Learning To Use New

Testament Greek

Lesson XVI

Prepositions With One Case

• ajpov– 645 occurrences– Always in the genitive case– Most frequently rendered from,

away from or of•I received the book from the brother. (ajpov tou: ajdelfou:)

– Contains the allomorphs ajp before a vowel (ajp ejmou: “from me”:) and ajf before a rough breathing mark. (ajf hJmw:n “from us”)

Prepositions With One Case

• eijV– 1753 occurrences– Always in the accusative

case– Most frequently rendered

“into”, “to”, “for” or “in”•I walked into the house. (eijV to;n oi[kou.)

Prepositions With One Case

• ejkv– 915 occurrences– Always in the genitive case– Most frequently rendered “out

of”, “from” or “by”•I went out of the temple.

(ejk tou: iJerou:)– Contains allomorph ejx before

a vowel (ejx oi[kou “out of a house”:)

Prepositions With One Case

• ejnv– 2713 occurrences– Always in the dative case– Most frequently rendered “in”,

“within”, “by”, “with” or “among”•I got lost in the crowd. (ejn

tw: o[clw/)

– ejn is sometimes used to express impersonal agency

Prepositions With One Case

• Note:– A preposition is always to be

read in conjunction with what it governs in a sentence.

– This combination is called a prepositional phrase and is a single unit of meaning.

– Hence, ejn tw: o[clw/ is not to be read as ejn (in) plus tw: o[xlw (for the crowd) but rather as a single unit of thought (in the crowd).

luvw to;n dou:lon ejn th/: ejkklhsiva.

I loose the servant in the church.

blevpomen tou;V oi[kouV tw:n neaniw:n.

We see the houses of the young men.

levgei oJ a[ggeloV lovgouV qanavtou toi:V o[cloiV.

The messenger speaks words of death to the soldiers.

oiJ ajdelfoi; tw:n maqhtw:n ajkouvsousi tou;V lovgouV tou: qeou:. The brothers of the disciples

will hear the words of God.

gravyei oJ ajpovstoloV parabolh;n toi:V o[cloiV.

The apostle will write a parable for the crowds.

ajgavphn kai; sofivan kai; cara;n e[cousin oiJ uiJoi; tw:n ajpostovlwn. The sons of the apostles have

love and wisdom and joy.

ginwvskousin oiJ maqhtai; th;n didach;n tou: ajpostovlou. The disciples know the

teaching of the apostle.

gravfei tou;V lovgouV grafh:V oJ profhvthV tou: qeou:.

The prophet of God writes the words of Scripture.

hJ oJdo;V tou:kurivou ejsti;n hJ oJdo;V cara:V kai; parrahsivaV.

The way of the Lord is the way of life and truth.

oiJ uJpokritai; ouj ginwvskousi th;n oJdo;n zwh:V kai; ajlhqeivaV. The hypocrites do not know

the way of life and truth.

dw:ra ajpo; tw:n sunagwgw:n lambavnei oJ ajpovstoloV tou: Messivou. The apostle of the Messiah

receives gifts from the synagogues.

ginwvskei th;n kardivan ajnqrwvpou oJ qeovV.

God knows the heart of man.

eijmi; hJ oJdo;V kai; hJ ajlhvqeia kai; hJ zwhv.

I am the way and the truth and the life.

tou:V maqhta;V tou: kurivon kai; tou;V profhvtaV tou: qeou: kai; tou;V uiJou;V tw:n ajpostoclwn a[xomen ejk tw:n oijkw:n aJmqrtivaV.

We will lead the disciples of the Lord and the prophets of God and the sons of the apostles out of the houses of sin.

oiJ a[ggeloi ginwvskousi to; eujaggevllion ajlhqeivaV, ajlla; telwvnai ouj ginwvskousi th;n oJdo;n eijV th;n basileivan dikaiosuvnhV.

The messengers know the gospel of truth, but tax collectors do not know the way into the kingdom of righteousness.

lambavnousi stratiwvtai ta; dw:ra ajpo; tw:n uiJw:n tw:n ajpostovlwn.

Soldiers take the gifts from the sons of the apostles.

eijmi; neanivaV ajll j ei\ a[nqrwpoV tou: qeou:.

I am a young man, but you are a man of God.

th;n hJmevran kai; th;n w{ran swthrivaV ouj ginwvskomen.

We do not know the day and the hour of salvation.