Chapter 7 · Chapter exam
Chapter 7 exam
A 9-question review of all 4 lessons in Chapter 7. Answer every question, then check your answers: each one comes with an explanation, and you can retake the exam as often as you like.
Chapter 7 exam Chapter 7 review
9 questions · self-graded
1 Parse ἔρχεται . 1st person singular present medio-passive 2nd person singular present medio-passive 3rd person singular present medio-passive 3rd person singular present active
-εται is the 3rd singular present medio-passive ending (ἔρχομαι , ἔρχῃ , ἔρχεται) .
2 Which statements about the theme vowel in present verb endings are correct? Select all that apply The medio-passive uses different theme vowels from the active The 1st person has an o-class theme vowel (κράζω , ἔρχομαι) The 1st person has an e-class theme vowel The 2nd and 3rd persons have e-class theme vowels (κράζεις , ἔρχεται)
The theme vowel is the same in active and medio-passive: o-class in the 1st person, e-class in the 2nd and 3rd.
3 Besides its spatial uses, which functions can εἰς have? Select all that apply Purpose Separation from a container Length of time Addressee of a verb of speaking Possession Entrance into a new state
εἰς can mark length of time (Luke 12:19), entrance into a new state (Luke 22:33), purpose (Matt 26:28), and an addressee (John 8:26).
4 In Matt 26:28, 'my blood of the covenant … εἰς the forgiveness of sins', what function does εἰς have? Purpose Length of time Static location Addressee
εἰς here gives the purpose for which something is done: 'for the forgiveness of sins'.
5 The genitive plural ending -ων and the article τῶν are used for masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns alike. True or false True False
The genitive plural is the same for every gender: τῶν ἀνθρώπων , τῶν ἀδελφῶν , τῶν τέκνων .
6 What is the dative plural of τὸ τέκνον , with its article? τῶν τέκνων τὰ τέκνα τοῖς τέκνοις ταῖς τέκναις
Neuter nouns share the masculine dative plural ending -οις : τοῖς τέκνοις .
7 Why are sentences with medio-passive verbs in the Biblingo app written in VS order? SV order is ungrammatical with medio-passive verbs Medio-passive verbs cannot have an explicit subject Greek requires VS order for all medio-passive verbs Middle and passive verbs tend toward VS order, and VS is a possible basic order in Greek
Across languages and in Greek, middle/passive verbs tend toward VS order; SV is still possible and accepted as correct.
8 How does Greek mark possession compared with English? Greek has a single genitive form, while English uses both 'of' and -'s Greek uses two genitive forms, like English 'of' and -'s Greek marks possession with the dative Greek marks possession only with the preposition εἰς
English has two ways to mark the genitive ('of' and -'s), but Greek has a single genitive form such as ἀνθρώπων .
9 The feminine dative plural ending is -οις , the same as the masculine. True or false True False
The feminine replaces the ο with α , giving -αις (ταῖς ἀδελφαῖς) ; only masculine and neuter share -οις .
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