This page is intentionally left blank 00_Basics.FM 4/16/04 1:38 PM Page 1 The Basics of New Testament Syntax 00_Basics.FM 4/16/04 1:38 PM Page 2 Other Books by Daniel B. Wallace Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics 00_Basics.FM 4/16/04 1:38 PM Page 3 The Abridgment of Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics The Basics of New Testament Syntax A n I n t e r m e d i a t e G r e e k G r a m m a r Daniel B. WA L L A C E 0310232295_basicstx_fm.qxd 4/16/04 1:47 PM Page 4 ZONDERVAN The Basics of New Testament Syntax Copyright © 2000 by Daniel B. Wallace All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. 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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 /❖CT/ 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 00_Basics.FM 4/16/04 1:38 PM Page 5 To Pati This page is intentionally left blank 00_Basics.FM 4/16/04 1:38 PM Page 7 CONTENTS Illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The Language of the New Testament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Syntax of Words and Phrases Part I: Syntax of Nouns and Nominals The Cases The Cases: An Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Nominative Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Vocative Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Genitive Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Dative Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Accusative Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 The Article Part I: Origin, Function, Regular Uses, Absence. . . . . . . . . . 93 Part II: Special Uses and Non-Uses of the Article. . . . . . . . 114 Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Prepositions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Part II: Syntax of Verbs and Verbals Person and Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Active. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Middle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Passive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Mood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Indicative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Subjunctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Optative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Imperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 00_Basics.FM 4/16/04 1:38 PM Page 8 Tense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 The Tenses: An Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Imperfect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Aorist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Perfect and Pluperfect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 The Infinitive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 The Participle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Syntax of the Clause Introduction to Greek Clauses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 The Role of Conjunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Special Studies in the Clauses Conditional Sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Volitional Clauses (Commands and Prohibitions) . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Subject Index/Cheat Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Scripture Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 About the Publisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Share your Thoughts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
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