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Noun: 3rd Declension -ην

3rd Declension -ην is a noun topic in Koine (biblical) Greek. This page gathers its forms, paradigms, and function, drawn from the lessons of Reading Greek Deeply.

Noun1 lesson1 paradigm

SyntaxNoun – Dative (8 – Perspectival)

The perspectival dative is used to introduce someone who believes the statement to be true, such as To Jane, the cliff was very high. The assertion that the cliff was very high is not necessarily reflecting the perspective of the speaker; it is reflecting the perspective of the person introduced by the dative, i.e. Jane.

  • (482) A person who believes a statement is true
  • ἐμοὶ γὰρ τὸ ζῆν Χριστὸς καὶ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν κέρδος (Phil 1:21)
  • For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain

fromLesson 46.1

Paradigms for this concept

-α B.a.α.ii

Taught in these lessons

Lesson 46.1 Noun – 3rd Declension -ην

Related noun topics

1st Declension -α, -ας1st Declension -α, -ης1st Declension & 2nd declension3rd Declension3rd Declension -δ/θ/τ3rd Declension -ευς3rd Declension -ηρ/ωρ3rd Declension -ις3rd Declension -ξ3rd Declension -ος

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