBER 21-25

Week 14: November 29

T Vocabulary Test 12. Review perfect tense. Didache 1:1-6

FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, December 6 from 8:00-10:00 AM

Vocabulary Exams

Test 1 ὁ, ἡ, τό - οἶδα (318 occurrences)

Test 2 λαλέω – σάρξ (147 occurrences)

Test 3 ἕως - ἀλλήλων (100 occurrences)

Test 4 ὀφθαλμός - Ἰερουσαλήμ (77 occurrences)

Test 5 σημεῖον - ἱμάτιον (60 occurrences)

Test 6 προσκυνέω – τυφλός (50 occurrences)

Test 7 ἄχρι – θεραπεύω (43 occurrences)

Test 8 Ἰουδαία - ὀλίγος (40 occurrences)

Test 9 τέλος - ἄρτι (36 occurrences)

Test 10 ἐπιστρέφω - ἐκπορεύομαι (33 occurrences)

Test 11 ναί - ὁμοίως (30 occurrences)

Test 12 συνείδησις - ἡγέομαι (28 occurrences)

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can receive writing guides, tips, and valuable information to help in becoming a better writer.

Plagiarism on Written Assignments

NOBTS has a no tolerance policy for plagiarism. Plagiarism in certain cases may result in expulsion

from the seminary. See the NOBTS Student Handbook for definition, penalties, and policies associated

with plagiarism.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Black, David Alan. It's Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek.

Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.

________. Linguistics for Students of New Testament Greek: A Survey of Basic Concepts and

Applications. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2000.

________. Learn to Read New Testament Greek. Expanded ed. Nashville: Broadman &

Holman, 2009.

Black, David Alan and Benjamin L. Merkle. Linguistics and New Testament Greek: Key Issues

in the Current Debate. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2020.

Blass, F., A. Debrunner, and R. Funk. A Greek Grammar of the New Testament and Other Early

Christian Literature. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1961.

Brooks, James A. and Carlton Winbery. A Morphology of New Testament Greek: A Review and

Reference Grammar. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 1994.

Decker, Rodney J. Reading Koine Greek: An Introduction and Integrated Workbook. Grand Rapids:

Baker Academic, 2014.

Kostenberger, Andreas, Merkle, Benjamin L. and Robert L. Plummer. Going Deeper with New

Testament Greek. Rev. ed. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2020.

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Kubo, Sabae. A Reader’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. Grand Rapids:

Zondervan, 1975.

Merkle, Benjamin L. and Robert L. Plummer. Beginning with New Testament Greek. Nashville:

Broadman and Holman, 2020.

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar. 3

ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009.

________. The Morphology of Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.

Rogers, Cleon L. Jr. and Cleon L. Rogers III. The Linguistic and Exegetical Greek to the Greek

New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998.

Silzer, Peter James and Thomas John Finley. How Biblical Languages Work: A Student’s Guide

to Learning Hebrew and Greek. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2004.

Stevens, Gerald L. New Testament Greek Intermediate: From Morphology to Translation.

Eugene, Ore.: Cascade Books, 2009.

________. New Testament Greek Primer. 2

ed. Eugene, Ore.: Cascade Books, 2007.

Trenchard, Warren C. The Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament. Grand

Rapids: Zondervan, 1992, 1998.

Wallace, D. B. The Basics of New Testament Syntax. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.

________. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.

Young, Richard A. Intermediate New Testament Greek: A Linguistic and Exegetical Approach.

Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1994.