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Noun: 3rd Declension -ων

3rd Declension -ων 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 – Dative (3 – Temporal Expressions)

Words that refer to a certain time may be used in the dative to refer to when something takes place:

  • (276) The time when something takes place
  • καὶ τῇ πρώτῃ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν ἀζύμων…λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ· (Mark 14:12)
  • And on the first day of unleavened bread … his disciples said to him

fromLesson 30.1

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Lesson 30.1 Noun – 3rd Declension -ων

Related noun topics

1st Declension -α, -ας1st Declension -α, -ης1st Declension & 2nd declension3rd Declension3rd Declension -δ/θ/τ3rd Declension -ευς3rd Declension -ην3rd Declension -ηρ/ωρ3rd Declension -ις3rd Declension -ξ

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