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Noun: 3rd Declension -ηρ/ωρ

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

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SemanticsNoun – Genitive (4 – Temporal)

The genitive can be used in a temporal phrase to refer to the nature of the time when an eventuality took place:

  • (261) Nature of a time period
  • ἦλθεν πρὸς αὐτὸν νυκτός (John 3:2)
  • He came to him at nighttime

fromLesson 28.4

Paradigms for this concept

-μ, ν endings C.a.ια

Taught in these lessons

Lesson 28.4 Noun – 3rd Declension -ηρ/ωρ

Related noun topics

1st Declension -α, -ας1st Declension -α, -ης1st Declension & 2nd declension3rd Declension3rd Declension -δ/θ/τ3rd Declension -ευς3rd Declension -ην3rd Declension -ις3rd Declension -ξ3rd Declension -ος

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