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Reading Greek Deeply: Interactive Textbook
All 208 lessons from Reading Greek Deeply by Dr. Kevin Grasso - with quizzes and exams.
- 52 chapters
- 208 lessons
- 226 quizzes
- 52 chapter exams
- 18 articles
- Full PDF included
What you'll learn
- Learn the forms of Koine Greek, from the first noun ending to the full verb system, one short lesson at a time.
- See how syntax and semantics shape meaning, explained with a linguist's precision.
- Build vocabulary and reading fluency through the textbook's reading-first approach.
- Read real passages of the Greek New Testament as you go.
- Check your understanding with a quiz after every lesson and an exam after every chapter.
Course curriculum
52 chapters · 208 lessons · 18 articles · 52 exams · about 14.5 hours of reading
Chapter 14 lessons · exam · 12 min
Noun – Nominative singular · Definite article – Nominative singular · Noun – Accusative singular · Verb – Present tense 3rd person singular
Chapter 24 lessons · exam · 9 min
Verb – Present tense (1s, 2s) · Pronoun – Nominative, accusative (1s) · Pronoun – Nominative, accusative (2s) · Preposition – πρός ‘to, towards’
Chapter 34 lessons · exam · 12 min
Noun – Dative singular · Noun – Genitive singular · Conjunction – καί ‘and, also’ · Preposition – ἐν ‘in’
InterludeSLA A: Using Paul Nation’s Four Strands to Learn Greek Efficiently1 article · 19 min
Second-language acquisition: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 44 lessons · exam · 6 min
Verb – Present tense (3p) · Noun – Nominative plural · Noun – Accusative plural · Preposition – ἀπό ‘from’
Chapter 54 lessons · exam · 12 min
Verb – Present tense (1p, 2p) · Pronoun – Nominative, accusative (1p) · Pronoun – Nominative, accusative (2p) · Verb – εἰμί singular
Chapter 64 lessons · exam · 7 min
Pronoun – Genitive, dative (1s) · Pronoun – Genitive, dative 2s · Verb – εἰμί plural · Noun – 1st Declension -α, -ας
InterludePhonology A: Accents1 article · 11 min
Sound system: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 74 lessons · exam · 7 min
Verb – Present medio-passive singular · Noun – Genitive plural · Noun – Dative plural · Preposition – εἰς ‘to, towards’
Chapter 84 lessons · exam · 8 min
Pronoun – 3s · Verb – Present medio-passive plural · Noun – 1st Declension -α, -ης · Negator – οὐ ‘no’
Chapter 94 lessons · exam · 6 min
Pronoun – 3p · Adjective – -ος, -η, -ον · Noun – 3rd Declension neuter singular · Verb – μι singular
InterludeSemantics A: Lexical semantics1 article · 15 min
Meaning: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 104 lessons · exam · 8 min
Noun – 3rd Declension neuter plural · Verb – Future tense · Preposition – ἐπί ‘on, upon’ · Verb – μι plural
Chapter 114 lessons · exam · 9 min
Verb – Aorist thematic singular · Pronoun – Genitive, dative (1p) · Pronoun – Genitive, dative (2p) · Question – WH-words singular
Chapter 124 lessons · exam · 9 min
Verb – Aorist thematic plural · Conjunction – ὅτι ‘because, that’ · Question – WH-words plural · Preposition – ἐκ ‘from’ and vocative case
InterludeExegesis A: Analyzing the lexical meaning of τελειο- in 1 John1 article · 20 min
Applied interpretation: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 134 lessons · exam · 10 min
Verb – Aorist sigmatic singular · Noun – 1st Declension masculine & 2nd declension feminine · Pronoun – Demonstrative near singular · Conjunction – ἀλλά ‘but’
Chapter 144 lessons · exam · 7 min
Verb – Aorist sigmatic plural · Pronoun – Demonstrative near plural · Preposition – διά + Genitive, accusative · Conjunction – δέ and μέν
Chapter 154 lessons · exam · 11 min
Verb – Imperfect/Eluon singular · Verb – Imperfect/Eluon εἰμί singular · Noun – 3rd Declension -ξ singular · Conjunction – ὅτε ‘when’
InterludeSyntax A: Basic Word Order1 article · 17 min
Sentence structure: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 164 lessons · exam · 8 min
Verb – Imperfect/Eluon plural · Verb – Luo/Aorist active infinitive · Noun – 3rd Declension -ξ plural · Verb – Imperfect/Eluon εἰμί plural
Chapter 174 lessons · exam · 7 min
Verb – Aorist passive singular · Noun – 3rd Declension -ευς · Adjective – -ος, -α, -ον · Preposition – μετά + Genitive, accusative
Chapter 184 lessons · exam · 9 min
Verb – Aorist passive plural · Participle – Luo active masculine, neuter · Preposition – κατά + Genitive, accusative · Quantifier – πᾶς ‘all’ singular
InterludeMorphology A: How Greek forms and uses words1 article · 13 min
Word formation: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 194 lessons · exam · 10 min
Verb – Perfect/Leluka singular · Participle – Luo active feminine · Quantifier – πᾶς ‘all’ plural · Conjunction – ὅπου ‘where’
Chapter 204 lessons · exam · 6 min
Noun – 3rd Declension -δ/θ/τ · Verb – Perfect/Leluka plural · Participle – Luo medio-passive · Preposition – ὑπό + Genitive, accusative
Chapter 214 lessons · exam · 8 min
Verb – Aorist -μι · Pronoun – Indefinite τις · Verb – Eluon medio-passive singular · Preposition – πρό + Genitive
InterludeSemantics B: Determiners and quantifiers1 article · 27 min
Meaning: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 224 lessons · exam · 5 min
Verb – Luo/Aorist active imperative · Verb – Eluon medio-passive plural · Pronoun – Demonstrative far singular · Preposition – περί + Genitive, accusative
Chapter 234 lessons · exam · 7 min
Verb – Thematic aorist/Efagon middle · Verb – Leluka medio-passive singular · Pronoun – Demonstrative far plural · Preposition – παρά + Genitive, dative, accusative
Chapter 244 lessons · exam · 8 min
Verb – Leluka medio-passive plural · Verb – Sigmatic Aorist/Elusa middle · Pronoun – Relative singular · Conjunction – γάρ
InterludeExegesis B: Quantifiers and determiners in Mark 7:19 (and Rom 11:26 and 1 Tim 2:4)1 article · 27 min
Applied interpretation: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 254 lessons · exam · 8 min
Verb – Luso middle singular · Verb – ε-contract (contraction) · Pronoun – Relative plural · Preposition – ἀνά + Accusative
Chapter 264 lessons · exam · 7 min
Verb – Luso middle plural · Verb – ε-contract (lengthening) · Noun – 3rd Declension -ις · Number – εἷς/δύο ‘one/two’
Chapter 274 lessons · exam · 6 min
Participle – Elusa active masculine, neuter · Verb – Luo medio-passive, Aorist middle infinitive · Verb – Luso passive · Preposition – ὑπέρ + Genitive, accusative
InterludeSLA B: How to read deeply in Greek1 article · 16 min
Second-language acquisition: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 284 lessons · exam · 8 min
Verb – Luo active subjunctive singular & Conjunction – ἵνα · Participle – Elusa active feminine · Verb – εἰμί · Noun – 3rd Declension -ηρ/ωρ
Chapter 294 lessons · exam · 9 min
Pronoun – αὐτός uses · Adjective – Compound adjectives · Verb – Luo active subjunctive plural · Negator – μή
Chapter 304 lessons · exam · 6 min
Noun – 3rd Declension -ων · Participle – Efagon Active · Verb – Luo medio-passive subjunctive · Preposition – σύν + Dative
InterludeSyntax B: Voice, lexical meaning, and deponency1 article · 27 min
Sentence structure: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 314 lessons · exam · 9 min
Participle – Elusa middle · Verb – Elusa active subjunctive · Verb – Leluka active infinitive, Aorist passive infinitive · Conjunction – οὖν
Chapter 324 lessons · exam · 10 min
Verb – Efagon active subjunctive · Adjective – πολύς/μέγας · Participle – Efagon middle · Particle – ἐάν
Chapter 334 lessons · exam · 7 min
Participle – Aorist Passive · Verb – Efagon middle subjunctive · Noun – 3rd Declension -ος · Pronoun – Reflexive 1s, 2s
InterludeSemantics C: Tense, Aspect, and Aktionsart1 article · 31 min
Meaning: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 344 lessons · exam · 8 min
Verb – Elusa middle subjunctive · Adjective – Comparative · Pronoun – Reflexive 3s · Particle – εἰ
Chapter 354 lessons · exam · 8 min
Conjunction – ἤ · Verb – Aorist passive subjunctive · Adjective – Comparatives μείζων, πλείων · Pronoun – Reflexive plural
Chapter 364 lessons · exam · 8 min
Participle – Leluka active masculine, neuter · Verb – α-contract (contraction) · Conjunction – ὅταν · Preposition – ἀντί + Genitive & definite article uses
InterludeExegesis C: Mark 1:11 (and Matt 3:17; 17:5; Luke 3:22; 2 Pet 1:17)1 article · 21 min
Applied interpretation: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 374 lessons · exam · 7 min
Verb – α-contract (lengthening) · Participle – Leluka active feminine · Verb – Complementizers & verbal constructions · Conjunction-preposition – πλήν
Chapter 384 lessons · exam · 7 min
Verb – γ, κ, χ endings · Verb – -βαίνω and γινώσκω · Verb – Middle imperative · Verb – Non-finite μι-verbs
Chapter 394 lessons · exam · 7 min
Verb – ἵστημι · Verb – κεῖμαι, κάθημαι · Verb – Efagon middle and passive imperative · Verb – ἐν, μετά, πρό + Infinitive (temporal prepositions)
InterludePhonology B: Consonant and Vowel Sound Qualities1 article · 10 min
Sound system: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 404 lessons · exam · 9 min
Verb – β, π, φ endings · Noun – 3rd Declension -υς · Verb - εἰς, πρός, διά, τοῦ + Infinitive (causal prepositions) · Conjunction – τε, οὔτε
Chapter 414 lessons · exam · 10 min
Verb - δ, θ, ζ endings · Noun/Adjective – 3rd Declension -ης · Pronoun – ὅσος · Verb – Dative Subject
Chapter 424 lessons · exam · 11 min
Adjective – -υς · Verb – λ, ρ endings · Conjunction-Preposition – ἕως & Adverb – τότε · Verb – Accusative subject infinitives
InterludeMorphology B: Derived Nominalizations1 article · 16 min
Word formation: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 434 lessons · exam · 10 min
Participle – Leluka medio-passive · Verb – μ, ν endings · Conjunction – ὡς, οὕτως, ἄχρι(ς) · Preposition – πρός + Dative, genitive & Quantifier – ἕκαστος
Chapter 444 lessons · exam · 10 min
Verb – ο-contract (contractions) · Verb – 3rd person active imperative · Conjunction – διό, οὐδέ, μηδέ · Verb – Elelukein
Chapter 454 lessons · exam · 7 min
Verb – ο-contract (lengthening) · Verb – 3rd person middle & passive imperative · Pronoun – οὐδείς, μηδείς · Questions – Special Uses
InterludeExegesis D: The pistis Christou debate1 article · 40 min
Applied interpretation: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 464 lessons · exam · 13 min
Noun – 3rd Declension -ην · Numbers – Larger numbers and special uses · Pronoun – ὅστις · Cleft ἔστιν
Chapter 474 lessons · exam · 14 min
Noun – 3rd Declension -ψ · Verb – Pure state perfects · Verb – Luo optative · Reciprocals
InterludeSyntax C: Movement and meaning (information structure, topic, and focus)1 article · 34 min
Sentence structure: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 484 lessons · exam · 15 min
Topic, focus, and frame-setting constructions · Verb – Aorist optative · Question – πόσος ‘how much’ · Pronoun – τοιοῦτος; Adjective – -ους
Chapter 494 lessons · exam · 14 min
Pronoun – ἐμός and σός · Verb – μι with -νυ- · Adjective – Superlatives · Conjunction – ὥσπερ; Preposition-conjunction – μέχρι
InterludeSemantics D: Mood and modality1 article · 30 min
Meaning: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
Chapter 504 lessons · exam · 16 min
Negator – Negative polarity items, constituent negation, existential negation, concord negation · Conjunction – ὥστε, καθώς · Noun – Special uses of the genitive · Particle – ἄν, Conjunction – ὅπως
Chapter 514 lessons · exam · 15 min
Noun – Special uses of the Dative · Verb – Special uses of the subjunctive · Verb – Leluka medio-passive infinitive · Particles – ἄρτι, οὔπω
Chapter 524 lessons · exam · 10 min
Verb – Luso participles and infinitives · Question – ποῖος · Noun – Special uses of the accusative · Pronouns – πώς, ποτέ, πώποτε
InterludeExegesis E: John 17:3 and the meaning of ‘eternal life’1 article · 23 min
Applied interpretation: one of the book's in-depth articles on how Greek works.
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