Introduction to Greek
, by Shelmerdine, Cynthia W.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781585101849 | 1585101842
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- Copyright: 4/1/2008
Introduction to Greek, Second Edition is an introductory text to Classical Greek. It is designed for the first full year course and it concentrates on the basics in a way that allows the material to be covered easily in courses that meet three times a week over the course of two semesters. The focus of the text is on grammar with slightly altered readings drawn chiefly from the works of Xenophon and Herodotus.
Cynthia W. Shelmerdine is professor and chair of the Classics Department at the University of Texas. Her research interests include Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology and Mycenaean Greek. She is the author of Wilding's Greek for Beginners with Focus as well as A Guide to the Palace of Nestor (Princeton 2001).
Preface xiii
CHAPTER 1 1
1. The Greek alphabet 1
2. Consonant groups 2
3. Vowel groups (diphthongs) 2
4. Accents 3
5. Breathings 4
6. Punctuation and capital letters 4
CHAPTER 2 7
1. Verb formation: principal parts 7
2. The present active indicative of thematic verbs (1st principal part) 8
3. Verb accents 9
4. The negative ο? 10
5. Common conjunctions 10
Chapter 2 Vocabulary 11
CHAPTER 3 13
1. Noun formation 13
2. The definite article 13
3. Feminine nouns of the 1st declension 14
4. Noun and adjective accents 15
5. Accents of 1st declension nouns 15
6. Prepositions 16
7. The future active indicative of thematic verbs (2nd principal part) 17
Chapter 3 Vocabulary 18
CHAPTER 4 19
1. The paradigm of the definite article 19
2. Masculine nouns of the 1st declension 19
3. The imperfect active indicative of thematic verbs (1st principal part) 20
4. Some uses of the definite article 21
5. Verbs taking genitive or dative 21
Chapter 4 Vocabulary 22
CHAPTER 5 23
1. Masculine and feminine nouns of the 2nd declension 23
2. The aorist active indicative of thematic verbs (3rd principal part) 23
3. Aspect in the indicative 24
4. Word order 25
5. The possessive genitive 26
Chapter 5 Vocabulary 27
CHAPTER 6 29
1. Neuter nouns of the 2nd declension 29
2. Some uses of the dative 30
3. The present active infinitive of thematic verbs 30
4. The complementary infinitive 31
5. Reading expectations 31
6. The negatives ο? and μ? 31
Chapter 6 Vocabulary 32
CHAPTER 7 33
1. 1st and 2nd declension adjectives 33
2. Attributive adjectives 34
3. Predicate adjectives and nouns 34
4. Enclitics 35
5. The present indicative and infinitive of ε?μ?, \u2018be\u2019 36
6. The dative of possession 37
Chapter 7 Vocabulary 38
CHAPTER 8 39
1. 3rd declension nouns 39
2. 3rd declension nouns: stems in -κ, -τ 40
3. The present active imperative, 2nd person, of thematic verbs and ε?μ? 40
4. Connection 41
5. μ?ν and δ? 42
READING: Underground Dwellings 44
Chapter 8 Vocabulary 44
CHAPTER 9 45
1. 3rd declension nouns: stems in -τ, -δ, -θ 45
2. α?τ?ς, intensive use 46
3. α?τ?ς as personal pronoun 46
4. α?τ?ς, attributive use 47
5. Elision 48
6. ο??ς τ? ε?μι 49
READING: Cyrus Is Helped by Camels 49
Chapter 9 Vocabulary 50
CHAPTER 10 51
1. 3rd declension nouns: stems in -ντ, -κτ 51
2. The future and imperfect indicative of ε?μ?, \u2018be\u2019 52
3. The relative pronoun 52
READING: The Battle of Thermopylae 54
Chapter 10 Vocabulary 55
CHAPTER 11 57
1. 3rd declension nouns: stems in -ρ 57
2. Syllabic and temporal augments 58
3. Augments of compound verbs 58
4. Principal parts of palatal stem thematic verbs 60
5. The strong aorist active indicative of thematic verbs (3rd principal part) 61
READING: Xerxes Whips the Sea 63
Chapter 11 Vocabulary 64
CHAPTER 12 65
1. 3rd declension nouns: stems in -ν 65
2. More uses of the article 66
3. Compounds of ε?μ?, \u2018be\u2019 66
4. Conditions 67
5. Simple conditions 68
6. Contrary-to-fact conditions 68
READING: Admetus and Alcestis 70
Chapter 12 Vocabulary 71
CHAPTER 13 73
1. 3rd declension nouns: stems in -σ 73
2. Principal parts of dental stem thematic verbs 74
3. The future and aorist active infinitives of thematic verbs 75
4. Infinitive aspect 76
5. The infinitive as a verbal noun; the articular infinitive 76
READING: The Wooden Wall 78
Chapter 13 Vocabulary 79
CHAPTER 14 81
1. 3rd declension nouns: stems in -ι, -υ 81
2. Principal parts of labial stem verbs 82
3. νομ?ζω and φημ? 83
4. Indirect statement 84
5. The infinitive in indirect statement 84
READING: The Ten Thousand Reach the Sea 87
Chapter 14 Vocabulary 88
CHAPTER 15 89
1. 3rd declension nouns: stems in diphthongs 89
2. The present and imperfect passive indicative of thematic verbs (1st principal part) 90
3. The genitive of personal agent 91
4. Irregular 3rd declension nouns 92
5. The aorist passive indicative of thematic verbs (6th principal part) 92
6. The future passive indicative of thematic verbs (6th principal part) 93
READING: The Cunning of Artemisia 95
Chapter 15 Vocabulary 96
Review of Principal Parts 97
CHAPTER 16 99
1. μ?γας, πολ?ς and adjectives of the τ?λας type 99
2. Regular comparison of adjectives 100
3. Comparison with ? and the genitive of comparison 101
4. Some uses of the genitive 102
5. Some uses of the dative 102
READING: How The Egyptians Avoided Gnats 104
Chapter 16 Vocabulary 104
CHAPTER 17 105
1. The middle voice: meaning 105
2. The middle voice: formation 106
3. Review of middle future forms 107
4. Some uses of the accusative 108
5. Time expressions 110
READING: Victory In Bad Weather 111
Chapter 17 Vocabulary 112
CHAPTER 18 113
1. Active imperatives of thematic verbs 113
2. Imperatives of ε?μ?, \u2018be\u2019 114
3. Future and aorist middle and passive infinitives of thematic verbs 114
4. The future infinitive of ε?μ?, \u2018be\u2019 115
5. Personal pronouns, 1st and 2nd persons 116
6. Possessive adjectives, 1st and 2nd persons 116
READING: Double Dealings of Themistocles 118
Chapter 18 Vocabulary 119
CHAPTER 19 121
1. Contract verbs 121
2. Contract verbs in -εω 121
3. Impersonal δε? 122
4. Contract verbs in -αω 123
5. Contract verbs in -οω 125
6. Contract nouns and adjectives 126
READING: Xerxes and the Helmsman 127
Chapter 19 Vocabulary 128
CHAPTER 20 129
1. Adjectives of the σ?φρων and ?ληθ?ς types 129
2. Adjectives of the ?δ?ς type 130
3. The adjective π?ς 131
4. The liquid future (2nd principal part 131
5. The liquid aorist (3rd principal part 132
6. Review of liquid future and aorist forms 132
READING: Polycrates and the Ring 1: Advice from Amasis 134
Chapter 20 Vocabulary 135
CHAPTER 21 137
1. Participles 137
2. The present active participle in -ων (1st principal part) 137
4. The circumstantial participle 139
5. Further notes on participles 140
6. The future active participle (2nd principal part) 141
7. The aorist active participle (3rd principal part) 141
READING: Polycrates and the Ring 2: Destiny Is Destiny 143
Chapter 21 Vocabulary 144
CHAPTER 22 145
1. Present middle / passive participles (1st principal part) 145
2. Future and aorist middle participles (2nd and 3rd principal parts) 147
3. Aorist and future passive participles (6th principal part) 147
4. The genitive absolute 148
5. Further comparison of adjectives in -τερος, -τατος 149
READING: The Ingenuity of Cyrus 150
Chapter 22 Vocabulary 151
CHAPTER 23 153
1. Athematic (-μι) verbs 153
2. Athematic (-μι) verbs, 1st principal part 153
3. Athematic (-μι) verbs, 3rd principal part 156
4. Further comparison of adjectives in -(?)ων, -(ι)στος 158
5. Declension of comparatives in -(?)ων 159
READING: Crocodiles 160
Chapter 23 Vocabulary 161
CHAPTER 24 163
1. Reflexive pronouns 163
2. Direct and indirect reflexives 164
3. The reciprocal pronoun 164
4. Questions 165
5. Demonstrative pronouns / adjectives 166
6. τοιο?τος, τοσο?τος 167
READING: A Strange Rescue 168
Chapter 24 Vocabulary 169
CHAPTER 25 171
1. The subjunctive mood 171
2. The subjunctive of thematic and athematic (-μι) verbs 171
3. Exhortations 173
4. The deliberative subjunctive 173
5. Prohibitions 174
6. γ?γνομαι 174
READING: Aristagoras and His Map 175
Chapter 25 Vocabulary 176
CHAPTER 26 177
1. The optative mood 177
2. The optative of regular thematic verbs 177
3. The optative of contract verbs 178
4. The optative of athematic (-μι) verbs 179
5. The potential optative 180
6. Wishes 180
READING: Marathon 1: Vain Appeal to Sparta 182
READING: Marathon 2: The Battle 182
Chapter 26 Vocabulary 183
CHAPTER 27 185
1. Sequence of moods 185
2. Purpose (final) clauses 185
3. The future participle to express purpose 186
4. ο?δα 187
5. Irregular strong aorists 189
6. Supplementary participles in indirect statement 190
7. Indirect statement with ?τι or ?ς 190
READING: An Argument about Command 1: Gelon\u2019s Offer 192
Chapter 27 Vocabulary 193
CHAPTER 28 195
1. Future and general conditions 195
2. Conditions with the subjunctive 196
3. Conditions with the optative 197
4. Directional suffixes 198
READING: An Argument about Command 2: The Greek Response 199
Chapter 28 Vocabulary 200
CHAPTER 29 201
1. Adverbs 201
2. ?χω + adverb 201
3. μ?λα, μ?λλον, μ?λιστα 202
4. The interrogative pronoun / adjective 203
5. The indefinite pronoun / adjective 203
6. Interrogative and indefinite adverbs 204
READING: Born To Be King 1: A High-Handed Child 205
Chapter 29 Vocabulary 206
CHAPTER 30 207
1. The indefinite relative pronoun / adjective 207
2. Correlative pronouns / adjectives 208
3. Correlative adverbs 208
4. Conditional relative and temporal clauses 209
READING: Born To Be King 2: King Hereafter 211
Chapter 30 Vocabulary 211
CHAPTER 31 213
1. The perfect system 213
2. The perfect and pluperfect active indicative of regular verbs (4th principal part) 213
3. The perfect and pluperfect middle / passive indicative of regular verbs (5th principal part) 214
4. The dative of personal agent 215
5. The perfect infinitive (4th and 5th principal parts) 216
6. Result (consecutive) clauses 217
READING: Pylos and Sphacteria 1: An Ill Wind 218
Chapter 31 Vocabulary 219
CHAPTER 32 221
1. The 2nd (strong) perfect active 221
2. Reduplication 222
3. The perfect middle / passive of consonant stem verbs 223
4. The perfect active participle 224
5. The perfect middle / passive participle 225
6. Supplementary participles not in indirect statement 226
READING: Pylos and Sphacteria 2: Stalemate 228
Chapter 32 Vocabulary 229
CHAPTER 33 231
1. The perfect subjunctive and optative 231
2. Numbers 232
3. Declension of numbers 233
4. The negative pronouns / adjectives ο?δε?ς and μηδε?ς 233
5. Clauses of fearing 234
6. Indirect questions 236
READING: Pylos and Sphacteria 3: A Boast Fulfilled 237
Chapter 33 Vocabulary 238
CHAPTER 34 239
1. ε?μι, \u2018go\u2019 239
2. ?ημι 241
3. Temporal clauses with ?ως, μ?χρι and ?στε 243
4. Temporal clauses with πρ?ν 244
READING: Socrates\u2019 Defense Speech 246
Chapter 34 Vocabulary 246
Greek–English Glossary 247
English–Greek Glossary 257
Appendix 1: Principal Parts 265
Appendix 2: Uses of Cases 269
Appendix 3: Prepositions 270
Appendix 4: Summary of Forms 271
Nouns 271
Adjectives 276
Participles 279
Pronouns 281
Numbers 284
Regular Thematic Verbs 285
Contract Thematic Verbs 293
Athematic Verbs: δε?κνυμι, τ?θημι, ?στημι, δ?δωμι 296
Irregular Athematic Verbs: ?ημι, ε?μ?, ε?μι, φημ?, ο?δα 303
Appendix 5: Reading Expectations 307
Appendix 6: Construction Summaries 309
Appendix 7: Regular Verb Tense Markers and Endings by Tense 311
Appendix 8: Regular Verb Tense Markers and Endings by Mood 313
Index 315
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