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Dative
The full noun paradigm Dative in Koine Greek — every form, laid out by case, gender, and number, adapted from the paradigm charts in Reading Greek Deeply.
| Use | Example | Section |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer of possession | ἔδωκεντοῖς μαθηταῖςτοὺς ἄρτους (Matt 14:19) He gavethe disciplesthe loaves | 3.1.4.2 |
| Possession | ὄνομααὐτῷἸωάννης (John 1:6) His nameis John | 51.1.3.1 |
| Temporal | τῇ πρώτῃ ἡμέρᾳτῶν ἀζύμων…λέγουσιν (Mark 14:12) Andon the first dayof unleavened bread … they said | 30.1.3.2 |
| Instrument | ἐκμάξασα τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦταῖς θριξὶναὐτῆς (John 11:2) She wiped off his feetwith her hair | 3.1.4.2 |
| Manner | εἰ ἐγὼχάριτιμετέχω (1 Cor 10:30) If I partakewith thankfulness | 51.1.3.1 |
| Argument | προσκυνήσειτῷ θεῷ(1 Cor 14:25) He will worshipGod | 51.1.3.1 |
| Affective | εἴτε σωφρονοῦμεν,ὑμῖν(2 Cor 5:13) If we are in our right minds,it is for you | 11.3.3.2 |
| Perspectival | Ἐμοὶγὰρ τὸ ζῆν Χριστὸς (Phil 1:21) Forto meto live is Christ | 46.1.3.2 |
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