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Noun: Special uses of the accusative

Special uses of the accusative 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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SyntaxSpecial uses of the accusative

Accusative case is often associated with an entity affected by the eventuality (see 1.3.3.3), but it is the verb that determines whether the noun marked by accusative case refers to something affected or not. Sometimes, the verb does not involve any change, and the accusative is used in a temporal phrase to indicate the extent of time in which an eventuality occurs:

  • (645) Duration of an eventuality
  • παρ’ αὐτῷ ἔμειναν τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην (John 1:39)
  • They stayed with him that day

fromLesson 52.3

Paradigms for this concept

-ος, -ου B.a.β.i-ον, -ου (neut) B.a.β.ii-ης A.a.δ-ε contract C.a.β-δ, θ, ζ endings C.a.θ

Taught in these lessons

Lesson 52.3 Noun – Special uses of the accusative

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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